In early October, the Art of Purpose fellowship program hosted a three-day retreat for fellows at Stony Point Center facilitated by our own Sumitra Rajkumar & Kaitlin Noss. Fellows were encouraged to connect more deeply with themselves and each other and to continue building an awareness of the body and self that allows more clarity of choice under pressure. The Action Lab engages in this work with the understanding that this dimension of organizing, centered on the self and our relationships with each other, deserves the same level of skills development as traditional organizing fundamentals and political education. We will continue to build these capacities with fellows through the end of our time together in this inaugural program.
Art of Purpose October Retreat

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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.
Beyond Elections: Building Power for Co-Governance - Reflections & Lessons for Progressive Movements
We are in the midst of a period of momentous political upheaval.





