The Rebel Educationist
Intersectional Harm Reduction | PWUD Advocacy | Drug Policy Reform | Technical Program Management
Phoenix Mohawk Kellye (they/them)—widely known as Mohawk—is a pioneering Black, Trans intersectional educator and advocate with over a decade of executive-level experience in the harm reduction sector. As the founder of Rebel Harm Reduction, Mohawk specializes in designing and deploying life-saving interventions for communities disproportionately targeted by the War on Drugs.
A Bridge Between Technology and the Front Lines
Mohawk is uniquely positioned at the intersection of technical innovation and grassroots activism. With a background in technology and data-driven program management, they have successfully managed complex outreach systems and advanced drug-checking initiatives in both local and global settings. Their work is characterized by “Pragmatic Radicalism”—using high-level technology (FTIR, GC/MS) to serve the immediate, material needs of the BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and PWUD communities.
Proven Leadership & Global Influence
With a career spanning 10+ years, Mohawk has established a reputation for excellence in:
- Programmatic Leadership: Leading large-scale community organizations (including a 9-year tenure as President of New York DanceSafe) and managing technical programs for national distributors like NEXT Distro.
- Socio-Political Advocacy: Influencing drug policy reform by centering the voices of those most marginalized by current legislation.
- Popular Education: Translating complex academic and pharmacological data into accessible, “lay-term” resources that empower individuals to make informed health decisions.
A Dedicated Voice for Systemic Change
Beyond service provision, Mohawk is a sought-after thought leader in the global drug policy movement, serving on international boards such as Youth RISE. Their work is rooted in mutual aid and the conviction that true health equity is impossible without dismantling the structural barriers faced by the most vulnerable.
An Intersectional Partner in the Global Fight For Our Lives
Background.
Phoenix Mohawk Kellye (they/he)—also known as Mohawk—is a strategist and veteran advocate with over 12 years of specialized experience in the harm reduction sector. Known globally as The Rebel Educationist, Mohawk’s career is defined by a commitment to data-driven health interventions and the empowerment of marginalized populations navigating the toxic unregulated drug market.
The Path to Leadership
Mohawk’s journey into the sector began with a critical observation of systemic failure. Inspired by the grassroots legacy of ACT UP NY and the analytical rigor of DrugsData.org, Mohawk transitioned from witness to advocate in 2012. After observing a pattern of preventable tragedies within their community, Mohawk identified a profound lack of specialized, culturally competent care—and committed their career to becoming the resource that didn't yet exist.
Innovation and Expertise
Today, Mohawk is a recognized leader in the field of Substance Analysis and Preventative Health. Their expertise includes:
- Forensic Trend Analysis: Monitoring and analyzing emerging drug market trends to provide real-time, life-saving interventions.
- Popular Education: Translating complex pharmacological and policy data into accessible, actionable health education for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD).
- Strategic Outreach: Designing and delivering remote and in-person harm reduction services that are tailored to the specific socio-political needs of queer, trans, and BIPOC communities.
Institutional Impact
In 2023, Mohawk leveraged over a decade of "on-the-ground" expertise to launch Rebel Harm Reduction, which achieved 501(c)(3) status in 2024. Under Mohawk’s leadership, the organization has evolved into a vital hub for:
- Peer-Led Education: Utilizing "Popular Education" models to build community resilience.
- Socio-Political Advocacy: Challenging the systemic failures of the War on Drugs and advocating for human rights-based policy reform.
- Community Reach: Bridging the gap between vulnerable populations and life-saving resources through a mobile and agile outreach model.
Mohawk’s leadership is defined by a rare combination of lived experience, technical proficiency, and an unwavering drive to reform the infrastructure of public health.
Areas of Focus.
Drugs and Harm Reduction Principles
Chemsex
Managing Drug Use At Events
Drug Policy Reform
Youth Drug Use
Benefit Maximization
Past and present professional involvements include, but is not limited to, work with: NEXT Distro, Youth RISE, South African Network for People Who Use Drugs, New York DanceSafe, DanceSafe, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Drug Policy Alliance, National Harm Reduction Coalition, and NYC DOHMH-BADUPCT's Community Advisory Board
Research & Strategic Consultant
Data-Driven Policy & Program Integrity | Leverage a decade of frontline expertise to provide high-level data analysis and community-sourced market insights. This service ensures that public health initiatives, legislative policies, and program designs are grounded in the lived realities of People Who Use Drugs (PWUD), moving the needle from theoretical support to measurable safety and impact.
