WhiteBox presents a panel discussion in collaboration with and hosted by 
First Spanish United Methodist Church of East Harlem

Exhibition supported in Part By The New York City Department Of Cultural Affairs 

Co-sponsored by 

2B&2C: The Ken Cro-Ken Memorial Foundation 
and Blueprint For Accountability

Tuesday, December 14, 7-9:30 PM
163 East 111th Street, East Harlem
Live Stream via @whiteboxny on FaceBook

RSVP for Limited Live Seating
by email: info@whiteboxny.org 
by phone: (917) 771-2230

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Moderator
Raul Zamudio | curator, art critic, educator

Panelists
Stacey Rubin | nurse, Mount Sinai Opioid Division
Giorgio Handman | artist and social worker, Mount Sinai Opioid Division
Raymond Perez Sr | The People’s Church
Noritoshi Hirakawa | artist-activist and filmmaker
& Special Guests 

Special performances designed for the occasion:
Jorge Quevedo | Guitar, New Composition: “Perfect Day”
Matt Sullivan | Oboe, “A Graceful Maze (Amazing Grace)”
Chin Chih Yang | Performance Art

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Since the dawn of history, entheogens were thought as sacraments by shamans. Today, medical research into the synthetic equivalent of hallucinogenic flora and fauna has produced possibilities in treating psychological disorders through micro-dosing. At the same time, pain-relieving drugs used during surgery and in postoperative rehabilitation have been abused creating large-scale addiction and fatal overdoses, leading to lawsuits against the main producer of opioids: Purdue Pharma. 

This panel discussion, presented in conjunction with the exhibition, PERFECT DAY: Drugs & Art, opens up a dialogue and debate around the show’s theme: the use and abuse of drugs, with emphasis on opioids and the destructive force in NYC minority communities.

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