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2004 Jan
28 | WA HB 2645 (Olympia, WA)
Picture
taken by a WA state trooper 28 Jan 2004.
NAC organizes an effort
to fight WA State HB 2645. BFC, NAC, SLUGS, ACLU, NWnaturist,
and others get involved in the community effort to stop
the bill.
"The ancient mysteries as foretold by Carmen the Wise have
been proven true.
If you want to make it rain, all you have to do is go
for a Naked Bike Ride. On Sept 6th 50 Wet Bike Warriors
brought you the rain.
The Ride started from the Vancouver Art Gallery, headed
down Robson, up Denman, along Davie, around the Esso
station , again around the Esso station, down Granville,
east on Georgia, and then back to the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Naked Bicycle people power."
documentation:
video and photography
2003
July 18-20 | Burn in the Forest (BitF2) (Squamish Valley,
British Columbia, Canada)
pictures
not yet available
Naked
Island shenanigans, fire-heated hot tub, rock balancing,
fire spinners, the burn!, EmoDome, and tripping-out at
Canada's "Capital of Outdoor Recreation".
2003
June 21 | Painted Naked Cyclists at the Fremont Summer
Solstice Parade
Above
photograph of Daniel by JC. Below, Superman addressing
the crowd at Cowen Park, before the three mile procession
began through the city to the parade entrance. Photography
by Jacob Sayles. Click on images for
larger view.
A
few involved in the BFC joined the massive group of 80 painted
naked cylists in the Fremont
Summer Solstice Parade. This year saw the
painted cyclists quadrupling in number and also officially
joining the Fremont
Arts Council event by hosting a float.
See
the article by John Cornicello and Daniel Johnson in
the Fall 2003 edition of N magazine. More info can
be found at this supplemental
site.
2003
procession of cyclists moves through Wallingford. Photography
by Jacob Sayles. Click on image for
larger view.
documentation:
photography & video, N magazine article
2003
June 15 | Fremont Fresh Art Festival - Nudes Painting Nudes
Five
nude models pose for four artists (Henry Yuen painted
fully nude) at the 1st Annual Fremont
Fresh Art Festival put on by the Fremont
Rotary. The drawings and paintings were
later auctioned off for charity.
This
session was done for public viewing at the History
House in Fremont (located at 790 N. 34th
St Seattle, WA 98103). The History House also hosts
meetings for the Fremont Chamber of Commerce (FCC).
See
article by Mark Storey in the Fall 2003 edition of
N magazine.
Check
back for details.
Photo
at left by JC. Click on image for larger view
documentation:
photography & video, N magazine article
2003
June 15 | Fremont Fresh Art Festival - Tour de Fremont
Photo
above by Paul Joseph Brown / Seattle P-I. Click on
image for larger view
Nicholas
Ohlweiler, 10, captured three mostly nude bicyclists
on canvas yesterday at the Fremont Fresh Air Festival.
Loincloth-clad nude-beach activists Daniel Johnson,
left, Russ Riddell and Mark Storey pose for the beginning
of the fictional Tour de Fremont at the fund-raiser
for the Fremont Rotary Club.
Russ,
Daniel, & Mark posing for painters at the Adobe Plaza
during the 1st Annual Fremont
Fresh Art Festival put on by the Fremont
Rotary. The paintings were later auctioned
off for charity.
From
the Rotary web site: "The Fremont Fresh Art Festival
was a fundraiser for the Fremont Rotary and is for
the purpose of promoting art within the community,
art in schools, and bringing more positive, community-based
exposure to the downtown Fremont area."
Seattle
Post Intelligencer, story by P-I reporter
Kathy George. 16 June 2003 "Trio behind the
arts: Three activists put on an eye-opening display
yesterday by taking most of their clothes off at
the Fremont Fresh Art Festival. " Front page
of local section, with color picture. The online
version is also available at: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/126796_nudies16.html
In
a followup to the Kathy George article, the P-I put
up a online poll on June 16, 2003
asking "Should Seattle have a clothing-optional
beach?" Results: 54.8%
Yes, 40.9% No, 4.3% Not sure,Total Votes:
2912 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/polls/one.asp (poll
no longer up)
See
article by Mark Storey in the Fall 2003 edition of
N magazine.
Check
back for details.
Photo
above by JC. Click on image for larger view
documentation:
photography & video, N magazine article, Seattle
P-I
2003
May 10 | Rooster Rock State Park
pictures
not available
On
May 10th of 2003, representatives from AANR's Government
Affairs Team (GAT) and TNS's Naturist Action Committee
(NAC) met with Oregon State Park & Police officials
to discuss how to resurrect Rooster Rock State Park back
to some of its family-friendly glory seen in previous
years. The BFC's presence at the time was redundant,
as the naturist/nudist representatives were also, at
the time, board members of the BFC.
(image not shown)
Mark & Daniel at Rooster Rock - in overgrown area
sited for future cleanup.
documentation:
photography, N magazine article, NAC newsletter
2003
August 25 | Rolling Thunder Downhome Democracy Tour
Click
on image above for a larger view.
Here
we are at the 2002 Rolling
Thunder Downhome Democracy Tour held in Renton, WA,
USA on August 25, 2002. The event was like Disneyland
for progressive politics and activists.
documentation:
photography
2002
May 2 | Freedom to be Yourself protest (downtown Bend,
OR)
Daniel
partipates in a Freedom to be Yourself protest in
Bend, OR with Terri Sue Webb. Event
was organized by Terri Webb to protest her trial and
to promote the principles of the Freedom to Be Yourself.
Event was promoted at the stopsegregation Yahoo! group.
Covered on TV, newspaper, and bend.com. The two were
Incarcerated for a day then released without charges
on the 3rd of May.
Terri also went out bicycling naked through
town on the evening of the 1st, only to be stopped and
harassed by police, and later released at the location
of the arrest. Daniel was with her but not naked at the
time.
Video still at
left captured from footage shot by Moses.
documentation: photography & video,
Bend.com and other local newspapers & TV, N magazine
article
2001
Dec 1 | Freedom to be Yourself stroll (Portland, OR)
Click
on image above to view at full size.
Daniel
partipates in a very brief Freedom to be Yourself
protest in Portland, OR with Terri Sue
Webb. Daniel called off the walk about five
minutes into the walk because of the stormy weather.
Police responded and gave Terri and Daniel the business.
No arrests were made.
Photo
by KLG.
documentation:
photography & video, N magazine article
