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East Side Freedom Library
by East Side Freedom Library
The East Side Freedom Library is located on the East Side of St. Paul, Minnesota, in a historic Carnegie library building. It houses research collections and sponsors programming that advance its mission to inspire solidarity, advocate for justice and work toward equity for all. The podcast episodes are audio versions of ESFL events which are also available on video at youtube.com/eastsidefreedomlibraryorg.--info@eastsidefreedomlibrary.org--eastsidefreedomlibrary.org--https://www.facebook.com/EastSideFreedomLibrary--https://twitter.com/esfl
Episodes
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Tibetans for Black Lives: Interview with Sanjay Taythi
For this month's episode, fellow ESFL intern Linda Lor spoke with Sanjay Taythi, a community organizer, about his work surrounding the intergenerational Tibetan community in Minnesota, Black and Asian solidarity, and more. Subscribe to our newsletter by click here! Need a transcription of this...
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Racial Housing Covenants with Just Deeds Founder Maria Cisneros
Racial housing covenants have played a key role in shaping the racial segregation and other discrimination alive today in the Twin Cities. This episode examines the history of covenants, the role of the public and the private sector in this segregation, and the present-day effects. Maria…
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Rent Stabilization with Tram Hoang
Curious about rent stabilization in St. Paul? Take a listen as we explain what rent stabilization is, how it started, and where it's going. We also spoke with Tram Hoang, former campaign manager for the Keep St. Paul Home campaign, to learn more about the behind the scenes of the rent…
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History Revealed: Hazel Belvo
The Spirit Tree: Hazel Belvo and the Art of Nature Julie L’Enfant History Revealed Series Partnership with the Roseville Library, Ramsey County Historical Society, and the East Side Freedom Library Hazel Belvo has been an influential artist, art educator, and feminist leader for more than fifty...
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Samora Machel: The Struggle Against Colonialism
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to Samora Machel: The Struggle Against Colonialism, featuring Allen Isaacman and Barbara Isaacman authors of the new book, SAMORA MACHEL: A LIFE CUT SHORT, in conversation with Rose Brewer and August Nimtz, Jr. Samora Machel (1933–1986), the son of...
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Minnesota Cuba Day - a Chat with the Cuban Ambassador and Minnesota Leaders
Sponsored by the Solidarity Committee of the Americas (SCOTA), a Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) committee in Minnesota, the Minnesota Cuba Committee, East Side Freedom Library,j Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) and others. Links posted during the event: U of MN-Cuba medical...
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Unsung Heroes of Justice
The East Side Freedom Library and Teamsters Local 320 invite you to a panel discussion, Unsung Heroes of Justice: Six Public Defenders and Staff Discuss Their Work. Minnesota Public Defenders are court-appointed attorneys for indigent citizens who cannot afford access to justice. Public defense…
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Queer Gatsby with AJ Odasso
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Gatsby is now in the public domain. This gives us the opportunity to dig deeper and fuller into the cultural image of our iconic literary figure. Join the East Side Freedom Library and literary curator Danny Klecko at The University Club in welcoming AJ Odasso in…
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Mai Der Vang for "Yellow Rain" with Kao Kalia Yang
SubText Books and East Side Freedom Library are pleased to present a virtual event to celebrate the release of "Yellow Rain" by Mai Der Vang (Graywolf Press) on Friday, October 1st at 7:00 PM. Mai Der Vang will be in conversation with Kao Kalia Yang. About: In this staggering work of documentary,...
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History Revealed St. Paul, with Bill Lindeke
St. Paul: "An Urban Biography" by Bill Lindeke Author Bill Lindeke will share stories and research from his new book, St. Paul: An Urban Biography, a concise history of St. Paul, featuring stories that are familiar, surprising, and sure to change the way you see Minnesota’s capital city. How did...
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Black Rain: A Forty-Year Struggle Helps Connect the Dots from Trinity to Hiroshima to Fukushima and Points Between
On July 14 this year, the Hiroshima High Court delivered a stunning victory to aging sufferers of “black rain” fallout from the atomic bomb: it recognized them as “A-bomb affected people,” or hibakusha. Why should this be a matter of interest to residents of the Twin Cities? Minneapolis and...
