Breaking Broken Windows

We are a coalition of grassroots community groups & police watchdog organizations with roots in the communities most affected by Broken Windows policing.

The Coalition to End Broken Windows

When: April 5th & 6th, 6–9pm
Where: CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Ave (at 34th St), NY, NY 10016
*Please bring photo ID to enter the building
*Seating is limited. Make sure to register for one or both days to reserve your spot. 
*If you require childcare please make sure you get the reservation that includes a childcare request.
*A light meal will be served between 5-6pm on both days.
Questions? Contact: breakingbrokenwindows@gmail.com
 
Given life by conservative thinkers and widely accepted by liberal-thinking people, Broken Windows policing was implemented in New York City in the early 1990’s and exported around the world. Broken Windows theory contends that criminalizing low level, so-called 'quality-of-life offenses’, leads to overall crime reduction. However, Broken Windows policing  is a law and order model that expands–not reduces–the scope of ‘crime’. In doing so, it amplifies the power of police to carry out official state violence and punishment. Broken Windows unjustifiably criminalizes poor and working class people, of whom some (or most) are people of color. 
Join us as we analyze the era of mass criminalization and imprisonment while we work towards an alternative and self-determining future. 
 
<H2>Preliminary Program</H2>
Tuesday, April 5th, Room C204
6:00pm - 6:05pm: Welcome
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6:05pm - 6:40pm: Film excerpt: Giuliani Time, 2006
Kevin Keating, Filmmaker and Director
6:40pm - 8pm: Nuts & bolts of ‘Broken Windows’
Noha Arafa, New Yorkers Against Bratton Bernard Harcourt, Columbia University  Pete White, Los Angeles Community Action Network  Tania Mattos, Queens Neighborhoods United  Jean Rice, Homeless Advocate
8pm - 9pm: Community Policing and Community Control
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, CUNY Graduate Center Ana Muñiz, PhD, University of California, Irvine Shannon Jones, Why Accountability Vincent Riggins, Brite Leadership Coalition - East New York
9:00pm: Closing Remarks
Wednesday April 6th, Skylight, Rm 9100
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 Welcome Back
6pm - 6:50pm: Media of Fear, Media of Freedom
Raven Rakia, Journalist  Aaron Cantu, Journalist Janine Jackson, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) Ash Jegroo, Journalist
7:00pm - 7:20pm: Connecting ICE and Broken Windows Policing
Abraham Paulos, Families for Freedom, ICE-Free NYC
7:20pm - 8:45pm: Divesting from Police, Abolition: Identifying alternatives, imagining futures of freedom
Prof. Alex Vitale, Brooklyn College  Carmen Dixon, Safety Beyond Policing  Taylonn Murphy, Tayshanna Chicken Murphy Foundation  Joseph "Jazz" Hayden, The Campaign to End the New Jim Crow
8:45pm - 9:00pm: Close Out
 
We will ask: How can we end the era of Broken Windows and mass criminalization?
What is the purpose of "community policing"? What does any form of policing say about (un)freedom?
What is the role of media in shaping policy & politics of fear? What about our media?
What common ground does community control and abolition share and where do they differ?
There are alternatives to systems of punishment and police! How do we make it an everyday reality?
 
FAQs
 
Is there a cost for the conference?
Nope. This event is free & open to the public. Tickets are just for RSVP purposes. 
 
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
*Please bring photo ID to enter the building. No age limits. If you require childcare please make sure you get the reservation that includes a childcare request.
 
What are my transport options getting to the event?
B/D/F/M/N/Q/R trains to 34th  6 to 33rd Street 
 
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Contact us at breakingbrokenwindows@gmail.com
 
Can I update my registration information? Does the name on the registration/ticket need to match the attendee?
Yes! Please do keep your registration information up to date. You'll need to sign in at the front desk, and your name will need to appear on the list to avoid issues getting into the conference. Thanks!  Contact us at breakingbrokenwindows@gmail.com if you have any questions updating your registration.
 
 
Sponsors: CUNY Center for Human Environments; Earth & Environmental Sciences Program; The Center for Place Culture & Politics; Advance Research Collaborative, Prison Studies Group; The Space Time Research Collective; CUNY; and The Women of Color Network at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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