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Obviously usage is rampant at the festival. At the same time there is a sizable law-enforcement presence on the festival grounds, numerous medical tents and trained medical staff, so the organizers will probably say they are doing all they can to make the festival safe. As the testing kits contain dangerous reagents, the producers may decide not to allow sale or use in Centeroo. If the reagent containers are glass all the more reason for the producers to object. I can't imagine any objection to the distribution of harm-reduction pamphlets.
I used to work for DanceSafe. They were great. We never sold our testing kits, just tested things people brought to us. I thought it was a great thing to have.
Post by tangerinetrees on Jun 21, 2010 7:36:38 GMT -5
I remember many many many MANY years ago dancesafe used to pass out postcards about drugs/alcohol even tobacco at raves and clubs I went to. At that time we collected them and laughed I have a couple with me for memories sake
By the way, the don't ask don't tell policy is probably the worst thing in the world. The best thing to have in knowledge. I don't know why talking about drugs and informing people on what they are putting into their bodies is taboo.
If anything I think it should be more welcomed at large event where you have a lot of uneducated and unexperienced attendants.
My knowledge of DanceSafe came from interactions with Bob Wallace. While he was alive, Mr. Wallace was a source of knowledge and funding for harm-reduction and safe, recreational use in general. I know he was instrumental in the initial funding of DanceSafe, Erowid, MAPS, the Heffter Institute and others. (A list of organizations can be found in the wiki entry for him.)
Bob Wallace was #9 at Microsoft, and he owned a very cool bookstore, Mindbooks, in Sebastopol, CA. A good source for literature on entheogen use and alternative culture, the bookstore was closed following his death. He made himself freely available in several drug-oriented newsgroups on Usenet, alt.drugs.psychedelics being where I came to know him.
He was a proponent of safe use, guidance and exploration. I hadn't thought about him in quite a while, but the mention of DanceSafe brings back good memories.
so for such a huge event, would dancesafe.org be unwelcome because of the corporate sponsors & the dont ask dont tell policy on NO NO WORDS?
What policy is that? NORML has a booth. This board has a policy but that is so it will not be shut down by proboards or picked up by content filters where people work.
Post by wizardsofzen on Jun 21, 2010 20:52:14 GMT -5
mmm, no policy... my paranoia was typing, but dancesafe covers lots of things... Marijuana Law Reform - NORML NORML is a nonprofit lobbying organization working to legalize marijuana, stop arrests of smokers, provide educational research, and legal information on ..
Post by wizardsofzen on Jun 22, 2010 16:05:46 GMT -5
/agree after seeing this year... i was walking from camp paulie to 9th ave water stations and right side of the road was guys selling & left side and corners looked like cop traps... 1 older guy propped up in an electric wheel chair not looking convincing enough, or im just overly paranoid, i laughed thinking it was a cop anyway...
at a place like bonnaroo, the cops would just sit by the testing booth and arrest people.
I'm not sure they could do that. At least it was never a problem when I was doing it. If cops do that then people won't come and then they won't be educated. That's the whole point of Dance Safe. Education.
Whatever this NORML is, it's nowhere near the same thing as Dance Safe.
/agree after seeing this year... i was walking from camp paulie to 9th ave water stations and right side of the road was guys selling & left side and corners looked like cop traps... 1 older guy propped up in an electric wheel chair not looking convincing enough, or im just overly paranoid, i laughed thinking it was a cop anyway...
You do realize that in between Camp Paulie and 9th ave is handicap accessible camping, yes?
Post by wizardsofzen on Jun 23, 2010 13:36:25 GMT -5
mmm, yea handicap camping & parking, some locals that were camped near me got flagged up to handicap camping to park... just my paranoia, i rounded the corner on 9th and my mind laughed if it was an undercover, since there was 2 hawkers across the street...too many episodes of cops...cheers!
mmm, yea handicap camping & parking, some locals that were camped near me got flagged up to handicap camping to park... just my paranoia, i rounded the corner on 9th and my mind laughed if it was an undercover, since there was 2 hawkers across the street...too many episodes of cops...cheers!
So how many people did you actually see getting busted or having dealings with cops?
Post by wizardsofzen on Jun 24, 2010 13:29:03 GMT -5
best story i heard was the greyhound that came from new jersey, when it hit roanoke, va. going into 'roo 4 girls told me that they got a guy arrested that had a box of _ _ _ _ under the bus... after 'roo leaving i heard the rest of the story from a guy heading back to brooklyn, his friend got a ticket for corn, and hassled up until the rest of the bus gave up/figured out who the box of _ _ _ _ actually belonged too, on site no hassle at all, first bonnaroo was great except for the heat.
I have a couple with me for memories sake 
