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<p>Dario Western: Setting date for 2016 World Naked Bike Ride</p> <hr /> <div>'''Please Update'''<br /> <br /> {{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=12 Mar 2016 |Time=1pm |Location= TBC}}<br /> <br /> ==Ride details==<br /> Saturday 12th March 2016 is the Brisbane leg of the World Naked Bike Ride.&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride is a great way in which we can peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, and consumerism.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> At the end of the ride there will also be some small prizes given out for the best painted body and best decorated bike.&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> WNBR Mission Statement: &lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians plus all the negative effects of oil, cars, war, consumerism and non-renewable energy.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Check out http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/wiki/Australia for more info about WNBR generally, and past rides.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Please pass this on and invite and tell everyone you know whether it be your family, your relatives, your friends, your workmates, your church-people (hey, public nudity was okay in Biblical times too, you know!) :)&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Any public, police or media enquiries need to be directed to organizer Dario Western at brisbanenaturists [a] live.com or 0437 428 859.<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact Dario the WNBR Brisbane Organiser by email: brisbanenaturists(at)live(dot)com or by phone at: 0437 428 859.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> ==[[Brisbane 2009]]==<br /> '''Date''': Saturday 21 March 2009&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time''': 2:00pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location''': Boondall Wetlands, North Boondall.&lt;br&gt;<br /> For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Brisbane 2009]] page.<br /> <br /> ==[[Brisbane 2008]]==<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 8 March 2008&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 3.15pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' North Wynnum Esplanade, Elanora Park, Wynnum. &lt;br&gt;<br /> For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Brisbane 2008]] page.<br /> <br /> ==[[Brisbane 2007]]==<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong.&lt;br&gt;<br /> For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Brisbane 2007]] page.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> *[http://4zzzfm.wordpress.com/ 4ZZZ 102.1fm Brisbane], 21 Mar 2009, [http://4zzzfm.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/world-naked-bike-ride/ World Naked Bike Ride]<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> This is the current [[:Image:Brisbane_2011.JPG|colour in flyer/poster]] to be used for the WNBR Brisbane 2011 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? &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Image:Brisbane_2011.JPG|left|thumb|400px|flyer/poster]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> *[http://www.facebook.com/groups/wnbrbrisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Facebook Group<br /> <br /> ===Endorsement===<br /> The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Brisbane:<br /> *[http://www.myspace.com/goldcoastfacepainting Always Amazing Art &amp; Entertainment]<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2008 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2009 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2011 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=30175 2015-09-21T20:12:05Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Discussion group/s */</p> <hr /> <div>'''Please Update'''<br /> <br /> {{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=12 Mar 2011 |Time=11 am |Location= Roma Street Parklands, near the ampitheatre }}<br /> <br /> ==Ride details==<br /> Saturday 3rd May 2014 is the Brisbane leg of the World Naked Bike Ride.&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride is a great way in which we can peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Please join us for the ride starting from the bicycle rack outside the New Globe Theatre in Fortitude Valley to the end of Brunswick Street in New Farm and around New Farm Park. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> We will be meeting outside the New Globe Theatre at 10am and commencing the ride at 11am. There will be an after-ride party at one of the local hotels for drinks, and then a bbq dinner party at organizer Dario Western's place in the southside in Bethania from 5pm to 9pm for the Brisbane Naturists group if you wish to join that as well.<br /> <br /> The WNBR is a clothing optional event, so you don't have to be naked. You can wear as little or as much clothing as you feel comfortable. You MUST, however, wear a helmet. Because of the 'willful exposure' laws in Queensland, it is illegal for males to ride fully naked. If you do not wish to risk being arrested, you must wear at least a C-string or a G-string. Female may ride fully nude as long as they do not display their vagina outdoors. Feel free to express your yourself (see the WNBR mission statement) with slogans, flags, body painting, even songs. We will have a couple of professional photographers present to photograph the riders as well as some body painters. The general public are also allowed to take photographs and footage of this event if they so desire. There is no registration for this event, everyone is invited. If you do not wish for somebody to photograph you individually, then approach them and let them know.<br /> <br /> At the end of the ride there will also be some small prizes given out for the best painted body and best decorated bike.&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> WNBR Mission Statement: &lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians plus all the negative effects of oil, cars, war, consumerism and non-renewable energy.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Check out http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/wiki/Australia for more info about WNBR generally, and past rides.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Please pass this on and invite and tell everyone you know whether it be your family, your relatives, your friends, your workmates, your church-people (hey, public nudity was okay in Biblical times too, you know!) :)&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Any public, police or media enquiries need to be directed to organizer Dario Western at brisbanenaturists [a] live.com or 0437 428 859.<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact Dario the WNBR Brisbane Organiser by email: brisbanenaturists(at)live(dot)com or 0437 428 859.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> ==[[Brisbane 2009]]==<br /> '''Date''': Saturday 21 March 2009&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time''': 2:00pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location''': Boondall Wetlands, North Boondall.&lt;br&gt;<br /> For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Brisbane 2009]] page.<br /> <br /> ==[[Brisbane 2008]]==<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 8 March 2008&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 3.15pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' North Wynnum Esplanade, Elanora Park, Wynnum. &lt;br&gt;<br /> For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Brisbane 2008]] page.<br /> <br /> ==[[Brisbane 2007]]==<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong.&lt;br&gt;<br /> For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Brisbane 2007]] page.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> *[http://4zzzfm.wordpress.com/ 4ZZZ 102.1fm Brisbane], 21 Mar 2009, [http://4zzzfm.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/world-naked-bike-ride/ World Naked Bike Ride]<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> This is the current [[:Image:Brisbane_2011.JPG|colour in flyer/poster]] to be used for the WNBR Brisbane 2011 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? &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Image:Brisbane_2011.JPG|left|thumb|400px|flyer/poster]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> *[http://www.facebook.com/groups/wnbrbrisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Facebook Group<br /> <br /> ===Endorsement===<br /> The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Brisbane:<br /> *[http://www.myspace.com/goldcoastfacepainting Always Amazing Art &amp; Entertainment]<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2008 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2009 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2011 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=28496 2014-03-30T00:41:13Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Ride details */</p> <hr /> <div>'''Please Update'''<br /> <br /> {{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=12 Mar 2011 |Time=11 am |Location= Roma Street Parklands, near the ampitheatre }}<br /> <br /> ==Ride details==<br /> Saturday 3rd May 2014 is the Brisbane leg of the World Naked Bike Ride.&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride is a great way in which we can peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Please join us for the ride starting from the bicycle rack outside the New Globe Theatre in Fortitude Valley to the end of Brunswick Street in New Farm and around New Farm Park. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> We will be meeting outside the New Globe Theatre at 10am and commencing the ride at 11am. There will be an after-ride party at one of the local hotels for drinks, and then a bbq dinner party at organizer Dario Western's place in the southside in Bethania from 5pm to 9pm for the Brisbane Naturists group if you wish to join that as well.<br /> <br /> The WNBR is a clothing optional event, so you don't have to be naked. You can wear as little or as much clothing as you feel comfortable. You MUST, however, wear a helmet. Because of the 'willful exposure' laws in Queensland, it is illegal for males to ride fully naked. If you do not wish to risk being arrested, you must wear at least a C-string or a G-string. Female may ride fully nude as long as they do not display their vagina outdoors. Feel free to express your yourself (see the WNBR mission statement) with slogans, flags, body painting, even songs. We will have a couple of professional photographers present to photograph the riders as well as some body painters. The general public are also allowed to take photographs and footage of this event if they so desire. There is no registration for this event, everyone is invited. If you do not wish for somebody to photograph you individually, then approach them and let them know.<br /> <br /> At the end of the ride there will also be some small prizes given out for the best painted body and best decorated bike.&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> WNBR Mission Statement: &lt;br&gt;<br /> &quot;We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians plus all the negative effects of oil, cars, war, consumerism and non-renewable energy.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Check out http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/wiki/Australia for more info about WNBR generally, and past rides.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Please pass this on and invite and tell everyone you know whether it be your family, your relatives, your friends, your workmates, your church-people (hey, public nudity was okay in Biblical times too, you know!) :)&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Any public, police or media enquiries need to be directed to organizer Dario Western at brisbanenaturists [a] live.com or 0437 428 859.<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact Dario the WNBR Brisbane Organiser by email: brisbanenaturists(at)live(dot)com or 0437 428 859.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> ==[[Brisbane 2009]]==<br /> '''Date''': Saturday 21 March 2009&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time''': 2:00pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location''': Boondall Wetlands, North Boondall.&lt;br&gt;<br /> For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Brisbane 2009]] page.<br /> <br /> ==[[Brisbane 2008]]==<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 8 March 2008&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 3.15pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' North Wynnum Esplanade, Elanora Park, Wynnum. &lt;br&gt;<br /> For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Brisbane 2008]] page.<br /> <br /> ==[[Brisbane 2007]]==<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong.&lt;br&gt;<br /> For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Brisbane 2007]] page.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> *[http://4zzzfm.wordpress.com/ 4ZZZ 102.1fm Brisbane], 21 Mar 2009, [http://4zzzfm.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/world-naked-bike-ride/ World Naked Bike Ride]<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> This is the current [[:Image:Brisbane_2011.JPG|colour in flyer/poster]] to be used for the WNBR Brisbane 2011 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? &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Image:Brisbane_2011.JPG|left|thumb|400px|flyer/poster]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> *[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115235515218466 WNBR Brisbane] facebook event<br /> <br /> ===Endorsement===<br /> The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Brisbane:<br /> *[http://www.myspace.com/goldcoastfacepainting Always Amazing Art &amp; Entertainment]<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2008 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2009 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2011 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=13873 2009-03-22T01:07:13Z

<p>Dario Western: /* History */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 21 March 2009 |Time=2pm |Location= bicycle path outside North Boondall train station }}<br /> <br /> ==Ride Details==<br /> The ride will will assemble at 2pm on Saturday the 21st of March 2009. The assembly location will be at the bicycle path outside North Boondall train station with the take off time being 4 pm as we will be having body painting. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Nimbin]] rides on Saturday the 7th of March 2009 and [[Byron Bay]] rides on Saturday the 14th of March 2009. [[Nimbin]] and [[Byron Bay]] are within commuting distance of Brisbane so keen participants can ride in all 3 of these places.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> The rides will be clothing optional. You can wear whatever you want to or as little as nothing. Try to challenge yourself but do not frighten yourself to bits. Wear whatever makes you feel comfortable at the time. You can always take it off or put it on as you like.<br /> <br /> ===Here are a few tips:===<br /> <br /> *1) Wear plenty of sunscreen and a helmet as well as some sensible shoes for the ride.<br /> <br /> *2) If for any reason the police converge on this event and try to arrest you, *do not* resist arrest or obstruct them in any way. After all, this is a peaceful, non-violent demonstration. Police do not want to be seen dragging naked people away (it looks very silly) and we will be having people with camcorders filming the whole time. <br /> <br /> *3) If you find by-standers heckling you, then smile, laugh, and wave them off. <br /> <br /> *4) No sexual behaviour of any kind will be tolerated during this event. We are out to show people that we support public morality as far as sexual mores are concerned. Anyone who tries to exploit this event for sexual opportunism such as swing clubs, or makes unwanted advances towards any other punter whether they are naked or not will be ordered to leave instantly. <br /> <br /> *5) Keep on message: Peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy. The event is not about nudism or nude recreation. If a naturist is a nude environmentalist then the event is a place for naturists. <br /> <br /> *6) If you wish to photograph anyone, ask permission from them first. Do not photograph anybody under 16 who may at the event without securing permission from their chaperone.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], (WNBR Brisbane Organiser) has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2009 and they welcome any offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2009 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and post a message saying what they have in mind to help.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Important: we do not have the WNBR in exactly the same location every year and the assembly location for 2009 is yet to be decided. If you have ideas for an assembly place [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and post a message or take part in the poll.<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], (WNBR Brisbane Organiser).<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> This is the current [[:Image:Brisilian_Triangle_Small_22.02.09.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:Brisilian_Triangle_Medium_22.02.09.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:Brisilian_Triangle_2009.JPG|BIG POSTER]] to be used for the WNBR 2009 ('''''the Brisilian Triangle''''') [[Nimbin]], [[Byron Bay]] and [[Brisbane]] to help promote participation. Please print these, pass them out and stick them up where people will see them. Why not colour one in and stick it to your refrigerator? &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Brisilian_Triangle_Small_22.02.09.JPG|left|thumb|400px|Flyer]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Brisilian_Triangle_Small_22.02.09.JPG|Flyer<br /> Image:Brisilian_Triangle_Medium_22.02.09.JPG|Poster<br /> Image:Brisilian_Triangle_2009.JPG|BIG POSTER<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Australia===<br /> These are the current [[:Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:Australia_Medium_11.01.09.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:Australia_11.01.09.JPG|BIG POSTER]] to be used for the WNBR Australia 2009 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? &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|left|thumb|400px|Flyer]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|Flyer<br /> Image:Australia_Medium_11.01.09.JPG|Poster<br /> Image:Australia_11.01.09.JPG|BIG POSTER<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Superceded publicity: flyers, posters, images etc===<br /> These are the most recently superceded [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_13.02.08.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_13.02.08.JPG|BIG POSTER]] used for the WNBR Brisbane 2008 to help promote participation. &lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> [[Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Flyer]] <br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt; <br /> <br /> Earlier superceded 2008 [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_05.12.07.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_05.12.07.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_05.12.07.JPG|BIG POSTER]]<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> ===2009===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 21 March 2009&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 2.00<br /> '''Location:''' Boondall Wetlands, North Boondall<br /> <br /> This was the third World Naked Bike Ride for Brisbane, and the final one for Australia for 2009. Dario Western once again was charged with the responsibility of organising it. The publicity for it this year was minimal with advertising being done in bike shops, on 612-ABC Brisbane, and on internet sites. Dario sent a colleague Katie Dowling from 4ZZZ's Radical Radio community to North Boondall station at 2pm to assemble any interested riders between then and 2.30 pm to gather at the start of the path at Blackwood Road. Also present at the event was local artist, painter and nudist activist Ken Wenzel, journalism student James Weir from QUT, and Shayne Maxwell who is the Senior Sergeant of the Boondall Police. Both James and the local police talked to the group for a while, and permitted everybody to ride down the path as long as the genital areas were covered. All the participants wore g-strings. The ride lasted about 50 minutes going through the Wetlands and stopping just before the refuse tip at Nudgee Road. A young latecomer joined in on the ride on the way back, and we encountered a few clothed riders and pedestrians on the path but they were not at all fazed by our nakedness.<br /> <br /> The police had left by the time we got back to base, and then Katie, Dario and another rider Ian Hayward who has attended the Queensland bike rides since they began went to the Nudgee Beach hotel for drinks. <br /> <br /> There were seven people in all at this event, and no spectators. Events photographer and peace activist Tony Robertson briefly turned up to take some photos of the riders. Dario has decided to host the event in Brisbane again for next year, and is also working on a documentary about nudity in Brisbane called &quot;Brisbane Bares&quot; in which the issues surrounding the World Naked Bike Ride and the law and the Civil Liberties Union will also be discussed in it. Added to that he is also going to embark on a much more progressive marketing and promotional campaign to have it somewhere closer to the city in order to attract a larger crowd and more local and national media attention.