Whitey Ford
07-14-2023, 03:57 PM
Meet Sequeerity, a queer-women-led security group building community by keeping people safe
The group focuses on de-escalation among communities that are wary of police.
https://i.imgur.com/zJ1ltdB.jpg
Without her black t-shirt with "Sequeerity" emblazoned on the back in white block letters, it would have been easy to mistake Koshiol-Wright for an event organizer as she stopped to dance with attendees or drop a few disks into a giant game of Connect Four.
Koshiol-Wright and a colleague were working security at an event called Outside Vibe put on by the Hennepin Theatre Trust and Kulture Klub Collaborative, an arts group for youth experiencing homelessness in a downtown alley last week.
At a time when some communities are wary of interacting with police, security companies like the queer women of color-led team Sequeerity are filling a void around the Twin Cities, from Pride events this month to protests at the Capitol.
Formed in 2020, when many people in underrepresented communities sought more friendly forms of safety and security, Sequeerity trains its staff and local organizations in de-escalation. They say their friendly demeanor and quirky t-shirts help build rapport and reduce crimes of opportunity at events.
https://archive.is/6SMMb#selection-2795.0-2807.301
The group focuses on de-escalation among communities that are wary of police.
https://i.imgur.com/zJ1ltdB.jpg
Without her black t-shirt with "Sequeerity" emblazoned on the back in white block letters, it would have been easy to mistake Koshiol-Wright for an event organizer as she stopped to dance with attendees or drop a few disks into a giant game of Connect Four.
Koshiol-Wright and a colleague were working security at an event called Outside Vibe put on by the Hennepin Theatre Trust and Kulture Klub Collaborative, an arts group for youth experiencing homelessness in a downtown alley last week.
At a time when some communities are wary of interacting with police, security companies like the queer women of color-led team Sequeerity are filling a void around the Twin Cities, from Pride events this month to protests at the Capitol.
Formed in 2020, when many people in underrepresented communities sought more friendly forms of safety and security, Sequeerity trains its staff and local organizations in de-escalation. They say their friendly demeanor and quirky t-shirts help build rapport and reduce crimes of opportunity at events.
https://archive.is/6SMMb#selection-2795.0-2807.301