The Action Lab is organizing a learning delegation to Istanbul, Turkey from April 12-18, 2025, bringing together 30 labor organizers, communication strategists, creators, strategic funders, and movement leaders to build power and challenge oligarchy. This delegation offers an opportunity to learn directly from Turkish labor organizations, movement strategists, journalists, and organizers who have navigated what US movements are facing now.
Core Programming includes:
- Comparative movement analysis across US and Turkey contexts
- Sessions on labor power and worker organizing
- Independent media and counter-narrative strategy with visits to Açık Radyo and 23.5 Site of Memory
- Municipal power and local governance engagement
- Peer strategy sessions for cross-organization campaign development
- Resilience practices with cultural grounding activities
What's Included: The fully organized delegation includes housing, all meals, tours, local transport, and programming for $2,200 per participant plus flights. Participants must cover their own flights, arriving no later than the evening of April 12th and leaving no earlier than the evening of April 17th or morning of April 18th.
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Applications close February 23rd, 2026. [See detailed concept note here].
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