A Sacred Passage is an original performance piece devised by the five core artists of Full Circle from their personal journeys into theater.  The artists/playwrights are Rick Shiomi, James Williams, Martha Johnson, Lara Trujillo, and Stephanie Lein Walseth.  Their stories embody the challenges and transformational experiences they have had in becoming theater artists and how their […]

An Octoroon is a new play by acclaimed playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, engaging with the controversial mid-19th century melodrama, The Octoroon, by the Irish-American playwright Dion Boucicault.  The original play raised the hackles of southern and northern audiences on the even of the Civil War, depicting an interracial love affair between a master and a slave.  Jacobs-Jenkins produces […]

An Octoroon is a new play by acclaimed playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, engaging with the controversial mid-19th century melodrama, The Octoroon, by the Irish-American playwright Dion Boucicault.  The original play raised the hackles of southern and northern audiences on the even of the Civil War, depicting an interracial love affair between a master and a slave.  Jacobs-Jenkins produces […]

An Octoroon is a new play by acclaimed playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, engaging with the controversial mid-19th century melodrama, The Octoroon, by the Irish-American playwright Dion Boucicault.  The original play raised the hackles of southern and northern audiences on the even of the Civil War, depicting an interracial love affair between a master and a slave.  Jacobs-Jenkins produces […]

An Octoroon is a new play by acclaimed playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, engaging with the controversial mid-19th century melodrama, The Octoroon, by the Irish-American playwright Dion Boucicault.  The original play raised the hackles of southern and northern audiences on the even of the Civil War, depicting an interracial love affair between a master and a slave.  Jacobs-Jenkins produces […]

Saint Paul was at the heart of a huge labor drama in April, 1894. Railroad workers, led by Eugene Debs, challenged wage cuts imposed by "robber baron" James J. Hill, and Minneapolis flour magnate Charles Pillsbury stepped in to mediate. East Side residents and locations were at the center of this struggle. Labor historian Peter […]

Saint Paul was at the heart of a huge labor drama in April, 1894. Railroad workers, led by Eugene Debs, challenged wage cuts imposed by "robber baron" James J. Hill, and Minneapolis flour magnate Charles Pillsbury stepped in to mediate. East Side residents and locations were at the center of this struggle. Labor historian Peter […]

Saint Paul was at the heart of a huge labor drama in April, 1894. Railroad workers, led by Eugene Debs, challenged wage cuts imposed by "robber baron" James J. Hill, and Minneapolis flour magnate Charles Pillsbury stepped in to mediate. East Side residents and locations were at the center of this struggle. Labor historian Peter […]

Saint Paul was at the heart of a huge labor drama in April, 1894. Railroad workers, led by Eugene Debs, challenged wage cuts imposed by "robber baron" James J. Hill, and Minneapolis flour magnate Charles Pillsbury stepped in to mediate. East Side residents and locations were at the center of this struggle. Labor historian Peter […]

Non-partisan League Meeting, 1917 In 1915, farmers organized a powerful movement that transformed politics in North Dakota and spurred the creation of Minnesota’s Farmer-Labor Party. Michael J. Lansing, author of Insurgent Democracy: The Non-Partisan League in North American Politics, offers a new look at the Non-Partisan League and explores its relevance for contemporary social movements. Sponsored by […]

Non-partisan League Meeting, 1917 In 1915, farmers organized a powerful movement that transformed politics in North Dakota and spurred the creation of Minnesota’s Farmer-Labor Party. Michael J. Lansing, author of Insurgent Democracy: The Non-Partisan League in North American Politics, offers a new look at the Non-Partisan League and explores its relevance for contemporary social movements. Sponsored by […]

Non-partisan League Meeting, 1917 In 1915, farmers organized a powerful movement that transformed politics in North Dakota and spurred the creation of Minnesota’s Farmer-Labor Party. Michael J. Lansing, author of Insurgent Democracy: The Non-Partisan League in North American Politics, offers a new look at the Non-Partisan League and explores its relevance for contemporary social movements. Sponsored by […]

Non-partisan League Meeting, 1917 In 1915, farmers organized a powerful movement that transformed politics in North Dakota and spurred the creation of Minnesota’s Farmer-Labor Party. Michael J. Lansing, author of Insurgent Democracy: The Non-Partisan League in North American Politics, offers a new look at the Non-Partisan League and explores its relevance for contemporary social movements. Sponsored by […]

Since June, the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers and the East Side Freedom Library have been sponsoring discussions about the challenges to education posed by inequality, especially racial inequality. Teachers, parents, and community members have read and discussed books and articles and have viewed and discussed films. These exciting conversations have also been grounded in […]

Since June, the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers and the East Side Freedom Library have been sponsoring discussions about the challenges to education posed by inequality, especially racial inequality. Teachers, parents, and community members have read and discussed books and articles and have viewed and discussed films. These exciting conversations have also been grounded in […]

Since June, the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers and the East Side Freedom Library have been sponsoring discussions about the challenges to education posed by inequality, especially racial inequality. Teachers, parents, and community members have read and discussed books and articles and have viewed and discussed films. These exciting conversations have also been grounded in […]