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Book Talk—The Great Evil: Christianity, The Bible, and the Native American Genocide
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a presentation by Dr. Chris Mato Nunpa, The Great Evil: Christianity, The Bible, and the Native American Genocide. In this account of the history between Indigenous Peoples and the United States government, readers learn the role the bible played in…
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Book Talk: "Watershed"
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a discussion of the new book, Watershed: Attending to Body and Earth in Distress, featuring author Ranae Hanson and discussants Sarah Degner-Riveros, Chelsea DeArmond, and Sam Grant. Watershed explores the lands of northeastern Minnesota where Hanson's...
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Sports, Activism, and Equity: A conversation with Dave Zirin and Mi’Chael Wright
Join us for a special event about the intersection of sports, activism, and equity with special guests Dave Zirin and Mi’Chael Wright. This event is a fundraiser for the East Side Freedom Library to support our equity work in community. About Dave: Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who…
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Brains Explained
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a presentation of Brains Explained, a new book by Alie and Micah Caldwell! Curious about how billions of neurons make up your consciousness? How anxiety hijacks your body? Whether AI will replace your therapist? Learn about this witty, enlightening…
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History Revealed: Turning Points
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to our monthly “History Revealed” program featuring Greg Poferl and his memoir, Turning Points: Never Give Up On Anyone, Especially Yourself. We are especially excited about this opportunity to provide our…
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A Book Launch Virtual Event with Christine Stark and Mona Susan Power
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to A Book Launch Virtual Event with Christine Stark and her new book, Carnival Lights, and Mona Susan Power and her new book, A Council of Dolls. Chris Stark is an award-winning writer, organizer, and researcher with Ojibwe, Cherokee, and European…
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History Revealed—Welcoming the Dear Neighbor? Housing Inequality and Race in Ramsey County
An interdisciplinary group of St. Catherine University faculty, staff, and students have partnered with the Mapping Prejudice project to learn more about the history of housing inequality and race in Ramsey County during the twentieth century. Dr. Rachel Neiwert, associate professor of history…
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History Revealed: The Tulsa Race Massacre, 6/22/21
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite invite you to join us for this very special History Revealed program with Karlos K. Hill, author of the new book, The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A Photographic History, on the centennial of the event in Tulsa, OK. On the...
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Julian Assange: Free Speech, Freedom of the Press, and the Fight for Economic and Racial Justice, 6/21/21
A panel of local independent journalists in conversation with Julian Assange’s father and brother. John and Gabriel Shipton, the father and brother of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, are on a nationwide tour to advocate for the release of the journalist, who has been detained in Britain since...
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History Revealed: The Scandinavian Woman Suffrage Association of Minnesota, 6/10/21
During the fight for women's suffrage, Minnesota was home to one of the only ethnic suffrage organizations in the country. The Scandianvian Woman Suffrage Association (SWSA) operated from 1907 to 1919 and used cultural connections to its ethnic communities to garner support for women's suffrage…
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Book Talk: Union Made, 6/1/21
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with author Eric Lotke about his newly published novel, Union Made. Recent events have raised our awareness about the challenges faced by service and retail workers and by their efforts to organize. From Twin Cities brew pubs and coffee...
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Book Talk: The Southern Key with Mike Goldfield, 5/24/21
THE SOUTHERN KEY is a significant contribution to our analysis of the role of race, racism, and region in both the upheaval of the American labor movement in the years of the Great Depression and New Deal, and the containment and limitation of that upheaval in the post-World War II period. The...
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Writing Social Justice Stories for Little People, 5/4/21
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with children’s book authors Nicole McCandless and Alejandra Domenzain. Educators say, “If they can see it, they can be it.” When parents, teachers and librarians offer stories of children and their working parents fighting for their...
