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November 17, 2024

Liberation Music Concert

As part of The Action Lab’s November learning delegation to Barcelona, the Liberation Music concert brought together global artists to spotlight the fight for housing justice...
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November 12, 2024

Tenant Power Learning Delegation to Barcelona

In November 2024, The Action Lab, in partnership with Housing Justice For All, led a transformative learning delegation to Barcelona, Spain, bringing together over 60 tenants, organizers, and advocates...
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November 1, 2024

New Artist in Action Fellow: Morgan Bassichis!

We are delighted to welcome Morgan Bassichis as The Action Lab’s newest Artist in Action Fellow.
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November 1, 2024

New Artist in Action Fellow: Adilka Pimentel!

We are delighted to welcome Adilka Pimentel as The Action Lab’s newest Artist in Action Fellow.
Hip-Hop 4 Peace event poster with bold text and colorful illustrated figures on a gray background
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October 27, 2024

Hip Hop 4 Peace Los Angeles

On October 27, The Action Lab, in collaboration with our anchor partner Popular Democracy, helped lay down some great beats and raise consciousness with Hip Hop 4 Peace Los Angeles...
Rendering of a modern brick building at 688 Woodward Avenue with greenery on the façade
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October 25, 2024

The Action Lab’s New Home! A Celebration and Sneak Peek

On Friday, October 25, we hosted a convening of friends, allies, partners, and supporters for a sneak peek of our new space on the border of Ridgewood, Queens and Bushwick, Brooklyn.
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October 11, 2024

Art of Purpose October Retreat

In early October, the Art of Purpose fellowship program hosted a three-day retreat for fellows at Stony Point Center.
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September 20, 2024

The Border is a Story Convening in Los Angeles

We were deeply honored to co-host the The Border Is A Story Convening in Los Angeles in collaboration with our Advisory Board Members, Kelly Lytle Hernandez and Alex Rivera...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses a crowd at a Homes Act rally in front of the U.S. Capitol.
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September 19, 2024

The Homes Act Luncheon + Bill Drop in DC

Two years after our learning delegation to Vienna to study social housing, which lead to this powerful cover story in the NY Times Magazine, and following years of steadfast work by The Action Lab and many of our anchor partners, such as the Housing Justice For All Coalition, Urban Democracy Lab and the Center for Popular Democracy, last week Sen...
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September 16, 2024

"Youth to the Future" Concert in Puerto Rico

 On September 14, 2024, the Youth to the Future (Jóvenes Al Futuro) concert and festival was held at Vivo Beach Club, convened by the Prende Tu Voto coalition, of which La Tejedora Initiative is a part along with nine other organizations that offer services to young people...
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September 6, 2024

New Dasic Fernandez Mural for MRNY in Long Island

The Action Lab is proud to highlight the work of our Advisory Board Member, Chilean artist Dasic Fernandez, whose latest mural in Hempstead, NY, is a vibrant call to action for immigrant and working-class communities...
Poster with raised hands in front of an apartment building reading “The Tenant Power Act.”
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September 6, 2024

Building Mass-based Tenant Power

The Action Lab has been at the forefront of efforts to innovate public policies that revitalize our democracy and build power through mass-based organization...
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