PMS is honored to have Shabina Lafleur-Gangj sharing her brilliance & guest facilitating a knowledge share with us !
Ganja: Herb of the immortal
Colonial forces have led a direct assault on traditional knowledge systems and Indigenous Peoples globally. This has resulted in the criminalization of traditional practices, including the ancestral use of Ganja across the African and Asian continents. Further, the cannabis industry has played a large part in erasing traditional plant knowledge for profit.
Together we will discuss traditional stories, medical use, indications and energetic concepts of cannabis in South Asian Medical systems. We will also discuss the legacy of trade between South Asia and various regions of Asia and Africa and colonialism's impact on our traditional understandings of this medicine.
Shabina Lafleur-Gangji!…
(she/her) is a community herbalist, acupuncturist and with clinical experience trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, Western Herbalism and some Unani Medicine with over a decade of education. She is the co-director of Seed Soil Spirit, a grassroots Herb school run by and primarily for Black, Indigenous and other racialized peoples. Shabina also tends to a half acre medicine garden in "Guelph" in Dish With One Spoon territory.
A Virtual Event Series
Tuesday July 9th, 7-9 PM EST
*Please note that these events are for PMS students (enrolled or alumni), and other PMS guest facilitators ONLY!