Forensic Drug Checking Technician
Real-Time Risk Mitigation & Market Intelligence | Deploying advanced chemical analysis—including FTIR Spectroscopy, colorimetric reagents, and immunoassay strips—to provide on-demand substance identification. This service empowers individuals and organizations with the forensic data necessary to navigate a toxic supply and prevent overdose fatalities before they occur.
Operational Service Coordinator
Crisis Infrastructure & Event Safety | Designing and managing the operational safety architecture for high-traffic events and community spaces. This includes the deployment of rapid-response harm reduction teams, clinical-medical collaboration, and the strategic distribution of life-saving supplies to ensure a 360-degree safety net.
Lead Harm Reduction Educator
Popular Education & Thought Leadership | Democratizing life-saving knowledge through expert-led workshops, keynote addresses, and digital knowledge-sharing. By translating complex pharmacology and policy into actionable community wisdom, this service builds a network of informed responders and advocates.
Health Technology Specialist
Digital Infrastructure for Public Health | Designing and maintaining the robust digital systems required for modern harm reduction—from secure database management and encrypted communication networks to specialized hardware maintenance. This ensures that the organization’s technological tools are as resilient as its advocacy.
Specialized Peer Support Specialist
Low-Barrier, Trauma-Informed Care | Providing specialized, high-acuity support for individuals navigating substance use or recovery. Whether on-site or virtual, this service offers a non-judgmental, peer-led alternative to traditional clinical settings, fostering trust and long-term health stability for those most isolated by stigma.
Technical Writer & Investigative Journalist
Knowledge Synthesis & Public Transparency | Converting forensic data and complex technical information into accessible, high-impact literature for the public. This service bridges the gap between the lab and the street, reporting on matters of critical public importance to ensure the community remains informed and the system remains transparent.
Capacity Building & Resource Distribution
Organizational Resilience & Scale | Scaling community safety by training staff and volunteers in evidence-based protocols, including Narcan/Naloxone administration and emergency response. This service ensures that frontline organizations and service providers are fully equipped, stocked, and competent to handle the evolving realities of the drug crisis.
Involvement.
The Global Initiative
Final report analyzing the Kush market in Sierra Leone published https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/kush-in-sierra-leone/
Rebel Analytics
Launched Rebel Analytics online shop and harm reduction chemical analysis services. Rebel Analytics provides community-led forensic analysis using gold-standard technology, including FTIR Spectroscopy and high-sensitivity immunoassay tools.
Kykeon Analytics
Collaborate on a Market Monitoring Program, in which substances are purchased from various online suppliers in order to analyze what is being sold in the market and freely publish warnings or other relevant information to the public for harm reduction and research purposes.
Local DIY HRT Distro
Conducted chemical analysis and purity testing of hormonal medications sourced from online retailers to facilitate the distribution of high-quality, low-barrier HRT for uninsured and low-income transgender individuals.
Events I performed outreach at includes but is not limited to:
Dripping Festival
SafeRave NYC
SafeRave NYC is formed by former NY DanceSafe members
Global Psychedelic Society x House of Yes
Presented and demoed FTIR spectrometer at House of Yes for GPS Horizons Decompression event
Alliance for Collaborative Drug Checking (ACDC)
ACDC Summit panelist
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)
Performed FTIR spectroscopy on "Kush" and other street drugs in BIssau, Guinea-Bissau and Freetown, Sierra Leone. Performed 100 tests.
Rebel Harm Reduction
Rebel Harm Reduction is registered as a 501(c)(3)
Harm Reduction Ohio x Wicked Clowns Harm Reduction (WCHR)
Performed FTIR Spectroscopy on street drugs in Columbus, OH.
Events I performed outreach at includes but is not limited to:
GPS: Find the Others: A Community Weaving Decompression | Dripping Festival | Gathering of the Juggalos 24 | Sustain Release Year 10 | Wasteland (Amsterdam, NL)
Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines
Keynote speaker at Queering Psychedelics II in San Francisco, CA
ACDC x GRIP x MAPS
Spoke on panels for the ACDC Conference (Online), GRIP - Groupe de Recherche et D’intervention Psychosociale, and MAPS @ Psychedelic Science
Rebel Harm Reduction
Founded the collective Rebel Harm Reduction to expand drug checking and harm reduction services with the spectrometer
South African Network for People Who Use Drugs (SANPUD)
Performed FTIR spectroscopy on street drugs in Cape Town, South Africa. Performed 40 tests.
