Psymposia NYC 2019
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Saturday, October 12, 2019
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– Top Stories –
SSDP Spotlight: Just Say Know, a peer education program for everyone
Although SSDP was founded upon political lobbying from the top down, it has also served as a platform for member-led initiatives of harm reduction and peer education.
Forgiving psychedelic abusers should never be at the expense of their victims
A response to the recent Chacruna.net interview with Daniel Pinchbeck.
Podcast Preview: We Hope Michael Pollan Changes His Mind
As Michal Pollan steps into the role of psychedelic gatekeeper, we critically examine his recent NYT op-ed on slowing down psilocybin decriminalization.
Shipibo Women Healers on the Challenges and Opportunities of the Ayahuasca Boom
After the murder of a Peruvian healer in 2018, traditional healers, local political figures, and nonprofit allies gathered to address the complexities that come with the influx of foreigners seeking ayahuasca in the Amazon.
Will MDMA-assisted psychotherapy be covered by health insurance?
Until MDMA-assisted psychotherapy is proven without a doubt to reduce long-term costs, many insurance companies do not have an incentive to cover it.
Podcast Preview: We Hope Michael Pollan Changes His Mind
As Michal Pollan steps into the role of psychedelic gatekeeper, we critically examine his recent NYT op-ed on slowing down psilocybin decriminalization.
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SSDP Spotlight: Just Say Know, a peer education program for everyone
Although SSDP was founded upon political lobbying from the top down, it has also served as a platform for member-led initiatives of harm reduction and peer education.
Forgiving psychedelic abusers should never be at the expense of their victims
A response to the recent Chacruna.net interview with Daniel Pinchbeck.
Young People of Color As Leaders in The Movement To End the War on Drugs
How do you center the needs and perspectives of people of color in your activism—not because you want to fill a quota, but because the success of your work depends on it?
Considerations for Engaging with Amazonian Ancestral Practices, People, and Places
If we truly believe in the positive transformational power of visionary plant experiences, we must support each other to make real social change happen, less this transformation stagnates at the individual level.
Shipibo Women Healers on the Challenges and Opportunities of the Ayahuasca Boom
After the murder of a Peruvian healer in 2018, traditional healers, local political figures, and nonprofit allies gathered to address the complexities that come with the influx of foreigners seeking ayahuasca in the Amazon.
PSYCHEDELIC
SISTERS IN ARMS
A series of personal stories on consent, gender, and sexual violence
against women in psychedelic communities
PSYCHEDELIC
SISTERS IN ARMS
A series of personal stories on consent, gender, and sexual violence against women in psychedelic communities
I Was Recorded During A 5-MeO DMT Ceremony Without My Consent
I was told that a video of me was recorded without my consent, and I could view it after some rest.
He said to me “all women secretly want to be raped”
Jay brought up the Me Too Movement and called it “hysteria” – I asked him if he has ever been raped. He had not.
Time’s Up. The dance floor is not your colonial hunting ground
Dance has played a sacred role universally amongst indigenous cultures for millennia. Our dances may have nothing to do with attracting your gaze.
I Was Recorded During A 5-MeO DMT Ceremony Without My Consent
I was told that a video of me was recorded without my consent, and I could view it after some rest.
He said to me “all women secretly want to be raped”
Jay brought up the Me Too Movement and called it “hysteria” – I asked him if he has ever been raped. He had not.
Time’s Up. The dance floor is not your colonial hunting ground
Dance has played a sacred role universally amongst indigenous cultures for millennia. Our dances may have nothing to do with attracting your gaze.
Popular Reads
It’s time to debunk prohibitionist narratives and calls for monopolies within psychedelic science
As venture-capital-backed, for-profit companies barrel into psychedelic therapy, the potential for the widespread privatization of psychedelic knowledge and profits looms large. Some researchers are so enthusiastic about medicalization by “any means necessary” that they’re resorting to prohibitionist historical narratives and calling for monopolies to push the agenda forward.
After 26 years in prison for LSD, and clemency from Obama, Timothy Tyler is a free man
What’s it like being sentenced to life in prison for selling LSD? Timothy Tyler, a Deadhead convicted of selling LSD and granted clemency by President Barack Obama, talked to Psymposia about his 26 years in prison, and the challenges of adjusting to a brave, new world.
What happens when you give an octopus MDMA?
A team of researchers bathed octopuses in MDMA. Here's what they learned.
Popular Reads
It’s time to debunk prohibitionist narratives and calls for monopolies within psychedelic science
As venture-capital-backed, for-profit companies barrel into psychedelic therapy, the potential for the widespread privatization of psychedelic knowledge and profits looms large. Some researchers are so enthusiastic about medicalization by “any means necessary” that they’re resorting to prohibitionist historical narratives and calling for monopolies to push the agenda forward.
After 26 years in prison for LSD, and clemency from Obama, Timothy Tyler is a free man
What’s it like being sentenced to life in prison for selling LSD? Timothy Tyler, a Deadhead convicted of selling LSD and granted clemency by President Barack Obama, talked to Psymposia about his 26 years in prison, and the challenges of adjusting to a brave, new world.
What happens when you give an octopus MDMA?
A team of researchers bathed octopuses in MDMA. Here's what they learned.
