Show Notes
In Episode 30, Psychedelic Divas welcomes Annie Harrison, a pioneering journalist, harm-reduction advocate, and founder of the Women’s Visionary Congress and co-founder of Lucid News. We explore Annie’s decades-long contributions to drug reporting including her current role as Editorial Director at Lucid News, her commitment to risk reduction and education and her heart-centered leadership within an array of psychedelic communities.
Highlights:
- Her psychedelic origin story, including her early psychedelic safety education from Grateful Dead shows, Rainbow Gatherings and Burning Man starting in 1996
- The founding of the Women’s Visionary Congress, with its commitment to raising up women’s voices and caring for our psychedelic elders
- The creation of the Full Circle Tea House at Burning Man with its focus on comfort, care and community
- The founding of Lucid News and her current work as Editorial Director
- The evolution of harm reduction strategies at festivals and psychedelic events
- The rise of ketamine and shifts within the psychedelic landscape
- The importance of sustaining a wellness practice and building ethical psychedelic communities
Bio
Annie Oak Harrison is a journalist based in San Francisco. She has covered business, science and politics for numerous news organizations including Wired News, Fast Company, and several National Public Radio member stations. After working for several years as a technology reporter, Annie began writing about grey market economies. In 2020, Annie co-founded Lucid News where she first served as managing editor. She is now editorial director and founding board member of the nonprofit Lucid News Community Media which manages Lucid News. She has an MS in science reporting from the Columbia University School of Journalism. In 2007, Annie began co-creating companies and organizations under the name Annie Oak. She founded the Women’s Visionary Congress and co-founded its parent organization the Women’s Visionary Council, the first nonprofit for psychedelic women. Recognizing the need to provide a quiet, comfortable space at music festivals, Annie created the Full Circle Tea House as a collaborative community art project. Annie is also the co-founder of Take 3 Presents, a San Francisco-based event production company that produces immersive art experiences. A long-time public health activist, Annie develops risk reduction strategies for event organizers.
Links
- Women’s Visionary Council https://visionarycongress.org
- Elder donation page to support Ricci and Jack Coddington—please make a note that this is where you would like your donation to be directed: https://www.every.org/womens-visionary-council/f/2025-end-of-year-cam#/donate/card
- Manual of Psychedelic Support— https://maps.org/2017/08/29/manual-of-psychedelic-support-aug2017/
- Lucid News—www.Lucid.news
- Email Annie at Ann@lucid.news
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