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The Latest from The Action Lab
Indigenous Hip-Hop: A New Music Video and IIHHF en Territorio
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October 21, 2026
A.I. (Ancestral Intelligence) premiered October 12 as the festival’s community work continued in Mexico City and Lima.
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October 21, 2026
New York City Expands Child Care Vouchers for More Than 10,000 Children
Providers Organized for Power celebrates expanded access while continuing to organize for a fully funded child care system.
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October 21, 2026
Nearly 200 Providers Gather for Universal Child Care
Providers and allies from across New York met to advance universal child care and fair pay for the workforce.
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October 21, 2026
Octubre Rebelde: Memory, Resistance and Community Power
Music, photography and conversation connected Chilean resistance and diaspora with community organizing in the South Bronx.
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October 21, 2026
Fall of Freedom: 612 Events of Creative Resistance
The Action Lab sponsored dozens of New York gatherings during an October weekend of 612 arts and organizing events nationwide.
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October 21, 2026
A Coalition to Protect New York’s Commercial Tenants
The Action Lab convened more than 20 community groups and businesses to organize against displacement caused by commercial rent increases.
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October 21, 2026
Lessons from Global Movements Confronting Authoritarianism
Hardy Merriman, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson and Stephanie Luce shared lessons for organizers confronting authoritarianism.
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October 21, 2026
First Anchor Partner Accompaniment Retreat
Organizers from Make the Road New York and Flatbush Tenant Coalition gathered for two days of learning about collective power.
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September 28, 2026
Take a Breath: November 2026 Residency Applications
Apply by October 16 for a free, self-guided residency at Bailey Farms from November 14–19.
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September 28, 2026
Welcoming Alliance for Quality Education as an Anchor Partner
AQE organizes parents and communities across New York for equitable education and universal child care.
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September 28, 2026
Welcoming Union’s Buddhist Studies Program as an Anchor Partner
The partnership connects Buddhist scholarship, spiritual care and social justice with movement learning.
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September 28, 2026
Welcoming Sixth Street Community Center as an Anchor Partner
The Lower East Side community center supports education, wellness and food justice.
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September 23, 2026
Dasic Fernández Mural at CUFFH
A new mural by Dasic Fernández was unveiled at Churches United for Fair Housing’s Brooklyn headquarters.
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