St. Paul Art Crawl
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to: St. Paul Art Crawl Friday, April 27 6-10pm » Saturday, April 28 12-8pm » Sunday, April 29 12-5pm ESFL is one of six East Side sites, more than 35 St. Paul sites, for this spring's Art Crawl. We will host six separate artists' displays, including the Karen weavers, who […]
St. Paul Art Crawl
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to: St. Paul Art Crawl Friday, April 27 6-10pm » Saturday, April 28 12-8pm » Sunday, April 29 12-5pm ESFL is one of six East Side sites, more than 35 St. Paul sites, for this spring's Art Crawl. We will host six separate artists' displays, including the Karen weavers, who […]
Elizabeth Faue: Rethinking the American Labor Movement
Merriam Park Library 1831 Marshall Ave, St Paul, MN, United StatesElizabeth Faue: Rethinking the American Labor Movement Tuesday, May 1st, 2018, 7pm "The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library rolls out its Untold Stories series each May for Labor History Month. The series focuses on workers’ rights, with programs that challenge audiences to question what we know of labor history, while lifting up workers’ […]
William P. Jones: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Public Employee Unions, and the Dignity of Labor
Rondo Community Library 461 North Dale St., St Paul, MN, United StatesWilliam P. Jones: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Public Employee Unions, and the Dignity of Labor Thursday, May 3rd, 2018, 6:30pm "The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library rolls out its Untold Stories series each May for Labor History Month. The series focuses on workers’ rights, with programs that challenge audiences to question what […]
The Artist as Activist with Composer Reinaldo Moya
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to: The Artist as Activist Friday, May 4th, 2018, 7-9pm Schubert Club composer-in-residence Reinaldo Moya talks about the role of a composer as an activist, his career and his music. Moya is a graduate of Venezuela’s El Sistema program of music education and Assistant Professor of Music Composition […]
BMECP “Food for Thought” Community Conversation Series
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the Black Men's Early Childhood Project invite you to: The "Food for Thought" Community Conversation Series Saturday, May 5th, 9:30am-11:30am BMECP's mission is to provide opportunities for black men to engage community in promoting that early childhood involvement creates healthy adolescence and adulthood. BMECP will bring its individual and […]
Sonic-Kinetic Paradise: Performance by Douglas R. Ewart and Quasar
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to: Sonic-Kinetic Paradise Performance by Douglas R. Ewart and Quasar Saturday, May 5th, 2018, 8-11pm Join us for a performance by Douglas R. Ewart and his multidisciplinary ensemble, Quasar. Quasar includes amazing poet, vocalist, and spoken-word crafter Mankwe Ndosi; dancer, choreographer, and musician Lela Pierce; extraordinary and […]
Collaborating with ESFL in Events, Media, & Community Engagement
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesAre you interested in collaborating with us on events and community activities? Please join us in deepening our programming through participating and taking leadership in any of the following projects: Event Promotion & Evaluation Greeting Event Attendees Assisting with Sign-ins Collecting Event Surveys Recording Library Events Editing Podcasts Media and Communications Posting Images on Social […]
Jimmy Patiño: “Raza Sí, Migra No”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library invite you to: Jimmy Patiño: "Raza Sí, Migra No" Monday, May 7th, 2018, 7:00pm "Author Jimmy Patiño will discuss his new book that explores the rise of the Chicano/Mexicano movement and the struggle for human rights as immigration from Mexico to […]
Mother’s Day Freedom Fundraiser
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the Socialist Feminist Branch of the TCDSA invite you to a: Mother's Day Freedom Fundraiser Tuesday, May 8th, 7-9pm "Every cent raised will go directly to the MN Freedom Fund to raise bail for incarcerated mothers. Stop by anytime between 7 PM and 9 PM for an evening of […]
CANCELED “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to a very special event: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO A DEATH IN THE FAMILY "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn me 'Round" An Evening with Civil Rights Veteran Hollis Watkins Thursday, May 10, In 1961, at age 19, Hollis Watkins became the first Mississippian to join […]
Robber Barons to Citizens United: A corporate person timeline
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to: Robber Barons to Citizens United: A corporate person timeline Friday, May 11th, 2018, 6-8pm Are they? Real human beings have struggled long and hard to be included in “We the People.” How is it that corporations are included in the US Constitution in the same way? Presented […]
Sub/Prime Talk-Back
Mixed Blood Theatre Company 1501 S 4th St, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesYOU’RE INVITED TO A POST SHOW TALK-BACK FOR SUB/PRIME AT MIXED BLOOD THEATRE Join ESFL’s Clarence White and Peter Rachleff for a talk-back following the May 12 performance of Sub/Prime: The Play at Mixed Blood Theatre Sub/Prime is set in the summer of 2008 on the eve of the mortgage and financial crisis that challenged the […]
Climate Justice in St. Paul
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and MN350 invite you to: Climate Justice in St. Paul Monday, May 14th, 6:30-8pm Connect with St. Paul neighbors who care about climate justice in our community and who want to be part of the just transition to renewable energy for everyone. All are welcome! Topics for this month’s meeting include: […]
It Can’t Happen Here: Play Reading and Discussion
Arlington Hills Community Center 1200 Payne Ave, St Paul, MN, United StatesIt Can’t Happen Here: Play Reading and Discussion Monday, May 14th, 2018, 7pm "The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library rolls out its Untold Stories series each May for Labor History Month. The series focuses on workers’ rights, with programs that challenge audiences to question what we know of labor history, while lifting up […]
Collaborating with ESFL in Events, Media, & Community Engagement
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesAre you interested in collaborating with us on events and community activities? Please join us in deepening our programming through participating and taking leadership in any of the following projects: Event Promotion & Evaluation Greeting Event Attendees Assisting with Sign-ins Collecting Event Surveys Recording Library Events Editing Podcasts Media and Communications Posting Images on Social […]
Studying History, Growing the Future
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to: Studying History, Growing the Future Saturday, May 19, 2018, 10:30am - 1pm Join us to celebrate the teachers and students who have developed History Day projects here at the East Side Freedom Library. Since November, a team of dedicated teachers has provided a Saturday morning […]
Gary Kaunonen: Flames of Discontent
Hayden Heights Library 1456 White Bear Ave, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesGary Kaunonen: Flames of Discontent Saturday, May 19th, 2018, 2pm "The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library rolls out its Untold Stories series each May for Labor History Month. The series focuses on workers’ rights, with programs that challenge audiences to question what we know of labor history, while lifting up workers’ efforts to […]
Boat Folding Circle and Discussion
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and The Floating Library invite you to: Boat Folding Circle and Discussion Sunday, May 20th, 2018, 1-4pm Learn how to fold a simple paper boat and help build a collection of 1,000 paper boats as part of poet and book artist Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen’s paper memorial commemorating the lives lost […]
Forging the Farmer-Labor Coalition
Rice Street Library 1011 Rice St, St Paul, MN, United StatesForging the Farmer-Labor Coalition Thursday, May 24th, 2018, 7pm "The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library rolls out its Untold Stories series each May for Labor History Month. The series focuses on workers’ rights, with programs that challenge audiences to question what we know of labor history, while lifting up workers’ efforts to organize, […]