I moved away from London just before the inaugural Breaking Convention conference (2011), having never had any psychedelic community in the city. It’s so sweet to be coming back to such a huge and thriving one!
I’ll be asking the question, “What Could a Conscious, Psychedelic #MeToo Look Like?” in a symposium on challenges for the psychedelic renaissance.
Perhaps see some of you there!
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What Could a Conscious, Psychedelic #MeToo Look Like?
In step with the rest of the world, the psychedelic community is having its #MeToo moment. #MeToo has amplified the voices of those harmed, called for accountability for those in positions of power, and brought the issues of sexual harassment and assault into everyday discourse – but can it transform dysfunctional dynamics that are deeply embedded in our cultural operating system?
Within a subculture that posits the potential of psychedelics to effect powerful social change, it seems appropriate to ask: What could a conscious, psychedelic #MeToo look like?
This discussion will include reflections on gender, sexuality, patriarchy and power, a trauma-informed cultural somatics approach to social change, restorative and transformative justice, and non-hierarchical healing models.