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Crowd cheering inside a community space as a performer gestures toward them
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August 22, 2025

Hip Hop Summer Camp

We wrapped up Liberation Summer with Hip Hop Summer Camp in August.
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Woman sitting among containers in a pink-walled setting for the Latin American Foto Festival
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August 15, 2025

Latin American Foto Festival 2025

Last week, the 8th Annual Latin American Foto Festival came to its official conclusion.
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Stylized cityscape of stacked apartment buildings with text reading “Social Housing Around the World.”
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August 6, 2025

Social Housing Around the World - The Full Series

The Action Lab's Zoom series with global housing experts explores local solutions to inform the U.S. social housing crisis.
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Aerial view of Dutch canals and housing districts with a “Social Housing” play icon
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August 6, 2025

Social Housing Around the World - The Netherlands

The Action Lab's Zoom series with global housing experts explores local solutions to inform the U.S. social housing crisis.
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Overhead view of dense Spanish city blocks beneath a “Social Housing” video title
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August 6, 2025

Social Housing Around The World - Spain

The Action Lab's Zoom series with global housing experts explores local solutions to inform the U.S. social housing crisis.
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Coastal aerial view of Uruguayan housing with a “Social Housing” video overlay
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August 6, 2025

Social Housing Around the World - Uruguay

The Action Lab's Zoom series with global housing experts explores local solutions to inform the U.S. social housing crisis.
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Aerial view of Austrian social housing developments with “Social Housing” and a play icon overlaid
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August 6, 2025

Social Housing Around The World - Austria

The Action Lab's Zoom series with global housing experts explores local solutions to inform the U.S. social housing crisis.
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Cityscape in Brazil with high-rise housing and mountains behind a “Social Housing” video overlay
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August 6, 2025

Social Housing Around The World - Brasil

The Action Lab's Zoom series with global housing experts explores local solutions to inform the U.S. social housing crisis.
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Performer rapping onstage before a lively audience in a dimly lit venue
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July 31, 2025

An Electric Evening of Performance and Radical Commitment

Last week, we hosted our biggest event of the summer so far. At City Winery, we officially welcomed Common as our 2025 Belafonte Fellow!
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Singer performs passionately into a microphone in a decorated indoor space.
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July 26, 2025

Salsa Y Resistencia Returns

We hosted another jubilant iteration of Salsa y Resistencia on July 26th at El Maestro Boxing Gym.
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Program title "The Art of Purpose" on the left, with a spark in the upper right-hand corner; "Cohorts 2025" in bottom left and The Action Lab logo in bottom right.
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July 15, 2025

The Art of Purpose Fall Cycle: Application OPEN!

The Art of Purpose is a transformative program designed to help community organizers deepen their leadership through the integration of political education and embodied practice.
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Facilitator smiling beside a projected slide listing community agreements
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July 10, 2025

First 2025 Fellowship Cohorts Wrap Up

This year, we are expanding our Strategy School and Art of Purpose fellowships.
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