Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College
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Note that this is local police not ICE or CPD attacking these young people. Local police are working overtime to distance themselves from ICE/CPD. Don't buy the hype.
I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD arrested at least two teenagers protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles yesterday. They were also seen corresponding with ICE agents on Alameda Street during the demonstrations.
lataco.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Note that this is local police not ICE or CPD attacking these young people. Local police are working overtime to distance themselves from ICE/CPD. Don't buy the hype.
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🎬 Audience reactions from SEX WORK: IT’S JUST A JOB at La Jícara Oaxaca (Jan 29). Powerful conversations, moved audiences, and voices that stayed with us. This is the power of storytelling. 💛
#SexWorkItsJustAJob #WorkIsWork #FilmForChange
#SexWorkItsJustAJob #WorkIsWork #FilmForChange
February 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
🎬 Audience reactions from SEX WORK: IT’S JUST A JOB at La Jícara Oaxaca (Jan 29). Powerful conversations, moved audiences, and voices that stayed with us. This is the power of storytelling. 💛
#SexWorkItsJustAJob #WorkIsWork #FilmForChange
#SexWorkItsJustAJob #WorkIsWork #FilmForChange
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BORTAC is the SWAT for Border Patrol. Among other things, they failed to save students in Uvalde.
NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest
One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds wi...
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February 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
BORTAC is the SWAT for Border Patrol. Among other things, they failed to save students in Uvalde.
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Excited to be showing our film (@sexworkfilm.bsky.social) in Pittsburgh this week.
Friday, 7 PM Kelly Stayhorn Theater.
Friday, 7 PM Kelly Stayhorn Theater.
February 1, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Excited to be showing our film (@sexworkfilm.bsky.social) in Pittsburgh this week.
Friday, 7 PM Kelly Stayhorn Theater.
Friday, 7 PM Kelly Stayhorn Theater.
PSJP coordinator Alex Vitale will join tonight’s virtual panel on abolition to discuss policing, incarceration and community alternatives.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:56 PM
PSJP coordinator Alex Vitale will join tonight’s virtual panel on abolition to discuss policing, incarceration and community alternatives.
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“I think it’s a big mistake to look at this as a problem of training… We are seeing the mobilization of a federal police force to carry out a campaign of terror for political purposes.”
Project coordinator @alexvitale.bsky.social on @aljazeera.com discussing recent ICE actions.
Project coordinator @alexvitale.bsky.social on @aljazeera.com discussing recent ICE actions.
January 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
“I think it’s a big mistake to look at this as a problem of training… We are seeing the mobilization of a federal police force to carry out a campaign of terror for political purposes.”
Project coordinator @alexvitale.bsky.social on @aljazeera.com discussing recent ICE actions.
Project coordinator @alexvitale.bsky.social on @aljazeera.com discussing recent ICE actions.
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NYC Folks: I'll be doing this event with David Stovall about his new book "Engineered Conflict: Structural Violence and the Future of Black Life in Chicago" Feb 9th at the NY Public Library: www.nypl.org/events/progr...
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January 20, 2026 at 2:23 PM
NYC Folks: I'll be doing this event with David Stovall about his new book "Engineered Conflict: Structural Violence and the Future of Black Life in Chicago" Feb 9th at the NY Public Library: www.nypl.org/events/progr...
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Check out this great and timely interview with @petermancina.bsky.social
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How local police extend ICE's reach, even in sanctuary cities
Podcast Episode · Code Switch · 01/21/2026 · 39m
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January 22, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Check out this great and timely interview with @petermancina.bsky.social
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Great convo yesterday w folks in Fresno. Big uptick in requests like this.
January 25, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Great convo yesterday w folks in Fresno. Big uptick in requests like this.
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I'll be in Pittsburgh on Feb 6th to show our film @sexworkfilm.bsky.social:
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I'll be in Pittsburgh on Feb 6th to show our film @sexworkfilm.bsky.social:
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Excellent intervention from @kojokoram.bsky.social. Big fan.
'The European left needs to open its ears to the words of leaders like Morales and Mujica when they say a change in international drug laws is essential to move beyond extraction and imperialism towards equality and democracy.'
Read more from @kojokoram.bsky.social
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Read more from @kojokoram.bsky.social
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January 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Excellent intervention from @kojokoram.bsky.social. Big fan.
