Navigating New Horizons in Drug Policy: Africa’s Leap Towards Innovative Humanitarian Strategies
United Efforts for Policy Reform: Africa’s Governmental Alliance During the 67th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the governments of Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania promoted a Deflection side event. We at the Knwomad Institut are proud to have co-hosted such a significant event. The cooperation between governments and all the stakeholders is…
Elina Dumont : The rebirth of a woman | Official Selection KSFF 2021
Synopsis Elina, a former homeless woman for over 25 years, shares her story of how she rose to prominence. Technical Specifications Film Title Elina Dumont : The rebirth of a woman / Élina Dumont : La Renaissance d’une Femme Directors Juliette Faget, Augustin Rogel, Yoann Riaux, Soutou Kidabili…
Spring in Autumn | Winner KSFF 2021
Synopsis An Iranian woman leaves her husband and travels to Russia. Memories of her world cup trip come up, as well as an uncomfortable secret … Technical Specifications Film Title Spring in Autumn Directors Ghasideh GOLMAKANI Writers Ghasideh GOLMAKANI, David M. Lorenz Duration 0:07:00 Producers Ghasideh GOLMAKANI, David…
Generational Gap in Learning
The existence of an identifiable generational gap between teachers and students affecting the learning process is suggested here. It begins around the social settings that surrounded the present day educator, and gets in conflict with the learning habits technology has promoted. Here, a brief explanation of how Acceleration (H. Rosa), Dyssynchrony (B-C. Han) & Hystheresis (P. Bourdieu) affect the aforementioned phenomenon is developed. Furthermore, a suggestion is given on how the concepts of Action (H. Arendt) and Resonance (H. Rosa) could reduce its widening.
Medicinal Plants: From Sanitary Fallacy to Medicine of the Future
This contribution is a brief review of the prohibition of psychoactive substances, mainly of medicinal plants at an international level, finding that the westernization of knowledge presents one of the obstacles when applying ancestral knowledge about herbal medicines.
In addition, it looks at the intersections between the fourth industrial revolution, the use of psychedelics and mental health.
Keywords: Psychedelics, Mental Health, Human Rights
Launch of the #RethinkProcess
The largest International Process of Reflection and Action for Knowledge Nomads was launched in Vienna. On December 15, 2019, with an exclusive presentation in Vienna, the European Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies on Human Rights and Sciences – Knowmad Institut, started the international process, #RethinkProcess, which has in its first stage 10 institutions from 8 countries…
The Knowmad Institut is Painted Orange Against Rape
This November 25 the Knowmad Institut is painted orange and joins the Generation Equality in the 16-day campaign promoted by UN Women. This year the campaign focuses on raising awareness about rape, which in many countries is an epidemic. “Sexual violence against women and girls is rooted in centuries of male domination. Let’s not forget…
Anthropological Reflections on Medicalization
Its possible to study pain, chronic illness and death from different angles, apart from the biomedical approach, or the perspectives and models of psychology, the palliative and terminal care view, and even more so, to the branch of medicine that scientifically studies pain and its treatment, algology.
Report: Cannabis & Sustainable Development
« …The tragedies caused by the lack of adequate and effective control of drug markets have increased social suffering, especially in relatively less developed countries and regions.
That is the reason why sustainable development opportunities must be taken as a guidance to improve the performance of drug policies. But this will not be possible without a strong public administration and efficient evidence-based public policies that, without repeating schemes worn out by the absence of results, take on the challenge of incorporating a new focus.
For all these reasons, we commend the efforts that Civil Society is undertaking to achieve an effective political incidence of this agenda, and we gladly join in an open dialogue where diverse voices and visions can fit. »
Diego Martín Olivera Couto,
Secretary-General, National Drug Council,
Office of the Presidency of the Republic, Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
Barcelona Declaration
In 2019, February more than 40 womxn from Europe and Central Asia met in Barcelona to work together on intersectional feminism, drug policy, harm reduction and human rights, where the Barcelona Declaration was initiated. The Barcelona Declaration On International Women’s Day 2019, we declare that the War On Drugs is a war on Womxn Who…
