Urban Youth Collaborative Joins The Action Lab
August 16, 2026
Urban Youth Collaborative joins The Action Lab, launching a new chapter of youth organizing, political education, and leadership development across New York City.
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Real Utopias Convening Explores the Future of Social Housing and Democratic Power
July 2, 2026
The Action Lab and NYU's Urban Democracy Lab convened organizers, researchers, and movement leaders to explore bold strategies for expanding social housing and strengthening democratic community power.
The Action Lab’s Small Business United Releases Empty Storefronts, High Rents
July 1, 2026
Small Business United’s new report examines how high commercial rents and real estate speculation drive storefront vacancies—and proposes policy solutions to protect independent businesses across New York City.
Strengthening Our Anchor Partners Through Long-Term Accompaniment
July 1, 2026
The Anchor Partner Accompaniment Program provides long-term coaching, training, and strategic support to strengthen community organizations, develop leaders, and build lasting movement power across New York City.
Youth Power: A Celebration of Organizing, Culture, and Community
August 21, 2026
Celebrate the first-ever Youth Organizing Institute with an evening of youth leadership, live performances, art, and community honoring the next generation of movement leaders in New York City.
No Kids In Prison Magazine Launch Party
August 22, 2026
Join us for the launch of No Kids In Prison, a magazine featuring the art, writing, analysis, and editorial contributions of more than 50 currently and formerly incarcerated young people.
Common at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
August 28, 2026
The Action Lab partners with BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! for a free public performance by Common and special guests, honoring Harry Belafonte’s legacy of justice, culture, and collective liberation.
Whose Stories? Our Stories. A Storytelling Workshop for NYC Immigrants
October 6, 2026
Join us for a two-session storytelling workshop for NYC immigrants to develop and share personal stories of joy, struggle, resilience, and belonging, with coaches from The Moth.
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The Action Lab is a strategy center for social movements that sparks political and personal liberation.
We provide rigorous and joyful spaces for organizers, leaders and artists to learn, to create and to strengthen our capacity to win.
We strive to build a powerful culture that lifts us out of the immediate and enables us to envision and realize a just future.
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