Social Justice, Access, and Outreach in the Psychedelic Renaissance - EntheoGeneration 2019
Channel: EntheoGeneration
Date: 10/12/2019

What is our role as individuals in the psychedelic renaissance? How do we make an impact the right way? As psychedelic medicines seem poised to be accepted by the FDA, the broader medical community, and, increasingly, in society's mainstream, the right questions must be asked to ensure human rights-based and justice-informed policy reform. Questions surrounding equity, access, and community have long been overlooked. Issues surrounding marginalized and oppressed communities must be elevated to public conversation in order to make sure reform is for all, not just the few and privileged.
 
Natalie Ginsberg founded the Policy & Advocacy department at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), where she currently serves as the Director of Policy & Advocacy. Ismail Ali, J.D., is Policy & Advocacy Counsel for MAPS, where he advocates to eliminate barriers to psychedelic therapy and research, develops and implements legal and policy strategy, and coordinates support for clinical research in Latin America.
 
Hosted by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and the Zendo Project, the EntheoGeneration speaker series launched at Burning Man 2019. A wide variety of educational presentations were held from Wednesday, August 28, 2019, through Saturday, August 31, 2019, featuring topics that explore the latest research and healing opportunities for humanity, how to address issues of inclusion and access, strategies to protect indigenous plant medicine traditions and more, from the brightest leaders active in the field today.
 
EntheoGeneration:
https://zendoproject.org/entheogeneration/
 
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS):
https://maps.org
 
The Zendo Project - Psychedelic Peer Support:
https://zendoproject.org