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At a time when research with psychedelic medicines is beginning to rise to prominence once again, we feel it's important to help support the charities that are making this important medicinal step - a step which will help address some of society's worst mental illnesses. Myself and artist & printmaker Tom Andrews will be walking the 163 mile Saxon Shore Way to help raise money and awareness for the outstanding charity Breaking Convention. Their aims are as follows: a) Organising and hosting a biennial academic conference bringing together multiple disciplines (including medicine, psychology, anthropology, sociology, law, politics and the arts) associated with the research of psychedelic substances; b) Promoting and supporting research on psychedelic substances and the dissemination, and assistance in the dissemination, of the useful results of such research. c) The publication of an academic book based on each conference. The Saxon Shore Way follows the coastline of the South East as it was about 1500 years ago, long before the North Kent Marshes or the Romney Marsh were part of the coast, and long before punitive drug laws affecting medical research came into existence. The sponsored walk, which will take approximately 12 days, will take place from June 15, 2015, when we leave from Gravesend in North Kent and travel to Hastings in East Sussex. This year's Breaking Convention conference is taking place in July (2015.breakingconvention.co.uk). Not only will the money go toward putting on this event, but will also help disseminate information about the latest psychedelic research, and will help guarantee the on-going researches around the UK, which BC support. If you feel strongly about psychedelic research, combating mental illness, and helping produce safe and well-informed information on psychedelic substances, then please consider sponsoring us on this walk. You'll be able to follow the whole event on Twitter (@psypressuk) as we keep you updated on progress through the sun and rain!