World Naked Bike Ride - User contributions [en]

Newcastle (Australia)

2006-07-07T18:26:42Z

Marte:

'''World Naked Bike Ride - Nudecastle'''

Ride in conjunction with [[:Category:Southern_hemisphere_ride_locations|Southern hemisphere ride locations]] (including [[Golden Bay]], [[Lake Tekapo]], [[Melbourne]], [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Tampa Bay]]).

'''Protest against oil dependency, cars and war!'''<br />
'''Protest for peace, love, freedom, the environment, public transport and bikes!'''

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 7am<br />
'''Location:''' [http://www.merewetherslsc.com.au/ Merewether Surf Life Saving Club]


===Post-ride party===
A '''Post-Ride Party''' was held at the [http://www.surflifesaving.com.au/SurfLife_CMS/BeachSafety/Beaches/Newcastle.htm Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club] at beautiful Newcastle Beach. The Post Ride Party was attended by all the riders who completed the WNBR Nudecastle 2006, the friendly vetted media and one of the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 vetrans.

===Prizes!===
The '''prizes''' were '''three bikes in excellent condition''' donated by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle].

'''Prize 1: Encouraging Participation!''' A bike was given to the contestant who recruited the highest number of participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 2: Encouraging Female Participation!''' A bike was given to the female contestant who recruits the highest number of female participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 3: Best Individual Body Paint!''' A bike was given to the rider who completes the ride and who is judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.

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'''Rules and Conditions of the Contest'''

*Contestants for prize 1 and 2 need to assemble the participants they have recruited at the start of the ride and the finish of the ride for a head count.
*Participants may not be considered to be recruited by more than one contestant.
*The deciding head count will be made at the completion of the ride.
*In the event of a tie in the number of participants recruited who complete the ride, the prizes will be awarded to the rider who has recruited the equal highest number of participants who are judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.
*In the event that prize number 1 is won by a female, then she is not also eligible to prize number 2 if she has recruited the most female riders to join and complete the ride. In these circumstances, prize number 2 will be awarded to the female who has recruited the second highest number of female participants to join and who complete the ride.
*Prize winners will be determined in the sequence of prize numbers.
*No contestant is eligible to more than 1 prize.
*In the event that prize winners cannot agree to which of the three bikes that each winner should take as their prize, the winner of prize 1 has first choice, the winner of prize 2 has 2nd choice and the winner of prize 3 gets the remaining prize.
*The competition is not open to established WNBR Nudecastle or Critical Mass organisers.
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==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==
These are the [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|poster]] used for the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 to help promote participation. Below them are other promotional images.

[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]
[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]
[[Image:1A_00001.jpg|left|thumb|Picture of WNBR Nudecastle 2005]]
[[Image:Rainbow_Sky_Nudecastle.JPG|left|thumb|Promotional poster for WNBR Nudecastle]]
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==Pre-ride events==
===Critical Mass===
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle] and the [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] endorse and participate in all events held under both names in Newcastle. Critical Mass ride on the first Friday of every month. The next Critical Mass ride is on Friday 5 May 2006 and starts from Civic Park, opposite Newcastle Town Hall. Assemble at 5:45pm for a 6:00pm start. Ride Daily! Celebrate Monthly!

For more information on Critical Mass see:
[http://critical-mass.info/index.html Critical Mass World Information] ,
[http://www.criticalmass.org.au/ Critical Mass Australia]or
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Newcastle Critical Mass Discussion Group]
or email
[mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].

===Orientation barbecue and body painting party===
'''was held on Saturday 4 March 2006 at [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie], 14 Railway Street, Wickham 2293, NSW'''

This pre-ride icebreaker event was a big success for the 30 or so people who intent to participate in the WNBR Nudecastle 2006. Drinking, team-building exercises and mandatory introductions were included as well as a practice body-painting session. Ian the publican was a great host and has welcomed us back next year. For a [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/contact.htm map] of how to get there, please visit the [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie] website.

===Feeling at ease===
This icebreaker social event helped inform potential participants of what to expect during the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 and to make friends with everyone there who intended to ride. Riding in any WNBR is daunting for the first time and worse if you turn up alone and don't know anyone. Participants were encouraged to offer each other support and female participants to make an extra effort to bond with their sisters. Any woman that wants to volunteer for the role of Women’s Support Woman for future rides is welcome. All participants are encouraged to welcome and engage with everyone who turns up at the beginning of our rides whether they have attended preliminary events or not. Body painting in preparation for rides can be done in segregated groups and without any media present.

