Last year, in collaboration with leaders of the movement for immigration justice, we launched the Solidarity Organizing Initiative. It began with the Solidarity Pledge to stand up for our values and our neighbors. More than 20,000 people from all 50 states have taken the pledge, and close to 10,000 people have received training and are taking action and building Solidarity Hubs in communities across the country. As we head into the new year, we are welcoming the SOI staff to The Action Lab staff team to take this work to the next level. As violence against immigrants and protesters has continued to escalate in tragic ways, it is more important than ever to show up for our neighbors and say we reject xenophobia and authoritarianism and will organize to stand up for our values! We look forward to sharing more updates in the months ahead, but if you haven’t already, we encourage you to sign the pledge and join this effort!
Solidarity Organizing Initiative
As we head into the new year, we are welcoming the Solidarity Organizing Initiative staff to The Action Lab staff team to take this work to the next level.
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2025 End of Year Report
2025 End of Year Report
2025 has been a jam-packed year at The Action Lab! To learn more about our year of sparking imaginations and driving change, check out our 2025 End of Year Report.
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Rally for Universal Child Care
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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Making NYC Affordable: Housing
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.
Who We Are
Who We Are
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.
Social Housing Around the World - The Full Series
Social Housing Around the World - The Full Series
The Action Lab's Zoom series with global housing experts explores local solutions to inform the U.S. social housing crisis.
Social Housing Around the World - The Netherlands
Social Housing Around the World - The Netherlands
The Action Lab's Zoom series with global housing experts explores local solutions to inform the U.S. social housing crisis.
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Dennis Leroy Kingalee’s Play Takes on New Life
Dennis Leroy Kingalee’s Play Takes on New Life
The Kangalee Arts Ensemble, led by our Advisory Board member and Artists in Action fellow Dennis Leroy Kangalee, was recently awarded an artist initiative grant from the Venturous Theater Fund for: My Dying City Vol. II (The Social Justice Suicide Hour).
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2026 Law and Organizing Academy Application is Open!
2026 Law and Organizing Academy Application is Open!
We invite current law students from New York-area law schools or with New York-area summer internships to apply to our fourth annual Law & Organizing Academy (LOA)
Rios do Cuidado | Encontro Comunitário - Belém, Pará
Rios do Cuidado | Encontro Comunitário - Belém, Pará
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.
My Dying City Vol. II
My Dying City Vol. II
A new stage work by Dennis Leroy Kangalee, an Action Lab Artist in Action, explores grief, activism, and movement fracture under rising authoritarianism, using theater as a space to wrestle with the emotional and political costs of long-term organizing.
Brooklyn Mural Honors Immigrant Workers in NYC
Brooklyn Mural Honors Immigrant Workers in NYC
Community leaders in Bushwick unveiled a mural celebrating immigrant workers and launched a broader campaign for immigrant protection across the city.
SMIF N WESSUN for Fall of Freedom
SMIF N WESSUN for Fall of Freedom
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.
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