<br /> <br /> The Brisbane Naked Bike Ride also fell on the same day as the Queensland state elections, in which Anna Bligh of the Labor Party retained her seat as Premier.<br /> <br /> Dario is also calling for more volunteers to help him organise and promote the 2010 bike ride in Brisbane. It is unsure as to where it is going to be held as yet, but he is encouraging interested parties to join the Yahoo!, Myspace and Facebook groups for the event which can be found on this site. <br /> <br /> There will be a few photos being posted to the Flickr group as well as the Yahoo! Group, so stay tuned for them.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===2008===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 8 March 2008&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 3.15<br /> '''Location:''' North Wynnum Esplanade, Elanora Park, Wynnum<br /> [[Image:Brisbane_2008.jpg|left|thumb|200px|WNBR Brisbane 8 March 2008]]<br /> <br /> The 2008 ride was the second time Brisbane had participated in the ride. Unlike 2007, this year was a more sombre and subdued event with an even stricter police presence than last year. Dario assembled the film maker, photographers and body painters at the cul-de-sac in Crown Street at 2.45 before two friends had alerted him to six police cars already being assembled in the park.<br /> <br /> The ride did not start until 4:20 pm in which five men and one woman rode. The police threatened all the riders with arrest if they went nude, including the woman going topfree. In the end, the riders backed down and took to the track wearing their shorts and sandals with various slogans more pertinent to naturism than oil dependency painted on them. One girl in her late teens tried to join the ride 10 minutes after take off and removed her top but was shouted down by the police, and eventually left the site 15 minutes later.<br /> Dario chose not to ride as a protest against the small turnout and the lack of female participants.<br /> <br /> Dario did some brief filming of the participants, including film maker Charles McFarland and assistant Eleanor Embury.<br /> <br /> There was no after ride party as the local pubs were reluctant to hire out a private bar for dress optional functions (unlike the Regatta last year).<br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride has received quite a lot of negative remarks with traditional nudists and naturists in Brisbane regarding the 'shock' value of public nudity to draw attention to political and environmental causes. With the exception of Free Beaches Australia and several festivals where nudity is allowed or at least tolerated, the Brisbane WNBR will no longer be reaching out to anyone who is involved with the nudist community.<br /> <br /> Dario is planning to host an alternative bike ride in the future which will only be promoted via word of mouth to college and university students, social activists, feminists, and underground media like Brisbane Times and The Independent including 4ZZZ radio and The Australian Naturist magazine. The venue will only be revealed to those who fully confirm their presence there on the day via email or SMS.<br /> <br /> This will largely protest against the burning of fossil fuels, the current public nudity laws in Queensland and the legal right for girls and woman to go topfree in the same social environments and contexts that guys are outside of beaches.<br /> <br /> The event will only go ahead if at least 100 riders will confirm they will be there on the day.<br /> <br /> ===2007===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong<br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|thumb|none|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride was the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10pm with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4pm for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News. 32 riders participated.<br /> <br /> ====Post-ride party====<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too. Byron Bay film maker Charles McFarland attended the event and included 10 minute footage on his latest DVD &quot;Lily's Fantastic Summer 1&quot; available from his site at http://www.synetechvideo.com The video contains two girls from the bike ride, Lily Barlow and Laura Kearns having fun at his place and riding their bikes fully naked down the main highway in Byron.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> *[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4826293515 WNBR Brisbane] Facebook group<br /> ===Endorsement===<br /> The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Brisbane:<br /> *[http://www.myspace.com/goldcoastfacepainting Always Amazing Art &amp; Entertainment]<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2008 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=13459 2009-02-21T17:07:01Z

<p>Dario Western: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 21 March 2009 |Time=2pm |Location= Boondall Wetlands bicycle path}}<br /> <br /> ==Ride Details==<br /> The ride will will assemble at 2pm on Saturday the 21st of March 2009. The assembly location will be at the bicycle path outside North Boondall train station with the take off time being 4 pm as we will be having body painting. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Nimbin]] rides on Saturday the 7th of March 2009 and [[Byron Bay]] rides on Saturday the 14th of March 2009. [[Nimbin]] and [[Byron Bay]] are within commuting distance of Brisbane so keen participants can ride in all 3 of these places.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> The rides will be clothing optional. You can wear whatever you want to or as little as nothing. Try to challenge yourself but do not frighten yourself to bits. Wear whatever makes you feel comfortable at the time. You can always take it off or put it on as you like.<br /> <br /> ===Here are a few tips:===<br /> <br /> *1) Wear plenty of sunscreen and a helmet as well as some sensible shoes for the ride.<br /> <br /> *2) If for any reason the police converge on this event and try to arrest you, *do not* resist arrest or obstruct them in any way. After all, this is a peaceful, non-violent demonstration. Police do not want to be seen dragging naked people away (it looks very silly) and we will be having people with camcorders filming the whole time. <br /> <br /> *3) If you find by-standers heckling you, then smile, laugh, and wave them off. <br /> <br /> *4) No sexual behaviour of any kind will be tolerated during this event. We are out to show people that we support public morality as far as sexual mores are concerned. Anyone who tries to exploit this event for sexual opportunism such as swing clubs, or makes unwanted advances towards any other punter whether they are naked or not will be ordered to leave instantly. <br /> <br /> *5) Keep on message: Peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy. The event is not about nudism or nude recreation. If a naturist is a nude environmentalist then the event is a place for naturists. <br /> <br /> *6) If you wish to photograph anyone, ask permission from them first. Do not photograph anybody under 16 who may at the event without securing permission from their chaperone.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], (WNBR Brisbane Organiser) has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2009 and they welcome any offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2009 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and post a message saying what they have in mind to help.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Important: we do not have the WNBR in exactly the same location every year and the assembly location for 2009 is yet to be decided. If you have ideas for an assembly place [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and post a message or take part in the poll.<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], (WNBR Brisbane Organiser).<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> This is the current [[:Image:Brisilian_Triangle_2009.JPG|flyer / poster]] to be used for the WNBR 2009 ('''''the Brisilian Triangle''''') [[Nimbin]], [[Byron Bay]] and [[Brisbane]] to help promote participation. Please print these, pass them out and stick them up where people will see them. Why not colour one in and stick it to your refrigerator? &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Brisilian_Triangle_2009.JPG|left|thumb|400px|Flyer / poster]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Australia===<br /> These are the current [[:Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:Australia_Medium_11.01.09.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:Australia_11.01.09.JPG|BIG POSTER]] to be used for the WNBR Australia 2009 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? &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|left|thumb|400px|Flyer]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|Flyer<br /> Image:Australia_Medium_11.01.09.JPG|Poster<br /> Image:Australia_11.01.09.JPG|BIG POSTER<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Superceded publicity: flyers, posters, images etc===<br /> These are the most recently superceded [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_13.02.08.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_13.02.08.JPG|BIG POSTER]] used for the WNBR Brisbane 2008 to help promote participation. &lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> [[Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Flyer]] <br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt; <br /> <br /> Earlier superceded 2008 [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_05.12.07.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_05.12.07.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_05.12.07.JPG|BIG POSTER]]<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===2008===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 8 March 2008&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 3.15<br /> '''Location:''' North Wynnum Esplanade, Elanora Park, Wynnum<br /> [[Image:Brisbane_2008.jpg|left|thumb|200px|WNBR Brisbane 8 March 2008]]<br /> <br /> The 2008 ride was the second time Brisbane had participated in the ride. Unlike 2007, this year was a more sombre and subdued event with an even stricter police presence than last year. Dario assembled the film maker, photographers and body painters at the cul-de-sac in Crown Street at 2.45 before two friends had alerted him to six police cars already being assembled in the park.<br /> <br /> The ride did not start until 4:20 pm in which five men and one woman rode. The police threatened all the riders with arrest if they went nude, including the woman going topfree. In the end, the riders backed down and took to the track wearing their shorts and sandals with various slogans more pertinent to naturism than oil dependency painted on them. One girl in her late teens tried to join the ride 10 minutes after take off and removed her top but was shouted down by the police, and eventually left the site 15 minutes later.<br /> Dario chose not to ride as a protest against the small turnout and the lack of female participants.<br /> <br /> Dario did some brief filming of the participants, including film maker Charles McFarland and assistant Eleanor Embury.<br /> <br /> There was no after ride party as the local pubs were reluctant to hire out a private bar for dress optional functions (unlike the Regatta last year).<br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride has received quite a lot of negative remarks with traditional nudists and naturists in Brisbane regarding the 'shock' value of public nudity to draw attention to political and environmental causes. With the exception of Free Beaches Australia and several festivals where nudity is allowed or at least tolerated, the Brisbane WNBR will no longer be reaching out to anyone who is involved with the nudist community.<br /> <br /> Dario is planning to host an alternative bike ride in the future which will only be promoted via word of mouth to college and university students, social activists, feminists, and underground media like Brisbane Times and The Independent including 4ZZZ radio and The Australian Naturist magazine. The venue will only be revealed to those who fully confirm their presence there on the day via email or SMS.<br /> <br /> This will largely protest against the burning of fossil fuels, the current public nudity laws in Queensland and the legal right for girls and woman to go topfree in the same social environments and contexts that guys are outside of beaches.<br /> <br /> The event will only go ahead if at least 100 riders will confirm they will be there on the day.<br /> <br /> ===2007===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong<br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|thumb|none|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride was the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10pm with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4pm for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News. 32 riders participated.<br /> <br /> ====Post-ride party====<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too. Byron Bay film maker Charles McFarland attended the event and included 10 minute footage on his latest DVD &quot;Lily's Fantastic Summer 1&quot; available from his site at http://www.synetechvideo.com The video contains two girls from the bike ride, Lily Barlow and Laura Kearns having fun at his place and riding their bikes fully naked down the main highway in Byron.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> *[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4826293515 WNBR Brisbane] Facebook group<br /> ===Endorsement===<br /> The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Brisbane:<br /> *[http://www.myspace.com/goldcoastfacepainting Always Amazing Art &amp; Entertainment]<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2008 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=13458 2009-02-21T17:03:42Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Ride Details */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 21 March 2009 |Time=1pm for a 4pm start |Location= Anzac Park in Toowong}}<br /> <br /> ==IMPORTANT MESSAGE==<br /> This ride is not certain to proceed. Planning difficulties and delays have occurred that might be overcome in the near future but we wait to see. Watch this space!<br /> ==Ride Details==<br /> The ride will will assemble at 2pm on Saturday the 21st of March 2009. The assembly location will be at the bicycle path outside North Boondall train station with the take off time being 4 pm as we will be having body painting. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Nimbin]] rides on Saturday the 7th of March 2009 and [[Byron Bay]] rides on Saturday the 14th of March 2009. [[Nimbin]] and [[Byron Bay]] are within commuting distance of Brisbane so keen participants can ride in all 3 of these places.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> The rides will be clothing optional. You can wear whatever you want to or as little as nothing. Try to challenge yourself but do not frighten yourself to bits. Wear whatever makes you feel comfortable at the time. You can always take it off or put it on as you like.<br /> <br /> ===Here are a few tips:===<br /> <br /> *1) Wear plenty of sunscreen and a helmet as well as some sensible shoes for the ride.<br /> <br /> *2) If for any reason the police converge on this event and try to arrest you, *do not* resist arrest or obstruct them in any way. After all, this is a peaceful, non-violent demonstration. Police do not want to be seen dragging naked people away (it looks very silly) and we will be having people with camcorders filming the whole time. <br /> <br /> *3) If you find by-standers heckling you, then smile, laugh, and wave them off. <br /> <br /> *4) No sexual behaviour of any kind will be tolerated during this event. We are out to show people that we support public morality as far as sexual mores are concerned. Anyone who tries to exploit this event for sexual opportunism such as swing clubs, or makes unwanted advances towards any other punter whether they are naked or not will be ordered to leave instantly. <br /> <br /> *5) Keep on message: Peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy. The event is not about nudism or nude recreation. If a naturist is a nude environmentalist then the event is a place for naturists. <br /> <br /> *6) If you wish to photograph anyone, ask permission from them first. Do not photograph anybody under 16 who may at the event without securing permission from their chaperone.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], (WNBR Brisbane Organiser) has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2009 and they welcome any offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2009 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and post a message saying what they have in mind to help.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Important: we do not have the WNBR in exactly the same location every year and the assembly location for 2009 is yet to be decided. If you have ideas for an assembly place [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and post a message or take part in the poll.<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], (WNBR Brisbane Organiser).<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> This is the current [[:Image:Brisilian_Triangle_2009.JPG|flyer / poster]] to be used for the WNBR 2009 ('''''the Brisilian Triangle''''') [[Nimbin]], [[Byron Bay]] and [[Brisbane]] to help promote participation. Please print these, pass them out and stick them up where people will see them. Why not colour one in and stick it to your refrigerator? &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Brisilian_Triangle_2009.JPG|left|thumb|400px|Flyer / poster]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Australia===<br /> These are the current [[:Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:Australia_Medium_11.01.09.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:Australia_11.01.09.JPG|BIG POSTER]] to be used for the WNBR Australia 2009 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? &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|left|thumb|400px|Flyer]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|Flyer<br /> Image:Australia_Medium_11.01.09.JPG|Poster<br /> Image:Australia_11.01.09.JPG|BIG POSTER<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Superceded publicity: flyers, posters, images etc===<br /> These are the most recently superceded [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_13.02.08.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_13.02.08.JPG|BIG POSTER]] used for the WNBR Brisbane 2008 to help promote participation. &lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> [[Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Flyer]] <br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt; <br /> <br /> Earlier superceded 2008 [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_05.12.07.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_05.12.07.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_05.12.07.JPG|BIG POSTER]]<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===2008===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 8 March 2008&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 3.15<br /> '''Location:''' North Wynnum Esplanade, Elanora Park, Wynnum<br /> [[Image:Brisbane_2008.jpg|left|thumb|200px|WNBR Brisbane 8 March 2008]]<br /> <br /> The 2008 ride was the second time Brisbane had participated in the ride. Unlike 2007, this year was a more sombre and subdued event with an even stricter police presence than last year. Dario assembled the film maker, photographers and body painters at the cul-de-sac in Crown Street at 2.45 before two friends had alerted him to six police cars already being assembled in the park.<br /> <br /> The ride did not start until 4:20 pm in which five men and one woman rode. The police threatened all the riders with arrest if they went nude, including the woman going topfree. In the end, the riders backed down and took to the track wearing their shorts and sandals with various slogans more pertinent to naturism than oil dependency painted on them. One girl in her late teens tried to join the ride 10 minutes after take off and removed her top but was shouted down by the police, and eventually left the site 15 minutes later.<br /> Dario chose not to ride as a protest against the small turnout and the lack of female participants.<br /> <br /> Dario did some brief filming of the participants, including film maker Charles McFarland and assistant Eleanor Embury.<br /> <br /> There was no after ride party as the local pubs were reluctant to hire out a private bar for dress optional functions (unlike the Regatta last year).<br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride has received quite a lot of negative remarks with traditional nudists and naturists in Brisbane regarding the 'shock' value of public nudity to draw attention to political and environmental causes. With the exception of Free Beaches Australia and several festivals where nudity is allowed or at least tolerated, the Brisbane WNBR will no longer be reaching out to anyone who is involved with the nudist community.<br /> <br /> Dario is planning to host an alternative bike ride in the future which will only be promoted via word of mouth to college and university students, social activists, feminists, and underground media like Brisbane Times and The Independent including 4ZZZ radio and The Australian Naturist magazine. The venue will only be revealed to those who fully confirm their presence there on the day via email or SMS.<br /> <br /> This will largely protest against the burning of fossil fuels, the current public nudity laws in Queensland and the legal right for girls and woman to go topfree in the same social environments and contexts that guys are outside of beaches.