===Media===
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

Several freelance professional media people attended the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 including a photographer and a video producer. The photographers and the video producer also attended the 2005 event and are vetted by the organisers. The manner in which these people conducted themselves was impeccable and they portrayed the participants respectfully. The WNBR Nudecastle 2006 was photographed and filmed by our vetted media (apart from the undressing and painting). Some participants heavily disguising themselves with body paint and sunglasses etc. The still photographs taken by the photographers are available to be viewed in low definition format on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! group and ready for distribution to the press in print-quality format within hours of the ride completion. High definition photos of the 2006 event are available at the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html WNBR Australia (official website)]. High definition photos of the 2005 event are also available at the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2005/index.html WNBR Australia (official website)]. The photos are copyright, so permission of the photographer must be sought before they can be reproduced or otherwise used. Credit for the photos must be given.

===Video Night===
A video of cycling activists in Newcastle featuring Critical Mass and the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 was shown by the video producer who shot the WNBR Nudecastle 2005. He supplied the following invitation:

:A broadcast of a special edition of the [http://novacast.0catch.com/ Novocast] program Lou's World* on [http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/novacast_tv/ Newcastle Community Television] will take place at the Royal Exchange, Bolton Street, Newcastle (Next to Herald building), on Monday 20 February 2006 at 9.30pm.

:The documentary on Cycle Activists will feature Critical Mass, The White Bicycle Project, (some body painting) and The World Naked Bike.

:Also on the Optus 3b Satellite at the same time if you happen to have the $850 aerial otherwise a Gold coin donation.

:(Jeees $850 for an aerial!! In the black and white days we just used a coat hanger!!)

:[mailto:mivp@comcen.com.au RSVP]

:(Program contains nudity) This is a media event and you will be photographed. (* Lou's World is not connected with this episode)

===University support===
A stall was set up at [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/ University of Newcastle] during orientation week (13-17 February), promoting Critical Mass and the World Naked Bike Ride. Many students took an interest in WNBR and the theme of promoting peace and protecting the environment. The organisers were helped during O Week by the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/ Newcastle University Students Association] (NUSA), the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective], the[http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective], [http://www.risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide] and the [http://www.unu.org.au/ University Union]. Big thanks to everyone at the University from WNBR. In the week before the ride, more posters and flyers were distributed on campus as a reminder to students to participate.

==History==
===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

On Sunday the 12th of March, sunny warm weather and bemused locals greeted two ladies and nine gentlemen who assembled at the Merewether Surf Life Saving Club at 7am.

After introductions and orientation, the sexes divided and retreated to the dressing sheds at the ocean baths to prepare for the ride by painting peace signs, hearts, flowers and protest slogans on our bodies. Some riders said their initial apprehensions soon faded after the painting was underway and stripping down seemed natural when among a supportive group doing the same thing. (Nudity is not compulsory in the WNBR and you can wear as much or as little as makes you feel comfortable. You should try to challenge yourself to wear as little as possible without frightening yourself).

Once the body painting was completed, we all re-assembled to commence the ride. Five of the gentlemen had chosen to ride completely naked and one of the ladies went top-free. Everyone wore a smile. The riders stopped along the beach promenade for a photo opportunity for the press and then we were off!

The locals at the Merewether SLSC gave us a cheer and we hit the road! We made lots of noise with whistles, bells and singing out our protest messages. From Merewether we rode along the streets to Bar Beach and then into Darby St where many of the Café set roared their approval and hooted with laughter. Every business in Darby St that was approached to place a WNBR promotion poster in their window before the ride had agreed, so it was great to see their patrons enjoy the spectacle.

From Darby St we turned right into Hunter St (for the benefit of those unfamiliar with Newcastle, this is the busiest shopping street in town). When we were approaching the intersection with Crown St, a big white Police paddy wagon passed in the opposite direction. The World Naked Bike Ride in Australia had never seen the Police on any ride before this and I had no idea what would happen next. I thought if I looked straight ahead, kept riding, quietened down and avoided eye contact with the Police in the paddy wagon, then they might not feel compelled to do anything. Maybe they did not notice a pack of 11 naked painted people on bikes? This delusion was quickly dispelled when the riders behind me waved at the Police in the paddy wagon. I couldn’t see how the Police reacted, but was told later that the two Policewomen were “pissing themselves with laughter”! In any case, the paddy wagon didn’t do a U-turn and kept going. That was a relief, even if short lived. Two or three Policemen were on foot at the western end of the Mall as we were just getting to Scott St. The Policemen stopped a few of the riders at the tail of our group. Apparently, they asked a few questions and made some disapproving noises but did not give any directives so the riders set off again and quickly caught the rest of us up. One of the riders said the Police were concerned that we might ride our bikes in the pedestrian-only Mall (which we hadn’t planned to do anyway). After that, we didn’t see the Police again. We had got away with a Police “grumble”. No dramas.

