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For 3 years, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) has been at the forefront of the fight against the ever-expanding surveillance dragnet. From campaigns to outlaw geofence warrants – which allow law enforcement to surveil all active mobile devices or all users within a certain geographic area – to banning the use of facial recognition systems which disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, Muslim, and immigrant communities, S.T.O.P. is fighting the dangerous narrative that surveillance equals safety. Most recently, S.T.O.P. led an effort to conduct a ‘census’ of surveillance tech in New York City, finding 17,000 CCTV cameras from one controversial company alone. But surveillance doesn’t just stop at hardware. The mass collection and use of data on our every move online (and off) lays bare the importance of data privacy legislation, which S.T.O.P. has been advocating for since its inception. The overturning of Roe v. Wade underscores the urgency of protecting New Yorkers and everyone’s right to bodily autonomy and privacy. We invite you to a shared celebration of all that we’ve accomplished so far, where we’ll share all that we can do together to uphold our privacy and fundamental rights. Come and learn more about how you can play a role in pushing back against surveillance and meet like-minded people who are dedicated to freeing New York from these nefarious forces. Your ticket purchase is a tax-deductible donation to S.T.O.P. Food and drinks are available for purchase at the event. About S.T.O.P. S.T.O.P. litigates and advocates for privacy, working to abolish local governments’ systems of mass surveillance. Our work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, indigenous peoples, and communities of color, particularly the unique trauma of anti-Black policing. Graphic design: @marthmay