<br /> <br /> The event will only go ahead if at least 100 riders will confirm they will be there on the day.<br /> <br /> ===2007===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong<br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|thumb|none|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride was the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10pm with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4pm for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News. 32 riders participated.<br /> <br /> ====Post-ride party====<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too. Byron Bay film maker Charles McFarland attended the event and included 10 minute footage on his latest DVD &quot;Lily's Fantastic Summer 1&quot; available from his site at http://www.synetechvideo.com The video contains two girls from the bike ride, Lily Barlow and Laura Kearns having fun at his place and riding their bikes fully naked down the main highway in Byron.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> *[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4826293515 WNBR Brisbane] Facebook group<br /> ===Endorsement===<br /> The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Brisbane:<br /> *[http://www.myspace.com/goldcoastfacepainting Always Amazing Art &amp; Entertainment]<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2008 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Australia_press_release&diff=13455 2009-02-20T20:59:53Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Upcoming WNBR Events */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Main Page|Home]] &gt; [[List of rides]] &gt; [[Australia]] &gt; Press Release for WNBR Australia<br /> <br /> == Introduction ==<br /> '''World Naked Bike Ride Australia 2009'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> 8 [http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html Australian] towns and cities will participate in the next [[:Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations|southern hemisphere leg]] of the <br /> [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] between the 7th and 21st of March 2009.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The dates and locations are: <br /> *Saturday the 7th of March 2009: [[Nimbin]].<br /> *Monday the 9th of March 2009: [[Adelaide]].<br /> *Saturday the 14th of March 2009: [[Byron Bay]] and [[Newcastle]].<br /> *Sunday the 15th of March, 2009: including [[Canberra]], [[Melbourne]] and [[Sydney]].<br /> *Saturday the 21st of March, 2009: [[Brisbane]].<br /> Check website for details: http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/<br /> <br /> 5 other rides are happening on Sat 14 Mar 2009 around the world as part of the [[:Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations|southern hemisphere leg]] of WNBR:<br /> *[[Bogata]] Colombia<br /> *[[Lima]] Peru<br /> *[[Sao Paulo]] Brasil<br /> *[[Golden Bay]] New Zealand<br /> *[[Eugene]] Oregan USA&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> The [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] is an annual clothing optional protest ride for Naturism, Environmentalism, Peace and the rights of cyclists to use the road safely. <br /> <br /> The ride is not a race and goes at an easy recreational pace. An element of competition between cyclists is present only in respect of how bizarrely they can decorate their bodies with paint, slogans and bits of costume. Many riders paint their bodies with peace signs, hearts and flowers.<br /> <br /> The dress code for the ride is “Go as bare as you dare”! Nudity is not compulsory. It is not a ride promoting overtly sexual behaviour in public.<br /> <br /> It is a very hippie and green event.<br /> <br /> == Many problems beset the world: ==<br /> <br /> There is a need for people to hold a '''body positive image'''. A lot of people have hang ups about the human body and can not distinguish between non-sexual nudity and pornography. People are living creatures and part of nature, not superior or detached from it. Shame or disgust of human bodies, it all their colours, shapes and sizes is a form of prejudice. <br /> <br /> Burning '''fossil fuels''' (coal, natural gas, and mineral oil) causes '''environmental damage''' including climate change, air pollution, acid rain and water pollution. The destruction of our natural environment threatens all living things with extinction. We face the carbon-induced nemesis of nature. <br /> <br /> Without using '''nuclear fuels''' (uranium, plutonium) nuclear accidents, nuclear weapons, depleted uranium tipped weapons and nuclear contamination would not exist. Exposure to nuclear radiation causes cancer, genetic mutations and death. Nuclear material remains radioactive virtually forever. <br /> <br /> '''Health Problems''' including asthma and respiratory illnesses occur partly because of the pollution caused by burning fossil fuels. Obesity, diabetes and lack of exercise come from our sedentary car-addicted lifestyles.<br /> <br /> We see '''violence''' everyday because of the wars fought over oil, road rage and deaths and injuries to pedestrians and cyclists from motorised vehicles. We need a peaceful and gentler world which includes our roads. <br /> <br /> For a future to exist for tomorrow's generations, we must stop exploiting mineral energy, stop polluting the Earth, stop fighting and killing in the name of consumerist wealth accumulation and learn to love and respect all life, and to continue to spread this message. <br /> <br /> <br /> == The World Naked Bike Ride Mission Statement ==<br /> <br /> We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians plus all the negative effects of oil, cars, war, consumerism and non-renewable energy.<br /> <br /> == World Naked Bike Ride History ==<br /> <br /> Prior to the 2004, there were two independent groups organising very similar events with virtually identical messages of protesting oil dependency, they were Artists for Peace in Canada and Manifestación Ciclonudista in Spain. Despite having virtually identical messages neither of these groups even knew of the existence of the other. <br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride group was created by Conrad Schmidt (of Vancouver, Canada) to help coordinate a large international naked bike ride between many different activist groups across the World. The World's first international naked bike ride in 2004 was a collaboration between the WNBR group which rode on 12 June and Manifestación Ciclonudista in Spain which rode on 19 June.<br /> <br /> Since then, the WNBR has spread to over 50 cites in about 20 countries with the participation of thousands of riders. Because of differing climates, the WNBR is conducted in two legs. The Southern hemisphere WNBR occurs on the second Saturday of March and has included Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and cities in Florida (USA) where the weather is comfortable at that time of year. Eugene in Oregan, USA has braved the winter weather to ride on the Southern hemispher date. The Northern hemisphere WNBR is much larger, both in terms of number of rides and participants with some rides like Chicago alone getting around a 1700 riders in 2008. WNBR is most popular in Europe and North America.<br /> <br /> == WNBR Australian History ==<br /> <br /> [http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html Australia] participated in the first WNBR on 12 June 2004. Six naked bike riders (4 men and two women), led by Luke and Kathy, rode from [[Tweed Heads]] to Bilambil. There are no known photographs of the ride and Luke and Kathy have lost contact with the rest of the WNBR. If anyone has information or pictures of this ride, WNBR Australia would like to hear from them to help document the history of the event. <br /> <br /> 5 riders participated on the 13th of February 2005, 11 riders on the 12th of March 2006 and 26 riders on the 10th of March 2007 World Naked Bike Rides in [[Newcastle]]. <br /> <br /> 14 riders participated on the 12th of March 2006 and 25 riders on the 10th of March 2007 World Naked Bike Rides in [[Melbourne]].<br /> <br /> 32 riders participated on the 10th of March 2007 World Naked Bike Ride in [[Brisbane]].<br /> Revisions and updating for WNBR Australia 2008 are needed here. Please consider this section under construction for the time being.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> == Media Enquiries: ==<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Adelaide]]: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte] the WNBR Australia Coordinator and Media Liaison.<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Byron Bay]]: please contact [mailto:byronbikerider@optusnet.com.au Byron Bike Rider], the WNBR Byron Bay Organiser.<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Brisbane]]: please contact [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] the WNBR Brisbane Organiser.<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Canberra]]: please contact [mailto:wnbr.canberra@gmail.com Brazen Buck Blowout V – BBBV] the WNBR Canberra Organiser.<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Nimbin]]: please contact [mailto:jacmul592@yahoo.com Jacmul] the WNBR Nimbin Organiser.<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Melbourne]]: please contact [mailto:wnbrmelbourne@yahoo.com.au Heidi] the WNBR Melbourne Organiser.<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Sydney]]: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte] the WNBR Sydney Organiser.<br /> *Media enquiries for the rest of [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ Australia] and [[Newcastle]]: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder] the WNBR Newcastle Organiser, WNBR Australia Coordinator and Media Liaison.<br /> *Please also use the WNBR websites ([http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php/Main_Page Wiki] and [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ Main Site]) for more information.<br /> <br /> == Photographs of previous WNBRs in Australia for the media: ==<br /> ===Adelaide===<br /> [http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/ Adelaide Now], 8 Mar 2008, [http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23341008-2682,00.html Naked cyclists brave hot weather] Article from: Sunday Mail by MELANIE REID.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Approach the copyright owner for use.<br /> <br /> ===Brisbane===<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/brisbane2007/ 2007 photos at WNBR Australia] © [mailto:robertsontony@yahoo.com Tony Robertson]<br /> ===Byron Bay===<br /> *[http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Byron_Bay_2008#Photos 2008 photos on this website]<br /> ===Melbourne===<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/melbourne2008/ 2008 photos at WNBR Australia]<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/melbourne2007/ 2007 photos at WNBR Australia] <br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/melbourne2006/ 2006 photos at WNBR Australia] <br /> ===Newcastle===<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/newcastle2007/ 2007 photos at WNBR Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] and © [http://www.nakedaustralians.com/index.php Naked Australians]<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/newcastle2006/ 2006 photos at WNBR Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography]<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/newcastle2005/ 2005 photos at WNBR Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] and © [http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studios]<br /> ===Sydney===<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/sydney2008/ 2008 photos at WNBR Australia] © Brian Alexander<br /> <br /> Credit MUST be given to the © photographers when using their © work. Some photo galleries might be missing from the list above due to the recent change in WNBR server. <br /> Revisions and updating for WNBR Australia 2008 are needed here. Please consider this section under construction for the time being.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> == Upcoming WNBR Events ==<br /> The following 8 Australian towns and cities are having World Naked Bike Rides in 2009:<br /> <br /> '''[[Adelaide]]''' :<br /> *Date: Monday the 9th of March 2009<br /> *Time: 1pm <br /> *Location: Whitmore Square, Adelaide City <br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Adelaide#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on web site]<br /> <br /> '''[[Brisbane]]''' :<br /> *Date: Saturday the 21st of March 2009 <br /> *Time: 2pm<br /> *Location: Boondall Wetlands bike path, cul-de-sac of Blackwood Road, North Boondall<br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Brisbane#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on the web site]<br /> <br /> '''[[Byron Bay]]'''<br /> *Date: Saturday the 14th of March 2009<br /> *Time: 2pm<br /> *Location: The Rails Car Park<br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Byron_Bay#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on the web site]<br /> <br /> '''[[Canberra]]'''<br /> *Date: Sunday the 15th of March 2009<br /> *Time: 12 noon<br /> *Location: Glebe Park Gazebo, Ballumbir Street <br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Canberra#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on the web site]<br /> <br /> '''[[Melbourne]]''' :<br /> *Date: Sunday the 15th of March, 2008 <br /> *Time: 3pm<br /> *Location: Union Club Hotel, corner of Gore and Webb Streets, Fitzroy<br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Melbourne#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on the web site]<br /> <br /> '''[[Newcastle]]''' :<br /> *Date: Saturday the 14th of March 2009<br /> *Time: 2pm<br /> *Location: The small park south of Hamilton Station, Beaumont Street<br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Newcastle#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on the web site]<br /> <br /> '''[[Nimbin]]''' :<br /> *Date: Saturday the 7th of March 2009<br /> *Time: 10:30am<br /> *Location: Peace Park<br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Nimbin#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on the web site]<br /> <br /> '''[[Sydney]]''' :<br /> *Date: Sunday the 15th of March, 2008 <br /> *Time: 12 noon<br /> *Location: South West corner of Sydney park, St Peters<br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Sydney#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on the web site] <br /> <br /> The primary ride date for the Northern Hemisphere ride in 2009 is Saturday the 13th of June 2009. In previous years there have been some northern hemisphere rides held later in their summer due to climate or re-run due to inclement weather during their initial attempt. <br /> <br /> Northern parts of Australia could ride in both the March and June events if they wished. Melbourne riders braved chilly weather to ride in solidarity with the Northern Hemisphere on [http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Melbourne_June_2008 the 6th of June 2008].<br /> <br /> == Why not join in? ==<br /> <br /> Everyone is very welcome to participate or help organise!<br /> I have not seen any photos of past events where riders are not grinning and laughing their heads off. WNBR is terrific fun! Why not have a go?<br /> <br /> To find out more, go to <br /> http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/<br /> If you do not have a computer or internet connection you could use an internet café or public libraries’ computers. <br /> <br /> If people in [http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html Australia] are interested in attending a WNBR event in [http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html Australia], please have a look at the [http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html website] first. Also, if you live anywhere where there is no WNBR planned, you are welcome to organise one yourself and you will get supportive and friendly help from Australian and International Co-ordinators. It is pretty easy to do and a very rewarding experience. The WNBR Worldwide site http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ has reference pages with tips for people to use when organising. It will happen if you help make it happen!<br /> <br /> == What does it cost? ==<br /> <br /> <br /> Nothing. There are no fees involved at all. There are no forms to fill in. There is no registration and we do not want to collect people’s personal details.<br /> <br /> WNBR is loads of fun and a consciousness expanding, giggle festival. <br /> You could help save the world or at least die laughing while trying.<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> <br /> <br /> == Supplementary material for editors to use at their discretion if re-drafting the above article: ==<br /> <br /> Famous Quotes on Nakedness, Beliefs and Protest<br /> Famous Quotes from:<br /> http://www.bodyfreedom.org/guide/quotes_slogans.html<br /> <br /> Includes: <br /> Historical Figures: Jesus Christ, John Lennon, Adolf Hitler, Mahatma Gandhi, Henry David Thoreau, Michelangelo, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Virginia Wolf, Edgar Rice Burroughs. <br /> <br /> Contemporary Figures: Elle MacPherson, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, P.J. Harvey, Madonna.<br /> <br /> &quot;Nudity is undignified and an error of taste.&quot;<br /> - Adolf Hitler<br /> <br /> “The main hangup in the world today is hypocrisy and insecurity. If people can’t face up to the fact of other people being naked or smoking pot, or whatever they want to do, then we’re never going to get anywhere. People have got to become aware that it’s none of their business and that being nude is not obscene. Being ourselves is what’s important. If everyone practiced being themselves instead of pretending to be what they aren’t, there would be peace.”<br /> - John Lennon<br /> <br /> &quot;Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that numbers of people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their government and have gone to war, and millions have been killed because of this obedience. . . Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves, and all the while the grand thieves are running and robbing the country. That's our problem.&quot;<br /> -Howard Zinn, &quot;Failure To Quit&quot; <br /> <br /> &quot;His disciples asked, 'When will you become revealed to us and when shall we see you?' Jesus answered, 'When you disrobe without being ashamed and take up your garments and place them under your feet like little children and tread on them, then will you see the son of the Living One, and you will not be afraid.'&quot; <br /> - From the Gospel of Thomas<br /> <br /> *Return to [[Australia]] page.<br /> *Find more press releases for [http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Australia#Press_releases Australian cities listed here].</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=13402 2009-02-14T09:17:01Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Ride Details */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 21 March 2009 |Time=4pm |Location= Join the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group for information}}<br /> <br /> ==Ride Details==<br /> The ride will will assemble at 1pm on Saturday the 21st of March 2009. The assembly location will be at Anzac Park in Toowong with the take off time being 4 pm as we will be having body painting. [[Nimbin]] rides on Saturday the 7th of March 2009 and [[Byron Bay]] rides on Saturday the 14th of March 2009. [[Nimbin]] and [[Byron Bay]] are within commuting distance of Brisbane so keen participants can ride in all 3 of these places.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> The ride will be clothing optional. You can wear whatever you want to or as little as nothing. Try to challenge yourself but do not frighten yourself to bits. Wear whatever makes you feel comfortable at the time. You can always take it off or put it on as you like.<br /> <br /> ===Here are a few tips:===<br /> <br /> *1) Wear plenty of sunscreen and a helmet as well as some sensible shoes for the ride.<br /> <br /> *2) If for any reason the police converge on this event and try to arrest you, *do not* resist arrest or obstruct them in any way. After all, this is a peaceful, non-violent demonstration.<br /> For the most part, you will be showing them up to be the bigots and bullies they are - and we will be having people with camcorders filming the whole time.<br /> <br /> *3) If you find the crowd jeering or heckling you, then smile, laugh, and wave them off. Girls: *don't* put your tops back on if the cops order you to - you are well within your biological and legal right to demonstrate bare-chested at this event, and if the cops want to take the matter to court, then we will. Remember: &quot;good&quot; women rarely ever make history!<br /> <br /> *4) No sexual behaviour of any kind will be tolerated during this event. We are out to show people that we support public morality as far as sexual mores are concerned. Anyone who tries to exploit this event for sexual opportunism such as swing clubs, or makes unwanted advances towards any other punter whether they are naked or not will be ordered to leave instantly. <br /> <br /> *5) Do not lie to any journalist or reporter about your thoughts on naturism or this event - it will come back to haunt you later.<br /> <br /> *6) If you wish to photograph anyone, ask permission from them first. Do not photograph anybody under 16 who may at the event without securing permission from their chaperone.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], (WNBR Brisbane Organiser) has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2009 and they welcome any offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2009 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and post a message saying what they have in mind to help.