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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 13:05:45 -400 Subject: Contributing to the Scene Priority: normal Sender: mw-raves-owner@hyperreal.com Precedence: bulk Oh-kee-doh-kee, folks, in my own mind I've been trying to figure out a way in which I, too, can contribute more to the scene than w/ money and bitching....although those are much beloved contributions... In London and other parts of England, there is a little organization called LSD (I'm not sure what it stands for, but it's very good indeed) that sets up little tables at raves and ravey-clubs to distribute information about drugs. NOT Just Say No-era garbage about how evil drugs are for you, but objective and thorough information on how to use drugs w/ a little more knowledge and care. The project assumes you are going to do drugs, but attempts to make your choice a little more informed. A lot of this sort of info is available through Hyperreal and other archives, but unfortunately not all ravers are dedicated netheads or researchers. What's great about the LSD Project in the UK is that they are financially sponsored by the government and operated by volunteers whose experiences with drugs have led them to believe that this sort of operation would be a very great thing to the scene to prevent the deaths/dehydrations/self-destruction of ravers, a problem that plagues rave scenes globally. The LSD project is also supported by the scene itself, so that volunteers are welcome into events by the promoters and the patrons. What the volunteers do is hand out rave-flyer-esque informational pamphlet thingies on neat stuff like: -What vitamins and minerals might help prevent brain/body damage while rolling. -How to tell real drugs from phonies -Common misconceptions about drugs (e.g., the strychnine myth) -Specific drug names and authenticity (i.e., how many mg. of MDMA is actually present in a|vs. amount of other drugs present in same said roll) -How drugs work and what they really do to your body....in layman's terms, of course, since we're not all biochemists... In other words, what if at a rave there was a bunch of ppl who handed out info on everything you ever wanted to know about drugs, but you were too sheepish to ask, no one knew the answer, or you didn't even know to ask? Would that be cool? Would it benefit the scene? Would it possibly prevent the death of one raver? Would you support it? Would you volunteer your time and experience? This is a project that I've had rolling around in my mind for awhile, but then again, maybe there's already something like it in existence. If so, let me know. If not, then it's about time. Responses and critiques are open to debate. Ideas and suggestions are very welcome. And volunteers and any other contributing persons are held in highest esteem. Let me know what you think, ppl. Thanks for reading this far! PLUR, blender runkle@centre.edu
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