Alex S. Vitale

Thanks to everyone at the Wolfe Institute at Brooklyn College for putting on such a great event.

Fantastic panel following our screening at Brooklyn College yesterday

Exonerations Grind to a Halt Under Chicago’s New Prosecutor - Bolts Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has weakened her office’s already broken system for freeing the innocent, even as allegations of coercion mount against a former Chicago detective.

A group of Chicago cops have been accused of bullying witnesses into falsely implicating suspects, & threatening to separate people from children if they didn’t provide favorable testimony.

But prosecutors are failing to take a meaningful look back at people convicted bc of their testimonies:

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

The Home Office sham "consultation" on cumulative protests closed on 29 September, so this immediate announcement shows Labour had already decided – yet again – to expand public order powers, well before the Manchester attack that is now used to justify it
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Local Police Departments Are Enabling ICE’s Deportation Machine Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Truthout. Even in cities where police decline to work with ICE, local law enforcement still bolster Trump’s deportation agenda.

Yep. economichardship.org/2025/06/loca...

Local Police Departments Are Enabling ICE’s Deportation Machine Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Truthout. Even in cities where police decline to work with ICE, local law enforcement still bolster Trump’s deportation agenda.

A piece I wrote recently on this subject. economichardship.org/2025/06/loca...

This is how your state police protects people’s right to protest:

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

Wonderful evening at The Swan w @sarahljaffe.bsky.social and @mitalinagrecha.bsky.social

October 2025 Newsletter Policing and Social Justice Project

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Film screening of 'Sex Work: It's just a job', with Alex Vitale Join us for a thought-provoking film screening on decriminalising sex work, with Alex Vitale & sex worker allies

We’re screening the film in London this Friday! Visit the link for details.

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Film screening of 'Sex Work: It's just a job', with Alex Vitale Join us for a thought-provoking film screening on decriminalising sex work, with Alex Vitale & sex worker allies

Come check us out in London Oct 3.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-scree...

Europe has some legalization schemes, but not true decriminalization.

This FRIDAY - get your tickets now

Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders

“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Northwestern students blocked from enrollment after refusing controversial antisemitism training Students say mandatory training video is biased in favor of Israel and could inflame campus tensions over Gaza

This is totally kabonkers

Join us October 2nd at Birmingham Law School for a great event with @alexvitale.bsky.social about decriminalizing sex work.

Interesting research on Right extremist symbolism among French police.

Out supporting @vocal-ny.bsky.social.

S3x work is now recognised as a legitimate profession in Belgium. After decriminalising s3x work in 2022, the country took another major step by allowing s3x workers to sign formal employment… We asked a Belgian s3x worker what it's really like

Belgium decriminalised sex work in 2022. Recently, they published the laws that will regulate sx work there. Here, a sex worker speaks about the new rights that she has gotten through decriminalisation.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JhE...

Excited to be back in the UK next week for this.

Read, blue, and yellow digital sign announcing a protest in NYC on September 25th with butterflies along the border that reads: New Yorkers Against ICE 6PM, 9/25, Foley Square DEMANDS 1) ICE out of New York, ICE out of the Courts! 2) Pass NY4All in Albany & NYC Trust Act in NYC! 3) No Troops in NYC! Hands Off NYC! Call your NYC and NYC reps - reps.fyi.

NYC-area folks! Please come out to this "New Yorkers Against ICE" rally tomorrow at 6:00PM in Foley Square. My union helped organize this action, and we're hoping for a big turnout. Foley Square is just a couple of blocks away from the immigration courthouses where ICE is kidnapping our neighbors.

Out protesting NYPD deaths in custody. Nine so far this year. With @tiffanycaban.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social @legalaidnyc.bsky.social @tinaluongo.bsky.social

We are looking for a place to screen our film on decriminalizing sex work in DC in mid November. Any ideas?

Out protesting NYPD deaths in custody. Nine so far this year. With @tiffanycaban.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social @legalaidnyc.bsky.social @tinaluongo.bsky.social

Sex work - It's just a job. The story of the struggle to decriminalise sex work through an assembly of people who work or have worked in the sex trades

'Sex Work: It's just a job'.

Netpol is co-host for a screening of a new film from the US on decriminalising sex work, with a Q&A including @alexvitale.bsky.social and sex worker allies.

🗓️ Friday 3 October
📍 Keyworth Arts and Media Centre
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-scree...

UK folks: We will be screening our film "Sex Work: It's Just a Job" (@Sexworkfilm) on Oct 3 in London and Oct 2 at Univ of Birmingham. www.eventbrite.com/e/program-19...

SF/Bay Area folks: Who should we connect with about a possible screening of our film there in December? www.sexworkfilm.com

More work on Sex work

Coverage of our Premiere last week in Politico. www.politico.com/newsletters/...