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Important: we do not have the WNBR in exactly the same location every year and the assembly location for 2009 is yet to be decided. If you have ideas for an assembly place [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and post a message or take part in the poll.<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], (WNBR Brisbane Organiser).<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> This is the current [[:Image:Brisilian_Triangle_2009.JPG|flyer / poster]] to be used for the WNBR 2009 ('''''the Brisilian Triangle''''') [[Nimbin]], [[Byron Bay]] and [[Brisbane]] to help promote participation. Please print these, pass them out and stick them up where people will see them. Why not colour one in and stick it to your refrigerator? &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Brisilian_Triangle_2009.JPG|left|thumb|400px|Flyer / poster]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Australia===<br /> These are the current [[:Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:Australia_Medium_11.01.09.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:Australia_11.01.09.JPG|BIG POSTER]] to be used for the WNBR Australia 2009 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? &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|left|thumb|400px|Flyer]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Australia_Small_11.01.09.JPG|Flyer<br /> Image:Australia_Medium_11.01.09.JPG|Poster<br /> Image:Australia_11.01.09.JPG|BIG POSTER<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Superceded publicity: flyers, posters, images etc===<br /> These are the most recently superceded [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_13.02.08.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_13.02.08.JPG|BIG POSTER]] used for the WNBR Brisbane 2008 to help promote participation. &lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> [[Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Flyer]] <br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt; <br /> <br /> Earlier superceded 2008 [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_05.12.07.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_05.12.07.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_05.12.07.JPG|BIG POSTER]]<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===2008===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 8 March 2008&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 3.15<br /> '''Location:''' North Wynnum Esplanade, Elanora Park, Wynnum<br /> [[Image:Brisbane_2008.jpg|left|thumb|200px|WNBR Brisbane 8 March 2008]]<br /> <br /> The 2008 ride was the second time Brisbane had participated in the ride. Unlike 2007, this year was a more sombre and subdued event with an even stricter police presence than last year. Dario assembled the film maker, photographers and body painters at the cul-de-sac in Crown Street at 2.45 before two friends had alerted him to six police cars already being assembled in the park.<br /> <br /> The ride did not start until 4:20 pm in which five men and one woman rode. The police threatened all the riders with arrest if they went nude, including the woman going topfree. In the end, the riders backed down and took to the track wearing their shorts and sandals with various slogans more pertinent to naturism than oil dependency painted on them. One girl in her late teens tried to join the ride 10 minutes after take off and removed her top but was shouted down by the police, and eventually left the site 15 minutes later.<br /> Dario chose not to ride as a protest against the small turnout and the lack of female participants.<br /> <br /> Dario did some brief filming of the participants, including film maker Charles McFarland and assistant Eleanor Embury.<br /> <br /> There was no after ride party as the local pubs were reluctant to hire out a private bar for dress optional functions (unlike the Regatta last year).<br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride has received quite a lot of negative remarks with traditional nudists and naturists in Brisbane regarding the 'shock' value of public nudity to draw attention to political and environmental causes. With the exception of Free Beaches Australia and several festivals where nudity is allowed or at least tolerated, the Brisbane WNBR will no longer be reaching out to anyone who is involved with the nudist community.<br /> <br /> Dario is planning to host an alternative bike ride in the future which will only be promoted via word of mouth to college and university students, social activists, feminists, and underground media like Brisbane Times and The Independent including 4ZZZ radio and The Australian Naturist magazine. The venue will only be revealed to those who fully confirm their presence there on the day via email or SMS.<br /> <br /> This will largely protest against the burning of fossil fuels, the current public nudity laws in Queensland and the legal right for girls and woman to go topfree in the same social environments and contexts that guys are outside of beaches.<br /> <br /> The event will only go ahead if at least 100 riders will confirm they will be there on the day.<br /> <br /> ===2007===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong<br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|thumb|none|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride was the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10pm with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4pm for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News. 32 riders participated.<br /> <br /> ====Post-ride party====<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too. Byron Bay film maker Charles McFarland attended the event and included 10 minute footage on his latest DVD &quot;Lily's Fantastic Summer 1&quot; available from his site at http://www.synetechvideo.com The video contains two girls from the bike ride, Lily Barlow and Laura Kearns having fun at his place and riding their bikes fully naked down the main highway in Byron.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.html WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> *[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4826293515 WNBR Brisbane] Facebook group<br /> ===Endorsement===<br /> The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Brisbane:<br /> *[http://www.myspace.com/goldcoastfacepainting Always Amazing Art &amp; Entertainment]<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2008 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=10622 2008-03-29T22:33:54Z

<p>Dario Western: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 7 June 2008|Time=assemble at 10 a.m. |Location= Undisclosed area}}<br /> <br /> ==Ride Details==<br /> Everyone is expected to be at the given site at 10 a.m. to sign in. Only those who fully confirm they will be there on the day will be given the venue's location.<br /> <br /> The ride will be clothing optional. Please wear a g-string if you are apprehensive about showing your genitalia.<br /> <br /> ===Here are a few tips:===<br /> <br /> *1) Wear plenty of sunscreen and a helmet as well as some sensible shoes for the ride.<br /> <br /> *2) If for any reason the police converge on this event and try to arrest you, *do not* resist arrest or obstruct them in any way. After all, this is a peaceful, non-violent demonstration.<br /> For the most part, you will be showing them up to be the bigots and bullies they are - and we will be having people with camcorders filming the whole time.<br /> <br /> *3) If you find the crowd jeering or heckling you, then smile, laugh, and wave them off. Girls: *don't* put your tops back on if the cops order you to - you are well within your biological and legal right to demonstrate bare-chested at this event, and if the cops want to take the matter to court, then we will. Remember: &quot;good&quot; women rarely ever make history!<br /> <br /> *4) No sexual behaviour of any kind will be tolerated during this event. We are out to show people that we support public morality as far as sexual mores are concerned. Anyone who tries to exploit this event for sexual opportunism such as swing clubs, or makes unwanted advances towards any other punter whether they are naked or not will be ordered to leave instantly. <br /> <br /> *5) Do not lie to any journalist or reporter about your thoughts on naturism or this event - it will come back to haunt you later.<br /> <br /> *6) If you wish to photograph anyone, ask permission from them first. Do not photograph anybody under 16 who may at the event without securing permission from their chaperone.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2008 and welcomes offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2009 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and watch the page. Important: we do not have the WNBR in exactly the same location every year. <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], the WNBR Brisbane organiser.<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> ===Superceded publicity: flyers, posters, images etc===<br /> Superceded [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_05.12.07.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_05.12.07.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_05.12.07.JPG|BIG POSTER]]<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===2008===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 8 March 2008&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 3.15<br /> '''Location:''' North Wynnum Esplanade, Elanora Park, Wynnum<br /> [[Image:Brisbane_2008.jpg|left|thumb|200px|WNBR Brisbane 8 March 2008]]<br /> <br /> The 2008 ride was the second time Brisbane had participated in the ride. Unlike 2007, this year was a more sombre and subdued event with an even stricter police presence than last year. Dario assembled the film maker, photographers and body painters at the cul-de-sac in Crown Street at 2.45 before two friends had alerted him to six police cars already being assembled in the park.<br /> <br /> The ride did not start until 4:20 pm in which five men and one woman rode. The police threatened all the riders with arrest if they went nude, including the woman going topfree. In the end, the riders backed down and took to the track wearing their shorts and sandals with various slogans more pertinent to naturism than oil dependency painted on them. One girl in her late teens tried to join the ride 10 minutes after take off and removed her top but was shouted down by the police, and eventually left the site 15 minutes later.<br /> Dario chose not to ride as a protest against the small turnout and the lack of female participants.<br /> <br /> Dario did some brief filming of the participants, including film maker Charles McFarland and assistant Eleanor Embury.<br /> <br /> There was no after ride party as the local pubs were reluctant to hire out a private bar for dress optional functions (unlike the Regatta last year).<br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride has received quite a lot of negative remarks with traditional nudists and naturists in Brisbane regarding the 'shock' value of public nudity to draw attention to political and environmental causes. With the exception of Free Beaches Australia and several festivals where nudity is allowed or at least tolerated, the Brisbane WNBR will no longer be reaching out to anyone who is involved with the nudist community.<br /> <br /> Dario is planning to host an alternative bike ride on March 29th which will only be promoted via word of mouth to college and university students, social activists, feminists, and underground media like Brisbane Times and The Independent including 4ZZZ radio and The Australian Naturist magazine. The venue will only be revealed to those who fully confirm their presence there on the day via email or SMS.<br /> <br /> This will largely protest against the burning of fossil fuels, the current public nudity laws in Queensland and the legal right for girls and woman to go topfree in the same social environments and contexts that guys are outside of beaches.<br /> <br /> The event will only go ahead if at least 100 riders will confirm they will be there on the day.<br /> <br /> ===2007===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong<br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|thumb|none|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride was the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10pm with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4pm for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News. 32 riders participated.<br /> <br /> ====Post-ride party====<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too. Byron Bay film maker Charles McFarland attended the event and included 10 minute footage on his latest DVD &quot;Lily's Fantastic Summer 1&quot; available from his site at http://www.synetechvideo.com The video contains two girls from the bike ride, Lily Barlow and Laura Kearns having fun at his place and riding their bikes fully naked down the main highway in Byron.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> *[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4826293515 WNBR Brisbane] Facebook group<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2008 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=10621 2008-03-29T22:33:07Z

<p>Dario Western: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 7 June 2008|Time=assemble at 10 a.m. |Location= Undisclosed area}}<br /> <br /> ==Ride Details==<br /> Everyone is expected to be at the given site at 10 a.m. to sign in. Only those who fully confirm they will be there on the day will be given the venue's location.<br /> <br /> The ride will be clothing optional. Please wear a g-string if you are apprehensive about showing your genitalia.<br /> <br /> ===Here are a few tips:===<br /> <br /> *1) Wear plenty of sunscreen and a helmet as well as some sensible shoes for the ride.<br /> <br /> *2) If for any reason the police converge on this event and try to arrest you, *do not* resist arrest or obstruct them in any way. After all, this is a peaceful, non-violent demonstration.<br /> For the most part, you will be showing them up to be the bigots and bullies they are - and we will be having people with camcorders filming the whole time.<br /> <br /> *3) If you find the crowd jeering or heckling you, then smile, laugh, and wave them off. Girls: *don't* put your tops back on if the cops order you to - you are well within your biological and legal right to demonstrate bare-chested at this event, and if the cops want to take the matter to court, then we will. Remember: &quot;good&quot; women rarely ever make history!<br /> <br /> *4) No sexual behaviour of any kind will be tolerated during this event. We are out to show people that we support public morality as far as sexual mores are concerned. Anyone who tries to exploit this event for sexual opportunism such as swing clubs, or makes unwanted advances towards any other punter whether they are naked or not will be ordered to leave instantly. <br /> <br /> *5) Do not lie to any journalist or reporter about your thoughts on naturism or this event - it will come back to haunt you later.<br /> <br /> *6) If you wish to photograph anyone, ask permission from them first. Do not photograph anybody under 16 who may at the event without securing permission from their chaperone.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2008 and welcomes offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2009 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and watch the page. Important: we do not have the WNBR in exactly the same location every year. <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], the WNBR Brisbane organiser.<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> These are the current [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_13.02.08.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_13.02.08.JPG|BIG POSTER]] to be used for the WNBR Brisbane 2008 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? &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|left|thumb|400px|Flyer]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|Flyer<br /> Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_13.02.08.JPG|Poster<br /> Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_13.02.08.JPG|BIG POSTER<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> ===Superceded publicity: flyers, posters, images etc===<br /> Superceded [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_05.12.07.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_05.12.07.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_05.12.07.JPG|BIG POSTER]]<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===2008===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 8 March 2008&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 3.15<br /> '''Location:''' North Wynnum Esplanade, Elanora Park, Wynnum<br /> [[Image:Brisbane_2008.jpg|left|thumb|200px|WNBR Brisbane 8 March 2008]]<br /> <br /> The 2008 ride was the second time Brisbane had participated in the ride. Unlike 2007, this year was a more sombre and subdued event with an even stricter police presence than last year. Dario assembled the film maker, photographers and body painters at the cul-de-sac in Crown Street at 2.45 before two friends had alerted him to six police cars already being assembled in the park.<br /> <br /> The ride did not start until 4:20 pm in which five men and one woman rode. The police threatened all the riders with arrest if they went nude, including the woman going topfree. In the end, the riders backed down and took to the track wearing their shorts and sandals with various slogans more pertinent to naturism than oil dependency painted on them. One girl in her late teens tried to join the ride 10 minutes after take off and removed her top but was shouted down by the police, and eventually left the site 15 minutes later.<br /> Dario chose not to ride as a protest against the small turnout and the lack of female participants.<br /> <br /> Dario did some brief filming of the participants, including film maker Charles McFarland and assistant Eleanor Embury.<br /> <br /> There was no after ride party as the local pubs were reluctant to hire out a private bar for dress optional functions (unlike the Regatta last year).<br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride has received quite a lot of negative remarks with traditional nudists and naturists in Brisbane regarding the 'shock' value of public nudity to draw attention to political and environmental causes. With the exception of Free Beaches Australia and several festivals where nudity is allowed or at least tolerated, the Brisbane WNBR will no longer be reaching out to anyone who is involved with the nudist community.<br /> <br /> Dario is planning to host an alternative bike ride on March 29th which will only be promoted via word of mouth to college and university students, social activists, feminists, and underground media like Brisbane Times and The Independent including 4ZZZ radio and The Australian Naturist magazine. The venue will only be revealed to those who fully confirm their presence there on the day via email or SMS.<br /> <br /> This will largely protest against the burning of fossil fuels, the current public nudity laws in Queensland and the legal right for girls and woman to go topfree in the same social environments and contexts that guys are outside of beaches.<br /> <br /> The event will only go ahead if at least 100 riders will confirm they will be there on the day.<br /> <br /> ===2007===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong<br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|thumb|none|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride was the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10pm with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4pm for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News. 32 riders participated.<br /> <br /> ====Post-ride party====<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too. Byron Bay film maker Charles McFarland attended the event and included 10 minute footage on his latest DVD &quot;Lily's Fantastic Summer 1&quot; available from his site at http://www.synetechvideo.com The video contains two girls from the bike ride, Lily Barlow and Laura Kearns having fun at his place and riding their bikes fully naked down the main highway in Byron.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> *[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4826293515 WNBR Brisbane] Facebook group<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2008 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=10416 2008-03-09T22:28:43Z

