The Action Lab

To envision and realize our goal of freedom and dignity for all, The Action Lab generates

opportunity—to rejuvenate, to dream, to build community, to learn, to create, to innovate,

and to take courageous action. The Lab fosters cross-discipline, cross-movement spaces to

lift out of the immediate, imagine our way decades into the future, expand our conception

of what’s possible and build the collective muscle and connections to drive towards that

Vision.

We catalyze new insights, new relationships, and new avenues for change by creating and

curating spaces for learning, cultural creation, cross-discipline collaboration,

experimentation, and action. Through gatherings, learning, experimentation, incubation, and

fellowships, The Action Lab nurtures and challenges our movements to imagine new ways

forward, to care for ourselves and each other, to sharpen our analysis and our actions, and

to dream and act ambitiously. The Lab will create space for those fighting for social justice

within the U.S. to gather, as well as connecting with social justice innovators and leaders

internationally to foster deeper learning and seed an international movement for change.

Situated on 26 acres an hour north of New York City, The Action Lab is both a physical

home for builders, creators, campaigners, organizers, and leaders—and a community of

action anchored in relationship, rigor, and solidarity.  It is also part of a diverse, national ecosystem of retreat centers and training programs devoted to leadership training and movement building.