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Designer bags and stun guns: Bay Area mutual aid group mixes self defense with style
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Left to right, Yasmine Rosa, Fiera Ferrari, Guerilla Davis and Nikita Lewis pose for a photo in Oakland, Calif.Patricia Chang
Dancer Nikita Lewis poses for a photographer in front of a friend’s home in Oakland. She stands resolutely facing forward, appearing to have no worries in the world at the moment. In one hand, she models a popular cream-colored designer bag from New York designer Telfar Clemens. In her other hand, she wields a stun gun.
These are two items available in a free self-defense kit supplied by We Are The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For, a mutual aid collective of artists and creatives based in Oakland. It’s part of an initiative called Arm The Girls, which supports local Black and Indigenous queer and trans femmes. The other items in the kit include a 2-inch pocket knife, antibacterial spray and a three-in-one tool (maximum strength pepper gel, glass break