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World Naked Bike Ride – Nudecastle

Next ride

Date: Sunday 14 March 2010
Time: ?
Location: ?

Ride details

Newcastle will ride on Sunday the 14th March 2010. Assembly location and time are yet to be decided.

It is usual practice that visitors from out-of-town can be helped with the loan of a bike on the day. Body painting is optional (though encouraged) so you can write slogans and protest messages that tell the public what the ride is about. Body painting took place at a secret private location in 2009 and this worked well. The ride will include a party (before or after the ride) at a venue to be determined which will feature music, BBQ and vegan food and beer.

The official Southern Hemisphere World Naked Bike Ride date is Saturday the 13th of March 2010 and Sydney will ride on that date. Keen riders could participate in both cities.

Planning Meeting Dinner

Flyer for the WNBR Newcastle Planning Meeting Dinner

A WNBR Plannning Meeting Dinner will be held on Friday the 7th of August 2009 on the coat tails of the Critical Mass bike ride held that same evening. The Critical Mass bike ride assembles at Civic Park, opposite the Newcastle Town Hall at 5:30pm for a 6pm start. The ride will take about an hour and lead riders to the Premier Hotel, 1 Brunker Road (the Nine Ways), Broadmeadow at 7pm. Please try to come on the bike ride if at all possible because it is a fun team building event and is very similar to WNBR apart from being clothed. A selection of beverages and meals are available on the menu including vegetarian and vegan dishes.

Decisions that need to be made include the ride time, assembly place, route, location of the painting place and party. Please come along with your ideas. If you would like to volunteer to help with publicity, media, party organisation or other roles that help make the ride a success, please come along to the Planning meetings.

The Planning Meeting Dinner is one of the formal planning meetings organised from time to time and usually take place in a friendly pub.

You can also participate in planning decisions by joining the WNBR Newcastle Yahoo! Group. Less formal discussion and planning also happens at other monthly Newcastle Critical Mass bike rides.

Ride location and how to get there

The assembly place is yet to be decided but will be somehwere in Newcastle and convenient for riders who travel to the event by bike or by bike and train. Please do not drive to the event because it will create greenhouse gases and contradicts the purpose of the event. Please ride your bike to the assembly place or take the train if it is too far for you to ride. CityRail allows passengers to take their bikes on the train.
A map and street view of the assembly place will be added here when those details are decided.

CityRail Timetables

Hunter Line

• Newcastle to Hamilton (Weekends).
  
• Scone or Dungog and Maitland to Hamilton (Weekends).

Newcastle & Central Coast Line

• Central to Hamilton (Weekends).
• Newcastle to Hamilton (Weekends).

How to participate

Sydney rides on Saturday the 13th of March 2010. Sydney is within commuting distance of Newcastle so keen participants can ride in both of these places.

Please read the following information first. This page is the most important source of information on WNBR Newcastle.
After this page you can follow the links in other sections of this page for rpeorts of how the ride went in previous years and things that interest you and have a look at WNBR Australia (official site).

What to bring

• A bike in working order. If you have a bike in need of repair or do not have a bike please visit the Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre .You can ride a scooter or skates if you want to because any form of human powered transport is OK.
• You MUST have a proper bike helmet.
• Bring your friends.
• You need to arrive clothed. Seriously, some people have not done this.
• You need decent shoes for cycling because you may hurt your feet otherwise.
• You need somewhere to put your clothes while you are riding. A luggage rack on your bike, or panniers or a basket that you can put your bag with your clothes. Clothing is optional on the ride and you are perfectly welcome to ride clothed or naked or somewhere in between.
• Apply sunscreen before the event.
• Bring a bottle of water.
• Bring some money for the party.

What not to bring

• Alcohol or drugs. Ride in control and safe. There will be alcohol available at the after party.

In months before the ride

It may seem like things are quiet between World Naked Bike Rides but the Newcastle organisers are working now to make the WNBR Nudecastle 2010 enjoyable for everyone. In the lead-up to the WNBR there are many other community grassroots events in Newcastle that are of interest to Naturists, Biketivists, Pacifists and Environmentalists. Have a look at the links to organisations that endorse the WNBR in Newcastle (see Newcastle#Endorsement below) and Australia and you will find something that will inspire your passion for expressing yourself for the benefit of the planet. All the organisations that endorse WNBR are friendly though our closest ally is Critical Mass (see Newcastle#Critical_Mass below). WNBR Nudecastle encourages everyone interested in participating in WNBR to also participate in Critical Mass.

Get a bike

Do you need a bike? Are you broke? Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre has going bikes from $5 to $50 or you can fix an old bike for yourself for FREE! Volunteers & bike/part donations welcome. Open most Fridays and Saturdays 9am to 5pm, 106 Robert St Islington, phone 49616582.

Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre poster

Getting email updates before the ride

If you want to have emails sent to you with details of pre-ride events, reminders of the WNBR Nudecastle time and start location, or discuss any apects of the upcoming ride: you need to join the discussion group (see Newcastle#Discussion_group.2Fs below). If you have not got a Yahoo! account, you can set one up for free in about 5 minutes. You can use your existing email account or get a Yahoo! email account for free. You can set the email account up using a nickname if you want to as well. The management of Yahoo! have classified the discussion group as "adults only" but only because they are puritanical prudes who do not know the difference between the human body and pornography. WNBR is nothing to do with pornography so do not worry.

Privacy

You do not have to register, pay money, sign anything or give your personal details to anyone. There are suggestions on the international pages of WNBR websites that say you should complete the on-line registration process. This is NOT mandatory for the WNBR Nudecastle. Vetted media people will attend the WNBR Nudecastle 2010 to photograph and video the event so if you have any concerns about this you should consider painting your face, wearing a novel mask or big dark sunglasses to preserve your anonymity.

Legality

The laws that are relevant to public nudity in New South Wales are applicable througout the state. For discussion of this topic, please refer to the separate page about New South Wales Laws.

Women’s Support Woman

Christabel has volunteered for the role of Women’s Support Woman for WNBR Nudecastle. The Women’s Support Woman (WSW) role is to offer special support to women who have any concerns about their participation or potential participation in the event. The WSW will be attending the whole of the event and will be available to help all women participants. The WSW will be making a special effort to ensure that female participants feel comfortable while being a mentor. If you wish to assist Christabel in this role or would like to ask any relevant questions, please email Christabel.

Media

Media enquiries for Newcastle: please contact Marte Kinder the WNBR Newcastle Organiser.

Please think ahead if you want to have a media presence on the day of the WNBR Nudecastle and contact Marte well ahead of time because your involvement will need vetting.

Media coverage

Add 2010 media reports here.

Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc

A ride specific flyer and poster will be produced when the ride details have been finalised.

Australia

These are the current flyer, poster and BIG POSTER to be used for the WNBR Australia 2010 to help promote participation. Please print these and stick them up where people will see them. Why not colour one in and stick it to your refrigerator?

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  BIG POSTER

Critical Mass

Critical Mass Newcastle and the World Naked Bike Ride endorse and participate in all events held under both names in Newcastle. Critical Mass ride on the first Friday of every month and starts from Civic Park, opposite Newcastle Town Hall. Assemble at 5:45pm for a 6:00pm start. Ride Daily! Celebrate Monthly!

For more information on Critical Mass see: Critical Mass World Information , Critical Mass Australiaor Newcastle Critical Mass Discussion Group or email Daniel on newcastlecriticalmass{at}yahoo.com.au

Newcastle Cycling Strategy and Action Plan

World Naked Bike Ride Newcastle supports and endorses the Newcastle Cycling Strategy and Action Plan motion submitted to Newcastle City Council for consideration on 17 February 2009 by Micheal Osborne of the Newcastle Greens.

Other Upcoming Events where WNBR Newcastle will participate

Bike Love Corral

at the NUSA Environment Collective as part of the Ride a Bike Campaign.
The Newcastle University Students' Association, Enviro Collective is the student environmental group on The University of Newcastle campus. In mid 2009 the Enviro Collective began the Ride a Bike Campaign to encourage bike use over car use among the Uni community. Riding a bike has minimal environmental impact, does not produce green house gasses or toxic emissions, does not produce noise pollution, is far cheaper than driving a car and it is easier to find somewhere to park your bike. Parking on campus for a year costs more than the price of many new bikes and decent second hand models. This is the current flyer / poster, to be used for the Bike Love Corral at NUSA to help promote participation. Please print these and stick them up where people will see them.

• Newcastle University Students' Association (NUSA)
• NUSA Environment Collective

Flyer / Poster

This Is Not Art

01 to 05 October 2009
Newcastle, Australia
Independent, emerging and experimental arts festival.
It's the five days of the year where you get to meet and collaborate with fellow creatives, share your ideas, passions and skills, showcase your work, and reinvigorate your practice at the nation's most inspiring party!

This Is Not Art - innovating, developing and showcasing emerging art and new media forms.

This Is Not Art festival is an annual extravaganza which includes; workshops, panels, performances, speakers, special events and exhibitions that challenge ideas about making art, making culture and making noise.

Throw in some experimental indy theatre performances, artist networking, industry exposés, and a some ripe social & political cheekiness, and you have a rough idea of what This Is Not Art Festival has become - the largest and most diverse annual media and arts festival in Australia.

The groups that will come together to program the 2009 This Is Not Art festival include:

• Electrofringe
• National Young Writers' Festival
• Sound Summit
• Critical Animals
• The Crack Theatre Festival (for more about TINA click here)

This Is Not Art Bike Library

• from 11am to 4pm daily
• 01 to 05 October 2009, Civic Park, Newcastle, Australia

Do you need a clean, green way to get around? You can borrow a push bike from the Bike Library courtesy of the Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre. A fully refundable deposit applies on bikes, helmets and locks.

