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We’re excited to invite any current law students from New York-area law schools or with New York-area summer internships to apply to the fourth annual Law and Organizing Academy (LOA). LOA 2026 is jointly organized by The Action Lab and NYU Law’s Initiative for Community Power.
The Academy brings law students together for a short course of study to build community and learn key frameworks and skills at the intersection of organizing, law, and political economy. LOA provides a space for students to forge solidarity across institutional boundaries and to connect students with organizers and scholars to learn about the fundamentals of organizing, social change, law and political economy, political education and to analyze some current campaigns for economic and racial justice.
LOA 2026 will be held on May 20-21, June 5, July 10, and July 24, 2026 in various locations in New York City and one day in upstate New York. There will also be an optional happy hour on June 18. To participate in the program, students must attend all the dates of the academy. LOA is free to attend.
To apply, students should fill out the online application no later than February 27, 2026. As part of the application, students should submit a personal statement detailing their interest in and experience with (1) power-building work and/or (2) social change and their resumé.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Daniela at daniela@actionlabny.org.
All the best,
Daniela Tagtachian, on behalf of the 2026 LOA Planning Committee