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Community members dancing salsa and gathering for SALSACTIVISM, a cultural organizing event featuring music, speakers, and community building.

SALSACTIVISM — March 21

March 7, 2026

SALSACTIVISM returns on March 21 in Astoria, bringing together community, music, and organizing. The evening will feature Salsa en Vinilos, live sets from Fabio Puentes y Su Tremendo Lío, and guest speakers Jeannette García and Yhamir Chabur.

Childcare providers and organizers rallying together to advocate for fair wages, better working conditions, and universal childcare in New York.

Providers Organized for Power (POP)

March 6, 2026

The Action Lab is helping coordinate Providers Organized for Power (POP), a growing coalition of childcare providers and partner organizations fighting for fair wages, improved working conditions, and universal childcare in New York.

Community members receiving free tax preparation assistance from trained volunteers at a community tax clinic.

Free Tax Prep Program

March 6, 2026

Anchor partner New York Communities Organizing Fund (NYCOFI) continues its free tax preparation program, helping New Yorkers access key tax credits such as the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. Services run weekends from March 1 through April 13.

Parents, childcare providers, and community leaders rallying in Utica, New York to demand investment in the childcare workforce.

Childcare Rally

March 6, 2026

Parents, childcare providers, and community leaders rallied in Utica to call on New York lawmakers to invest in the childcare workforce and advance universal childcare without leaving providers behind.

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Community members marching together in protest, holding signs and calling for democracy and people power.

No Kings March - March 28

March 28, 2026

Join the No Kings March on March 28 as communities mobilize against rising costs of living, injustice, and authoritarian threats, and demonstrate the power of collective action.

Event flyer with a portrait of Kelly Lytle Hernández, Alex Rivera and Hae-Lin Choi promoting “Dismantling Racial Capitalism” on April 28 at NYU.

Dismantling Racial Capitalism Kelly Lytle Hernández, Alex Rivera and Hae-Lin Choi.

April 28, 2026

Our Dismantling Racial Capitalism series continues! Join us on Thursday, April 28, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at Snow Dining Room (in Vanderbilt Hall) 40 Washington Square South, for a powerful conversation with Kelly Lytle Hernández, Alex Rivera and Hae-Lin Choi.