2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

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Twin Cities JACL Day of Remembrance: 81 Years Since Executive Order 9066

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

  Twin Cities JACL Day of Remembrance: A multigenerational and multiethnic look at the legacy of WWII incarceration, 81 Years Since Executive Order 9066 Join us in-person or on Zoom here! Description:  Eighty-one years ago, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of more than […]

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Minnesota Workers Make History – Saint Paul Public Schools Online Course

Minnesota Workers Make History - Saint Paul Public Schools Online Course Mondays, February 6, 2023 - March 6, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CT Register for classes here. At key turning points in our country's history, Minnesota workers have had a significant impact on the national labor scene. Uncover the stories you were not […]

Capital’s Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long 19th Century

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation CAPITAL'S TERRORISTS: KLANSMEN, LAWMEN, AND EMPLOYERS IN THE LONG 19TH CENTURY Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 7 pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. Through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, employers and powerful individuals deployed a variety of tactics to control ordinary […]

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CALL HIM JACK: THE STORY OF JACKIE ROBINSON, BLACK FREEDOM FIGHTER

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

The East Side Freedom Library, Ramsey County Historical Society, and the Roseville Public Library invite you to History Revealed: CALL HIM JACK THE STORY OF JACKIE ROBINSON, BLACK FREEDOM FIGHTER A conversation with Jackie Robinson scholars and authors Dr. Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long Please Register for the Zoom event here  . . According […]

2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

Free

Minnesota Workers Make History – Saint Paul Public Schools Online Course

Minnesota Workers Make History - Saint Paul Public Schools Online Course Mondays, February 6, 2023 - March 6, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CT Register for classes here. At key turning points in our country's history, Minnesota workers have had a significant impact on the national labor scene. Uncover the stories you were not […]

2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

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Book Geek Happy Hour

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

  Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? Read on your own starting at 4pm and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Sign up to join the conversation HERE.

Minnesota Workers Make History – Saint Paul Public Schools Online Course

Minnesota Workers Make History - Saint Paul Public Schools Online Course Mondays, February 6, 2023 - March 6, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CT Register for classes here. At key turning points in our country's history, Minnesota workers have had a significant impact on the national labor scene. Uncover the stories you were not […]

The Road Not Taken: Pearl McGill and the Promise of Inclusive Unionism, 1894-1914

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a labor history discussion The Road Not Taken: Pearl McGill and the Promise of Inclusive Unionism, 1894-1914 A conversation with labor historian Dr. Janet Weaver Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 7pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. At the East Side Freedom Library, we like to […]

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Unpacking Creative Dialogue: A Conversation with an Iraqi and American Artist Collective

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

East Side Freedom Library and Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project invite you to a conversation Unpacking Creative Dialogue: A Conversation with an Iraqi and American Artist Collective. Friday, March 10, 2023, 7:00-8:30pm Register here to join this event in person or on Zoom. Join Minneapolis-based curator and arts organizer Tricia Heuring, and the artists and […]

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2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

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“The Saint Paul Recovery Act and Rondo:  Just One Case for Reparations in Saint Paul”

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

  The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to a presentation and conversation “The Saint Paul Recovery Act and Rondo:  Just One Case for Reparations in Saint Paul” featuring longtime Rondo residents and community activists     Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 6:30-8pm Get the Zoom link here! […]

History Book Club: Five Smooth Stones

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

History Book Club: Five Smooth Stones   Wednesday, March 15, 2023 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Online event March 15--Five Smooth Stones; a novel by Ann Fairbairn The Roseville History Book Club meets monthly with a representative of the East Side Freedom Library, for discussions on a wide variety of topics from American history. Enrollment limited to insure an […]

Saint Paul Caucus Training with ISAIAH and the Minnesota Youth Collective

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

        Saint Paul Caucus Training Wednesday, March 15, 2023 6:30 PM -  8:30 PM CT East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN 55106 REGISTER HERE! This November the Saint Paul City Council is up for election. Most candidates are seeking their party's endorsement via the caucus process, and for […]

FREC Learning Community: Intergenerational Alliances to Counter Silo Mindset, facilitated by Hector Garcia

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

The Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative and the East Side Freedom Library invite you to participate in March's Shared Learning Community Circle Intergenerational Alliances to Counter Silo Mindset, which Leads to Division, Confusion, Paralysis and Violence facilitated by Hector Garcia, former Executive Director, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs Click Here to Join Zoom, Thursday, March 16, […]

2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

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CANCELED: 2023 Day on the Hill

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

*2023 Day on the Hill has been canceled. Supporters who have signed up will receive information on how they can share their ESFL stories with their representatives individually. 2023 Day on the Hill March 21st, 2023  from 10 am - 11 am CT Live out the mission of the ESFL! Story is a major theme […]

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Community Discussion: Melvin Carter Jr.’s Life On Stage – Diesel Heart

Unity Church - Unitarin 733 Portland Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota

This event is co-hosted by On Stage: Creating a Community Dialogue Around Live Theater, Community Stabilization Project, Circle of Peace, and East Side Freedom Library. At Unity Church - Unitarian, 733 Portland Avenue, Saint Paul *Snacks will be provided at the end. Join us for a stimulating discussion led by Melvin Whitfield Carter Jr. and […]