HANIFA NAYO
WASHINGTON
Creating Beloved Communnity Through
Sacred Activism & Healing Justice
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Sanctuary for Women of Color Enters Third Year
We’re deep in gratitude as The Sanctuary for Women of Color moves into year three—after two transformative cohorts held in the heart of Jamaica, we’re already dreaming about our 2026 gathering. In its short life, this space has become a rare container for liberation, healing, witness, and deep, sustained care. Recently, the experience was beautifully captured in Essence Magazine’s “Fall Apart Without Fear”, a feature that honors both the sacredness and the rawness of our work. We can’t wait to welcome you into this next chapter.s created by Black women for Black women from across the diaspora.
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Six years ago if you would have told me I was going to be a Founding Team Member of Fireside Project and help birth the first national Psychedelic Peer Support Line and that we’d be featured in Essence Magazine openly talking about psilocybin and psychedelic harm reduction I would’ve laughed straight in your face.. but here we are in digital and in print! What a way to end the year!
I’m so proud of Audrey Williams (@audreypatriciaw IG) for following her heart wisdom and pitching this to her editors! Let’s go Black media! We need to be talking about these topics. You can always count on Essence to lead the way!
“Because of the war on drugs, because of the war on Black people, we’ve been scared out of this relationship,” she says. “It’s time for us to reclaim that. The psychedelic wellness it can offer is real, and it is for us.” She emphasizes, however, that users must thoughtfully prepare for a trip and subsequent integration—the process of downloading the experience afterward. Fireside Project provides education around both and its peer support line offers trained volunteers who serve as companions for people undergoing a psychedelic experience in real-time.” - Hanifa Nayo Washington
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About
Hanifa Nayo Washington (she/her) is a healing justice practitioner, cultural strategist, certified psychedelic facilitator, and musician whose work bridges transformation, community, and care. As Co-Director of the Psychedelic Mental Health Access Alliance (PMHA Alliance), she’s advancing a national movement to make psychedelic-assisted therapy publicly fundable and culturally resonant for the communities most often left out of care.
Co-Founding Team Emerita of Fireside Project, Hanifa helped launch the first national Psychedelic Peer Support Line, which has supported over 30,000 people navigating psychedelic experiences since 2021. She brings more than 30 years of experience in healing justice, systems change, and creative leadership. Known for her magnetic blend of artistry and activism, Hanifa uses voice, ritual, and sound as medicine—whether facilitating circles of belonging, shaping equitable care models, or performing her acclaimed project Mantras for the Revolution.
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