In this experiential workshop, Serena will lead us through a voice-activating meditation to develop a deeper connection with our voices and how we use them. You will also learn simple tuning exercises that can help calm the nervous system within minutes.
After the meditation, Serena will teach us some powerful ancient self-care rituals derived from the 5000-year-old Indian system of natural medicine, Ayurveda. You will also discover your dosha - your unique ayurvedic mind-body type. According to ancient Ayurvedic wisdom, doshas are the energy patterns that flow around our bodies, governing our thinking and behavior. Knowing our dosha gives us vital insights into what the mind, body, and spirit need to be aligned. Serena will leave us with easy-to-implement daily rituals that balance your dosha and enhance your wellness routine.

Join us for an hour-long exploration of the spiritual significance of fungi in cultures around the world. We will briefly introduce ourselves before discussing the evolving landscape of psychedelics through the lens of people of color. We will seal the event with an energy practice.

Building Grassroots Movements and Non-Profits in the Psychedelic Field

As the psychedelic movement rapidly grows within the mainstream sphere, many startups, biotech companies, for-profits, public benefits, and nonprofits are created. With this influx of projects looking for a space within the psychedelic ecosystem, it can be incredibly difficult for some organizations to gain the traction they need to achieve their goals, especially for those grassroots nonprofits looking to expand advocacy and education within the field.

What does the non-profit/grassroots movement in the psychedelic field look like now, and how has that changed over the years? Are there instances where non-profits/grassroots movements collaborate with the so-called emergent “psychedelic industry”? Is there room for the industry to support non-profits and grassroots movements, or are they at odds? How do you sustainably grow community and minimize burnout?

Join us this conversation with Ifetayo Harvey, who is the founder and board president at the People of Color Psychedelic Collective, Victor Acero, who is a Co-Founder and Director of Internal Operations for the Intercollegiate Psychedelics Network, Daniel Garcia, who is founding Board Member of People of Color Psychedelic Collective and licensed to practice law in Colorado, and Kufikiri Imara, who is a globally recognized voice as a champion on the important issues of inclusion, diversity, education, and access within the larger psychedelic community.

On 5/18, join us for a panel discussion featuring our interviewees, Dr. Rachel Knox, Evan Segura, and De'Vannon Hubert, at 6pm ET.

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuceCoqTwqH9Ibx5XLu0-1eXFJLabrbLU7

Join the People of Color Psychedelic Collective for a general information session on May 3, 2023, from 7:30 to 9 pm ET.

Meet the POCPC members and learn about our work and how you can get involved.

REGISTER to attend!

This session will discuss altered states and why they are important to the human experience. What comes up in altered states? What causes altered states to happen? How do altered states inform us, and how do we integrate our downloads into our day-to-day life?

Humans and animals have used mind-altering substances for centuries for spiritual and healing purposes. With the war on drugs launching during Nixon's presidency, his administration banned these substances, and users criminalized them. The war on drugs is responsible for the disproportionate incarceration of Black and Latinx people. In the past decade, psychedelics have gained attention in the mainstream for their healing potential. Often, psychedelics are compared to antidepressants and juxtaposed as a better, more improved version of their pharmaceutical counterparts. Yet, is healing that simple? In this course, panelists will discuss the promises and pitfalls of psychedelic healing for trauma. How can psychedelics help heal trauma, and what else is needed to support those seeking healing? What are the risks associated with psychedelic use?

As community organizations, activists, and coalitions continue to dismantle the failed drug prohibition, jurisdiction by jurisdiction, substance by substance, we explore possibilities and problems posed by this new terrain.

People of Color Psychedelic Collective invite you to join us to explore drug policy challenges. This event will include an inspiring Blackadelic experimental musical performance, and a panel discussion featuring leading policy advocates and community health leaders.

We will engage the urgent topic of what work remains and what work will become possible after the war on drugs.

While psychedelics, mezcal, and cannabis continue to grow as industries, there is an absence of conversations about the significance of these substances in indigenous cultures in Oaxaca, Mexico. In this expansive conversation, we will discuss how Indigenous groups use these substances traditionally and how U.S. policies, such as the war on drugs and immigration, have shaped indigenous people’s perspectives of these substances. We will also discuss how these industries' tourist economy, cultural appropriation, and formalization perpetuate harm instead of healing for communities safeguarding these practices.

As psychedelics become more prominent in mainstream discourse, how can we ensure that we work towards psychedelics justice? How can we maintain Indigenous sovereignty over traditional drugs like peyote and ayahuasca and ensure that our movements to liberate psychedelics from prohibition incorporate a healing vision of justice?

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCpN6WmMPLk

Although grief is a universal human experience, our walks with grief are unique and informed by our identities. As Black and brown people, we carry intergenerational and historical grief along with the weight of ongoing systemic oppression and racialization. What role might psychedelics have in tending to our acute and inherited grief? How can we reclaim and reinvent practices for moving with grief as people of color? Join us for a conversation about psychedelics in navigating grief and loss.

One year has passed since Covid -19 pandemic was declared a global crisis.  We have disproportionately witnessed the loss of our BIPOC family members, friends, and community members. As we continue to shelter-in-place, we see the long term side effects of covid across the country.