Mapping Our Housing Family Trees with East Side Freedom Library Art Lab Date and Time: Saturday, February 15, 1-2pm Location: Arlington Hills Library, 1200 Payne Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55130 FREE! Workshop Description: Join the East Side Freedom Library’s Art Lab Fellows for an interactive workshop where participants will explore their families’ housing histories and […]
YOU BETCHA! FARMER-LABOR SOLIDARITY IS POSSIBLE a moveable monument to history and hope East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street Saint Paul, MN 55106 Exhibit runs February 20– May 4, 2025 Opening Reception: Thursday, February 20th, 2025, 7pm, doors: 6:30pm Join us Thursday, February 20th, 2025 for the Opening Reception of “You Betcha! Farmer-Labor Solidarity […]
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN HISTORY The 2025 National History Day theme asks students to think about how rights have been won and exercised and how they connect to responsibilities as members of society. Are students interested in racial justice, labor activism, women’s rights, immigrant history, GLBTQ+ movements, environmental activism, and more? Send them to […]
August Nimtz: Marx, Douglass and the Fight for Racial Equality: a Panel with Kyle Edwards Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 7 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 Sign up here for this free virtual event Join the East Side Freedom Library with noted University of Minnesota scholar August Nimtz and […]
Chavonn Williams Shen: Readings and Conversations! with Carolyn Holbrook and Gen Del Raye East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 Thursday, February 27, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Join the East Side Freedom Library for a reading from Chavonn Williams Shen and her guests Carolyn Holbrook and Gen Del Raye. Chavonn's first collection […]
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN HISTORY The 2025 National History Day theme asks students to think about how rights have been won and exercised and how they connect to responsibilities as members of society. Are students interested in racial justice, labor activism, women’s rights, immigrant history, GLBTQ+ movements, environmental activism, and more? Send them to […]
Pulitzer Prize finalist Mai Der Vang in conversation with Chaun Webster about Primordial Thursday, March 6, 2024, 7:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN books for sale from SubText Bookstore Registration is encouraged Pulitzer Prize finalist Mai Der Vang will be joined by poet and scholar Chaun Webster for a […]
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN HISTORY The 2025 National History Day theme asks students to think about how rights have been won and exercised and how they connect to responsibilities as members of society. Are students interested in racial justice, labor activism, women’s rights, immigrant history, GLBTQ+ movements, environmental activism, and more? Send them to […]
ESEJ Community Party: A Connection and Mutual Aid Event! Saturday, March 8, 2025, 1:00-3:30 pm East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 Join East Side neighbors and concerned community members from across the region for this environmental justice mutual aid action! The East Side of Saint Paul has long been an […]
Ben Barson and Brassroots Democracy: A Panel Discussion on Music and the Movements Friday, March 14, 2025, 7:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 FREE! Join Ben Barson in conversation with Davu Seru, Yolanda Williams, Shekela Wanyama and Brass Solidarity for a conversation about music, culture and movements. Much […]