<p>Dario Western: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 29 March 2008|Time=assemble at 10 a.m. |Location= Undisclosed inner-city area}}<br /> <br /> ==Ride Details==<br /> Everyone is expected to be at the given site at 10 a.m. to sign in. Only those who fully confirm they will be there on the day will be given the venue's location.<br /> <br /> The ride will be nude with the exception of a g-string for anyone who is apprehensive about showing their genitalia.<br /> <br /> ===Here are a few tips:===<br /> <br /> *1) Wear plenty of sunscreen and a helmet as well as some sensible shoes for the ride.<br /> <br /> *2) If for any reason the police converge on this event and try to arrest you, *do not* resist arrest or obstruct them in any way. After all, this is a peaceful, non-violent demonstration.<br /> For the most part, you will be showing them up to be the bigots and bullies they are - and we will be having people with camcorders filming the whole time.<br /> <br /> *3) If you find the crowd jeering or heckling you, then smile, laugh, and wave them off. Girls: *don't* put your tops back on if the cops order you to - you are well within your biological and legal right to demonstrate bare-chested at this event, and if the cops want to take the matter to court, then we will. Remember: &quot;good&quot; women rarely ever make history!<br /> <br /> *4) No sexual behaviour of any kind will be tolerated during this event. We are out to show people that we support public morality as far as sexual mores are concerned. Anyone who tries to exploit this event for sexual opportunism such as swing clubs, or makes unwanted advances towards any other punter whether they are naked or not will be ordered to leave instantly. <br /> <br /> *5) Do not lie to any journalist or reporter about your thoughts on naturism or this event - it will come back to haunt you later.<br /> <br /> *6) If you wish to photograph anyone, ask permission from them first. Do not photograph anybody under 16 who may at the event without securing permission from their chaperone.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2008 and welcomes offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2009 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and watch the page. Important: we do not have the WNBR in exactly the same location every year. <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], the WNBR Brisbane organiser.<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> These are the current [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_13.02.08.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_13.02.08.JPG|BIG POSTER]] to be used for the WNBR Brisbane 2008 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? &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|left|thumb|400px|Flyer]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|Flyer<br /> Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_13.02.08.JPG|Poster<br /> Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_13.02.08.JPG|BIG POSTER<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> ===Superceded publicity: flyers, posters, images etc===<br /> Superceded [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_05.12.07.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_05.12.07.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_05.12.07.JPG|BIG POSTER]]<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> ===2008===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 8 March 2008&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 3.15<br /> '''Location:''' North Wynnum Esplanade, Elanora Park, Wynnum<br /> <br /> The 2008 ride was the second time Brisbane had participated in the ride. Unlike 2007, this year was a more sombre and subdued event with an even stricter police presence than last year. Dario assembled the film maker, photographers and body painters at the cul-de-sac in Crown Street at 2.45 before two friends had alerted him to six police cars already being assembled in the park.<br /> <br /> The ride did not start until 4:20 pm in which five men and one woman rode. The police threatened all the riders with arrest if they went nude, including the woman going topfree. In the end, the riders backed down and took to the track wearing their shorts and sandals with various slogans more pertinent to naturism than oil dependency painted on them. One girl in her late teens tried to join the ride 10 minutes after take off and removed her top but was shouted down by the police, and eventually left the site 15 minutes later.<br /> Dario chose not to ride as a protest against the small turnout and the lack of female participants.<br /> <br /> Dario did some brief filming of the participants, including film maker Charles McFarland and assistant Eleanor Embury.<br /> <br /> There was no after ride party as the local pubs were reluctant to hire out a private bar for dress optional functions (unlike the Regatta last year).<br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride has received quite a lot of negative remarks with traditional nudists and naturists in Brisbane regarding the 'shock' value of public nudity to draw attention to political and environmental causes. With the exception of Free Beaches Australia and several festivals where nudity is allowed or at least tolerated, the Brisbane WNBR will no longer be reaching out to anyone who is involved with the nudist community.<br /> <br /> Dario is planning to host an alternative bike ride on March 29th which will only be promoted via word of mouth to college and university students, social activists, feminists, and underground media like Brisbane Times and The Independent including 4ZZZ radio and The Australian Naturist magazine. The venue will only be revealed to those who fully confirm their presence there on the day via email or SMS.<br /> <br /> This will largely protest against the burning of fossil fuels, the current public nudity laws in Queensland and the legal right for girls and woman to go topfree in the same social environments and contexts that guys are outside of beaches.<br /> <br /> The event will only go ahead if at least 100 riders will confirm they will be there on the day.<br /> <br /> ===2007===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong<br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|thumb|none|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride was the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10pm with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4pm for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News. 32 riders participated.<br /> <br /> ====Post-ride party====<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too. Byron Bay film maker Charles McFarland attended the event and included 10 minute footage on his latest DVD &quot;Lily's Fantastic Summer 1&quot; available from his site at http://www.synetechvideo.com The video contains two girls from the bike ride, Lily Barlow and Laura Kearns having fun at his place and riding their bikes fully naked down the main highway in Byron.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> *[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4826293515 WNBR Brisbane] Facebook group<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Frequently_asked_questions&diff=10348 2008-03-03T12:19:08Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Why are there not more riders who are women, teens, pregnant, obese, elderly, Mormon, disabled, Muslim, et cetera? Why are there no rides scheduled for Africa? Why are most of the riders white? Why</p> <hr /> <div>[[Main Page|Home]] &gt; Frequently asked questions (FAQ)<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- **************************************************************** --&gt;<br /> ==Top questions==<br /> ===Isn't riding naked uncomfortable?===<br /> Suprisingly, for both women and men, riding naked isn't especially less comfortable than riding clothed. When riding with clothes on you're often rubbing against the seams, so in some ways naked riding is comfier! Ride routes will often be chosen with less experienced cyclists in mind, so will avoid hills and be more leisurely in pace, increasing comfort.<br /> <br /> ===Is it a ride ''around'' the world?===<br /> No. Separate short rides are taking place in cities and towns around the world on the same days. Of course, if anyone is up for cycling naked around the world...<br /> <br /> ===Is it legal to be naked in public?===<br /> It depends on the laws of the country that individual rides take place in. Public nudity is often more acceptable than you'd think, so long as the bahaviour of the naked people in question isn't lewd, aggressive or violent. For countries with stricter laws, the ride is &quot;as bare as you dare&quot; – full nudity is not mandatory!<br /> <br /> ===Why are you riding naked?===<br /> To celebrate cycling and the human body. The ride demonstrates the vulnerability of cyclists on the road and is a protest against oil dependency.<br /> <br /> ===Is there a ride happening near me?===<br /> Check the [[List of rides|list of rides]] to see. If there isn't, how about [[Organising a ride|starting a ride]] yourself?<br /> <br /> ===Why do we not make this a monthly event ?===<br /> The more rides a city has the less media attention the rides get and the smaller they become. Smaller rides without media exposure <br /> are more likely to be hassled by the police. Police do not want to be seen on the 6 o'clock news trying to arrest 100 + naked cyclists.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Practicalities==<br /> ===Do I have to ride a bike?===<br /> No! Any sort of skates (skateboards, inline skates, rollerskates, rollerblades etc) are welcome too. You won't be able to keep up with rides travelling on foot, but any alternate body-powered transport is welcome and encouraged. Several events have people riding on skates, unicycles, tricycles, chopper bikes, tandems, recumbants and rickshaws. The only sort of bikes that would be unwelcome would be petrol-powered motorbikes and scooters.<br /> <br /> ===Do I have to get fully nude?===<br /> No! Nudity isn't required to participate in this ride. All rides around the world are clothing optional. The dress code is 'bare as you dare', so please try to challenge yourself. Wear as little as you can while still feeling comfortable about it.<br /> <br /> Last year, people came wearing shorts, bra-tops, swim-wear, body paint/masks, etc. There will be plenty of people who will cycle fully nude, so don't feel that it is your duty to do this if you aren't comfortable showing all of your body. Many people find they get more confident as the ride progresses, so feel free to peel off as you go!<br /> <br /> ===Can I hurt myself by cycling in the nude?===<br /> Only if you don't wear any sunscreen or if you fall off the bike. We recommend that you wear sunscreen, footwear and a helmet. Ride carefully and you won't get hurt.<br /> <br /> Your bottom will probably not hurt any more than when you ride with your clothes on. If you get sore (with or without colthes), it could be that you have the wrong shape of saddle. Aside from getting a saddle that fits you better, you could get a padded bike seat, or gel sadle-cover. If you haven't been on a bike for years, your bottom may feel sore after the first few rides, so you might want to get in practice by cycling more often before the WNBR day.<br /> <br /> ===What does it feel like to ride nude?===<br /> Just like it does with clothes but a bit cooler.<br /> <br /> ===But, won't it hurt or damage my delicate parts?===<br /> No, it won't! No hurting or damage will occur if you ride your bike in the normal manner. It will feel just like riding with clothes, but cooler.<br /> <br /> '''''Note:''' Whether you are clothed or nude, riding on a hard bike seat can make your bum feel sore afterwards - particularly if you haven't cycled recently.''<br /> <br /> Be sure to use a seat that is comfortable with clothes on, and you'll be fine. If you want the ultimate in comfort, cover the seat with a gel saddle-cover.<br /> <br /> ===What about the hygiene issue? My delicate parts will touch the seat! And my bum will touch the seat too!===<br /> Indeed they will! Some people fear that they will catch something from the seat or make the seat dirty just by sitting on it naked. Unless you (or your seat) have particularly terrible hygiene already, there won't be a problem. There hasn't been a single report of this problem occuring in the many years of people cycling in the nude.<br /> <br /> For those that are still worried, here's the simple solution. Before the ride - 1. Have a wash. 2. clean off your seat.<br /> <br /> ===Do I have to ride naked? Can I participate clothed or top-free?===<br /> The World Naked Bike Ride dress code is &quot;as bare as you dare&quot;. How bare is that? How much do you dare? It's all up to you: you decide what you are comfortable with. The ride is clothing-optional.<br /> <br /> ''No one is excluded or discriminated against based on levels of clothing, body paint, or anything else for that matter!''<br /> <br /> While nudity isn't required to participate in this ride we encourage you to challenge yourself. Wear as little as you can while still feeling comfortable about it. Last year, people came wearing shorts, bras, swimwear, body paint, masks etc. There will be plenty of people who will cycle fully nude, so don't feel that it is your duty to do this if you aren't comfortable showing all of your body. Respect your own boundaries, and go As Bare As You Dare!<br /> <br /> ===What if I'm not thin, young, conventionally attractive, or have scars on my body etc?===<br /> Great! Please come to the ride! We'll all be there to ride with you in celebration of your body's strength and individuality. People of all ages, sizes, builds and appearances ride on World Naked Bike Ride. At the ride, you'll be treated with dignity and respect no matter what your body looks like.<br /> <br /> One of the amazing impacts of this ride is to show the world how varied real bodies can be; unlike the airbrushed images that flood the media and cause so much insecurity.<br /> <br /> ===What does it feel like to ride nude?===<br /> Just like it does with clothes but a bit cooler. Most riders also find it exhilerating, liberating, empowering... and downright hilarious!<br /> <br /> ===Should I wear shoes?===<br /> If you're not sure about this then you should wear some sort of footwear. This is epecially recommended if you have rough pedals. Sandals or flipflops will do. Most riders use footwear for safety and comfort reasons. If you're still planning to ride barefoot, it's advisable to try this out on an urban ride before cycling barefoot on World Naked Bike Ride.<br /> <br /> ===I don't own a bike, skates or skateboard. How can I participate?===<br /> You can always rent or borrow one for the day! Ask your friends or try your nearest bire hire shop.<br /> <br /> ===What should I wear? How should I decorate myself?===<br /> ''Please'' be creative and colourful in expressing yourself! Body painting, customising your bike, and other creative expression is strongly encouraged!<br /> <br /> If you look at the [[History|history]] section of this site you will notice different groups have different approaches to their rides regarding body adornment.<br /> <br /> Seattle has a well-established naked bike ride during the Summer Solstice Parade that prides itself on its display of body painting creativity. In fact some even have dropped the &quot;naked&quot; in their name to call them the Painted Cyclists. Despite their streaker roots, a few among them even look down on participants who are just naked. We don't do that, our event is not strictly artistic, however, we strongly encourage people to express themselves and be colourful.<br /> <br /> You can find ideas and resources for body painting on our [[body art]] page as well as our older [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/art.html Body Art] page.<br /> <br /> ===This is a protest event, so can I bring a placard, leaflets, etc? What message should I communicate?===<br /> We recommend bringing something that communicates the messages of the ride (opposition to oil dependency and celebration of our bodies). You could paint the message onto your body (click [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&amp;ObjectID=10010968 here] for a terrific photo of painted messages from Aukland's Feb 2005 ride, and inspiring [http://outfm.org/News/nakedtruth.html use of stencils] from the USA's Republican National Convention 2004 protests in NYC). You could mount a sign/object/flag onto your bicycle. You might want to wear a prop (mask, wings, tail, etc). Use your imagination. There are some ideas at the [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/london/creative/index.html London ride pages].<br /> <br /> Don't feel limited by the main WNBR messages (&quot;protest oil dependency&quot;, &quot;curb car culture&quot;, &quot;real rights for bikes&quot;, &quot;celebrate body freedom&quot;). You can communicate opposition to oil dependency through a number of specific local issues from the region/country of your ride. You may feel strongly opposed to your country's participation in the US led war in Iraq. It can be easily argued that this war wouldn't have happened if the world were no longer oil dependent. It would make sense to attend the World Naked Bike Ride in protest of the war in Iraq or any other conflict fueled by oil dependency.<br /> <br /> ==Modesty and embarassment==<br /> ===Modesty as it relates to social nudity===<br /> :''See Wikipedia's article on [[wikipedia:Modesty|modesty]].''<br /> <br /> ===Will people and press photograph me?===<br /> <br /> They might. If it makes you uncomfortable, let photographers know that they don't have permission to photograph you. Also, let other riders know this so they can tell photographers not to photograph you. Another approach is to keep your clothes on at the start of the ride, and take them off after you have left the assembly point. Both of these approaches will reduce photographs being taken at the start of the ride, but it's not possible to stop people from photographing during the ride.<br /> <br /> local WNBR events often have documentary teams taking pictures and video, but they are generally considerate professional people and will try to keep your wishes in mind when covering the event. You can see many of their images on the [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ WNBR] website and publicity, which is sometimes shared with other related non-profit groups.<br /> <br /> There will also be photographers at the event who use their images for other reasons, and you won't know without asking. If anyone is acting aggressively or suspiciously, or making you feel uncomfortable, please tell a WNBR team member or someone who can confront them, and tell them to back off and give people personal space. People need to understand the positive message of WNBR and understand that part of respecting each others' bodies is giving each other enough personal space to be comfortable. This is especially important for riders that have never been naked with strangers or in public before. They have their own issues they are dealing with and aggressive gawking or unwanted exposure adds an additional, unwanted complication to their experience. So speak up!<br /> <br /> Some rides deliberately spell out photography policies in order to avoid problem behaviour from photographers. This seems to be helpful. Visit the [[Photography_policy]] page for details.<br /> <br /> ===Why don't people just let themselves be photographed? What's the big fuss?===<br /> There are two major reasons for riders wishing to limit photography at the rides.<br /> <br /> '''Photographs can reveal your identity when you want to remain anonymous''' &lt;br /&gt;<br /> First, a rider might want to avoid being photographed because their job, family, neighbours might recognise them if the photos were posted on the internet or a news report. Just because you support the message of the ride, this doesn't mean you want to lose your anonymity during the ride. <br /> <br /> This problem is easy to address with some disguise - some things that can help are makeup, body paint, masks, fake beards, wigs, costumes, and sunglasses (but be careful that you can still cycle safely). If you don't have any distinguishing tattoos, you often only have to disguise your head and face.<br /> <br /> '''Photographers can be intrusive and agressive'''&lt;br /&gt;<br /> Secondly, badly behaved photographers sometimes act like &quot;paparazzi&quot; and are very intrusive/agressive with their photography. In most cities, there is no law to prevent photographs being taken in a public area, and riders who are happy to be photographed during the ride often don't want to be photographed while they undress, get bodypainted, or during the wait for the ride start. A typical example of &quot;paparazzi&quot;-like behaviour is when ill-behaved male photographers will surround a female rider who is preparing for the ride by undressing at the ride assembly point. The rider in question may feel uncomfortable about this and ask the photographers to stop. This usually works, but some photographers will simply ignore the verbal request. This is a reason some rides will establish their own photo policies (eg- Seattle, London). The problem can often be solved by riding to a separate location to undress, since the problem photographers are rarely actual members of the ride (but they can be).<br /> <br /> '''Some rides just want to avoid any photography and that's ok''' &lt;br /&gt;<br /> Most rides are very public, and riders on the ride expect to be photographed by bystanders who see the ride as it passes through.<br /> <br /> A few rides (especially rural ones) have chosen simply to ban photographs on the ride, usually this is to prevent both of the previously mentioned problems. These rides usually take place discretely (sometimes only riders know the start location). This means there is little risk of the public witnessing the ride. This doesn't make the ride invalid, but simply more private.<br /> <br /> ===What will the ratio of men and women riders be?===<br /> It's hard to know the gender ratio in advance.<br /> <br /> While many rides have been gender-balanced, it is rare that females outnumbered males on any ride. Of course we'd like it if every ride had a good gender balance, but the only people who can help make it happen is the promotion team and the people who show up themselves.<br /> <br /> One good example of a gender-balanced painted naked cycling group is the painted cyclists of the Summer Solstice Parade in Fremont, Seattle. That group has been cycling for years, and there is a strong tradition of creative diversity. Having a ride that approaches the diversity of the community is a sign that the ride is maturing, has earned the trust of the community, and is attracting a wide range of people.<br /> <br /> Obviously, cycling and opposing oil dependency are not gender-specific activities. Public nudity has a very different meaning for each of us and this often relates to our experience of being male or female.