National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC)
Built A Safer South websites
Drug Policy Alliance: Reform Conference
Performed FTIR drug checking at Reform Conference in Phoenix, AZ
The Heller School - Brandeis University
Attended FTIR Technician training at Brandeis University
Areas/Events I performed outreach at includes but is not limited to:
Wire Festival | Dripping Festival | Gathering of the Juggalos 23 | Sustain Release Year 9
Harm Reduction Conference (NHRC) x Hit Hot Topic Conference
Panelist at the Harm Reduction Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico and the HIT Hot Topic Conference in Liverpool, UK in the fall
The David Prize
Recognized as a David Prize finalist for funding towards harm reduction work. Rewarded Bruker Alpha II FTIR Spectrometer
DanceSafe, Inc.
Designed UI for and developed (programmed) the new DanceSafe website
Release/Talking Drugs (UK)
Started writing for Release Drugs Talking Drugs blog.
Oakland Hyphae
Spoke at National Psychedelic Conference in Washington, DC
The Center for Optimal Living w/ Dr. Carl Hart
Featured panelist
California Harm Reduction Initiative
Facilitated harm reduction workshop
ABC
Featured interview
Areas/Events I performed outreach at includes but is not limited to:
Fourth World
Zendo Project Advisory Committee
Advisory counsel to the Zendo harm reduction handbook/manual
Youth RISE
Registered Youth RISE in the Republic of Estonia
Coalition for Decriminalizing All Drugs
Advisory counsel to a bill proposed by Senator Rivera for decriminalizing all drugs in New York State
Designated Helpers
Joined Designated Helpers (thehelpers.net)
NY DanceSafe
Retired from NY DanceSafe chapter leadership after 8 years of leadership and service
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
Joined SSDP staff as Technology Specialist
Psyched Studio
Featured interview in Psyched Studio documentary on psychedelics (MDMA)
Power over Addiction x Naropa Alliance for Psychedelic Studies x Oakland Hyphae/Psilocybin Cup x Philadelphia Inquirer
Keynote speaker/panelist
Nowadays x Discakes/xCakes
Hosted harm reduction education workshops and Narcan trainings with Nowadays, Discakes/xCakes, and more
Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics Conference
Conference attendee via scholarship free ticket
Keys to the Kingdom: How the Psychedelic Renaissance Becomes Accessible to Everyone (Podcast) x Sanctuary Podcast x The Almaz Podcast
Interviewed as featured guest
Events NY DanceSafe staffed include but were not limited to:
Sustain Release Festival | Evolutions Festival
Youth RISE
Joined Youth RISE Board of Directors
Psychedelic Seminars x Club Health (Montreal) x Tam Integration x Center for Optimal Living x` Zendo
Panelist for online seminars and workshops
Areas/Events I performed outreach at includes but is not limited to:
Evolutions Festival
DanceSafe New Mexico
Staffed the DanceSafe booth at Meow Wolf's Mustachio Bashio in Santa Fe, NM
AfrikaBurn - South Africa (Drug Checking)
Performed more formalized onsite drug checking Services at AfrikaBurn (Tankwa Karoo, South Africa), analysis on 100+ tests
City of Gods (House of Yes) x Chicago Recovery Alliance (loaner of FTIR)
Performed independent FTIR drug checking spectroscopy and analysis on 70+ tests in New York City
The People of Color Psychedelic Collective
Spoke as a panelist at Empyrean: The People of Color Psychedelics Conference and performed free FTIR drug checking onsite.
Drug Policy Alliance
Spoke as a panelist at the DPA Reform Conference in St. Louis
Events NY DanceSafe staffed include but were not limited to:
Skankfest 2019 | Moon Dot Beach | Punk Island 2019 | Lo-Fi Escape | Discakes NYE
Florida DanceSafe
Staffed the DanceSafe booth and performed drug checking services at Dirtybird Campout East.
