USA - section two United States of America, State of Nevada: Burning Man is an annual experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance. It is arguably one of the greatest counter-culture funky festivals ever! it would be great to see this spirit distributed among all the various cities where the participants come from. Do something creative and fun in your own town! The Burning Man festival is getting too popular and populated for many peoples' taste. Check out Nude and Natural (several issues). Several excellent videos are available See also Drama in the Desert: The Sights and Sounds of Burning Man is a full-color book (which includes a DVD) based on the captivating images of Holly Kreuter, with contributions from an additional 90 Burning Man participants, offering the reader a taste of the Burning Man experience. United States of America, State of Maine: Kathryn Mann and Debra Ballou were arrested in Orono, Maine on November 2, 2001 for merely going jogging. They were arrested and they went to the police station for the usual humiliating routine. They were acquitted in court on January 30, 2002. [source: Paul Rapoport] A sexist judge points out that their genitals were not visible and lets them off the hook, sort of. This can not be considered a victory. "I think everyone should be able to run around naked. I don't think I did anything wrong". (quote from Deb Ballou appeared in Going Natural, Volume 17, Number 1) highly recommended: Going Natural The Magazine of the Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) Volume 17, Number 2 "The two naked women of Maine: What they did and why" by Katie Mann. Excellent four page article with photographs by Hessa Schneider. United States of America, State of Oregon:
Terri Webb and Daniel Johnson during a FTBY protest May 2, 2002 in Bend, Oregon. Video still captured from footage shot by Moses. Terri Sue Webb has engaged in numerous public actions involving non-sexual nudity in Bend, Eugene and Portland. Her actions have been picked up by newspapers around the world. She associates with the Freedom To Be Yourself (FTBY), and was recently the subject of an Advisory issued by the Naturist Action Committee (see www.nac.oshkosh.net). Be sure to keep up to date with the latest information on protesting opportunities for and with Terri by sending a message to stopsegregation-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Your involvement will make a big difference! Read the Naturist Action Committee's alerts, advisories, and updates about her. See article in Nude and Natural Vol 21.3: 24-28, Spring 2002 for more on Terri Webb. See editorial in The Progress Report "Psychiatric Imprisonment in Oregon" by Fred E. Foldvary, Senior Editor for an article on Terri Webb.
Terri Webb and Daniel Johnson in Portland, OR, USA. Click on image above to view at full size. Photo courtesy KLG. There was also an article at bend.com by Barney Lerten titled "Judge commits blanket-wearing nude activist for more mental treatment. In return, Terri Webb accuses Judge Michael Sullivan of 'hatred toward human race'" dated May 2, 2002 with an update May 10, 2002. Careful: The one small Associated Press release with some erroneous information has sparked a flurry of articles on Terri Webb with the same errors. One such article recently appeared in Naturally Magazine issue no 42. Note that Terri Webb does not wear red cowboy boots and her new trial date was rescheduled to May 2, 2002 as described above.
Photo by Daniel Dancer. See links below for information. Art installation near Portland, Oregon March 23, 2003 http://www.explorers-club.com/peace/ http://www.barewitness.org/photoalbum/Portland.htm There is a tradition for women to go top free at the Oregon Country Fair, Veneta (near Eugene). United States of America, State of New York:
Click on image for larger view. See link below for information. Anti-war protest/art installation in Central Park, New York City Feb 7, 2003 - Event organized by Wendy Tremayne & Shot by Marina Potok "NO bUSH: A nude public action in NYC" Site features pictures, press clips, and quicktime movies United States of America, State of Massachusetts: Harvard Primal Scream at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Similar to Michigan's Naked Mile United States of America, State of Michigan:
Participants in Naked Mile one year. Photo courtesy INA/Internaturally. Click on image for larger view. University of Michigan's "Naked Mile" at Ann Arbor An annual run of streakers marking the last day of classes in winter. Started in 1985 by a handful of students and has since grown to around a thousand participants annually. The event died a few years ago after concerted action by police, encouraged to end it by the University of Michigan administration. [source: Paul Rapoport Dec 2003] Check out Nude and Natural 17.1 and possibly other issues. United States of America, Washington, D.C.:
Image from Independent Media Center article. Click on image for larger view New York activist Joan Roney streaked the swearing in of G W Bush and delivered a personal message using her body. DC Indymedia - Webcast News - Inaugural Streaker Joan Roney at DCIMC January 24th, 0001 A.C. (After the Coup) - Citizen Joan, Who Disrobed to Conquer See also Winter 2001"Green Politics" newsletter "Citizen Joan, Who Disrobed to Conquer", by the Banana Republicans United States of America, State of Illinois: Chicago activists ride their bicycles top free for body freedom rights Independent Media Center - webcast news - Top-free Bikers Take a Ride (english) at DCIMC United States of America, State of Florida: Ten women sue for top free rights in Florida ACLU Suit Seeks Equal Right of Dress for Women sf.indymedia.org: Florida Men Strip for Peace by FSN • Saturday December 28, 2002
more information at Fallout Shelter News United States of America, State of Washington: Participants in the 2002 Fremont Summer Solstice Parade, June 22, 2002 . Pictures taken by Daniel Johnson. Click on image for larger view. The Fremont Arts Council in Seattle produces local celebrative art events including the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade, Trolloween, the Feast of the Winter Solstice, and the May Day Maypole Dance. While not officially part of the Solstice Parade, many body-celebrative participants such as the Nekkid Bicyclists have been well-received by parade goers year after year and have introduced the public to healthy body positive attitudes in a festive way. The question is, when will the Nekkid Bicyclists be included officially in the parade and when will the police stop threatening to arrest them?