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Book Talk: "A Pandemic Nurse's Diary," 4/29/21
With author Nurse T, Publisher Tim Sheard, and local reader/discussants from the frontlines of healthcare work. Order the book from Hard Ball Press: https://www.hardballpress.com/pandemi... Panelists include Sarah Lake, a retired nurse; Renee Vaughan, a worker in a long-term care facility…
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Saint Paul Public Schools School Board Candidate Forum
St. Paul 350 and the East Side Freedom Library host an SPPS School Board candidate forum on climate action. SPPS has a fantastic opportunity to make a major impact on Saint Paul's energy generation, as well as a major impact on our students. To view the video: https://youtu.be/iRwSn6zX_lU
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"From Hurt to Healing:" An Intergenerational Activity Book, 4/23/21
How do we move from hurt to healing? The murder of George Floyd and the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic brought together young people and elders in a three-month Zoom conversation focused on healing from trauma. Elders shared stories of how they persevered in their racial justice struggles…
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"Do the Right Thing" Virtual Screening with Roger Guenveur Smith, 4/17/21
On April 17, 2021, Trilingua Cinema and East Side Freedom Library presented an online screening of the film "Do The Right Thing," followed by a public discussion featuring acclaimed actor, director, writer, and frequent Spike Lee collaborator Roger Guenveur Smith. The film is not featured in this...
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"Driving While Brown," Labor History Reading Group, 4/20/21
Tom O’Connell interviews this new book’s authors, Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block. "Driving While Brown" documents Arizona’s relentless immigration crackdowns, which were championed by Arpaio who became the nation’s most notorious immigration enforcer. The authors interviewed the...
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"Yang Warriors" with Kao Kalia Yang and Billy Thao, 4/16/21
Kao Kalia Yang and Billy Thao host a virtual event with the East Side Freedom Library on Friday, April 16, for a discussion of their new book, "Yang Warriors." In this inspiring picture book, fierce and determined children confront the hardships of Ban Vinai refugee camp, where Kao Kalia Yang…
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History Revealed: "Booth Girls," 4/8/21
"Booth Girls: Pregnancy, Adoption, and the Secrets We Kept:by Kim Heikkila, PhD "Booth Girls" is a thoughtful, multigenerational story of contested motherhood, equal parts biography, oral history, history, and memoir. Kim Heikkila’s mother had a secret: in 1961, two years before her marriage, she...
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"Free Papers" with Mary Moore Easter, 4/7/21
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a special evening with Mary Moore Easter and her new poetry collection Free Papers: Inspired by the Testimony of Eliza Winston, A Mississippi Slave Escaped to Freedom in Minnesota in 1860. Mary Moore Easter is the author of The Body of the World...
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The Kaleidoscope Project MN: Poetic Reflections on Solidarity, 4/1/21
Join the East Side Freedom Library April 1 for the second iteration of The Kaleidoscope Project (MN), which includes public readings of poetry inspired by deep reflection on empathy, solidarity, and intercommunity healing. TKP, developed by creative writer/interdisciplinary artist Rebecca...
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Book Talk: "Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify" by Carolyn Holbrook, 3/28/21
Join us for a celebration and exploration of Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify, Carolyn Holbrook’s long-awaited collection of essays. She will be in conversation with three women who have read her book. Carolyn Holbrook is the founder and director of More Than a Single Story. She is a writer,...
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What's Going On At Hillcrest? Part 2
The Hillcrest Golf Course is a major redevelopment project that will begin in the near future on the East Side. What is going to happen at the site? Join us for a follow up community conversation to our presentation on the development. To view video: https://youtu.be/svgR8DQOjqk
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Co-Conspirator of Justice: The Revolutionary Life of Dr. Alan Berkman, with author Susan Reverby, 3/22/21
Alan Berkman (1945–2009) was a medical student and doctor who became radicalized by his experiences at the Wounded Knee takeover, at the Attica prison uprising, and at health clinics for the poor. He provided covert care to members of revolutionary groups, participated in bombings of government...
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Redefining Citizenship: The Fight for the Right to Vote in Minnesota and the Midwest, with Sara Egge, 3/18/21
History Revealed Series, in partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society and the Roseville Library. Examining how women won the right to vote in Minnesota and the Midwest reveals how Midwesterners changed their conceptions of citizenship in the early twentieth century. Women earned the...
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"The Uprising of '34," Labor History Reading Group, 3/16/21
The East Side Freedom Library invites you a special version of our Labor History Film and Reading Group for March 2021. The Uprising of ‘34, the award-winning documentary by George Stoney, is the subject of a conversation on March 16, via Zoom, with the film’s editor Susanne Rostock and labor...