We continued up Scott St and into Nobbys Rd then all the way to the end of Nobbys breakwater where the winners for the three free bike prizes were decided from the competitors. Critical Mass had donated three bikes in excellent condition. The prizes were awarded to the rider who recruited the highest number of participants, the female rider who recruited the highest number of female participants and to the rider who was judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of the other participants. We all cheered each other for such a wonderful event for critical global issues. We set some milestones for the WNBR in Australia: it was the largest ride to occur to that time, the first ride to confirm the participation of ladies, the first ride to encounter the Police and first ride to encounter the Police then let go. There were no injuries, damage or pollution. Everyone was very happy and the whole town was in giggles. To everyone that took part: THANK YOU!

We put our clothes back on and went to Newcastle SLSC for a post ride party. Newcastle Nudists for Peace had donated slabs of beer and the winners of the bike prizes chose which bikes they wanted. Two of the riders who brought guitars with them played while we drank, talked and reflected on a fantastic morning.

The World Naked Bike Ride – Nudecastle 2006 was endorsed by Newcastle Nudists for Peace, Critical Mass (Newcastle), NUSA Transport Collective and NUSA Environment Collective. At least half the participants are students at The University of Newcastle (maybe that should be the Uni of Nudecastle?). The organisers were helped during O Week by the Newcastle University Students Association (NUSA), the NUSA Environment Collective, Rising Tide and the University Union. Big thanks to everyone at Uni from WNBR. Thanks to Glenn, Mark and Consolidated Press for recording the event.

The next WNBR is on Saturday 10 June 2006 and is the northern hemisphere event. All cities are welcome to participate. Newcastle has not yet decided whether we will participate in the June ride although will be definitely riding in 2007.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].
or read [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/message/186 it here].

On 12th March 2006 I participated in a fun bicycle event with many other people that reached double figures. We were protesting for clean air, less oil exhaust deaths, more sustainable less toxic energy solutions, less greenhouse gases, fewer wars for oil, more bicycling. Men and women from Newcastle including overseas people visiting our region met at Merewether Beach front at 7am and did body painting of the protest themes. So lots of colour, and peace signs, flowers, “clean” messages, adorned many bodies. This display and body and painting of the body with slogans is in protest of being indecently exposed to toxic emissions every day. So for one day a year this World protest event exposes and celebrates the power and individuality of our natural bodies against the unnatural toxic emissions of the World.

Riding with less clothes than usual is very natural and very funny. All the people I talked to on the ride usually never go in public with less than their usual amount of clothing. So this special fun event allows them to “go free”. The bicycle itself of course is not natural (walking is the most natural form of transport). But the bicycle is the most environmentally friendly form of transport for travelling the distances the average Newcastle travels each day. Cars are the worst urban polluter so this is a perfect event to protest that bicycles are better than cars. It is a fun event creating a situation where Bicycles were the dominant form of transport on the road as we rode safely down the road.

The bicycle ride was great fun and I heard many cheers from passer-by. We were a group that believed in simplification, human harmony and love and we rode together. We rode down Darby street Cooks Hill and out to Newcastle Station. These roads may be usually bicycle “unfriendly” but in a large group it is a perfect opportunity to learn to ride safely. The bicycle “lanes” are too narrow and riding in the lane is the safest option. Riding in the “bicycle” lane usually means the “parked-car-door-opening” lane. Newcastle Council knows about the lanes being too narrow and unsafe but they as yet have not removed the dangerous bicycle pictures on the road. So a large very colourful group riding safely on the road not worrying about the ignorant motorists was very liberating for everyone. Most Newcastle motorists think a bicyclist riding in the “traffic” lane is just being a “smart-ass” and deliberately making motorists go slow. Motorists want that bicyclist in the gutter or “car-door-lane” where they usually see almost all bicyclists ride. But most bicyclists ride very dangerously in the “car-door-lane” and a literally playing Russian Roulette with a small child opening a car door in front of them. So this fun protest event is important for cycling safety as well.

