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We are a grassroots organization of architectural workers that advocates for just labor practices and an equitable (built) environment.
We organise in working groups centred around particular themes.
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Green New Deal
We support a federal Green New Deal and are committed to the resolution’s call for a just transition. We focus on organizing for ecological justice as it relates to architectural labor, the built environment, and sustainable futures for all.
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A Documentary Film
‘Architecture Workers: Organizing for Change’ is a Lobby member interview-based documentary film featuring seven calls to action. Coming 2026.
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Architectural Workers International
The Architecture Lobby is a founding participant in Architectural Workers International (AWI), a networkof more than twenty architectural labor advocacy groups and unions organizing across borders, and we are committed to its call for internationalism from the bottom up. AWI took shape in January 2025 via a grant for NAA! (Netherlands Angry Architects) to engage…
Events
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AMA WITH JOSHUA BARNETT
THURSDAYSEPTEMBER 10, 9:00PM ESTON DISCORD https://discord.gg/QgfhFmjXr ◄◄◄◄◄ click to create an account on TAL’s Discord serverEvent will take place in the #AUDITORIUM video meeting channel. Discord is our open organizing platform! It’s quick and intuitive, events work just like Zoom! Joshua Barnett is an architect and union shop steward who has worked for the New…
Thursday 9/10/26 12:00pm—Monday 9/7/26 10:00pm EDT
Online • Discord
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FALL READING GROUP
Fall Reading Group starts next month! How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveller’s Guide to Changing the World by Rob Hopkins is a deep dive into the people and movements throughout history who have used visions of the future to inspire positive change on a large and dramatic scale. Hopkins brings essential…
Discord
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AWI August Snap Session: UIA Congress
We are inviting you to an Architectural Workers International (AWI) Snap Session next Sunday 9th August with Peggy Deamer who presented at the International Unions of Architects (UIA) World Congress of Architects in Barcelona this past June. Topic: Debrief on UIA CongressDate and Time: Sunday August 9th at 12:00PM ETFormat: CasualAccess: BBB Link https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/rit-fyr-bvp-mrb
Sunday 8/9/26 12:00pm—01:00pm EDT
Online • https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/rit-fyr-bvp-mrb
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TAL Workers’ Circle
With the recent Member Outreach Survey, you shared your experience as workers in the building sector and with TAL’s organizing efforts. Continue the conversation with other members at our upcoming Workers’ Circle – Thursday, July 30th at 8PM EST. Discuss strategies for workplace organizing and support each other in taking action. Discord event link: https://discord.gg/F6QgAueuk?event=1528531289907531836
Thursday 7/30/26 08:00pm—09:00pm EDT
Online • https://discord.gg/F6QgAueuk?event=1528531289907531836