<br /> <br /> ===I'm not sure if I want to participate in the ride. Can I watch from a distance, behind a bush, with binoculars?===<br /> <br /> WNBR is an event which encourages participation. People who show up just to watch or take pictures are likely to make some feel uncomortable and may be asked to either get involved in a helpful, positive way or leave the immediate area.<br /> <br /> WNBR is not just a great event for spectators, visiting tourists and the general public, it's an amazing experience that everybody can participate in or support. For example, many cities have a bodypainting party in one location with live music, then move to another start location, then hold various happenings around the city or stop off at different points during the ride for various activities. These additional activities can include a massive group splash in a prominent urban fountain, a photo shoot with a spectacular backdrop, somewhere to protest oil dependency (such as a petrol station), and maybe to conclude at a house party or pub.<br /> <br /> ==Legality and offence==<br /> ===Do I need to get a permit to ride naked on the streets in a large group?===<br /> <br /> How many [http://critical-mass.info/ Critical Mass] groups seek permits to ride in the streets? Do car drivers get permits to cause traffic jams? Do you think you need permission to ride your bicycle with others? Isn't bicycle riding one of the most responsible and efficient ways to get around? Shouldn't local and national government be supporting people who encourage change for the better? Do you need a permit to swim naked at the beach or to sunbathe in the park? Think about it. Think about the implications of asking permission &lt;!-- The Man --&gt;for your freedom, rather than granting yourself the right &lt;!--versus giving yourself permission--&gt; to live fully and completely.<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Argue for your limitations and they're yours&quot; - Richard Bach, from Illusions--&gt;<br /> <br /> It's one thing to work with officials or other community groups to make sure the event happens in a successful way if you are using city resources or community space, but quite another to ask for permission to use the roads that you collectively own with other tax payers to go cycling in a responsible manner.<br /> <br /> ===Will I get arrested?===<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison&quot; - Henry David Thoreau--&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Solstice2001 2b.jpg]] [[Image:Solstice2001 3b.jpg]]<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 75%&quot;&gt;Above, 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 and below appear courtesy of [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/gyngve/ Gary David Yngve].&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> A common question that seems to be coming up is, what does the law say?<br /> <br /> Yup, it seems that almost everywhere in the world riding your bicycle naked is illegal — but still we do it!<br /> &lt;!-- aawbikeride.jpg (38312 bytes)<br /> Picture at left is from a past Artists for Peace naked bike ride in Vancouver, BC. Click on image for larger view.--&gt;<br /> <br /> Most of the naked rides that we have done in Vancouver, have been, well pretty much naked, but Vancouver is a lot more tolerant than say Beijing or Riyadh.<br /> &lt;!--Alanis Morissette attacks &quot;US censorship&quot; at the 2004 Juno Awards in her full-body suit complete with pubic hair and nipples. Read the Reuters story. Click on image to enlarge. Just one way to be legal for those who are not quite comfortable to go fully naked.--&gt;<br /> <br /> If you feel uncomfortable going completely naked or you are afraid of any legal scuffles, here is some advice. Don't go completely naked.<br /> &lt;!--Naked body suits were also used in 1999 by Fremont Arts Council members to spoof the naked cyclists in the Summer Solstice Parade in Seattle. Photo by Komo 4 News.--&gt;<br /> <br /> Here is why we have been getting away with it:<br /> <br /> '''The laws on nudity are often incredibly vague and difficult to enforce'''<br /> <br /> You probably don't need to cover up an awful lot to be legal. With the incredible transforming powers of a little body paint, liquid latex, a strategically-placed sock or duct tape you too can transform the average city-streaking wild naked cyclist into &quot;the legal city-streaking wild naked cyclist&quot;. Be creative: a little imagination can change everything.<br /> <br /> The laws on nudity also seem to hinge on something called &quot;indecent exposure&quot;. The fact of the matter is that being naked is not &quot;indecent&quot;. There is nothing indecent about a naked body. The only thing that is indecent are the laws on indecent exposure. Simon Oosterman of the Auckland 2005 WNBR says it best: &quot;Stop the indecent exposure to vehicle emissions!&quot; After all, the shame is on them, not on us!<br /> <br /> There are many indecent laws that we the citizens of the world have to stand up to, especially those that infringe our personal freedoms.<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that numbers of people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their government and have gone to war, and millions have been killed because of this obedience... Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves, and all the while the grand thieves are running and robbing the country. That's our problem.&quot; - Howard Zinn, 'Failure To Quit'--&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Police do not want to be seen confronting a large group of peaceful naked people'''<br /> <br /> It's too embarrassing!<br /> &lt;!--Above, an artist produced this painting to invite the community of Seattle to mock the looming threat of police arrests of naked participants, including the Naked Bicyclists, during the 2001 Fremont Summer Solstice Parade. Pictures above and below appear courtesy of Gary David Yngve.--&gt;<br /> <br /> '''World Naked Bike Ride is clothing-optional'''<br /> <br /> Ride &quot;as bare as you dare!&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Our best weapon is humour'''<br /> <br /> This is a very important one. If you encounter police or any other aggression, do not reciprocate the aggression. Keep it light. It's tough getting angry at a colourful naked person on a bicycle.<br /> <br /> Anger and aggression only returns anger and aggression.<br /> <br /> None of our rides &lt;!--in Vancouver--&gt; have been behind closed doors, we do them ''loud'' and we do them proud. After all, who would care if we did the ride in reserved nudist areas or where no one could see us? We advertise them in local non-mainstream newspapers. We are challenging social norms, we are challenging the template laws that tell us that what is right is wrong.<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth&quot; - John F Kennedy--&gt;<br /> <br /> I have had many fun encounters with police officers, one of the most interesting was when this grumpy police officer came up to me and told me that he thought that what I was wearing was indecent. I looked him straight in the eye and told him that I thought his opinion was indecent. I was right — and no — I was not arrested.<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Those who, while they disapprove of the character and measures of government, yield to it their allegiance and support are ... frequently the most serious obstacles to reform&quot; - Henry David Thoreau--&gt;<br /> <br /> Nobody has ever been arrested at any of the major naked cycling events in Vancouver, Spain or Germany. There have been arrests in Seattle during the Solstice Parade, but charges were dropped and police do not generally engage the naked cyclists during that event anymore. One of the other arrests at that event was due to an situation where one of the bicyclists accidentally hit a child on the parade route. Just bicycle responsibly and use common sense.<br /> <br /> The only arrest that has ever been made at a WNBR event was on February 13, 2005 in Auckland. More info at the Enzyme WNBR web site<br /> <br /> WNBR is not just a ride against oil dependency, its a ride for self-empowerment.<br /> &lt;!-- [ This section written by Conrad (Vancouver) and Daniel (Seattle) ] --&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Isn't public nudity offensive?===<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Laws against public nudity stem from people's unease with the human body. It makes people uneasy that others are comfortable enough to be naked in public, when they are not.&quot; - Katie Mann, from article in Going Natural, Vol 17, No 2--&gt;<br /> <br /> People are offended by all kinds of harmless things, people and ideas. People have been offended by religous cartoons, Muslims converting to Christianity (in Afganistan), farting, burping, Martin Luther King, Jesus, Gandhi, the accidental exposure of Janet Jackson's breast, rock'n'roll, sex education, tattoos, dancing, the peace movement, environmentalists, droopy pants, &quot;minority&quot; groups, potbellies, hairy chests, Teletubbies, and most likely even you at some point.<br /> <br /> For a good essay looking at this issue look at [http://bodyfreedom.org/guide/essays/offense.html The Offence of Public Nudity] by [[wikipedia:Mark Storey|Mark Storey]]<br /> <br /> ===What about paedophiles and perverts who might try to become aggressive and take advantage of the situation?===<br /> <br /> People should not avoid riding bicycles because they are afraid of negligent drivers. People should not avoid getting naked in public or at home because of their fear of paedophiles and perverts or prying neighbours who want to clog up the courts with frivolous lawsuits. Who wins when you change the way you live out of fear? Think about it.<br /> <br /> Problem behaviour can be dealt with directly by confronting people who are behaving inappropriately and alerting law enforcement authorities if the behaviour continues to be suspicious or the individual becomes a threat.<br /> <br /> ===What about the children? Aren't they especially at risk from the adverse consequences of seeing naked people?===<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;A child who has never been allowed to see his parents and brothers and sisters naked sees nudity as something shocking&quot; - Dr Helga Fleischhauer-Hardt, 'Show Me' (New York: St Martin`s Press, 1975)--&gt;<br /> <br /> The idea that somehow children are negatively affected by non-sexualized nudity is a myth. Children are more likely to be curious if nudity was discouraged in their family. The only thing prudish parents have to worry about is that their children might want to get naked themselves if it looks like people are having fun. As children grow older they are more likely to resent repressive parents if they think they lack common sensibilities.<br /> <br /> :''See also Wikipedia's article on [[wikipedia:Issues in social nudity#Children|Issues in social nudity]] as it relates to children.''<br /> :''Read Mark Storey's essay &quot;[http://www.fcn.ca/children_2.htm Children, Social Nudity and Scholarly Study]&quot;.''<br /> <br /> ===Can my children ride or otherwise participate in your event?===<br /> Yes, children are allowed to participate in WNBR. WNBR is designed to be family-friendly. Children do sometimes ride, participate and otherwise contribute to WNBR events, currently however, it is pretty rare. As an example, the [[Seattle]] ride has had one kid participate in their rides in 2004 and 2006, [[Wikipedia:Clothing-optional bike rides|other naked cyclists events]] have also had kids participate. <br /> <br /> Children and teenagers under 16 or 18 (depending on what country they are from) are not encouraged to participate in WNBR without close supervision from a parent or legal guardian. WNBR does not provide child care or babysitting services.<br /> <br /> WNBR has a policy of not allowing promoters to directly recruit children to participate in our events. Children who are interested in participating should speak with their parents or legal guardians.<br /> &lt;!--Image at right come from the German bicycling event, Radtour 2001 June 14, 2001.--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Being natural and matter-of-fact about nudity prevents your children from developing an attitude of shame or disgust about the human body. If parents are very secretive about their bodies and go to great lengths to prevent their children from ever seeing a buttock or breast, children will wonder what is so unusual, and even alarming, about human nudity&quot; - Dr Lee Salk, psychiatrist--&gt;<br /> <br /> ===How can I report behavior or actions concerning potential or actual incidents of sexual exploitation of children?===<br /> <br /> If you know about a child who is in immediate danger or risk, call your local police. <br /> <br /> If you live in the USA please report incidents to [http://www.missingkids.com/cybertip/ The CyberTipline] or call 1-800-843-5678. For incidents in Canada please report to [http://cybertip.ca Cybertip.ca]. For incidents in the UK please report to [http://ceop.gov.uk Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre] or call +44 (0)870 000 3344.<br /> <br /> The WNBR admin team does report suspicious forms received from our web site to the proper authorities. Incidents that occurr during our rides are referred directly to the police.<br /> &lt;!-- **************************************************************** --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Finding or organising a local ride==<br /> ===Is a local event being organized in my city or region?===<br /> Please look in the [[List of rides|list of upcoming rides]]. If you don't see a ride listed near you, how about networking and [[Organizing a ride|organizing your own ride]]? Organizing a ride is almost as fun as the ride itself! You'll be amazed what you can achieve.<br /> <br /> ===How can I organize or get involved in a local ride?===<br /> <br /> You are invited to not only ride with us but also to help organize a WNBR event in the city of your choosing. All you have to do is fill out the sign-up form (at http://worldnakedbikeride.org) and we will help you set up a web page with all the necessary information, such as meeting and after party location. There are other resources on the main WNBR site as well that you may find interesting and useful. There resources include info on helping you promote an event and other ideas and suggestions for organizing rides.<br /> <br /> Anybody who wants to organize a meeting to organize a ride, please post it on the main announcement list.<br /> <br /> Anybody who wants to volunteer can do any of the following:<br /> <br /> *contact the coordinator in that city,<br /> *become a coordinator in that city,<br /> *attend meetings<br /> *design a flyer and post to the main web site<br /> *join the discussion groups. A list of all the discussion groups is on the at http://worldnakedbikeride.org<br /> *make a donation to your local coordinator; ( don't leave them saddled with the debts ).<br /> *if you want to get involved and your local coordinator is not helping, organize your own ride.<br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride belongs to everybody.<br /> <br /> That means that you are entirely welcome to organize your own naked bike ride as long as your event is a protest against oil dependency and participants have the option to ride their bikes naked, the main WNBR web site will promote your event.<br /> <br /> ===How can I contact local WNBR event coordination teams?===<br /> <br /> Search for a ride by country on the main page, or look over the list of upcoming rides by city. Sometimes contact info is there.<br /> <br /> If not you can use the form on the main page after selecting an existing ride from the pull-down menu and then posting your comments or questions to the coordination team in the comments/question area of the form. Then hit submit.<br /> <br /> If that does not work, one can then join the main or regional WNBR groups and ask your question of the coordination team there.<br /> <br /> ===How many participants do I need to have a successful WNBR event?===<br /> <br /> It's not about the size of the event.<br /> <br /> WNBR is not a competition, its about the empowerment of the individual. A ride with only two people can be just as successful as a ride with 400.<br /> <br /> Even though there was a really cold autumn rain storm in Brazil on 12 June 2004 the WNBR event went ahead as planned. Two really cold and completely naked cyclists took to the streets of Brazil. It often takes more courage to do something when you are all alone than when you are in a big group.<br /> <br /> The first naked bike ride that we organized in Vancouver had only 13 people; but it was the best ride we ever organized. Even though we had only 13 cyclists we cycled straight past the biggest police station in Vancouver and we didn't do it quietly either.<br /> <br /> Courage is the first step towards solutions.<br /> <br /> - Conrad Schmidt, 22 January 2005<br /> <br /> ===Is it OK to omit the environmentalist or body-positive themes, or demand people wear a minimum of clothing?===<br /> <br /> No. People are entirely welcome to organise their own naked bike ride as long as their event is a protest against oil dependency and participants have the option to ride their bikes naked. Only then will the official WNBR website agree to promote the event.<br /> <br /> ===Does the ride have a single &quot;brand&quot; or message?===<br /> &lt;!--Section added by Jesse Schust--&gt;<br /> The ride has many different images and slogans that people use to communicate the ride's purpose. Local rides are free to highlight local concerns (closure of a local clothes-free cost-free beach, urban road expansions, safety needs of cyclists). All local rides use clothing-optional bike rides as a means of protesting against oil dependency and celebrating the power and individuality of our bodies.<br /> &lt;!-- **************************************************************** --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Politics==<br /> ===What does riding bikes naked have to do with protesting oil dependency?===<br /> <br /> We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians as well as the negative consequences we all face due to dependence on oil, and other forms of non-renewable energy.<br /> <br /> ===It looks more like a party than a protest. Why should WNBR be taken seriously as a form of political expression?===<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Be the change you want to see in the world&quot; - Gandhi--&gt;<br /> <br /> Having fun and doing public outreach are not mutually exclusive goals. People see us on the streets and you can see the gears turning in their heads. People see a large group of cyclists and they think to themselves, what is this, why are they doing that? It won't take long for them to figure out that by doing something different, by immersing ourselves in lanes intended for cars and not for bicycles, by tossing our clothes and rejecting our shame, we are protesting a way of life which needs to be abandoned.<br /> <br /> We paint our bodies with political messages or beautiful designs to complement our forms. We pass out flyers informing the public about our message. We use portable public address systems or raise our voices and chant in unison<br /> <br /> Getting people to laugh and smile is a great way to connect and share ideas in a non-threatening way. We realize there will always be the occasional grinch that just can't share the road with cyclists or stand the sight of a natural human being. Fortunately for us, their numbers are decreasing and ours are increasing.<br /> <br /> ===It sounds like a Critical Mass bike ride. Are you trying to disrupt traffic? Are you a bunch of agitators?===<br /> <br /> We are not ''stopping'' traffic, we ''are'' traffic! [[wikipedia:Critical Mass|Critical Mass]] and other cycle activism groups promote awareness of cyclists out of necessity — many cyclists are seriously injured and killed by careless drivers. That includes commuters, students, children, police officers on bicycles. Everybody is at risk in a society that promotes car culture over walking, cycling and sustainable transport.<br /> <br /> Many roads were not built for bicycle traffic, many communities were not designed to take advantage of the world's most efficient means of personal transport. Instead, we have subordinated our common sense and community values to the requirements of large, expensive, dangerous, loud and polluting vehicles. Oil has become one of our most important commodities despite its inherent costs of war and innocent lives. No wild area is seen as too pristine to mine for this &quot;black gold&quot;. This must change.<br /> <br /> Like [[wikipedia:Critical Mass|Critical Mass]], WNBR aims to promote bicycle transportation and recreation, and environmentally-responsible, sustainable solutions to living in the 21st Century. Who can turn down the opportunity to be free of emissions, cars and shame?<br /> <br /> ===Why would anybody embrace public nudity?===<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;The visual appearance of the human body is our human identity and we should not be forced to fear or hide our identity&quot; - Vincent Bethell--&gt;<br /> <br /> Non-sexualized, colourful and creative nakedness in uptight societies is a refreshing way to remind people of some of the fundamental freedoms of life that people have collectively handed over, without really thinking of the consequences. Its about body-positive values: living a healthy life in tune with, not against, our environment; respecting the natural beauty and diversity of human bodies; and establishing and projecting a positive self-image and rejecting shame.