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The Latest from The Action Lab
Free Tax Prep Program
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March 6, 2026
Anchor partner New York Communities Organizing Fund (NYCOFI) continues its free tax preparation program, helping New Yorkers access key tax credits such as the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. Services run weekends from March 1 through April 13.
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January 13, 2026
Dennis Leroy Kingalee’s Play Takes on New Life
The Kangalee Arts Ensemble, led by our Advisory Board member and Artists in Action fellow Dennis Leroy Kangalee, was recently awarded an artist initiative grant from the Venturous Theater Fund for: My Dying City Vol. II (The Social Justice Suicide Hour).
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January 12, 2026
In Memoriam: John Forté
John Forté, a beloved member of The Action Lab community and longtime Advisory Board member, unexpectedly passed away last month.
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January 12, 2026
2026 Law and Organizing Academy Application is Open!
We invite current law students from New York-area law schools or with New York-area summer internships to apply to our fourth annual Law & Organizing Academy (LOA)
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January 2, 2026
Solidarity Organizing Initiative
As we head into the new year, we are welcoming the Solidarity Organizing Initiative staff to The Action Lab staff team to take this work to the next level.
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December 22, 2025
Pro-Immigrant Mural Unveiled in Bushwick
In the heart of Bushwick, community members, organizers, artists, and elected officials gathered to unveil a towering, multi-story pro-immigrant mural.
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December 10, 2025
Holiday Benefit & Mixer
On December 10th, we held a joyful Holiday Benefit & Mixer at El Santo in Brooklyn, which introduced the Evergreen Initiative, launching at The Action Lab in early 2026!
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December 1, 2025
TAL COP30 Rivers of Care
The Action Lab recently participated in COP30, the historic "COP of the Forests" held in Belém, Brazil from November 10-21, 2025.
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November 21, 2025
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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November 21, 2025
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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November 20, 2025
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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November 16, 2025
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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October 15, 2025
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.
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