• Brought to the people by World Naked Bike Ride, Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre and Critical Mass.

Earlier Events where WNBR Newcastle was represented

Cultural Stomp

Civic Park, Newcastle on Saturday June 6 2009 from 9 am to 6 pm
Exploring the theme of "Be The Change".

The Bike Corral

Be the change you want to see in the world by RIDING A BIKE. It is the fun environmentally sustainable way to transport you, your family and things. Get there without noise, air pollution or climate changing, green house gasses. Foster fitness and friendlier, gentler community spaces rather than competitive, angry, fat, lazy, egotist car culture.

The Bike Corral consists of these Sustainable Bike Culture Activism groups in Newcastle :

• Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre

Come and help make your bike safe, learn to fix bikes, learn cycling skills (to stop getting annoyed by cars), fix a pre-loved bike, donate bikes/parts or get parts: all these for FREE. Also buy or borrow a bike from the bike library. Fridays & Saturdays 9-5. 106 Robert St, Islington 2296 phone 49 616 582. Advocacy, Newsletters & more! newcastlebikeecologycentre.blogspot.com

• Critical Mass

Global monthly bicycle ride to Celebrate & Promote Cycling. Assert your right to use a whole lane safely because the bike “lanes” are legally too narrow. Meet at Civic Park, Newcastle 5:30pm for 6:00pm ride on the 1st Friday of every month. criticalmass.wikia.com/wiki/

• World Naked Bike Ride

Peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy. Australian rides are held in March every year. australia.worldnakedbikeride.org

• Newcastle Cycleways Movement Inc.

Work with Government bodies to improve bicycle facilities & promote the safe responsible use of bicycles for transport, leisure and fitness. Rides, insurance, newsletters, discounts, legal advice, and more. users.hunterlink.net.au/~magsb

Links

• Friends of the Cultural STOMP Festival Newcastle on Facebook.
• Cultural STOMP Festival webpage on Octopod web site.

More earlier events

For more events held since the previous WNBR in Newcastle, please follow the link to the Newcastle earlier promotional activities page.

Newcastle 2009

Date: Saturday 14 March 2009
Time: 2pm
Location: The little park on the South side of Hamilton Railway Station
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Newcastle 2009 page.

Newcastle 2008

Date: Sunday 9 March 2008
Time: 2:00PM
Location: Next to Warabrook Station in Rosegum Road Reserve, Warabrook
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Newcastle 2008 page.

Newcastle 2007

Date: Saturday 10 March 2007
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Next to Warabrook Station in Rosegum Road Reserve, Warabrook
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Newcastle 2007 page.

Newcastle 2006

Date: Sunday 12 March 2006
Time: 7am
Location: Merewether Surf Life Saving Club
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Newcastle 2006 page.

Newcastle 2005

Date: Sunday 13 February 2005
Time: 5:30am
Location: The car park on the Fern Street side of Hamilton Train Station
For more information about the event and see the ride report on the Newcastle archive page.

History

See Newcastle archive for:

• WNBR Nudecastle 2008 Ride Report by Marte Kinder.
• WNBR Nudecastle 2008 Ride Report by Daniel.
• WNBR Nudecastle 2007 Bodypainting Competiton Report and photo of entrants.
• WNBR Nudecastle 2007 Ride Report by Marte Kinder.
• WNBR Nudecastle 2007 Ride Report by Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre.
• WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report by Marte Kinder.
• WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report by Daniel.
• WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report by Marte Kinder.

Photos

2007

• Photos at WNBR Australia © Second Sight Photography

2006

• Photos at WNBR Australia © Second Sight Photography

2005

• Photos at WNBR Australia © Second Sight Photography and © Purple Spider Studios

Links

Website/s

• WNBR Australia (official site)

Discussion group/s

• WNBR Newcastle Yahoo! Group
• WNBR Newcastle Facebook Group

Endorsement

The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Newcastle:

• Critical Mass Newcastle and Critical Mass Newcastle Wiki
• Newcastle Bike-Ecology Centre
• Newcastle Cycleways Movement Inc.
• Second Sight Photography photographed the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 WNBR in Newcastle.
• Purple Spider Studio photographed the 2005 WNBR in Newcastle.
• Rowanmacs - Photography filmed the 2005, 2006 and 2007 WNBR in Newcastle.
• Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
• Newcastle University Students' Association (NUSA)
• NUSA Environment Collective
• Opus
• Cultural Stomp Festival
• This Is Not Art
• The Octapod Association
• The Royal Exchange
• Michael Osborne of Newcastle Greens
• Lee Rhiannon of NSW Greens
• Ian McKenzie of Newcastle Greens

Location information

• Wikipedia: Newcastle, New South Wales
• Wikipedia: New South Wales