<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Watch any TV show, listen to any radio program, look through any magazine or newspaper and you will come across ads showing how cars will make you cool, sexy, popular, respected, at one with nature, safe, etc. The car and oil industries spend billions of dollars each year to promote a benign image of driving, but the function of all this is to assure profits and manipulate consumers, and nothing more.&quot; - Go By Bicycle--&gt;<br /> <br /> ===What slogans and chants do you have for the ride?===<br /> <br /> See the [[Slogans]] page.<br /> <br /> ===Can I bring a placard, leaflets etc? What message should I communicate?===<br /> <br /> We recommend bringing something that communicates the messages of the ride (opposition to oil dependency and celebration of our bodies). You could paint the message onto your body (click here for a terrific photo of painted messages from Aukland's Feb 2005 ride, and inspiring use of stencils from the USA's RNC 2004 protests in NYC). You could mount a sign/object/flag onto your bicycle. You might want to wear a prop (mask, wings, tail, etc). Use your imagination.<br /> <br /> Don't feel limited by the main WNBR messages. You can communicate opposition to oil dependency through a number of local-specific issues. You may feel strongly opposed to the UK and US led war in Iraq. It can be easily argued that this war wouldn't have happened if the world were no longer oil dependent. It would make sense to attend the World Naked Bike Ride in protest of the war in Iraq or any other conflict fuelled by oil dependency.<br /> <br /> ==About WNBR==<br /> ===What is World Naked Bike Ride all about?===<br /> World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is about protesting oil dependency and celebrating the power and individuality of our bodies. Naked bicycle people power!<br /> <br /> ===What is the appeal of WNBR? Why do people do it? Why has it grown so fast?===&lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Everybody should run through the streets [naked] at least once. If you can do that, chances are you can have a lot of fun in other areas of your life.&quot; - Madonna, singer--&gt;<br /> <br /> WNBR is highly infectious. Its message and image has immediate widespread appeal. It operates on a simple, scaleable model, relies on grassroots promotion, and integrates easily into collaborative projects and interests in the vast majority of progressive communities across the globe. It is no wonder that events are rapidly spreading to other cities all over the globe!<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;If you see someone you know while riding, it's easy to stop and say hello. Bicycles create public space, enhance street life and build a sense of community&quot; - Go By Bicycle--&gt;<br /> <br /> WNBR is not just a great event for spectators, visiting tourists and the general public, it is an amazing experience that everybody can either participate in, witness or support at whatever level they are comfortable.<br /> <br /> People love the idea of participating in a ride that celebrates the natural beauty of the human body, the shameless freedom and innocent sensual pleasure from not wearing clothes while travelling pollution-free through the breeze through our communities. Auroroa Denai, one of Chicago's high-energy riders, urges her fellow riders to<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;...inject the hearts of our neighbourhoods with the reality of our beautiful bodies which have developed over millions of years into their current perfect beingness. Join hundreds of naked compatriots in a free, non-sexual, fun bike ride.&quot;--&gt;<br /> <br /> They also enjoy engaging the public in a cheerful, light-hearted way about a very serious threat to the entire globe – oil dependency and car culture. For some it is also a great feeling to stick it to the man, to challenge the status quo, and raise the blood pressure of prudes and gas guzzlers alike. We have noticed that the same people who support the oil industry and a culture of complacency on important environmental issues tend to also be repressive of other peoples' personal freedom.<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;If you stand in a closed garage with a running car, you will die in a matter of minutes. Hundreds of thousands of cars in our cities create dirty, unhealthy air.&quot; - Go By Bicycle--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Terrorist organizations use our gas money. In order to protect political and corporate interests, the United States supports dictatorial regimes in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, which is the number one producer of oil in the world. 15 of the 19 September hijackers were Saudi. Iraq is the second largest producer of oil, and Kuwait the third. Do those countries sound familiar? The government supported Saddam through his worst atrocities, then Saddam began to disobey US orders. That is precisely when he became our enemy.&quot; - Go by Bicycle--&gt;<br /> <br /> Others see it as delivering a very powerful, life-affirming, basic message:<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :&quot;Our message to the world is one of simplification, human harmony and love. For a future to exist for tomorrows generations, we have to stop wasting the life blood energy of the Earth, stop fighting and killing in the name of consumerist wealth accumulation and learn to love and respect all life on this planet.&quot; - Conrad Schmidt, Work Less Party and Vancouver WNBR--&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Is there a main discussion group or local discussion groups for World Naked Bike Ride that I can join?===<br /> Yes, people who support the message of WNBR are invited to join the main discussion group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRide/<br /> <br /> Several of the cities or countries will also have local, grassroots discussion groups that you can join. You can find a listing of those groups on the list of upcoming rides.<br /> <br /> ===Where can I find out more about past WNBR events?===<br /> Visit the WNBR past events page.<br /> <br /> ===Who is endorsing and supporting WNBR?===<br /> World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is being organized and supported by many different groups. The groups are only connected by their determination to all be naked on their bikes June 11th, riding in celebration, jubilation to deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world to the masses. Yes, we have many great reasons to be celebrating June 11th with all the glory of naked two wheel sanity. It's time to join hundreds of naked compatriots in a free, non-sexual, fun bike ride!<br /> <br /> ===What kind of media coverage have you had? Do you have any links to past coverage?===<br /> <br /> See the [[Media coverage]] page.<br /> <br /> ===What’s the Sydney Body Art Ride? I hear they require people to wear a minimum of clothing. Is it a WNBR event?===<br /> <br /> The [http://www.sydneybodyartride.org/ Sydney Body Art Ride] (SBAR) was initially going to be a WNBR-affiliated Valentine's Day 2005 event. Then WNBR organisers found out their dress code required people to wear a minimum of clothing around their waist. There was an uproar and it was decided that SBAR's dress code and message was not in line with that of WNBR. Of course, just because it's a non-WNBR ride doesn't mean it isn't fun or has value, or indicate that WNBR riders won't participate.<br /> <br /> ===What is the history of WNBR and naked cycling in general?===<br /> See the [[History]] section of this site.<br /> <br /> ===What kind of people participate in WNBR?===<br /> People from all walks of life and beliefs. We have families with children, engineers, university professors, carpenters, environmentalists, sport cyclists, gardeners, multimedia artists, bike activists, naturists/nudists, social activists, therapists, poets, city workers, lots of college students, artists, millionaires, people who are living in poverty, Burning Man people, union workers, union organizers, legal professionals, people who are just curious what it would be like to ride — people just like you! You would be surprised!<br /> &lt;!--MOVED TO 'QUOTES' PAGE: :'''&quot;It is an interesting question how far people would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.&quot;''' ''Henry David Thoreau''--&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Why are there not more riders who are women, teens, pregnant, obese, elderly, Mormon, disabled, Muslim, et cetera? Why are there no rides scheduled for Africa? Why are most of the riders white? Why are the rides primarily in western countries?===<br /> <br /> Whether you like it or not, virtually everyone is a victim of society and susceptible to negative opinions of other people especially where being naked in public is concerned. Women by nature tend to be very easily manipulated by fashion and beauty magazines in order to maintain respect from their peers, and even more so if they are overweight. Religious legalism in Mormonism and Islam is also very hard to break for the fear of offending their God and suffering damnation as a result. Most of the riders are white because our Caucasian culture tends to take a much more liberal and sophisticated attitude to nudity than say Chinese or Middle Eastern cultures. Most people do not want to break with social taboos of the cultures or society that they grew up in.<br /> <br /> ===Are there any kind of fundraising items you are selling?===<br /> <br /> Yes, we have [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/projects/tshirt/tshirt.htm WNBR T-shirts]&lt;!-- and WNBR 2005 year calendars --&gt;. Funds from the T-shirt go into a legal fund for the defence of arrested cyclists.<br /> <br /> ===Can you please send me some pictures of naked people?===<br /> <br /> Sorry, probably not. There are plenty of pictures available all over the web. We encourage active participation in the ride itself.<br /> <br /> ===Can I write off financial contributions to World Naked Bike Ride on my tax return?===<br /> <br /> Thank you for offering to help out. Please contact your local WNBR event coordinator for details about making donations.</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Australia_press_release&diff=10210 2008-02-14T14:55:02Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Media Enquiries: */</p> <hr /> <div>== Introduction ==<br /> '''World Naked Bike Ride'''<br /> <br /> '''The next [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] in [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ Australia] is on Saturday the 8th of March 2008.''' Some rides will occur on Sunday the 9th of March, 2008 including Newcastle.<br /> <br /> The [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] is an annual clothing optional protest ride for Naturism, Environmentalism, Peace and the rights of cyclists to use the road safely. <br /> <br /> The ride is not a race and goes at an easy recreational pace. An element of competition between cyclists is present only in respect of how bizarrely they can decorate their bodies with paint, slogans and bits of costume. Many riders paint their bodies with peace signs, hearts and flowers.<br /> <br /> The dress code for the ride is “Go as bare as you dare”! Nudity is not compulsory. It is not a ride promoting overtly sexual behaviour in public.<br /> <br /> It is a very hippie and green event.<br /> <br /> == Many problems beset the world: ==<br /> <br /> There is a need for people to hold a '''body positive image'''. A lot of people have hang ups about the human body and can not distinguish between non-sexual nudity and pornography. People are living creatures and part of nature, not superior or detached from it. Shame or disgust of human bodies, it all their colours, shapes and sizes is a form of prejudice. <br /> <br /> Burning '''fossil fuels''' (coal, natural gas, and mineral oil) causes '''environmental damage''' including climate change, air pollution, acid rain and water pollution. The destruction of our natural environment threatens all living things with extinction. We face the carbon-induced nemesis of nature. <br /> <br /> Without using '''nuclear fuels''' (uranium, plutonium) nuclear accidents, nuclear weapons, depleted uranium tipped weapons and nuclear contamination would not exist. Exposure to nuclear radiation causes cancer, genetic mutations and death. Nuclear material remains radioactive virtually forever. <br /> <br /> '''Health Problems''' including asthma and respiratory illnesses occur partly because of the pollution caused by burning fossil fuels. Obesity, diabetes and lack of exercise come from our sedentary car-addicted lifestyles.<br /> <br /> We see '''violence''' everyday because of the wars fought over oil, road rage and deaths and injuries to pedestrians and cyclists from motorised vehicles. We need a peaceful and gentler world which includes our roads. <br /> <br /> For a future to exist for tomorrow's generations, we must stop exploiting mineral energy, stop polluting the Earth, stop fighting and killing in the name of consumerist wealth accumulation and learn to love and respect all life, and to continue to spread this message. <br /> <br /> <br /> == The World Naked Bike Ride Mission Statement ==<br /> <br /> We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians plus all the negative effects of oil, cars, war, consumerism and non-renewable energy.<br /> <br /> == World Naked Bike Ride History ==<br /> <br /> Prior to the 2004, there were two independent groups organising very similar events with virtually identical messages of protesting oil dependency, they were Artists for Peace in Canada and Manifestación Ciclonudista in Spain. Despite having virtually identical messages neither of these groups even knew of the existence of the other. <br /> <br /> The World Naked Bike Ride group was created by Conrad Schmidt (of Vancouver, Canada) to help coordinate a large international naked bike ride between many different activist groups across the World. The World's first international naked bike ride in 2004 was a collaboration between the WNBR group which rode on 12 June and Manifestación Ciclonudista in Spain which rode on 19 June.<br /> <br /> Since then, the WNBR has spread to over 50 cites in about 20 countries with the participation of thousands of riders. Because of differing climates, the WNBR is conducted in two legs. The Southern hemisphere WNBR occurs on the second Saturday of March and includes Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, Peru and cities in Florida (USA) where the weather is comfortable at that time of year. The Northern hemisphere WNBR is much larger, both in terms of number of rides and participants with some rides like London alone getting around a 1200 riders in 2007. WNBR is most popular in Europe and North America.<br /> <br /> <br /> == WNBR Australian History ==<br /> <br /> [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ Australia] participated in the first WNBR on 12 June 2004. Six naked bike riders (4 men and two women), led by Luke and Kathy, rode from [[Tweed Heads]] to Bilambil. There are no known photographs of the ride and Luke and Kathy have lost contact with the rest of the WNBR. If anyone has information or pictures of this ride, WNBR Australia would like to hear from them to help document the history of the event. <br /> <br /> 5 riders participated on the 13th of February 2005, 11 riders on the 12th of March 2006 and 26 riders on the 10th of March 2007 World Naked Bike Rides in [[Newcastle]]. <br /> <br /> 14 riders participated on the 12th of March 2006 and 25 riders on the 10th of March 2007 World Naked Bike Rides in [[Melbourne]].<br /> <br /> 32 riders participated on the 10th of March 2007 World Naked Bike Ride in [[Brisbane]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Media Enquiries: ==<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Adelaide]]: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte] the WNBR Australia Coordinator and Media Liaison.<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Byron Bay]]: please contact [mailto:byronbikerider@optusnet.com.au Byron Bike Rider], the WNBR Byron Bay Organiser.<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Brisbane]]: please contact [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] the WNBR Brisbane Organiser.<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Melbourne]]: please contact [mailto:wnbrmelbourne@yahoo.com.au Heidi] the WNBR Melbourne Organiser.<br /> *Media enquiries for [[Sydney]]: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte] the WNBR Sydney Organiser.<br /> *Media enquiries for the rest of [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ Australia] and [[Newcastle]]: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder] the WNBR Newcastle Organiser, WNBR Australia Coordinator and Media Liaison.<br /> *Please also use the WNBR websites ([http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php/Main_Page Wiki] and [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ Main Site]) for more information.<br /> <br /> == Photographs of previous WNBRs in Australia for the media: ==<br /> <br /> '''Brisbane Photos 2007'''<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/index.html Photos at WNBR Australia] © [mailto:robertsontony@yahoo.com Tony Robertson]<br /> '''Melbourne Photos 2007'''<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/melbourne2007/index.html Photos at WNBR Australia] <br /> '''Melbourne Photos 2006'''<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/melbourne2006/index.html Photos at WNBR Australia] <br /> '''Newcastle Photos 2007'''<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] and © [http://www.nakedaustralians.com/index.php Naked Australians]<br /> '''Newcastle Photos 2006'''<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/ Photos at WNBR Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography]<br /> '''Newcastle Photos 2005'''<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2005/ Photos at WNBR Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] and © [http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studios]<br /> <br /> Credit MUST be given to the Newcastle and Brisbane photographers when using their work.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Upcoming WNBR Events ==<br /> <br /> The Southern Hemisphere ride date is '''Saturday the 8th of March 2008'''. <br /> [[Adelaide]], [[Brisbane]] and [[Sydney]] will each have rides on that day. [[Newcastle]] and [[Melbourne]] will ride on Sunday the 9th of March. Check out the web site for more details [http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Main_Page http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Main_Page] or follow the hyperlinks.<br /> <br /> '''[[Adelaide]]''' :<br /> *Time: 2pm <br /> *Location: North Adelaide at the junction of Barton Terrace and Jeffcott Street. <br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Adelaide#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on web site]<br /> <br /> '''[[Brisbane]]''' : <br /> *Time: 3:15pm for a 4pm start<br /> *Location: Crown Street where the Wynnum North Esplanade starts<br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Brisbane#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on the web site]<br /> <br /> '''[[Byron Bay]]'''<br /> *Time: 2pm<br /> *Location: outside the Travel Centre at the old Railway Station<br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Byron_Bay#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on the web site]<br /> <br /> '''[[Melbourne]]''' :<br /> *Note: [[Melbourne]] ride is on '''Sunday the 9th of March, 2008'''. <br /> *Time: 4pm<br /> *Location: Edinburgh Gardens, Fitzroy North <br /> *A link to the poster will be made when it is available.<br /> <br /> '''[[Newcastle]]''' :<br /> *Note: [[Newcastle]] ride is on '''Sunday the 9th of March, 2008'''. <br /> *Time: 2pm<br /> *Location: Next to Warabrook Station in Rosegum Road Reserve, Warabrook<br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Newcastle#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on the web site]<br /> <br /> '''[[Sydney]]''' :<br /> *Time: 12 noon<br /> *Location: Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park<br /> *[http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Sydney#Publicity:_flyers.2C_posters.2C_images_etc View Poster on the web site] <br /> <br /> The primary ride dates for the Northern Hemisphere ride in 2008 are Friday 6 June and Saturday 7 June 2008. In previous years there have been some northern hemisphere rides held later in their summer due to climate or re-run due to inclement weather during their initial attempt. <br /> <br /> Northern parts of Australia could ride in both the March and June events if they wished.<br /> <br /> == Why not join in? ==<br /> <br /> Everyone is very welcome to participate or help organise!<br /> I have not seen any photos of past events where riders are not grinning and laughing their heads off. WNBR is terrific fun! Why not have a go?<br /> <br /> To find out more, go to <br /> http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/<br /> If you do not have a computer or internet connection you could use an internet café or public libraries’ computers. <br /> <br /> If people in [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ Australia] are interested in attending a WNBR event in [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ Australia], please have a look at the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ website] first. Also, if you live anywhere where there is no WNBR planned, you are welcome to organise one yourself and you will get supportive and friendly help from Australian and International Co-ordinators. It is pretty easy to do and a very rewarding experience. The WNBR Worldwide site http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ has reference pages with tips for people to use when organising. It will happen if you help make it happen!