Ki Sequeira

Background

About Ki Sequeira

Ki Sequeira is a Latinx, non-binary, queer advocate, having immigrated to Canada in the early 90s due to political and civil warfare. They have a diploma in Child and Youth Work and are currently employed at YWCA as a Harm Reduction Shelter Worker, as well as at YMCA Sprott House, a 2SLGBTQIA+ transitional housing program for youth in Canada. Ki’s educational journey took them to the West Coast to pursue a degree in Child and Youth Care, and ultimately came back with a better understanding of mental health, navigating systems and institutions of power, and how to better create spaces for intersecting identities for marginalized and vulnerable communities. Ki comes with a diverse experience of over fifteen years in the social justice sector working with newcomers, youth at risk, early childhood, individuals with developmental and cognitive disabilities, case management, residence, schools, violence intervention programs, community building, advocacy, wrap-around supports, and has facilitated professional development workshops around gender and sexuality, anti-homophobia, anti-transphobia, anti-racism, harm reduction, and how to be an effective ally versus performative allyship. An over-thinker by nature, Ki consistently and continuously works on how to better improve services to service users, particularly working with 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their intersecting identities: with a focus on wellness, sustainability, and harm reduction.