Pennsylvania DanceSafe (formerly Philly DanceSafe)
Staffed the DanceSafe booth at an underground party in Philadelphia
AfrikaBurn - South Africa
Organized onsite drug checking Services at AfrikaBurn (Tankwa Karoo, South Africa)
Afrodisiac Multicultural Music and Arts Festival
- Organized an outreach festival for BIPOC amd LGBTQ+ called Afrodisiac Multicultural Music and Arts Festival sponsored by MAPS/Zendo, Drug Policy Alliance, NHRC, Paradocs, DanceSafe, Festival Wellness, and more!
Events NY DanceSafe staffed include but were not limited to:
Rave for Rico | Akutski Scrolls | Eliminate + Jantsen | Can't Stop Raving w/ Dune | Soohan, Sam Binga, The Librarian, Worst Behavior | Trance Takeover | Hydrotechnics Festival | Afrodisiac Multicultural Music and Arts Festival - Enigma Festival 2018 | Tipsgiving
DanceSafe Denver
Coordinated the arrangements for and staffed the DanceSafe booth at an underground rave in Denver.
Unity - Amsterdam
Staffed mobile harm reduction services with Unity at Straferk Festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Drug Policy Alliance x Afropunk
Staffed harm reduction at Afropunk Festival in Brooklyn and in Atlanta with the Drug Policy Alliance.
Events NY DanceSafe staffed include but were not limited to:
Dynamic Psytrance 1st Year Anniversary | Dark Matter | Winter Sermon | Treetops: Shark Attack | A Glitch in the Matrix | One Summer Night | Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF) | Horizons Afterparty | Bump in the Night | Dub Sermon Pt. 1/Pt. 2 | Goth Prom
Global UN participants during the special assembly on drugs
Spoke alongside a panel during the Race and the Drug War conference during UNGASS and staffed the New York DanceSafe booth at the UNGASS after party at House of Yes.
LA DanceSafe
Staffed shifts at Lightning in a Bottle Festival in California.
Berkeley College
Began teaching semesterly guest lectures at Berkeley College, Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses with Prof. Heidi Hoefinger.
Events NY DanceSafe staffed include but were not limited to:
ErisRevolution: Arctic Sands | UNGASS Civil Society | Treetops: The Weather / Organ Party | Disorient: Country Club | TRADE PRIDE | Honeycomb: Summer Solstice | Horizon of the Galaxies | LAID: BK Pride 2016 | Assimilate | DirtyBird BBQ | MeaN Red: Kaskade Redux | Tomb Raver Brooklyn | ILL:legal - A NY DanceSafe Fundraiser
Breakline Party Peers (now Safe ‘n’ Sound) - Antwerp
]Staffed the harm reduction booth at Fractal Gate in Antwerp, Belgium.
Stay Safe Seattle
Staffed Stay Safe Seattle harm reduction booth at an underground rave in Seattle, Washington
ANKORS - West Kootenay
Performed onsite drug checking at Shambhala in Salmo, BC, with ANKORS
Events NY DanceSafe staffed include but were not limited to:
Bad Day Club | King Vulvanus Birth-Night Celebration | I FEEL... Guardians of the Glow / The Land Before Time / Through the Kaleidoscope / The Coral Palace | Vitamin B Presents: International Twerker's Day / Bangarang | Mysteryland (Woodstock, NY) | Vitamin B | Verboten StageONE x4 | Victor Calderone Presents: Matter | NYCR: Super Smashed Bros. | Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF)
Bay Area DanceSafe
Staffed the DanceSafe booth at an underground event in Berkeley, California the weekend before traveling to Burning Man (where I unofficially performed additional drug checking).
Events NY DanceSafe staffed include but were not limited to:
Bad Kids Birthday Club | Stress Free Summer | NYC Gratitude Axis Mundi | Escape Festival | Bang On! Warehouse of Horrors | Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF) | Candyball 12
New York DanceSafe
Founded New York DanceSafe, President ('til 2021) - New York DanceSafe had a sincere interest in bettering local music communities by staffing harm reduction booths at events. We provide information on alcohol and other subtances, safer sex, and other health and safety issues concerning various music communities.
Events I performed outreach at includes but is not limited to:
Coachella | PEX Summer Festival | Burning Man
PlurRX
Founded PlurRX - PlurRx was a grassroots initiative to help educate EDM party goers about substances and informed substance consumption. PlurRx provides information and supplements to those willing to adjust their lifestyle for the better, without sacrificing their “vices”.
Events I performed outreach at includes but is not limited to:
Coachella | Electric Forest | Starscape (Baltimore) | Electric Daisy Carnival NY
Media & Public Speaking.