We rode our bicycles from Merewether out to Nobbies break wall where everyone cheered for a great event. Prizes were awarded for best body painting. We went back to Newcastle Beach for a Post ride party. Everyone had so much fun and it was great to meet so many lovely people who care so much about humanity.

Parts of the ride were filmed by a local filmmaker who made a film this year on Newcastle Bike Activism. There are photos of the ride that will be posted on the web. You should be able to use them if you give credit to the photographer (the photos should be free).

This was a clothing optional ride and some people wore more clothes than others. The name of the bicycle ride was “World Naked Bike Ride” and the sub-title is “Nudecastle”. Even though the name of the ride offends many people, its protest themes certainly do not. I also went in the first “World Naked Bike Ride” “Nudecastle” in 2005 and the next one for 2007 will be just as much fun. The name of the ride may put people off from participating, but it is for a number of reasons. It creates media attention and a funny side of people riding as naked as they want to be on bikes. It can be very hard to grab media attention these days so this can be seen as another option for protestors. Lobbying and writing letters to governments does not seem to work very fast these days. People willing to expose their bodies to Newcastle have shown the way to have fun and spread good messages at the same time.

Bicycling invisibly in gutters & "Car door lanes":
An unseen 6 year old opens a car door in front of you. An instinctual reaction has you swerve around it; the 1st car passing you swerves quickly and misses you. The 2nd car tailgating behind the first car hasn't seen you yet. BEFORE bicyclist's rights (& safety) on the road get reduced further (recent reductions within last 8 years are not known by 99.99% of people), once a month we can become the dominant transport form displaying a better way and possibilities towards a car free city.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].
The protest themes were against oil dependency and war; and for peace, environment, sustainability, human rights, personal freedom, harmony, love and to save Newcastle’s trains. The event was free.

5 men (3 of whom were completely naked) braved an unseasonable chill wind and pre-dawn start for the 7 km ride from Tighes Hill TAFE to the end of Nobbys Breakwater.

All the riders had their bodies painted with peace signs and a combination of slogans (including Save Newie Trains and No War), love hearts, flowers or reggae stripes. Drawings of bowsers with a bar through them represented the rides antipathy to oil dependency and likewise for cars.

Many people who were out for their morning walk or run (some with their dogs) and other cyclists, Sunday drivers, locomotive engineers and fisher-folk had a good laugh and cheered their approval. The most fun belonged to the participants who will remember the day for a long time. The riders rated their World Naked Bike Ride a great success! It was terrific and hilarious!!!

Despite a huge amount of publicity inviting participation prior to the event the Police did not show up. Perhaps they had their bikes stolen?

There were no injuries, damage or pollution. On completion of the ride, one of the nude riders pronounced;
“One small streak for Man,
ONE GIANT STREAK FOR MANKIND!”

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html Photos of Newcastle 2006 on WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! Group

===Endorsement===
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Newcastle:
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*[http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studio] photographed the 2005 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] (NUSA), see also [http://www.nusa.org.au/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page NUSA Wiki Website]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: Newcastle, New South Wales]]
*[[Wikipedia: New South Wales]]

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User talk:Nsayers

2006-07-07T17:54:20Z

Marte: /* Thanks for contributing */

==There is only one Newcastle in the WNBR==
Please desist from making uninvited changes to the Wiki Newcastle page.

==Thanks for contributing==

Nsayers,

Thank you for your contributions to WNBR Wiki. Your work has been invaluable to the success of this ride internationally. Have a good day. [[User:D|D]] 11:06, 15 Mar 2006 (PST)

==Use of your planning notes==

Nsayers, can we use your [[Brighton & Hove planning notes|planning notes]] as a template for other cities to use as well? They are very well written. Thank you for your consideration. [[User:D|D]] 13:29, 20 Mar 2006 (PST)

:No worries. Go for it! It's a wiki, after all. ;-) [[User:Nsayers|Nsayers]] 13:44, 20 Mar 2006 (PST)

== Pretoria ==
Hi Nick, Pretoria was not a WNBR event, it was not on public lands. I had a discussion about this with the ride organizors, but there don't want to adhere to WNBR policy. I'm removing the link from the list of rides. Cheers, [[User:D|D]] 10:50, 27 Mar 2006 (PST)

== Request for involvement in Wikipedia naming convention dispute ==

Hi, I'd like to invite you to get involved in establishing consensus in discussions concerning naming conventions for social nudity topics.

Please join in this community discussion regarding the name of [[Wikipedia:Portal:Clothes free]].

