Creating shared spaces that support stepping out of daily routines, out of old habits, and away from a purely institutional viewpoint to explore together, learn across disciplines and ecosystem roles, engage with thinkers and experts outside our social justice realm, and spark new insights and strategies for change.
Join us for Liberation Summer!
We are excited to invite you to join us for Liberation Summer – a celebratory and action-packed series of events, organized in partnership with our awesome Advisory Board Member, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, Ana Tijoux. Sign up here to get details on tickets and details about other Liberation Summer events as they are organized. Liberation Summer is […]MoreLaw & Political Economy & The Action Lab Present: Convening on Law and Power Building 2023
4/7/2023For decades, lawyers invested in progressive social change have grappled with how to deploy their skills – and law itself – to organize for social justice. The desire to wed law to transformative organizing has produced a number of questions: How can law be used to build durable power for poor and oppressed people? What […]More
From Crisis to Horizon: Fighting for Social Housing
3/31/2023There are at least a dozen local and state campaigns for social housing around the US today, and an active discussion about federal action for social housing. Re-imagining social housing, and making our imaginings reality, is essential—in both the US and around the world. This convening will explore issues with our existing market-based housing models, […]More
Action for Justice
December 8-9, 2021In December we gathered together leading visual and performing artists, social justice movement leaders, and innovative organizers at a two-day summit dedicated to dreaming up our new home and reimagining the work of art and justice.More
Frontera Project Performance
October 5, 2021The Frontera Project is an original bilingual theater piece created by artists from the U.S. and Tijuana, Mexico, which explores overlooked stories about the Border.More
Summer and Fall Justice Corps
Summer – Fall 2021Students spent five weeks in summer and fall cohorts, engaging in extensive organizer training and support, and racial and economic justice work with a community or labor organization. These new organizers were working to build the tools and skills to help change the world! More
Take a Breath
4 Cycles – Fall 2021This fall, we brought four cohorts of fellows to spend a week at the Action Lab to rest, recharge, and spend time with other artists and organizers. Some fellows needed time to unwind and some took advantage of dedicated programming for their fellowship period.More
Harry Belafonte’s birthday at the Apollo
March 1, 2020On a star-studded evening at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, artists including Common, Doug E. Fresh, Sheila E., Macy Gray, and Talib Kweli celebrated the life and work of Harry Belafonte at a benefit concert for the Action Lab and the 115th Street New York Public Library.More
Juneteenth
June 19, 2021This Juneteenth at The Action Lab, we marked the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. We celebrated with a live brass band, DJ Reborn, BBQ, interactive mural painting with Street Theory, games and sports for kids and adults, and dedicated space to organize and strategize.More