Oct 15, 2025 – A new class of synthetic opioids is sweeping through illicit drug markets all over the world. Nitazenes can be up to 25 times more potent than fentanyl—and hundreds of times stronger than heroin. How could restrictions on other drugs have fuelled the spread of these dangerous new opioids, and what should […]
Feb 25, 2025 – With 87% of field-tested kush samples in Sierra Leone containing nitazenes, the need for immediate action is clear. As this report brings unprecedented data to a discussion long plagued by speculation, stakeholders must engage meaningfully with the findings to drive impactful change.
Aug 30, 2024 – Nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids, are increasingly found everywhere. While (still) relatively obscure, detections of these opioids have been reported in Europe, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and the United States as early as 2019. Nitazenes have now been found on every continent according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime […]
Jun 12, 2024 -‘Kush’ poses a threat to West Africa as a region, and requires a coordinated response. Regular chemical testing of retail drug samples – using FTIR spectrometers, and GCMS testing capabilities – is urgently needed. Without this, it is impossible for the governments in West Africa to accurately monitor the regional illicit drug […]
May 23, 2022 – It is commonly believed among “recreational” users of MDMA that grapefruit juice (or other citrus/acidic beverages) potentiates the effects of, and/or expedites the onset of MDMA. Since there are no studies specifically on the subject matter, I performed a mini meta-analysis on a number of studies that observed drug metabolism with […]
May 9, 2022 – In late February, Vice reported on a study originally published in late December 2021 stating that MDMA use had no “comedown”, claiming to have debunked the “Blue Monday” myth – referring to the delayed and depressed effect on mood and cognition after MDMA consumption. However, as a recreational MDMA user myself, […]
Novermber 16, 2021 – One effective way to practice allyship and anti-racism in the drug policy movement is to intentionally uplift the voices and talents of people of color, and directly support them by booking them on your conference panels, events and through direct monetary contributions to their work. SSDP’s equity team decided to lift […]
May 4, 2021 – How do we define influence in the psychedelics ecosystem?
Dec 20, 2019 – Bula!—which means “life” or “to live”—is the traditional exclamation before drinking kava tea in Fijian culture. The ritual has also been adopted in some kava bars stateside.
Mar 30, 2019 – On March 5, 2019, the FDA approved Spravato (esketamine), an intranasal spray for treatment-resistant depression. The drug is chemically very similar to generic ketamine, which is used around the world as a reliable anaesthetic in both human and veterinary surgery. It is increasingly given off-label in intravenous clinics to treat various […]
Mar 4, 2019 – Most people don’t spend music festivals worrying about how they’ll feel after all the shouting, head-banging, and (if you’re into that sort of thing) drug use is over. That’s something you can worry about on Monday. But while living in the moment can be liberating, it doesn’t feel as liberating when […]
March 10, 2017 – This week, as part of a series called Dancing Vs. the State, THUMP is publishing a collection of stories exploring the relationship between club culture and the law. Episode three of The THUMP Podcast is a special installment about safety at parties and festivals where drugs are present. Emilie is joined […]
August 13, 2018 – I have been waiting to do this interview for years now. Mohawk is a luminary in the NYC underground scene, my boss at New York DanceSafe , a spectacular dancer & a generally all around stupendous person. She’s throwing a party that you need to go to, and I’ll be giving […]
March 26, 2016 – With her signature mohawk and colorful plastic bracelets, Greene looks like many of the festival-goers. Unlike them, she’s not here to play in interactive light domes and listen to Space Jesus and Diplo. As the volunteer head of the New York chapter of DanceSafe — a nonprofit with 14 regional chapters […]
May 12, 2015 – On a recent Saturday night in an undisclosed warehouse in Bushwick, DanceSafe set up a booth and allowed ANIMAL to document its drug screening capabilities. Using five reagents, the tests “can only determine the presence, not the quantity or purity, of a particular substance,” according to the organization. Part of that […]
Nov 18, 2022 – I summarize what I’ve done and what I do in like 30 minutes.
Feb 17, 2021 – A casual conversation that explores the next decade of drug culture with a multidisciplinary group of harm reductionists, featuring educators, therapists, policy makers, and researchers: What are some changes you’ve already seen in drug policy/drug education/addiction treatment that excite you? Where are the gaps in drug policy/drug education/addiction treatment that you think continue to cause unnecessary harm to people you use drugs? How do you think psychedelic assisted therapies are changing the landscape for drug policy/drug education/addiction treatment? What is your vision for a prohibition-free America?
