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SUMMARY:First Thursdays ConneQT & Trans Refuge Host Home Info Sessions
DESCRIPTION:First Thursday of the Month  | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM \n📍 East Side Freedom Library (1105 Greenbrier\, St. Paul) \nLearn how you can support trans/nonbinary refugees of all ages who are coming to MN seeking a safer life. This session is for people interested in providing housing for folks needing a safe place to land\, welcoming refugees by sustaining relationships with them\, or offering support in other ways. Learn about host homes\, accompaniment\, and ways to get involved (no pressure or obligation). When systems fail\, neighbors step in — help build safety\, trust\, and belonging. \n\n\nQuestions or to RSVP: \nlucid@eastsidefreedomlibrary.org or 651-207-4926 \n\n\n 
URL:https://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/event/host-home-info-session-2-2/2026-09-03/
LOCATION:East Side Freedom Library\, 1105 Greenbrier St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106
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SUMMARY:Annual Labor Solidarity Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 12 | 1:00–4:00 pm | East Side Freedom Library \nAnnual Labor Solidarity Picnic\n\n\nJoin us\, and each other\, for ESFL’s annual Labor Solidarity Picnic! This year’s theme is Labor and Freedom\, and we’ll spend the afternoon celebrating working people with good food\, live music\, and inspiring updates from the front lines of the labor movement. \nWhat to expect:\n➤ Picnic food and soft drinks provided (weather permitting\, we’ll gather on our beautiful front lawn!) \n➤ Sing-alongs led by the Twin Cities Labor Chorus\, Emmett Doyle\, and others \n➤ A silent auction benefiting ESFL’s Labor & Solidarity Programming in 2027 \nSpeakers: \nAll of our speakers will offer us strategies and invitations to get involved in making life better for all working people! \n➤ Max Graves\, Outreach Coordinator and Labor Liaison for End Slavery in Minnesota\, on the campaign to restore incarcerated workers’ rights and secure legal minimum wage for all \n➤ Tricia Ryshkus\, RN and Minnesota Nurses Association member\, on the corporatization of healthcare and her union’s fight for both workers and patients \n➤ Dave Cook (President\, St. Paul American Postal Workers Union) and Greg Teigland (President\, Minneapolis American Postal Workers Union)\, on threats to privatize the Postal Service and vote-by-mail \n➤ ESFL staff\, sharing updates on their programs and projects \nBring your appetite\, your singing voice\, and your solidarity! \n\n \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n 
URL:https://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/event/labor-solidarity-picnic/
LOCATION:East Side Freedom Library\, 1105 Greenbrier St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106
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SUMMARY:Third Thursdays for Housing Justice - "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth"
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 17\, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | East Side Freedom Library \n\n\nAs part of our “Reel Stories: Housing Justice in Film” series with Trilingua Cinema\, we will be holding a screening and discussion of The Pruitt-Igoe Myth\, a documentary examining the rise and fall of the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis and the larger forces that shaped its story. \n\n\nOnce celebrated as a model for modern public housing\, Pruitt-Igoe was demolished less than twenty years after it opened and became a national symbol of so-called “failed” public housing. But the film asks us to look beyond the buildings themselves and toward the racism\, segregation\, disinvestment\, and public policy decisions that shaped the lives of the people who lived there. Join us for a discussion afterward about what Pruitt-Igoe can teach us about housing justice\, displacement\, and the ways communities are often blamed for systems that failed them. \n\n\nThe term\, “Public Housing\,” conjures many different images for people. Many people associate public housing with rundown properties that are cold and uninviting. This was the reputation the Pruitt-Igoe property is St Louis. However\, when examined more closely the story is far more complicated. Join us and public housing residents from the Twin Cities to talk about what public housing really means and how we can change the narrative for the better. \nWe’d love to know you’re coming: register here if you’re comfortable doing so.\nIt’s never required\, and walk-ins are always welcome. \n\nThird Thursdays with the Housing Justice Program\nWhat is the Housing Justice Program?\nThe Housing Justice Program grew out of East Side Housing Justice\, a coalition that began in 2019 that drove discussion around housing issues. We are continuing that work by coalition building and creating events that help us rethink common narratives around housing \nWhat are Third Thursdays?\nAs part of our Housing Justice Program\, we are holding events on Third Thursdays to talk about housing in a variety of ways\, like documentary screenings and talks with local activists! We hope to spark invigorating discussion and build quality connections amongst our community. \nWhy you should come!\nCome through to learn and meet others who care about housing! We want people to carry lessons from these events beyond our four walls and make connections. Here at ESFL\, we believe solidarity is the way forward\, so come through\, make friends\, and start building power for change! \nWe’d love to know you’re coming: register here if you’re comfortable doing so.\nIt’s never required\, and walk-ins are always welcome. \nWant to learn more? Reach out to the Housing Justice team!\nlucid@eastsidefreedomlibrary.org\ndakota@eastsidefreedomlibrary.org \n  \n \n\n\n 
