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Author: Luisa Uribe
Photo Credit: Ross Uribe
At a party inside a venue in Colombia, it is common to see the scene of someone drunk or stoned wondering where their friends are, going from one place to another. It is also common to see that person disappear in the crowd and then leave escorted by the event's security: Why did they take them out? Where did they take them? What did they say to them? Did they find them safe transport? Many questions about an image that is repeated with different variables, before and after the pandemic.
A few years ago, the proposal of security on dance floors was either not done or was considered unnecessary. But since 2021, the safety of the public, the prevention of violence inside the parties and the attempts to generate reflection and spaces for dialogue are more common. Several collectives and clubs publish "rules" of behaviour in their spaces: no to harassment, discrimination or any kind of violence. There are accompaniment teams at some events, and even hotlines. The landscape is changing.
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