2/21/24 :: BIPOC Speaker Series - Perspectives on Psychedelics in Colorado

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Wednesday, September 25

2/21/24 :: BIPOC Speaker Series - Perspectives on Psychedelics in Colorado

Series of events to increase solidarity among psychedelic community members who advocate for spiritual medicine and social equity praxes.

By BIPOC Psychedelic + CU Denver Anthropology Dept

Date and time

Wednesday, September 25 · 7 - 8:30pm MDT

Location

Ant Life

2150 Market Street Denver, CO 80205

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About this event

** 2/10/24 NEW Update: Due to unseen circumstances, this specific talk will be postponed to Sept. 25th 2024. We apologize for any inconvience. Emails to all event attendees regarding this change will be sent out. Any questions, contact Marty.Otanez@cudenver.edu.

The first event of the BIPOC Speaker series will be on Wednesday, March 20th with Daniel Castro Kuthoomi from 7-8:30PM in Denver at ANTLIFE. Tickets will be on sale in a few days from today. Details of March presentation are here: https://clas.ucdenver.edu/anthropology/perspectives-psychedelics
Thank you for your understanding.
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ABOUT THE PRESENTATION

Our first presenter in the series is Melanie Rose Rodgers. The title of her presentation is A Path to Healing, Lessons Learned and Insights from almost a Decade in Cannabis and Psychedelic Policy and Advocacy in Denver, Colorado.

Melanie is a Filipina, community organizer and grassroots activist based in Denver. She has been on the frontlines of cannabis and psychedelic advocacy for nearly a decade. Her involvement as one of six petitioners behind Denver’s 2019 ballot initiative to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms led her on the path of sacred activism and healing trauma with entheogenic plants and fungi. Melanie has been instrumental in changing and creating new laws pertaining to cannabis and natural, sacred medicine in Denver, Washington DC and Colorado. In this talk, she'll share stories about her lived experience and provide background, tips to navigating Colorado's political landscape and how to participate in civil engagement.

Melanie is the Founder of Influential X, Co-founder of local nonprofit Expunge Colorado and Founder/Co-creator of BIPOC Psychedelic, a new community organization that is BIPOC-led and for the BIPOC community.

Perspectives on Psychedelics is designed to provide educational material and community input to psychedelic policy makers in Colorado and elsewhere, incluing Denver's Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel, and the 15-member Natural Medicine Advisory Board and its working groups created by the passage of the Natural Medicine Health Act (Proposition 122) in November 2022.

Learn more about speakers and schedule here.

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BIPOC Psychedelic + CU Denver Anthropology Dept

In February through September 2024, an all BIPOC speakers series focused on psychedelics in Colorado will take place in Denver. BIPOC refers to Black, Indigenous and Other People of Color. The events are free and in-person.

This project is designed to provide educational material and community input to psychedelic policy makers in Colorado and elsewhere, including the 15-member Natural Medicine Advisory Board and its working groups created by the passage of the Natural Medicine Health Act (Proposition 122) in November 2022.

Project Goals

Increase solidarity among local psychedelic community members self-identified as BIPOC who advocate for spiritual medicine and social equity praxes
Create a repository of free educational materials (videos, companion presentation guides/policy briefs) produced by BIPOC individuals who support genuine equity in psilocybin and other spiritual medicine rule implementation in Colorado

The BIPOC Speaker series project will include the creation of a repository of ten educational webinars (about 1 hour each) featuring ten citizen scientists and sacred plant medicine stewards who devote their labor to BIPOC-related issues pertaining to decriminalization and legalization of psychedelics in Colorado.

Learn more about speakers and dates here.

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