Psychedelic Justice: Toward a Diverse and Equitable Psychedelic Culture

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CULTIVATING A PSYCHEDELIC RENAISSANCE THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE
Radical, cultural transformation is the guiding force behind this socially visionary anthology. Its unifying value is social justice. It guides us in cultivating a psychedelic renaissance that represents everyone, honors voices that have been suppressed for too long, and envisions a more beautiful tomorrow through a psychedelic lens.
The anthology highlights Chacruna's ongoing work promoting diversity and inclusion by prominently featuring voices that have been long marginalized in Western psychedelic culture: women, queer people, people of color, and indigenous people. The essays examine both historical and current issues within psychedelics that many may not know about. The essays examine both historical and current issues within psychedelics that many may not know about, and orient around policy, reciprocity, diversity and inclusion, sex and power, colonialism, and indigenous concerns. We believe the book can be another tool to help Chacruna and its allies continue to push for justice and inclusion in the greater psychedelic culture.
Topics covered in this collection include: indigenous perspectives on colonialism and cultural approriation , masculinity and sexual abuse in psychedelic communities , psychedelics and capitalism , the medicalization of psychedelics , diversity & inclusion within the psychedelic community , sustainability of peyote , policy and harm reduction the queerness of psychedelics , the experiences of BIPOC with psychedelics , and how psychedelics can activate change .
This book is another tool to help Chacruna and its allies continue to push for justice and inclusion in the greater psychedelic culture. Chacruna.net envisions a world where plant medicines and other psychedelics are preserved, protected, and valued as part of our cultural identity and integrated into our social, legal and health care systems. We provide public education and cultural understanding about psychedelic plant medicines and promote a bridge between the ceremonial use of sacred plants and psychedelic science.