Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines is a registered California 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN 84-3076078). We are a community-oriented organization run by a small staff of experts and enthusiastic volunteers who work to bring education and cultural understanding about psychedelic plant medicines to a wider audience. We promote a bridge between the ceremonial use of sacred plants and psychedelic science and envisage a world where plant medicines and other psychedelics are preserved, protected, and valued as part of our cultural identity and integrated into our social, legal, and health care systems.
Help us to achieve our mission! From our beginnings in 2017, we have stood apart from other psychedelic education and advocacy organizations by pioneering initiatives that support and provide a platform for diverse voices, including women, queer people, people of color, Indigenous people, and the Global South. In efforts to address the lack of diverse representation in the expanding psychedelic landscape, we centered our mission around the empowerment of marginalized voices to foster cultural and political reflections on topics like race, gender, and sexuality in psychedelic science. We believe now more than ever, given the current social and political climate, our work is critical to the future of psychedelic healing for humanity.
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Psychedelics & Native American Heritage Month
Featuring Sutton King in conversation with Bia Labate
Wednesday, November 25th from 12-1:30pm PST
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Demonization of psychedelics...
Pathways to Radical Healing Amidst Ongoing Oppression
A Conversation with Jamilah R. George and NiCole Buchanan
Part of Chacruna's Special Series: Empowering Therapists of Color as...
A Conversation with Miguel Evanjuanoy Chindoy and Riccardo Vitale Translated by Diana Negrín
Supporting indigenous community health and cultural survival through the defense of traditional...
Featuring Bett Williams in conversation with Lauren Taus
Wednesday, November 4th from 12-1:30pm PST
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In his essay "The Mushrooms of Language," Henry...
Reflections from Grassroots Organizers in the Field
Featuring Bia Labate, Joost J. Breeksema, Anya Oleksiuk, Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner, Jonathan Carmichael and Kevin Balktick.
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Featuring Dr. Fernanda Palhano-Fontes
Wednesday, October 21th from 12-1:30pm PST
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The use of ayahuasca, an indigenous brew from the Amazonian basin with...
Featuring Ido Hartogsohn
Wednesday, October 7th from 12-1:30pm PST
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Discussions of psychedelics and their role in therapy, spirituality and politics are often...
A Conversation with Ismail Ali, Adele Getty, Mariavittoria Mangini and Tessa Vita
Wednesday, September 30th from 12-1:30pm
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The modern psychedelic community spans a...
Dr. Bernd Brabec de Mori in conversation with Dr. Bia Labate
Wednesday, September 23rd from 12-1:30pm PST
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The practice of singing...
A Conversation with Rick Doblin and Natalie Ginsberg of MAPS
Wednesday, September 16th from 12-1:30pm PST
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The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic...