How to Talk to [Mamí & Papí] about Anything
Society & Culture:Relationships
Ana Sheila wants her traditional Mexican mom to know about her cannabis use. But the stigma around recreational drug use stops her. And Oriana Mayorga, an activist with Students for Sensible Drug Policy, shares strategies for speaking with parents about drugs with a social justice lens.
Ana Sheila is the cohost of Tamarindo Podcast.
Featured Expert:
Oriana Mayorga (she/her/hers) is a community organizer dedicated to dismantling structural oppression, promoting racial justice, and ending violence against women. She is a longtime advocate of ending the war on drugs, fighting for accessible psychedelic medicine for all, and centering the needs of people of color in the movement. She is currently the Vice Chair of the board of directors for Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), a global youth-led grassroots network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs. SSDP brings young people of all political and ideological orientations together to have honest conversations about drugs and drug policy. They aim to generate policy change, deliver drug education, and promote harm reduction. Oriana received her bachelor of science from Fordham University in 2014 and a graduate certificate in Harm Reduction Psychotherapy from the New School of Research in 2016. In 2022, she will graduate with her Masters of Divinity with a concentration in social ethics from Union Theological Seminary.
Oriana recommends this list of resources and this peer education program on drug policy and drug education issues.
If you loved this episode, be sure to listen to Telling Mom About Using Cannabis And Being a Budtender. and Telling Mamí She Needs Mental Help.
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