Collective Liberation for Drug Users

June 27, 2020 Eamon Armstrong

Life is a Festival #71: Mohawk the Educator (DanceSafe)

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You know that oceanic feeling of Oneness you first discovered during that beatific acid journey at Burning Man? Cognitive liberty is a beautiful thing, everyone should have the right to experiment with psychedelics safely. But what methamphetamines? Opiates? Or even cigarettes? Do these lifestyle choices deserve the same support and safety? If these cases seem incongruent, Mohawk the Educator has some lessons for you.

Today’s episode is all about the philosophy of harm reduction. On the show we talk about some specific types of harm reduction for example nutrient stacking before taking MDMA. We discuss DanceSafe, the popular peer-led harm reduction organization for whom Mohawk founded a New York chapter in 2013. We talk about bringing harm reduction to the LGBTQ+ community and what it means to provide peer support to different populations. We also go really deep on GHB, (Gamma-hydroxybutyrate), a sedative intoxicant that can help with sleep and (ahem) enhance the libido.

Mohawk is passionate about supporting underserved, marginalized populations that are users of psychoactive substances. In addition to their work with DanceSafe, Mohawk gives college lectures, public presentations, and panel talks, and otherwise spreads awareness of harm reduction philosophy as a tool of liberation.

Our liberation is bound up together and all people deserve health and safety, regardless of their lifestyle.