The Action Lab recently acquired a space on the border of Ridgewood, Queens and Bushwick, Brooklyn to complement our Ossining retreat center, Bailey Farms. Our new NYC home will be a community hub that houses artistic studios and performance and exhibition venues, and an organizing training and strategy center. On Friday, October 25, we hosted a convening of friends, allies, partners, and supporters for a sneak peek of our plans for the space as well as our expanding programmatic offerings. The event was emceed by our Advisory Board Member Jesus Gonzalez and featured live musical performances by Nostalgia and live painting by Andre Trenier. The joyful occasion was a microcosm of the ways that we hope our building at 688 Woodward Avenue will serve as a spark for community building and connection. During the proceedings, we were joined by elected officials who have championed our work — including State Senators Julia Salazar and Michael Gianaris, City Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez as well Evelyn Cruz on behalf of Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez — and several of them provided ringing endorsements of our work and why they have supported us in building this next chapter.
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The Action Lab and Hands Off NYC Concert
On November 21st, as part of the Fall of Freedom, The Action Lab teamed up with Hands Off NYC to organize a concert in defiance of authoritarianism and unlawful federal attacks on New Yorkers!
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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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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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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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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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