<br /> <br /> In Australia for 2008, only the cities mentioned above are planning to have WNBRs. Everyone is welcome to help with organising in those cities. Unless there is some initiative to help with the organisation in the other Australian cities, they will not enjoy a WNBR event on the 8th of March 2008.<br /> <br /> <br /> == What does it cost? ==<br /> <br /> <br /> Nothing. There are no fees involved at all. There are no forms to fill in. There is no registration and we do not want to collect people’s personal details.<br /> <br /> WNBR is loads of fun and a consciousness expanding, giggle festival. <br /> You could help save the world or at least die laughing while trying.<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> <br /> <br /> == Supplementary material for editors to use at their discretion if re-drafting the above article: ==<br /> <br /> Famous Quotes on Nakedness, Beliefs and Protest<br /> Famous Quotes from:<br /> http://www.bodyfreedom.org/guide/quotes_slogans.html<br /> <br /> Includes: <br /> Historical Figures: Jesus Christ, John Lennon, Adolf Hitler, Mahatma Gandhi, Henry David Thoreau, Michelangelo, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Virginia Wolf, Edgar Rice Burroughs. <br /> <br /> Contemporary Figures: Elle MacPherson, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, P.J. Harvey, Madonna.<br /> <br /> &quot;Nudity is undignified and an error of taste.&quot;<br /> - Adolf Hitler<br /> <br /> “The main hangup in the world today is hypocrisy and insecurity. If people can’t face up to the fact of other people being naked or smoking pot, or whatever they want to do, then we’re never going to get anywhere. People have got to become aware that it’s none of their business and that being nude is not obscene. Being ourselves is what’s important. If everyone practiced being themselves instead of pretending to be what they aren’t, there would be peace.”<br /> - John Lennon<br /> <br /> &quot;Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that numbers of people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their government and have gone to war, and millions have been killed because of this obedience. . . Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves, and all the while the grand thieves are running and robbing the country. That's our problem.&quot;<br /> -Howard Zinn, &quot;Failure To Quit&quot; <br /> <br /> &quot;His disciples asked, 'When will you become revealed to us and when shall we see you?' Jesus answered, 'When you disrobe without being ashamed and take up your garments and place them under your feet like little children and tread on them, then will you see the son of the Living One, and you will not be afraid.'&quot; <br /> - From the Gospel of Thomas</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=10207 2008-02-13T20:57:35Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Post-ride party */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 8 March 2008|Time=assemble 3:15pm for a 4pm start |Location=Crown Street where the Wynnum North Esplanade <br /> starts}}<br /> <br /> ==Ride Details==<br /> Please assemble 3:15pm for a 4pm start. The ride is expected to finish at 6 pm. <br /> <br /> Ride route is down the Wynnum Esplanade, which is about a 5 minute walk from the station and ride down the entire length of the esplanade down to Lota. <br /> <br /> After that we could either go to a bar or one of the local seafood restaurants for a celebratory drink and to discuss plans for next year's one.<br /> <br /> If you are not sure of where the location is, then go to the site: <br /> http://www.whereis.com and type in &quot;Wynnum Esplanade&quot; in the street window and &quot;Wynnum&quot; in the suburb window.<br /> <br /> Assemble at Crown Street where the Wynnum North Esplanade starts at approximately 3.15 pm to do the body painting and any interviews with the press that might show up on the day. <br /> <br /> The ride will begin in earnest at 4 pm and we will ride down the Wynnum North Esplanade all the way down to Coolana Street park in Lota, and then back up again. <br /> <br /> ===Here are a few tips:===<br /> <br /> *1) Wear plenty of sunscreen and a helmet as well as some sensible shoes for the ride.<br /> <br /> *2) If you are stopped by the police over nudity, find out if they are ''asking'' you to get dressed or ''ordering'' you to get dressed. If they ask you to get dressed, you are within your rights not to comply. If they are ordering you to, you can either comply with their order or you can face being arrested. I wouldn't recommend the latter!<br /> <br /> *3) If for any reason you find the crowd jeering or heckling you, then wave them off. Don't verbally abuse them as you will only be pulling yourself down to their level.<br /> <br /> *4) No sexual behaviour of any kind will be tolerated during this event. We are out to show people that we support public morality as far as sexual mores are concerned. Anyone who tries to exploit this event for sexual opportunism such as swing clubs, or makes unwanted advances towards any other punter whether they are naked or not will be ordered to leave instantly. <br /> <br /> *5) Do not lie to any journalist or reporter about your thoughts on naturism or this event - it will come back to haunt you later.<br /> <br /> *6) If you wish to photograph anyone, ask permission from them first. Do not photograph anybody under 16 who may at the event without securing permission from their chaperone.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2008 and welcomes offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2008 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and watch this page. Important: we will *NOT* be doing next year's bike ride on the same route that we took last year. Neither does Dario have any wish for the mainstream media to know about it until a week before the event due to the police intervention.<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], the WNBR Brisbane organiser.<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> These are the current [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_13.02.08.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_13.02.08.JPG|BIG POSTER]] to be used for the WNBR Brisbane 2008 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? &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|left|thumb|400px|Flyer]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_13.02.08.JPG|Flyer<br /> Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_13.02.08.JPG|Poster<br /> Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_13.02.08.JPG|BIG POSTER<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> ===Superceded publicity: flyers, posters, images etc===<br /> Superceded [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_05.12.07.JPG|flyer]], [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_05.12.07.JPG|poster]] and [[:Image:2008_Brisbane_Flyer_05.12.07.JPG|BIG POSTER]]<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> ===2007===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong<br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|thumb|none|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride was the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10pm with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4pm for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News. 32 riders participated.<br /> <br /> ====Post-ride party====<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too. Byron Bay film maker Charles McFarland attended the event and included 10 minute footage on his latest DVD &quot;Lily's Fantastic Summer 1&quot; available from his site at http://www.synetechvideo.com The video contains two girls from the bike ride, Lily Barlow and Laura Kearns having fun at his place and riding their bikes fully naked down the main highway in Byron.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> *[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4826293515 WNBR Brisbane] Facebook group<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=9857 2007-10-26T06:48:21Z

<p>Dario Western: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 8 March 2008|Time=4 pm - 6 pm|Location=Will Not Presently Divulge}}<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2008 and welcomes offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2008 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/join join the discussion group] and watch this page. Important: we will *NOT* be doing next year's bike ride on the same route that we took this year. Neither does Dario have any wish for the mainstream media to know about it until a week before the event due to the police intervention.<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:gymnoboy_01@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], the WNBR Brisbane organiser<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> ===2007===<br /> '''Date:''' Saturday 10 March 2007&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 4pm&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Location:''' ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong<br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|thumb|none|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride was the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10pm with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4pm for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News. 32 riders participated.<br /> <br /> ====Post-ride party====<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too.<br /> <br /> ==Photos==<br /> ===2007===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ Photos at WNBR Australia (official site)] © Tony Robertson<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyspace/sets/72157594581930178/ Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson] Note: all the flickr photos are on the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/brisbane2007/ WNBR Australia (official site)] and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.<br /> <br /> ==Media coverage==<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/ News.com.au], 12 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21211559-1702,00.html Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/ Sunday Mail], 13 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21221920-5003401,00.html Riders told to cover up]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ ABC Brisbane], 15 Feb 2007: &quot;[http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1848854.htm Nude bike ride divides Brisbane]&quot;<br /> *[http://www.healthandefficiency.co.uk/ H&amp;E Naturist], Apr 2007: &quot;Socks appeal&quot; (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)<br /> *[http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=home CCN Online], 28 Mar 2007 [http://ccnonline.org.au/?q=node/411 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride]<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Brisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:2007 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=7583 2007-03-11T01:02:21Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=4:00 pm|Location=ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong}}<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride will be the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> ===Ride location and how to get there===<br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10 p.m. with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4 p.m. for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> ==Post ride party==<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:larrikin70@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2008 and welcomes offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2008 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/join join the discussion group] and watch this page. Important: we will *NOT* be doing next year's bike ride on the same route that we took this year. Neither does Dario have any wish for the mainstream media to know about it until a week before the event due to the police intervention.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:larrikin70@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], the WNBR Brisbane organiser<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=7582 2007-03-11T01:01:55Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Planning */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=4:00 pm|Location=ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong}}<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride will be the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> ===Ride location and how to get there===<br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10 p.m. with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4 p.m. for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> ==Post ride party==<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:larrikin70@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2008 and welcomes offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2008 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/join join the discussion group] and watch this page. Important: we will *NOT* be doing next year's bike ride on the same route that we took this year. Neither does Dario have any wish for the mainstream media to know about it until a week before the event due to the police intervention.<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> These are the current<br /> [[:Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|poster]] to be used for the WNBR Brisbane 2007 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? <br /> [[Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]<br /> [[Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> ===Save the Walrus===<br /> Why is WNBR Brisbane 2007 also protesting to [[Save the Walrus]]?<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:larrikin70@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], the WNBR Brisbane organiser<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=7581 2007-03-11T01:00:04Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Post ride party */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=4:00 pm|Location=ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong}}<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride will be the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> ===Ride location and how to get there===<br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10 p.m. with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4 p.m. for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> ==Post ride party==<br /> We all had our post ride party at the Regatta Hotel afterwards. The duty manager kindly reserved the Cellar Bar downstairs for us. We discussed plans for next year's ride as well as impromptu public nude stagings and plans for starting a young adults naturist group in Brisbane this year. At one stage, some of us nuded up for a photograph. One young lady took part in the photo, but she was not comfortable with going the full monty just yet. <br /> Nevertheless it was a great opportunity to renew some old friendships and forge a few new ones too.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:larrikin70@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2007 and welcomes offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2007 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/join join the discussion group] and watch this page.<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> These are the current<br /> [[:Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|poster]] to be used for the WNBR Brisbane 2007 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? <br /> [[Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]<br /> [[Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> ===Save the Walrus===<br /> Why is WNBR Brisbane 2007 also protesting to [[Save the Walrus]]?<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:larrikin70@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], the WNBR Brisbane organiser<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=7580 2007-03-11T00:57:05Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Ride location and how to get there */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=4:00 pm|Location=ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong}}<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride will be the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> ===Ride location and how to get there===<br /> The Indooroopilly police were assembled on Coronation Drive at Toowong at approximately 3.10 p.m. with the photographers and film makers turning up half an hour later. The riders started to arrive about after 4 p.m. for body painting as well as talking to the people at 4ZZZ radio, Channel 10, and the Westside News.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> ==Post ride party==<br /> All participants are invited to a post ride party that follows the ride. We have decided to meet at the Regatta Hotel in Toowong afterwards to discuss the next year's ride. Please bring some money for drinks.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:larrikin70@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2007 and welcomes offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2007 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/join join the discussion group] and watch this page.<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> These are the current<br /> [[:Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|poster]] to be used for the WNBR Brisbane 2007 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? <br /> [[Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]<br /> [[Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> ===Save the Walrus===<br /> Why is WNBR Brisbane 2007 also protesting to [[Save the Walrus]]?<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:larrikin70@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], the WNBR Brisbane organiser<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western https://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Brisbane&diff=7542 2007-02-24T22:30:16Z

<p>Dario Western: /* Post ride party */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}<br /> <br /> {{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=4:00 pm|Location=ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong}}<br /> <br /> The 2007 ride will be the first for Brisbane.<br /> <br /> ===Ride location and how to get there===<br /> Assemble outside the former [http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/ Australian Broadcasting Corporation Brisbane] Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong. 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. [http://www.citytrain.com.au/ Citytrain] allows passengers to take their [http://www.citytrain.com.au/plan_your_trip/bicycles/bicycles.asp bikes on the train]. [http://www.citytrain.com.au/stations/station_details/toowong.asp Toowong Station] is located in the Toowong Village Shopping Centre, Gallery Level, Sherwood Road.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Image:ABC_Studios_Coronation_Drive_Toowong.jpg|ABS Studios Coronation Drive Toowong]]<br /> <br /> ==Post ride party==<br /> All participants are invited to a post ride party that follows the ride. We have decided to meet at the Regatta Hotel in Toowong afterwards to discuss the next year's ride. Please bring some money for drinks.<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [mailto:larrikin70@yahoo.com.au Dario Western] has volunteered to organise the WNBR in Brisbane in 2007 and welcomes offers of help with this task. People interested in participating or helping organise the 2007 WNBR in Brisbane should [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/join join the discussion group] and watch this page.<br /> <br /> ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==<br /> These are the current<br /> [[:Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|poster]] to be used for the WNBR Brisbane 2007 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? <br /> [[Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Small_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]<br /> [[Image:2007_Brisbane_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_13.12.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:left;&quot; /&gt;<br /> ===Save the Walrus===<br /> Why is WNBR Brisbane 2007 also protesting to [[Save the Walrus]]?<br /> <br /> ==Media enquiries==<br /> Please contact [mailto:larrikin70@yahoo.com.au Dario Western], the WNBR Brisbane organiser<br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> ===Website/s===<br /> *[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]<br /> <br /> ===Discussion group/s===<br /> *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group<br /> <br /> ===Location information===<br /> *[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]<br /> <br /> ==Categories==<br /> [[Category:Australia]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:New ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> &lt;!--Drag appropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;<br /> &lt;!--Drag inappropriate ride location categories below this line---<br /> [[Category:2001 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2002 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2003 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2004 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2005 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:2006 ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Potential ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Previous ride locations]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with photos]]<br /> [[Category:Ride locations with videos]]<br /> [[Category:Unconfirmed ride locations]]<br /> ----Drag inappropriate ride location categories above this line--&gt;</div>

Dario Western