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Flowers and chains in background with title of event and sponsors listed.
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November 21, 2025

SALSACTIVISM

To celebrate the one year anniversary of Sunnyside Salsa events, on November 22, we hosted an evening of mambo y gozadera at Alewife Brewing
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Mother and child facing each other with smiles on their faces.
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November 20, 2025

Rally for Universal Child Care

On Thursday, November 20, the Empire State Campaign for Child Care, a partner of The Action Lab, held a press conference and rally on the steps of City Hall to release key recommendations for making Universal Child Care a reality in New York State.
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Image of an indigenous elder and labor activist with fist up standing behind two buses on a emerald green background.
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November 16, 2025

Rivers of Care at the COP in Brazil

In partnership with indigenous leaders and organizers, and allies from the labor movement, The Action Lab traveled to the Cop 30 in Belém, Brazil.
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NYC skyline illustration with event title "Making NYC Affordable: Housing" in orange lettering
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October 15, 2025

Making NYC Affordable: Housing

This October we worked with our partners at the Law and Political Economy Project NYC to organize the first session of a new series about what it means to make NYC affordable.
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October 15, 2025

Beyond Elections: Building Power for Co-Governance - Reflections & Lessons for Progressive Movements

We are in the midst of a period of momentous political upheaval.
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Five panelists seated before a brick wall, talking and laughing beneath framed artwork
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October 15, 2025

Empire City - Real History and the Realities of Policing Today

The mainstream narratives tell us that police are here to protect us.
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Performers posing onstage with flowers before a cheering audience in a large theater
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October 15, 2025

International Indigenous Hip-Hop Fest 2025

Indigenous voices are essential to make sense of our world and its current trajectory.
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Older white man with black glassess standing behind latina woman with shoulder length black hair in black and white over the title American Agitators in burgundy
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September 18, 2025

American Agitators Screening

The Action Lab hosted several screenings of the new documentary American Agitators Fall 2025, including a big screening at NYU on September 18.
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Colorful abstract poster promoting the International Indigenous Hip-Hop Fest
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September 15, 2025

International Indigenous Hip Hop Festival Save the Date (October 9–12)

Indigenous voices are essential to make sense of our world and its current trajectory.
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2025 Artists in Action poster featuring two artists against a gray background
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September 15, 2025

2025 Artists in Action Fellowship Reflections

The Artists in Action Fellowship at the Action Lab aims to deepen the connection between art and social justice. In this post, there are reflections from two of our 2025 fellows on their experience with the program.
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Speaker presenting onstage before a vivid purple and blue LED backdrop
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September 14, 2025

The Border Is a Story

Last month, we hosted the 2025 convening of The Border Is A Story with our Advisory Board Members, Kelly Lytle Hernandez and Alex Rivera.
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Illustrated poster depicts a community garden with text “Sembrando Resistencia, Los Jardines de Loisaida.”
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September 6, 2025

Sembrando Resistencia

A celebration of Loisaida's Puerto Rican community gardens, which have been longstanding local institutions.
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