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  • September 2025

  • Sat 6
    Saturday, September 6th 1PM-4PM Hear from workers who've recently unionized or won first contracts, including AFSCME locals at the MN Historical Society & Science Museum, Macalester College staff & student workers, UMN grad employees, and more. Grill masters: Bernie Hesse and Mike Dreyer Music. Info tables. Kids' games.
    September 6 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Join us for our annual Labor Solidarity Picnic!

    East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN

    At the East Side Freedom Library Please join us for a celebration of workers making history, from newly unionized locals to those winning first contracts. Hear from: AFSCME locals at […]

  • Thu 18
    September 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Cracked Walnut Presents: “Expressions!” and Writers for Democratic Action (Jarvenpa, Hasse, Kysar, Kleber-Diggs, Isaac)

    East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN

    Cracked Walnut Presents: "Expressions!" and Writers for Democratic Action Featuring Diane Jarvenpa, Margaret Hasse, Kathryn Kysar, Michael Kleber-Diggs and Donna Isaac Thursday, September 18, 7:00-8:30 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, […]

  • Sat 27
    September 27 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Panel Discussion: THE FIGHT FOR MORE TIME – A CAMPAIGN THAT CAN REVITALIZE OUR UNIONS

    East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN

    Join us for a panel discussion featuring MAPE activists, and take part in a conversation about how we can make our unions stronger while fighting for more time for ourselves. […]

  • October 2025

  • Fri 3
    October 3 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Freaks (1932) — special screening with Dan Chaon

    East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN

    Event hosted at the EAST SIDE FREEDOM LIBRARY, in collaboration with our dear friends of TriLingua Cinema. Tod Browning’s notorious 1932 film Freaks remains one of the most unsettling and radical movies […]

  • Mon 6
    October 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Book Discussion with pre-eminent scholar Marcus Rediker: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE RESISTANCE TO SLAVERY?

    East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN

    East Side Freedom Library Monday, October 6, 2025, 7pm Join historian Marcus Rediker, author of the new book, FREEDOM SHIP: THE UNCHARTED HISTORY OF ESCAPING SLAVERY BY SEA, for a […]

  • Sat 18
    October 18 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Book Talk & Art Happening: In Search of the Purple Desert (graphic novel launch!)

    Moon Palace Books 3032 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis, MN, United States

    **Important note: this event is happening in person at MOON PALACE BOOKS in MINNEAPOLIS** Please join us on Saturday, October 18th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm for a book talk and art […]

  • Tue 21
    October 21 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    LABOR CONVENING: Ending Slavery in Minnesota

    United Labor Centre 312 Central Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Important to note ** Event co-sponsored by ESFL but held at United Labor Centre** LABOR CONVENING: ENDING SLAVERY IN MINNESOTA Did you know that we have legal slavery in Minnesota, […]

  • Fri 24
    October 24 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Anti-Fascist Button Making Workshop with Buttons of the Left founder, Isaac Silver 

    East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN

    Friday, October 24th from 6:00-8:00pm at the East Side Freedom Library   Join us at ESFL for a hands-on button-making workshop! Create your own Anti-Fascist button and explore examples from […]

  • November 2025

  • Thu 6
    November 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Book talk with labor activist and author Jaz Brisack – “Get on the Job and Organize: Standing Up for a Better Workplace and a Better World”

    East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN

    Labor activist and author Jaz Brisack will lead a discussion about their new book, Get on the Job and Organize: Standing Up for a Better Workplace and a Better World. Jaz, a former Starbucks worker […]

  • Thu 20
    November 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    UNION: documentary about union campaign by Amazon workers! – Film screening for Give to the Max Day

    East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, MN

    Union November 20th, 7:00pm East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St Paul, MN 55106 FREE SCREENING, RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE: Join us for a celebration of solidarity and storytelling and […]

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