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What's Going on at Hillcrest? Part 1, 3/9/21
The Hillcrest Golf Course is a major redevelopment project that will begin in the near future on the East Side of Saint Paul. What is going to happen at the site? How has the community been engaged? How might this connect to reparations work? J Join us for a presentation between our housing…
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History Revealed: the Fierce Life of Grace Holmes Carlson, 3/4/21
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to our March 2021 “History Revealed” program: "The Fierce Life of Grace Holmes Carlson" A Conversation Between Author Donna T. Haverty-Stacke and Reader/Discussants Greg Poferl, Linda Leighton, and Mary Wingerd On...
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History Revealed: "Hope in the Struggle" with Josie Johnson and Tish Jones, 2/23/21
How did a Black woman from Texas become one of the most well-known civil right activists in Minnesota? After seven decades of speaking up and standing up, of fighting for fairness in voting, housing, education, and employment, Dr. Josie Johnson has finally written her memoir. "Hope in the…
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Twin Cities JACL Day of Remembrance, 2/21/21
The Twin Cities JACL commemorates the 79th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 with a "Day of Remembrance" program that includes a screening of "Conscience and the Constitution." This is the audio of the video presentation on February 21, 2021 (viewable here:...
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“Jim Crow of the North” Panel Discussion, 2/17/21
A virtual panel discussion on the film “Jim Crow of the North” centered on housing inequities and food access in the Twin Cities. The event series “Co-op Community Conversations: Exploring the intersection of racial, social, and food justice” is presented by Eastside Food Co-op, Mississippi…
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Workers on Arrival, Black Labor in the Making of America, by Joe Trotter, 2/10/21
Please join us for a History Book Club virtual event from the University of Minnesota’s Department of History, the Ramsey County Historical Society, the University of Minnesota's African American and African Studies Department and the Labor and Working History Association. This event features a...
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Solidarity not Charity, Twin Cities Mutual Aid Organizers Community Panel and Q&A, 2/14/21
The uprising in the wake of the murder of George Floyd included an inspiring blossoming of mutual aid practices, networks, and visions across the Twin Cities. This live panel discussion features community members active in mutual aid organizing in the Twin Cities. Roxxanne, Sheff, Carmen, Rachel...
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Labor History Film: Finally Got the News, 2/12/21
On the second Friday evening of each month, ESFL screens a labor history film. In this video ESFL's Peter Rachleff discusses the historical context for "Finally Got the News" with David Colman, Associate Professor of African American History, Ramapo College of New Jersey, and James Robinson,...
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History Revealed: The Sinking Middle Class, with David Roediger, 2/11/21
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to a special session of our “History Revealed” series. This event will be archived on on the library's Facebook page and on our YouTube channel with closed captioning enabled:...
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Gaza, BDS and Justice for Palestine, 1/30/21
Dr. Haidar Eid will give an introductory background on the situation in Gaza, focusing on the horror of the blockade and the three wars of aggression 2009, 2012, and 2014. He will then discuss the necessity of international intervention in the form of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions as the most...
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Tom O'Connell and Barbara Freese discuss her book "Industrial Strength Denial," 11/30/20
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the next conversation in our series “Learning From the Past, Fighting for the Future”: A Conversation between Tom O’Connell and Barbara Freese. Join host Tom O’Connell as he interviews environmental attorney Barbara Freese about her new book,...
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"Turnout: Making Minnesota the State That Votes" with Joan Growe and Lori Sturdevant, 12/3/20
In "Turnout," the architect and chief promoter of Minnesota’s high voter turnout tells her story, showing how hard work and cooperation made the state a leader in clean, open elections. High voter turnout in Minnesota is no accident. I t arose from the traditions of this state’s early Yankee and...
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The East Side Freedom Library is located on the East Side of St. Paul, Minnesota, in a historic Carnegie library building. It houses research collections and sponsors programming that advance its mission to inspire solidarity, advocate for justice and work toward equity for all. The podcast episodes are audio versions of ESFL events which are also available on video at youtube.com/eastsidefreedomlibraryorg.--info@eastsidefreedomlibrary.org--eastsidefreedomlibrary.org--https://www.facebook.com/EastSideFreedomLibrary--https://twitter.com/esfl
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