Videos

SALSACTIVISM brought together community, culture, and organizing at Sanger Hall, blending music, poetry, and political education into a powerful night of connection and collective energy.

The Action Lab joined partners in Albany for an Advocacy Day and the #TaxTheRich rally, standing alongside families and organizers to demand universal child care and greater investment in working communities.

Rivers of Care was a community gathering held in Belém, Pará, that brought together Indigenous leaders, environmental defenders, cultural workers, community communicators, and organizers from across the Americas.

Big Brooklyn in the house. SMIF N WESSUN at the National Sawdust for Fall of Freedom on stage doing what they’ve always done best — raw, timeless hip-hop.

This year’s COP30 Summit was a clear call to take action on the climate emergency.

Highlights from a year of Sunnyside Salsas, including the anniversary party 🎉 in November 2025!

Shot in the Bronx bodega made famous by Bad Bunny, check out this new video from our lead performers at the International Indigenous Hip Hop Festival.

Melle Mel performing the greatest hip-hop song of all time at the International Indigenous Hip-Hop Festival.

In this video, produced for our concert announcing Common as our 2025 Belafonte Fellow, we explore The Action Lab's history, mission, and vision for the future of movement and culture.

Thank you to everyone who joined After the Election: Building Power for Co-Governance to unpack lessons and imagine new models of shared governance.

On July 23, 2025, The Action Lab presented Common as the new 2025 Belafonte Fellow, along with performances by Ana Tijoux, Freedom Trap, and hosted Lemon Andersen.

Our annual Hip-Hop Summer Camp rooted in the five elements of hip-hop in Hunts Point.