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Dennis Leroy Kingalee’s Play Takes on New Life
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January 13, 2026
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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All News and Updates
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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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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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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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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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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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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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June 20, 2025
2025 Law and Organizing Academy
The law is a powerful tool, but too often it is weaponized against our communities. That is why we launched the Law and Organizing Academy (LOA) back in 2023.
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June 16, 2025
Comedy for Organizers, featuring Morgan Bassichis & Nuar Alsadir
On June 16th, we were honored to host an experimental workshop led by activist, artist, and Artists in Action fellow Morgan Bassichis.
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June 14, 2025
Tambores Que Hermanan
Over the past week, as part of Liberation Summer 2025, we hosted “Tambores Que Hermanan”!
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June 13, 2025
Gathering Force at Blue Mountain Center
In May, our team had the privilege of spending lots of time upstate at our anchor partner Blue Mountain Center’s (BMC) retreat space.
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May 29, 2025
Confronting Plutocracy
As global power increasingly favors the ultra-wealthy, Argentina faces intensified challenges under Javier Milei's government, which prioritizes the rich at the expense of essential social protections. Sound familiar?
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May 12, 2025
National Day Without Childcare
On May 12th - National Day without Childcare - we joined parents and advocates to call for fully funding childcare in NYS.
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