Some of the Nekkid Bicyclists in the 2001 Fremont Summer Solstice Parade. Pictures above appear courtesy of Gary David Yngve. Visit his site at http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/gyngve/ for the original versions of these images and for more 2001 Solstice Parade pictures. The 2001 event was marked by a police threat of arrest of any naked participants and, if nudity in the parade was not discouraged by the FAC, a possibility of shutting down the festival in the future by revoking the event's permit. At the last minute the police where told to back off and the crowd was delighted to see the Nekkid Bicyclists make an appearance. In their own way the Nekkid Bicyclists are pushing the issue of public nudity in Seattle. Perhaps they will find the courage to do what they do outside the semi-safe haven of artistic expression.
An artist produced this painting to invite the community of Seattle to mock the looming threat of police arrests of naked participants, including the Nekkid Bicyclists, during the 2001 Fremont Summer Solstice Parade. Pictures above appear courtesy of Gary David Yngve. Visit his site at http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/gyngve/ for the original versions of these images and for more 2001 Solstice Parade pictures.
Image from Independent Media Center article. Click on image for larger view Naked mayhem during the Mayday festival in Olympia, WA. Indymedia - Pics from the Olympian by The Olympian Newspaper 12:47pm Tue May 2, 2000 article #203
Image from Independent Media Center article. Click on image for larger view Some cyclists go for a clothing-free, top-free ride past the Farmer's Market in Seattle, WA on Mayday. See link below.
Daniel, Kathy, and Mark take a dip into 45 degree F Lake Washington. Some images may be enlarged if you click on them. BFC images taken by KG. Also in Seattle, Daniel Johnson and others including Kathy Blanchard and Mark Storey are organizing events in the Pacific Northwest around nude use of public lands. Visit the Body Freedom Collaborative Daniel became interested in public policy after becoming outraged at threats by authorities against the Fremont Art Council's Fremont Summer Solstice Parade and the Nekkid Bicyclists. He also was spurred to act by reading about the Freedom to be Yourself and by the actions of dozens of activists across the globe. Participated in two small and brief FTBY protests with Terri Webb in Oregon. Daniel's site for body freedom is bodyfreedom.org, the site you are currently viewing. He also enjoys making propaganda, writing about his beliefs (see Nude and Natural Vol 21.3: 24-28, Spring 2002), and involving himself in global discussions and actions when he can. He also hopes to make a collaborative film on body freedom as it has developed over time, as it exists today, and how it will be fully integrated into life for all in the future. United States of America, (on the road): Dave, also known as "Barefoot Walker" and "Naked Driver". He never covers his feet, and seldom anything else. In 2001, he drove 15000 miles (24000 km) naked, through eleven states in the USA. In 2002 he met his goal of 25000 miles (40000 km). Most of these trips are for chess tournaments, but one in 2002 was to pick up states he had not visited before. His mark for 2003 is 30000, to include Alaska and trans-Canada! When he must stop for fuel or any other reason he needs to exit the vehicle, he puts on a long tank top (and nothing else) with "DRIVE NAKED" printed on it. He is naked outdoors as much as possible, including doing the "Bare to Breakers" in San Francisco. His distinction in that event is that he is the only one to do it barefoot as well as bare-everything-else. One of his slogans is "be naked all you can!" and he encourages everyone to "Drive naked!" From the Des Moines Register 12/16/2002: http://desmoinesregister.com/opinion/stories/c5917686/19999243.html |
