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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.
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May Day in Los Sures!
Poetry, music, and community organizing converged in Los Sures for a May Day gathering honoring workers, resisting displacement, and celebrating cultural resistance.
Providers Organized for Power | Imagine A Day Without Child Care
Child care providers across New York are organizing for living wages, universal access, and long-overdue investments in the care infrastructure families rely on every day.
Sat, May 23 | Salsactivism
Music, political education, poetry, and community organizing come together in Astoria for a night of salsa and solidarity supporting collective liberation movements.

Fall of Freedom May Day 2026 Video Recap
From salsa sketching and open mic performances to a live concert by Los Chachos, Fall of Freedom May Day brought the community together to honor workers, resist gentrification, and celebrate cultural resistance.

Save Jimmy’s Corner: Interview with Adam Glenn
An interview with Adam Glenn highlights the fight to save Jimmy’s Corner, a historic Times Square bar at the center of a broader campaign for commercial rent stabilization.
The Infiltrators — Screening and Conversation with Alex Rivera
A screening of The Infiltrators was followed by a conversation with Alex Rivera, Alina Das, and Claudio Rojas on immigration, detention, and storytelling as a tool for justice.

Providers Organized for Power | Rally at Carl Heastie’s Office
Watch highlights from the Providers Organized for Power rally at Carl Heastie’s office, where childcare providers, families, and allies demanded fair wages and increased investment in the workforce.
Providers Organized for Power | Rally at Kathy Hochul’s Office
Providers Organized for Power rallied outside Governor Hochul’s office demanding $500 million in wage support, an end to childcare waitlists, and increased investment in the workforce.
Providers Organized for Power | Rally at Carl Heastie’s Office
Childcare providers rallied to demand fair wages and support a proposed $500 million fund, highlighting the urgent need to invest in the workforce that makes all work possible.
SALSACTIVISM Returns to Astoria
SALSACTIVISM returned to Astoria, bringing together music, culture, and organizing through live performances, DJ sets, and community voices grounded in collective power.
No Kings March Mobilizes in Manhattan, NYC
Community members mobilized in Manhattan for the No Kings March, taking to the streets in a collective stand against rising inequality, injustice, and authoritarianism.
SALSACTIVISM Recap — Sanger Hall
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.
