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Alex Vitale

@avitale

Author of The End of Policing.
Prof. of Sociology at Brooklyn College & CUNY-GC and Coordinator of @PolicingJ.

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Coalition members including Alex Vitale and Youth Mentors from Brownsville Community Justice Center , gave a presentation on the harms of Gangs policing, and the importance of trauma informed alternatives at the Beyond the Bars conference at Columbia School of Social Work.

Coalition members including <a href="/avitale/">Alex Vitale</a> and Youth Mentors from <a href="/bcjc_brooklyn/">Brownsville Community Justice Center</a> , gave a presentation on the harms of Gangs policing, and the importance of trauma informed alternatives at the Beyond the Bars conference at Columbia School of Social Work.
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I miss Cecilia Gentili. Her unwavering power, courage, and consistency are truly unmatched. The respect she commands is undeniable, and the inspiring individuals in this powerful documentary are a testament to the strength and resilience of community. Thank you for sharing

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Of 3,500 people displaced by Adams admin's encampment sweeps, which cost $3.5 million, just 114 have been temporarily housed gothamist.com/news/nyc-says-…

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PROP mailing, drive.google.com/file/d/18wz7KV…: Court monitoring update: for first 2 months of 2025, 91.7% of cases seen involved NYers of color. Also announced: 4/3 Forum on Abolition led by Prof Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing & expert on the theory & practice of Abolition.

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I'll be presenting my new paper on Abolitionist Epistemology today at the CUNY Graduate Center Criminology Workshop. Let me know if you want a pdf. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

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We do not need to hire more police to improve safety. A powerful alternative vision from @zohrankmamdani. nytimes.com/2025/04/01/nyr…

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📢RALLY TO DEFEND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS! TOMORROW, Friday, April 11th at 9am Meet at the Triumph of the Human Spirit statue in Foley Square. Bring signs and spread the word!

📢RALLY TO DEFEND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS!

TOMORROW, Friday, April 11th at 9am

Meet at the Triumph of the Human Spirit statue in Foley Square.

Bring signs and spread the word!
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Trumpists target Vera Institute. Cut all Fed $, demand Doge staffers be embedded. Any researchers not actively and publicly opposing the Trumpist agenda are complicit at this point. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

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I'll be giving the keynote address at tomorrow's national Copwatch Conference in Berkeley. nationalcopwatchconference.com

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A quick scroll through our episodes will give you an idea of who we have on and the stories we tell (of note, we featured Alex Vitale in an episode). Thanks for your consideration and congrats on #Copaganda! acrossthemargin.com/podcast/

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Echoing Hannah Riley recommendation to buy Alec Karakatsanis tremendous new book pulling back the curtain to reveal the power that police hold in American society as they are able to shape the media narrative to serve their purposes, which I reviewed for Booksin5 below! 1/5

Echoing <a href="/hannahcrileyy/">Hannah Riley</a> recommendation to buy <a href="/equalityAlec/">Alec Karakatsanis</a> tremendous new book pulling back the curtain to reveal the power that police hold in American society as they are able to shape the media narrative to serve their purposes, which I reviewed for <a href="/BooksinFive/">Booksin5</a> below!

1/5
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Who should I meet with in Mexico City next month? Anyone interested in screening our new film Sex Work: It's Just a Job?

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About 5 years after George Floyd was murdered by police. The same system that killed him is still targeting our people. Last week, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka—a Black man and a freedom fighter—was arrested while trying to inspect an ICE detention center operating without a license.

About 5 years after George Floyd was murdered by police. The same system that killed him is still targeting our people.

Last week, Newark Mayor <a href="/rasjbaraka/">Ras J. Baraka</a>—a Black man and a freedom fighter—was arrested while trying to inspect an ICE detention center operating without a license.