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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 from 12:00-1:30pm PST
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Ed Prideaux is a UK-based journalist and Master’s student in Psychology who works with the Perception Restoration Foundation. With ongoing personal experience with LSD-induced Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) and Depersonalisation-Derealisation Disorder (DP/DR), Ed is keen to motivate conversations about safety and the meaningful resolution of the difficulties that arise with powerful psychedelic experiences.
Liana Sananda Gillooly is a lifelong advocate for social justice, drug policy reform, ending war, and environmental protection. Liana has worked as a gallerist, art curator, event producer, and held management positions at Greenpeace and Essential Living Foods. Before joining MAPS, she worked as Outreach & Partnerships Manager for a prominent cannabis investment and market research firm, The Arcview Group, where she helped grow the accredited investor network, advocated for legalization, and supported the work of Marijuana Policy Project. It was through her experience witnessing the exponential growth of the cannabis industry that she became inspired to co-found the non-profit North Star, working to integrate psychedelic wisdom into emerging industry surrounding the field of psychedelics, and Auryn Project, non-profit incubator for organizations building equitable, affordable, and accessible psychedelic medicine for all. Liana is a member of Chacruna’s Board of Directors. She is a movement builder deeply committed to collective liberation, and works to build “the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible” by intersecting with movements in humane tech, regenerative ecology, indigenous protection, and purpose driven economics. She enjoys building connection with change-makers, and wrangling the resources needed to transform our world. She has been a featured speaker at numerous events, lobbied Congress, lectured MBA students, given a TedX talk, and is a member of the Summit and TED communities. She a trained death midwife, vipassana meditator, and immersive artist.
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