Beyond Boundaries: Minority Trip Report Podcast Launch & PAC Fundraiser

Join us for an intimate evening of intellectual exploration and inspiration as we celebrate the Season 2 launch of Minority Trip Report a podcast spotlighting underrepresented views in psychedelics, mental health, and consciousness - and a fundraiser for The Psychedelic Association of Canada.

This evening will highlight diverse perspectives, untold stories, and extraordinary journeys of underrepresented leaders in this space. Indulge in amazing food and drinks courtesy of Marked, a Toronto staple spotlighting South American cuisine cocktails, while connecting with like-minded people who share a passion for psychedelics, mental health, and consciousness.

Join us on this Monday for an unforgettable event that broadens perspectives and empowers change, with a very special performance from Gurpreet Chana, one of Canadaʼs leading tabla fusion artists.

Secure your place now and be part of the movement. Reserve your spot today.

TICKET INCLUDES CANAPÉS, COCKTAILS (AND NON ALCOHOLIC DRINKS), PANEL, AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE. Part of every ticket will donated to The Psychedelic Association of Canada to support their mission.

Agenda:

6 - 7pm: Doors open; community, canépes and cocktails

7 - 7:30pm: Panel

7:30 - 7:50pm: Performance by Gurpreet Chana

7:50 - 9pm: Community, canépes and cocktails

9pm: Event closes

Panel:

JAVID JAH: With a background in public art and an education in architecture, Javid Jah’s practice explores the traditional origins of sacred geometry. He works in multiple disciplines to produce work that is site-specific, spatial and symbolically aligned to cosmic archetypes. Based in Toronto, Canada, his work integrates various techniques from the Islamic arts, including calligraphy, geometry, and traditional architectural forms such as muqarnas.

NIKHITA SINGHAL: Nikhita Singhal is a fourth year psychiatry resident at the University of Toronto and completed her undergraduate degree and medical training at McMaster University. She is passionate about engaging in advocacy work, empowering individuals with lived experience, and contributing to medical education, and she hopes to combine her clinical interests in addictions, eating disorders, and psychedelic-assisted therapy to work with underserved and marginalized youth.

DR. ISHRAT HUSAIN: Dr. Ishrat Husain [MBBS, MD(Res.), MRCPsych (UK)] is Head of the Clinical Trials Unit and Lead of the Mood Disorders Service at CAMH, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Treatment Innovation in Mood Disorders. Dr. Husain's research program focusses on advancing the understanding and treatment of mood disorders across populations through biomarker-driven clinical trials of emerging pharmacological and psychosocial interventions including psychedelic therapies.

Musical Performer:

GURPREET CHANA is a musician, engineer, composer and performer. Nurtured and Informed by the language of the Tabla, his multi-instrumental musical practice seeks to engage melody and rhythm as a way of supporting interpersonal communion.

Gurpreet will be sharing a musical performance with the Hang.

The Hang (pronounced Hung) is an instrument that brings sounds from many worlds and cultures together; blending steel drum acoustics from Trinidad & Tobago with the hollow bass of the South Indian Ghatham and African Udu drum. It is the creation of Felix Rohner and Sabina Scharer, originating 23 years ago from Bern, Switzerland. Each Hang is individually handcrafted with a particular tuning or scale: Gurpreet's compositions are rooted in the Japanese Ake Bono scale.

Sponsor

This event is made possible with the generous support of The Nikean Foundation, one of the world’s leading charities funding clinical research and education focused on the advancement of psychedelics.

Charity Partner

Minority Trip Report is proud to work with The Psychedelic Association of Canada. The PAC is working to get access to psychedelics for all Canadians. It has created a nationwide community of scientists, teachers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, lawyers, investors, doctors, business people, indigenous practitioners and other supportive Canadian citizens who understand the ability of psychedelics to transform our wellbeing.

Host or Publisher Minority Trip Report