The Civil Rights Movement Meets the Labor Movement: A Page From History

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

  Peter Rachleff will present "The Civil Rights Movement Meets the Labor Movement: A Page from History." His focus will be the experiences and legacy of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in building both the labor movement and the Civil Rights Movement, nationally and in St. Paul. This talk is co-sponsored by Saint Paul […]

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Racial Uplift in a Jim Crow Local: Black Union Organizing in Minneapolis Hotels in the 1930s

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a presentation by Luke Mielke, Macalester College Honors Student and Labor Activist. Learn about the courageous and creative efforts to local African American waiters during the Great Depression to unionize. They sought not only to achieve economic security but also to create the working conditions in which […]

Free

Racial Uplift in a Jim Crow Local: Black Union Organizing in Minneapolis Hotels in the 1930s

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a presentation by Luke Mielke, Macalester College Honors Student and Labor Activist. Learn about the courageous and creative efforts to local African American waiters during the Great Depression to unionize. They sought not only to achieve economic security but also to create the working conditions in which […]

Free

Racial Uplift in a Jim Crow Local: Black Union Organizing in Minneapolis Hotels in the 1930s

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a presentation by Luke Mielke, Macalester College Honors Student and Labor Activist. Learn about the courageous and creative efforts to local African American waiters during the Great Depression to unionize. They sought not only to achieve economic security but also to create the working conditions in which […]

Free

Racial Uplift in a Jim Crow Local: Black Union Organizing in Minneapolis Hotels in the 1930s

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a presentation by Luke Mielke, Macalester College Honors Student and Labor Activist. Learn about the courageous and creative efforts to local African American waiters during the Great Depression to unionize. They sought not only to achieve economic security but also to create the working conditions in which […]

Free

Storytelling Through Vinyl and Film: Round Midnight

A Greener Read 506 E Kenny Rd #150, St. Paul, MN, United States

      The East Side Freedom Library and A Greener Read invite you to explore storytelling though vinyl and film. At 4:30pm meet at A Greener Read for vinyl and happy hour, followed by a screening of the film Round Midnight at the East Side Freedom Library beginning at 6:30.  

Free

Storytelling Through Vinyl and Film: Round Midnight

A Greener Read 506 E Kenny Rd #150, St. Paul, MN, United States

      The East Side Freedom Library and A Greener Read invite you to explore storytelling though vinyl and film. At 4:30pm meet at A Greener Read for vinyl and happy hour, followed by a screening of the film Round Midnight at the East Side Freedom Library beginning at 6:30.  

Free

Storytelling Through Vinyl and Film: Round Midnight

A Greener Read 506 E Kenny Rd #150, St. Paul, MN, United States

      The East Side Freedom Library and A Greener Read invite you to explore storytelling though vinyl and film. At 4:30pm meet at A Greener Read for vinyl and happy hour, followed by a screening of the film Round Midnight at the East Side Freedom Library beginning at 6:30.  

Free

Storytelling Through Vinyl and Film: Round Midnight

A Greener Read 506 E Kenny Rd #150, St. Paul, MN, United States

      The East Side Freedom Library and A Greener Read invite you to explore storytelling though vinyl and film. At 4:30pm meet at A Greener Read for vinyl and happy hour, followed by a screening of the film Round Midnight at the East Side Freedom Library beginning at 6:30.  

Free

Eyewitness Account of UN Conference on Climate Change

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

In late May 2015, Pope Francis issued his first encyclical, Laudato Si, which presented his argument about the critical issue of climate change.  In the mid-summer, the East Side Freedom Library hosted a series of discussions about the 180 page document, with participants from diverse faith traditions and social and economic movements.  In December, the […]

Free

Eyewitness Account of UN Conference on Climate Change

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

In late May 2015, Pope Francis issued his first encyclical, Laudato Si, which presented his argument about the critical issue of climate change.  In the mid-summer, the East Side Freedom Library hosted a series of discussions about the 180 page document, with participants from diverse faith traditions and social and economic movements.  In December, the […]

Free

Eyewitness Account of UN Conference on Climate Change

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

In late May 2015, Pope Francis issued his first encyclical, Laudato Si, which presented his argument about the critical issue of climate change.  In the mid-summer, the East Side Freedom Library hosted a series of discussions about the 180 page document, with participants from diverse faith traditions and social and economic movements.  In December, the […]

Free

Eyewitness Account of UN Conference on Climate Change

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

In late May 2015, Pope Francis issued his first encyclical, Laudato Si, which presented his argument about the critical issue of climate change.  In the mid-summer, the East Side Freedom Library hosted a series of discussions about the 180 page document, with participants from diverse faith traditions and social and economic movements.  In December, the […]

Free

A Conversation with Frank M. White

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with Frank M. White the author of the new book They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota. The book recovers the history of African American ballplayers in Minnesota from the 1870s to the 1960s, through photos, artifacts, and […]

Free

A Conversation with Frank M. White

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with Frank M. White the author of the new book They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota. The book recovers the history of African American ballplayers in Minnesota from the 1870s to the 1960s, through photos, artifacts, and […]

Free

A Conversation with Frank M. White

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with Frank M. White the author of the new book They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota. The book recovers the history of African American ballplayers in Minnesota from the 1870s to the 1960s, through photos, artifacts, and […]

Free

A Conversation with Frank M. White

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with Frank M. White the author of the new book They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota. The book recovers the history of African American ballplayers in Minnesota from the 1870s to the 1960s, through photos, artifacts, and […]

Free

Maestra: Film and Discussion on the Cuban Literacy Campaign

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

  In 1961, over 350,000 young Cubans, the majority of whom were women, volunteered for the National Literacy Campaign. Despite the Bay of Pigs invasion, launched during the Campaign, Cuban youth were able to reduce the nation's illiteracy rate to less than 4% in one year. The film will be showed followed by a talk […]

Free

Maestra: Film and Discussion on the Cuban Literacy Campaign

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

  In 1961, over 350,000 young Cubans, the majority of whom were women, volunteered for the National Literacy Campaign. Despite the Bay of Pigs invasion, launched during the Campaign, Cuban youth were able to reduce the nation's illiteracy rate to less than 4% in one year. The film will be showed followed by a talk […]

Free

Maestra: Film and Discussion on the Cuban Literacy Campaign

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

  In 1961, over 350,000 young Cubans, the majority of whom were women, volunteered for the National Literacy Campaign. Despite the Bay of Pigs invasion, launched during the Campaign, Cuban youth were able to reduce the nation's illiteracy rate to less than 4% in one year. The film will be showed followed by a talk […]

Free