Karma Koala Podcast 265: Jesús Alonso Olamendi – ICEERS (The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service) Who they are? What they do? …… and how they share their information | Cannabis Law Report | How to order Skittles Moonrock online
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Great to speak to Jesus and to get an insight into ICEERS. Who they are? What they do? How they share their knowledge and how they are developing an education aspect to the work they do.
This is what they say about themselves on their site
The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service (ICEERS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming society’s relationship with Traditional Indigenous Medicines. We do this by engaging with some of the fundamental issues resulting from the globalization of ayahuasca, iboga, and other ethnobotanicals.
Vision
We envision a future where psychoactive plant practices are valued and integrated parts of society.
Mission
ICEERS is dedicated to transforming society’s relationship with Traditional Indigenous Medicines. We do so by engaging with some of the fundamental issues resulting from the globalization of ayahuasca, iboga, and other ethnobotanicals
Values
- Environmental sustainability
- Honoring cultural diversity
- Respect for indigenous and spiritual traditions
- Human rights approach
- Transparency and integrity
- Evidence-based decision making
- Reducing risks and harms, and maximizing benefits
- Respectful, engaged, and collaborative relationships
Strategic Plan
ICEERS is dedicated to turning challenges into opportunities. Our vision is that of a future where these practices are integrated and valued parts of society – where every individual and each community is granted the right to pursue healing and self-empowerment, where indigenous cultures are respected, and where bridges are built between traditional knowledge and science.
Read our 2017-2019 Strategic Plan to learn about our strategic priorities.
Founded in 2009, ICEERS has special NGO consultative status with the United Nations’ Ecosoc, is registered as a non-profit foundation, and has charitable status in the Netherlands, and Spain.
Jesús Alonso Olamendi – Director of the Legal Defense Program
Jesús Alonso Olamendi holds a law degree from the Ibero-American University of México and a Master’s degree (LLM) in Legal and Political Theory from the University of York in the United Kingdom. He has also specialized in International Human Rights Law, History, and Criminal Law.
He served as an advisor to the Mexican Senate, promoting the creation of legislation on human rights and drug policy, with an emphasis on medical cannabis and harm reduction. He has been an alternate coordinator for the project of Consolidation of the Accusatory Criminal System in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Mexico. As a consultant, he has advised several local governments in Mexico and Central America on security, justice, and human rights. He has been as General Director of the Institute for Training in Justice and Human Rights since 2021.
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