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Ha! Anyone know who made this?
good advice to read this book, from a rally in Boston yesterday. @alexvitale.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Ha! Anyone know who made this?
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My comments on recent NYPD shootings.
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2 NYPD shootings spur questions about Mayor Mamdani's safety plans
The mayor and his allies indicated NYPD officers would still respond to emergency calls like the ones on Thursday that left two people dead at the hands of the police.
gothamist.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
My comments on recent NYPD shootings.
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Professor Alex Vitale and Author of The End of Policing, discusses the significance of the NYPD Protest Settlement and the central role of organizing, testimony, and First Amendment protections. Learn more at protesttestimonyproject.org
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January 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Professor Alex Vitale and Author of The End of Policing, discusses the significance of the NYPD Protest Settlement and the central role of organizing, testimony, and First Amendment protections. Learn more at protesttestimonyproject.org
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@psjpbc.bsky.social @alexvitale.bsky.social
After a flurry of right-wing attack pieces following his appointment to the Mamdani Transition team, Project Coordinator Alex Vitale also received some positive coverage, including this short video interview for Current Affairs. @currentaffairs.bsky.social @alexvitale.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
After a flurry of right-wing attack pieces following his appointment to the Mamdani Transition team, Project Coordinator Alex Vitale also received some positive coverage, including this short video interview for Current Affairs. @currentaffairs.bsky.social @alexvitale.bsky.social
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Researchers consistently fail to consider the true costs of policing when they evaluate its effectiveness. Traffic stops don't improve safety and have massive social costs.
Recent research found that traffic stops by police in Hillsborough County, Florida reduced voter turnout in 2014, 2016, and 2018 federal elections.
A Police Stop Is Enough to Make Someone Less Likely to Vote
New research shows how the communities that are most heavily policed are pushed away from politics and from having a say in changing policy.
boltsmag.org
January 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Researchers consistently fail to consider the true costs of policing when they evaluate its effectiveness. Traffic stops don't improve safety and have massive social costs.
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When we dramatically expand police power, we should expect a lot more of this.
We’re going to see a lot more of these cases after the next election.
“An ICE leader has been locked up in the same jail where he’d sent ICE prisoners after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend earlier this month.“
“An ICE leader has been locked up in the same jail where he’d sent ICE prisoners after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend earlier this month.“
ICE Leader Thrown in His Own Jail Over Strangling Claims
Samuel Saxon, 47, has been handed over to the feds after allegedly brutalizing his girlfriend and lying about it.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
When we dramatically expand police power, we should expect a lot more of this.
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Wonderful screenings of @sexworkfilm.bsky.social in Oakland and San Francisco this week.
December 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wonderful screenings of @sexworkfilm.bsky.social in Oakland and San Francisco this week.
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We won!!! We are proud to announce that “Sex Work: It’s Just a Job” was selected as Audience Favorite at the Workers Unite Film Festival! Such an honor to be recognized amongst so many important films. @workersuniteff.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We won!!! We are proud to announce that “Sex Work: It’s Just a Job” was selected as Audience Favorite at the Workers Unite Film Festival! Such an honor to be recognized amongst so many important films. @workersuniteff.bsky.social
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I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
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We are very excited that Councilmember @tiffanycaban.bsky.social will be on the panel at tomorrow night's screening (Friday) at the Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem.
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SEX WORK: IT’s JUST A JOB | Maysles Documentary Center
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November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We are very excited that Councilmember @tiffanycaban.bsky.social will be on the panel at tomorrow night's screening (Friday) at the Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem.
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We are very excited that Councilmember @tiffanycaban.bsky.social will be on the panel at tonight's screening at Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem.
www.maysles.org/calendar/sex...
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SEX WORK: IT'S JUST A JOB — maysles documentary center
IN MAYSLES CINEMA Thursday, November 13th at 7PM SEX WORK: IT’S JUST A JOB Tami Gold, 2025, 60 min. SEX WORK: IT'S JUST A JOB shares the voices of an incredibly diverse group of sex worker...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We are very excited that Councilmember @tiffanycaban.bsky.social will be on the panel at tonight's screening at Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem.
www.maysles.org/calendar/sex...
www.maysles.org/calendar/sex...