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<strong>Join Alex in conversation with extra special guest Knives (@ghost.them), a London-based freelancer doing a mix of set design, modelling, and working in nightlife.In nightlife contexts, Knives works as a welfare officer for various club nights, including queer, kink, and private parties. Alex and Knives both work as welfare officers at Riposte, a queer techno night in London. Alex asks Knives about their journey into welfare work, about the functions of welfare officers in nightclubs, and the challenges that can arise when attempting to keep clubbers safe from sex/drug-related harms. Alex and Knives also reflect on the toll welfare work can take on the individuals who do it. </strong>

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Season 3 Episode 7: Transness and nightlife, Casil McAuthur in conversation with Amara Gisele Jones Velasquez

People and Dancefloors is a participatory research project looking at narratives of ordinary people, illicit drug use and dance culture in the UK.

The first output of the project is a 25-min documentary film which will be released publicly in winter 2020. In the meantime, you can watch the People and Dancefloors trailer here: https://youtu.be/FQhe_gVvIzY 

For more info on our project, to participate in the research or find out about upcoming events, please check out the People and Dancefloors website: http://peopleanddancefloors.com/