Ifetayo Harvey, BA PsychedelX 2025 Keynote – Psychedelic Capitalism and the Shortcomings of Wellness
PsychedelX 2025 Day 2: Culture, Anthropology and Sociology Keynote Address
Ifetayo Harvey, BA
Smith College
POC Psychedelic Collective
"Psychedelic Capitalism and the Shortcomings of Wellness"
IFETAYO HARVEY is the executive director of the People of Color Psychedelic Collective, a nonprofit that educates communities of color on healing, psychedelics, and ending the so-called war on drugs. Ifetayo is known for her sharp insights concerning the war on drugs’ impact on communities of color and her thoughtful approach to building capacity for people of color in the psychedelic field of study. In 2022, Open Society Foundations awarded Ifetayo the Soros Justice Fellowship. With the fellowship, Ifetayo built a coalition of workers, advocates, and practitioners in the field. Whether keynoting a conference or speaking at a community event, Ifetayo advocates for intentional healing spaces for people of color and ending drug criminalization and the war on drugs. A Table Of Our Own, a documentary by Ayize Jama Everett and Kufikiri Imara featured Ifetayo and the POCPC. Ifetayo challenges psychedelic communities to unpack white supremacy and center the impacts of the war on drugs.
People of Color Psychedelic Collective: https://www.pocpc.org/
PsychedelX 2025 Day 2: Culture, Anthropology and Sociology Keynote Address
Ifetayo Harvey, BA
Smith College
POC Psychedelic Collective
“Psychedelic Capitalism and the Shortcomings of Wellness”
IFETAYO HARVEY is the executive director of the People of Color Psychedelic Collective, a nonprofit that educates communities of color on healing, psychedelics, and ending the so-called war on drugs. Ifetayo is known for her sharp insights concerning the war on drugs’ impact on communities of color and her thoughtful approach to building capacity for people of color in the psychedelic field of study. In 2022, Open Society Foundations awarded Ifetayo the Soros Justice Fellowship. With the fellowship, Ifetayo built a coalition of workers, advocates, and practitioners in the field. Whether keynoting a conference or speaking at a community event, Ifetayo advocates for intentional healing spaces for people of color and ending drug criminalization and the war on drugs. A Table Of Our Own, a documentary by Ayize Jama Everett and Kufikiri Imara featured Ifetayo and the POCPC. Ifetayo challenges psychedelic communities to unpack white supremacy and center the impacts of the war on drugs.
People of Color Psychedelic Collective: https://www.pocpc.org/
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