September 17-21, 2020 – Psilocybin Summit
August 12, 2020 – The current pandemic conditions have set the stage for a unique kind of stress and with reduced methods of seeking psychological support. Some are turning to independent psychedelic use to work through the multi-dimensional challenges and emotions that this time has brought up. Many use psychedelics on their own, with little […]
August 4-7, 2020 – ACDC is a learning community for anyone working on drug checking initiatives or interested in expanding drug checking in their community regardless of the technologies that you are using (GC/MS, LC/MS, FTIR, immunoassay, etc.). This group’s focus is on creating and sustaining community through sharing information, new developments, best practices, policies […]
What is the Future of Psychedelic Policy? November 6-9, 2019 – Reform Conference 2019
October 18, 2019 – Since the dawn of mankind, humans have tried to get high in one way or another. Why? Altered states of consciousness can be profoundly dangerous or dangerously profound. Knowledge makes the difference. We welcome a panel of experts and comedians to discuss how these drugs work!
September 14-15, 2019 – Empyrean: The People of Color Psychedelics Conference: A conference for people of color who are interested in psychedelics, drug policy and larger social justice movements.
Alliance for Collaborative Drug Checking (ACDC) Learning Community Convening & Implementation Summit
August 24-27, 2019
June 30, 2019 – Come and learn about drugs in a taboo-free, nonjudgemental safe space. Say know to drugs!
October 13, 2017 – Reform Conference 2017: How is Harm Reduction Different for Young Black People Who Party?
August 26, 2016 – A discussion about the black, recreational drug user.
April 21, 2016 – Drug Users and Former Drug Sellers Discuss the Next Phase of Drug Policy Reform
Nov 18, 2022 – I summarize what I’ve done and what I do in like 30 minutes.
We get into a bit of the history of G, the benefits, tips for safer use, and why a total ban in the club scene is not the safest move.
September 9, 2020 – Join this interdisciplinary, intersectional group of consent and safety professionals as they discuss the ingredients needed to support a sexual ethic in the bass music community. The event will start with an overview by the panelists, and then we will invite you to select a topic-driven breakout room to chat about […]
Feb 17, 2021 – A casual conversation that explores the next decade of drug culture with a multidisciplinary group of harm reductionists, featuring educators, therapists, policy makers, and researchers: What are some changes you’ve already seen in drug policy/drug education/addiction treatment that excite you? Where are the gaps in drug policy/drug education/addiction treatment that you think continue to cause unnecessary harm to people you use drugs? How do you think psychedelic assisted therapies are changing the landscape for drug policy/drug education/addiction treatment? What is your vision for a prohibition-free America?
August 12, 2020 – The current pandemic conditions have set the stage for a unique kind of stress and with reduced methods of seeking psychological support. Some are turning to independent psychedelic use to work through the multi-dimensional challenges and emotions that this time has brought up. Many use psychedelics on their own, with little […]
July 4, 2020 – How do we embody decolonization at the individual and collective level? On “Independence Day,” we’ll offer a roadmap via the intersections of Indigenous rights, intergenerational healing, and environmental, migrant, and racial justice. Each utilizing a harm reduction lens, join psychedelic psychotherapist Danielle Herrera, decarceration strategist Paula Kahn, researcher Yarelix Estrada, and […]
June 20, 2020 – First we’ll look at the history to understand how we got to this moment and how we can advocate for policy that repairs the harms of the past, from colonization to the drug war and modern policing. Featuring Camille Barton, Neill Franklin, Mohawk Greene, ∧ moderated by Kwasi Adusei
June 13, 2019 – Many people recognize the power of psychedelics to be transformative experiences. Whether it’s used recreationally for pleasure, performance enhancement—not in the physical sense of giving us enhanced stamina, but in the context of making us feel more attractive and more sociable which can be productive in building healthy relationships that aid […]
May 12, 2015 – On a recent Saturday night in an undisclosed warehouse in Bushwick, DanceSafe set up a booth and allowed ANIMAL to document its drug screening capabilities. Using five reagents, the tests “can only determine the presence, not the quantity or purity, of a particular substance,” according to the organization. Part of that […]
