Mohawk is the regional outreach coordinator and president of New York DanceSafe, Inc., a nonprofit that started off as DanceSafe’s New York-based Chapter. As a longstanding member of the electronic music community, they organize and oversee harm reduction and health-and-safety outreach to members of many music communities within New York (including LGBTQ). They participate with DanceSafe nationally, and with global harm reduction agencies such as ANKORS, Safe ‘n’ Sound and Unity. They also create informational resources, give lectures at Berkeley University and collaborate with organizations such as NEXT Distro/Next Naloxone, Drug Policy Alliance and Harm Reduction Coalition. Mohawk spreads awareness on social media through MohawkTheEducator.
Bula!—which means “life” or “to live”—is the traditional exclamation before drinking kava tea in Fijian culture. The ritual has also…