URL:https://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/event/third-thursdays-for-housing-justice-the-pruitt-igoe-myth/
LOCATION:East Side Freedom Library\, 1105 Greenbrier St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Fight & Win – Minneapolis Teamsters Strike\, 1934
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\nJoin us for a conversation with author John Hanson as he launches his new book\, Fight & Win: Minneapolis Teamsters Strike\, 1934. Part of the book was written right here at East Side Freedom Library! Historian and ESFL co-founder\, Peter Rachleff\, who mentored John throughout the writing process\, will introduce the event. \nWhat to Expect\n\nAn introduction by Peter Rachleff\nA conversation with author John Hanson about the book and the history behind it\nCopies of Fight & Win available for purchase\nLight refreshments\nHalf of all proceeds from book sales at the event will be donated back to East Side Freedom Library\n\nRegister to Attend\nWe’d love to know you’re coming\, if you’re comfortable doing so. Registration is never required\, and walk-ins are always welcome. \n  \nBook Description\nIn the depths of the Depression\, with hungry\, desperate man begging for jobs\, a Teamsters Local with 175 members decided to take on the Minneapolis business community’s rabid anti-union Association. \nGrowing rapidly to a militant force of committed workers 5\,000 strong\, they battled the cops\, the hired thugs and the union-busting politicians. Some battles were bloody\, all of them were fraught with danger. \nNever backing down\, IBT Local 574 eventually broke the grip of the business community\, making Minneapolis a union town and inspiring union organizing across the Midwest. \nAuthor John Hanson recalls the stories his father told him about those heroic men and women and the fight to establish a democratic union. His is a poignant\, personal story that speaks a universal language of courage and justice. \n  \nAbout the Author\nJohn’s interest in unions and labor history began at home. His dad was a union organizer and strike committee member in the famous 1934 Teamsters strike in Minneapolis. His father was a great storyteller with a sharp memory for dates and events. After studying\nat the University of Minnesota and William Mitchell College of Law\, John built a career across many roles—union and nonunion\, government\, mediation\, and quality improvement work\, all the while immersing himself in the rich history of the Minneapolis immigrant experience and the labor movement. \n 
URL:https://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/event/book-launch-fight-and-win/
LOCATION:East Side Freedom Library\, 1105 Greenbrier St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106
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SUMMARY:Tenant Protections Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the East Side Freedom Library and the City of Saint Paul’s Office of Financial Empowerment for an informative session about tenant rights and protections in Saint Paul. \n\n\nThis session will cover: \n\nLimits on security deposits and prepaid rent\nApplicant screening and Uniform Screening Criteria\nThe temporary 60-day pre-eviction notice\, in effect through December 31\, 2026\nProtections for tenants when affordable housing properties are sold\n\nThe program will include time for questions\, open discussion\, and conversation about how these protections apply in practice. Light refreshments will be provided. \nTenants are especially encouraged to attend\, as well as housing advocates\, service providers\, and community members  who want to learn more about renters’ rights in Saint Paul. \n\n\n 
URL:https://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/event/tenant-protections-info-session/
LOCATION:East Side Freedom Library\, 1105 Greenbrier St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55106
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SUMMARY:Community Talk: Dayton's Bluff Library Closure
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at Metro State University public library for a conversation about the library closure. Learn more\, ask questions\, share concerns\, and discuss what we can do together to advocate for keeping library services in our neighborhood. \nHosted by Ward 7 Councilwoman Cheniqua Johnson \nLocated at the third floor (Room 302) of the Library and Learning Center / Dayton’s Bluff Library.  \n 
URL:https://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/event/community-talk-daytons-bluff-library-closure/
LOCATION:Metro State Library and Learning Center\, 645 E 7th St\, St Paul\, Minnesota\, 55106
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SUMMARY:When ICE Melts (Documentary)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Minnesota premiere of When ICE Melts – a documentary about the heroic resistance to operation metro surge by the people of Minnesota. \nThis event will raise funds for the Minnesota 15 and Righteous 39\, who are all facing years in prison for exercising their rights and defending their neighbors from ICE. \nA panel discussion with some of the defendants and others will follow. \nAdmission is free\, but you must RSVP to be admitted. Scan the QR code in the image above to register.
URL:https://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/event/when-ice-melts-documentary/
LOCATION:The Main Cinema\, 115 SE Main St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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