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Video thumbnail: Youth Organizing Institute | Highlights

Youth Organizing Institute | Highlights

August 21, 2026

Young leaders from across New York City come together for five days of political education, movement history and campaign building.

Video thumbnail: Fantauzzi Brothers | Artists in Action

Fantauzzi Brothers | Artists in Action

August 13, 2026

Meet the Fantauzzi Brothers through The Action Lab’s Artists in Action program.

Clara Cortes speaking at the National Childcare Convention.

National Child Care Convention | Providers Organized for Power

August 5, 2026

Providers Organized for Power shares highlights from the National Child Care Convention.

Video thumbnail: Child Care Providers Meet Mayor Mamdani

Child Care Providers Meet Mayor Mamdani

August 5, 2026

Providers Organized for Power shares videos of child care providers speaking with Mayor Mamdani during his visit to the Bronx.

Video thumbnail: American Pachuco | Conversation with David Alvarado

American Pachuco | Conversation with David Alvarado

July 20, 2026

A conversation with director David Alvarado following a screening of American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez.

Cover artwork for the Latinos Out Loud podcast featuring host Rachel La Loca, Artist In Action Fellow at The Action Lab, interviewing filmmaker Luis Ortiz.

Rachel La Loca Talks Storytelling, Culture, and Community with Luis Ortiz

July 14, 2026

Artist In Action Fellow Rachel La Loca sits down with filmmaker Luis Ortiz for a powerful conversation on Latino storytelling, cultural leadership, and creating platforms that amplify community voices.

New York City Council Member Sandy Nurse speaking at a community gathering advocating for increased investment in child care providers and affordable child care access.

Providers Organized for Power | Child Care Workers Demand Investment and Fair Wages

June 18, 2026

At Child Care Isn’t A Walk In The Park, NYC Council Member Sandy Nurse highlighted the urgent need to invest in child care providers and expand affordable child care access for families.

Video thumbnail: Real Utopias: Decommodifying Housing

Real Utopias: Decommodifying Housing

June 2, 2026

Highlights from The Action Lab and NYU Urban Democracy Lab’s convening on decommodifying housing.

Title frame for “The Regulars,” a short documentary series about the community surrounding Jimmy’s Corner boxing bar in Times Square.

The Regulars | Save Jimmy’s Corner

May 21, 2026

A new short-form series documents the people, stories, and cultural history surrounding Jimmy’s Corner, the legendary boxing bar at 140 W 44th St. in Times Square.

Child care providers and advocates rally in New York City behind a “Providers Organized for Power” banner demanding universal child care and living wages.

Providers Organized for Power | Imagine A Day Without Child Care

May 11, 2026

Child care providers across New York are organizing for living wages, universal access, and long-overdue investments in the care infrastructure families rely on every day.

Event image for “Salsactivism” showing two people high-fiving at a community gathering with stylized title text overlay.

Sat, May 23 | Salsactivism

May 10, 2026

Music, political education, poetry, and community organizing come together in Astoria for a night of salsa and solidarity supporting collective liberation movements.

Ball Without Billionaires 2026 | Highlights

Ball Without Billionaires 2026 | Highlights

May 4, 2026

Workers and organizers take the runway at the Ball Without Billionaires in New York City.

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