The Action Lab’s Evergreen Initiative | Newest Artists in Action Fellows
May 11, 2026
Two new Artists in Action Fellows join the Evergreen Initiative, bringing podcast storytelling and visual art into campaigns for justice and community power.
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The Tenant Power Act | Introduced in New York State
May 11, 2026
The Action Lab and anchor partners helped introduce the Tenant Power Act, landmark legislation to strengthen tenant organizing and accountability across New York State.
No One Is Safe | Film Premiere
April 7, 2026
The documentary *No One Is Safe* premiered on March 22, highlighting the impacts of immigration enforcement on vulnerable communities and underscoring the need for collective action and immigrant justice.
Law and Organizing Academy 2026
April 7, 2026
The 2026 Law and Organizing Academy brings together law students across New York to develop organizing skills, political analysis, and frameworks that align legal practice with movement building.
BROOKLYN MUNDIAL | WORLD CUP | Greenpoint - Pan. vs Ghana & Col. vs Uzb.
June 17, 2026
Join us in Greenpoint for World cup Screening: Pan. vs Ghana & Col. vs Uzb.+ live performances cultural celebration!
BROOKLYN MUNDIAL CELEBRATES | World Cup | BUSHWICK | Brazil vs. Haiti
June 19, 2026
Celebrate with Match screening + cultural, live performances
The Street Is Ours | Cuba: The Pulse
June 21, 2026
The Street Is Ours. This summer, we celebrate 25 years of Terraza 7 — one of New York City's most vital cultural spaces — right on the block where it all began.
BROOKLYN MUNDIAL | World Cup | CYPRESS HILLS - Jap vs Swe & Tur vs USA
June 25, 2026
Catch the epic showdown in Cypress Hills: Jap vs Swe & Tur vs USA. Screenings + Cultural live performances!
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The Action Lab is a strategy center for social movements that sparks political and personal liberation.
We provide rigorous and joyful spaces for organizers, leaders and artists to learn, to create and to strengthen our capacity to win.
We strive to build a powerful culture that lifts us out of the immediate and enables us to envision and realize a just future.
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Creativity to power community, connection, and social change.
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