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Child care providers, families, and advocates rally at City Hall Park in New York City during a Providers Organized for Power campaign calling for affordable child care and fair wages for Family Child Care providers.
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July 1, 2026

Providers Organized for Power Mobilizes for Child Care Access and Fair Pay

Providers Organized for Power united child care providers, families, advocates, and elected officials this spring to advance affordable child care, fair wages, and stronger public investment across New York City.
Portrait of the founding members of the Small Business United Steering Committee featuring leaders from Terraza 7, Jimmy's Corner, Stuart Cinema & Cafe, Dada Bar, and ThaMiND Learn IC Center, representing independent businesses across New York City.
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July 1, 2026

Small Business United Announces Its Founding Steering Committee

Small Business United introduces its founding Steering Committee, bringing together trusted small business leaders to advance the campaign for Small Business Rent Stabilization across New York City.
Liberation Summer 2026 campaign artwork featuring a raised fist and event branding promoting community cultural programming across Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan.
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June 17, 2026

Liberation Summer | June, July, August 2026

Through performances, workshops, and community gatherings across New York City, Liberation Summer 2026 brings people together through music, storytelling, art, and collective resistance.
Promotional graphic for The Action Lab’s Evergreen Initiative featuring Artists in Action Fellows Rachel “La Loca” Strauss and Stephanie “Fefi” Castedo.
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May 11, 2026

The Action Lab’s Evergreen Initiative | Newest Artists in Action Fellows

Two new Artists in Action Fellows join the Evergreen Initiative, bringing podcast storytelling and visual art into campaigns for justice and community power.
Blue-toned campaign graphic reading “The Tenant Power Act Introduced in New York State” with a tenant rights protest sign in the background and The Action Lab logo.
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May 11, 2026

The Tenant Power Act | Introduced in New York State

The Action Lab and anchor partners helped introduce the Tenant Power Act, landmark legislation to strengthen tenant organizing and accountability across New York State.
Protestors holding signs, and women crying and holding a photo, with text overlay: “ICE: No One Is Safe, Not Even People With Disabilities.”
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April 7, 2026

No One Is Safe | Film Premiere

The documentary *No One Is Safe* premiered on March 22, highlighting the impacts of immigration enforcement on vulnerable communities and underscoring the need for collective action and immigrant justice.
Childcare providers and community members holding a “Providers Organized for Power” banner.
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April 6, 2026

Providers Organized for Power: Child Care Waiting List Petition

Providers Organized for Power, in partnership with ECE On The Move, is gathering stories and signatures to address New York’s growing child care waiting list and push for increased funding and support for families and providers.
Person holding a sign reading “Real Estate Betraying New York Tenants” with text overlay: “The Tenant Power Act.”
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April 6, 2026

New Statewide Tenant Power Proposal Advances in New York

Senator Julia Salazar and Assembly Member Gabi Romero are set to introduce the Tenant Power Act in New York, a statewide proposal designed to strengthen tenant organizing, support tenant unions, and expand accountability for landlords.
Children and adults at a protest for childcare, with 1010 Wins radio station logo and text: “Providers Organized for Power.”
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March 21, 2026

1010 WINS ft. Providers Organized for Power

Providers Organized for Power (POP) are featured on 1010 WINS discussing the fight for fair wages, better conditions, and universal childcare across New York.
“Salsactivism” event poster with a woman dancing between stacked speakers and palm trees, and text about the March 21 event.
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March 7, 2026

SALSACTIVISM — March 21

SALSACTIVISM returns on March 21 in Astoria, bringing together community, music, and organizing. The evening will feature Salsa en Vinilos, live sets from Fabio Puentes y Su Tremendo Lío, and guest speakers Jeannette García and Yhamir Chabur.
Flyer for “May Day Solidarity School” promoting an all-day training and strategy planning event at Murry Bergtraum HS, 411 Pearl St.
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March 6, 2026

May Day Solidarity School

Labor and community organizers gathered at a training session to build strategy, alliances, and collective power ahead of May Day 2026.
Row of storefronts and apartment buildings with SBU logo overlaid.
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March 6, 2026

Small Business United Organizing Initiative

The Small Business United organizing initiative brings together small businesses to advocate for their communities and support the Small Business Rent Stabilization Act introduced in the New York legislature.
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