Participate here: [[Wikipedia:Portal_talk:Clothes_free#Votes]]

Please also join in the discussion about what to name an article dealing with [[Wikipedia:social nudity]]. I believe the the latter term is a better term to use than naturism or nudism as it is more [[Wikipedia:WP:NPOV]] and is in use currently. Formerly the article was titled [[Wikipedia:Clothes free movement]].

Participate here: [[Wikipedia:Talk:Naturism#Move_to_Social_nudity]]

Cheers,

[[User:D|D]] 13:27, 15 Apr 2006 (PDT)

== Wow! Amazing Work! ==

Thank you so much for all your thousands of edits on WNBR Wiki. You are totally amazing. [[User:D|D]] 19:18, 25 Apr 2006 (PDT)

Past events

2006-07-07T17:48:26Z

Marte: /* 2006 */ There is only one Newcastle in the WNBR

[[Home]] > Past events

''See also: [[History]] and [[:Category:Previous ride locations|Previous ride locations]]''

''See [[List of rides]] for upcoming events''

'''WNBR is now in its third year! 54 rides are expected in 2006!'''

==2006==

''See also: [[:Category:2006 ride locations|2006 ride locations]] category''
*[[Arnhem]], 10 June:
*[[Barcelona]], 10 June 2006: 50 riders. Ride reports at [http://www.ciclonudista.net/ Ciclonudista.net].
*[[Brighton & Hove]], 10 June 2006: 160-180 riders (including 1 skateboarder). Police prevented full nudity but helped facilitate ride.
*[[Burlington]], 10 June 2006: 85 riders
*[[Huesca]], 10 June 2006: 16 riders. Ride reports at [http://www.ciclonudista.net/ Ciclonudista.net].
*[[Lima]], 10 June 2006: about 15 riders. First ride.
*[[London]], 10 June 2006: 700-900 riders (including several skaters). Approx 90% people fully naked.
*[[Madrid]], 10 June 2006: 300 riders. Ride reports at [http://www.ciclonudista.net/ Ciclonudista.net].
*[[Manchester]], 9 June 2006: 30+ riders.
*[[Melbourne]] 12 March 2006: 14 riders. Ride report at [[Melbourne#History]].
*[[Mexico]], 10 June 2006: 300 riders
*[[Newcastle]] 12 March 2006: 11 riders. Ride reports at [[Newcastle#History]].
*[[Pamplona]], 10 June 2006: 15 riders. Ride reports at [http://www.ciclonudista.net/ Ciclonudista.net].
*[[Prague]], 10 June 2006: riders
*[[Portland]], 10 June 2006: 500 riders
*[[Seattle]], 10 June 2006: 65? riders, 9-hour event: 3 hours bodypainting, 6-hour ride, 27+ miles, beach wade-in (a first for a bike ride in Seattle), yoga (a first for Seattle). Longest naked ride ever in Seattle. No arrrests. Ride report: [[Seattle 10 June 2006]].
*[[San Francisco]], 10 June 2006
*[[Saint Petersburg]], Russia 10 June 2006
*[[Toronto]], 10 June 2006: 9 riders
*[[York]], 9 June 2006: 62 riders.
*[[Zaragoza]], 10 June 2006: 400 riders. Ride reports at [http://www.ciclonudista.net/ Ciclonudista.net].
*[[Vancouver]], 10 June 2006: 200-250 riders
*[[Victoria]], 10 June 2006: 100 riders

==2004 - 2005==
Currently info on past events is being kept on the main site at [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/pastevents.html www.worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/pastevents.html].

If you have time please move over info for your 2004-2005 rides here.

*[[Newcastle, NSW]], 13 February 2005: 5 riders' reports at [[Newcastle, NSW#WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report]] WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report]

:''We should probably put a table here with the name of the city, date of ride, number of participants, summary or link to ride report and a link to the Wiki page.'' [[User:D|D]] 15:19, 30 May 2006 (PDT)

News

2006-07-07T17:42:12Z

Marte: /* World Naked Bike Ride - Update */ There is only one Newcastle in the WNBR

[[Main Page|Home]] > News

:''See also: [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]] for the latest changes to pages within this wiki site.''

==2 July 2006==
===World Naked Bike Ride - Update===
Believe it or not, we are still waiting for updates from all participating cities. All we know at this stage was that it was GIGANTIC! The biggest rides where, London (about 700), Portland (about 500), Zaragoza (about 400) and Mexico (About 300). If you participated in any of the rides across the world please feel free to visit our wiki and update the information on these pages:
*[[Past events]] Update this page with how many were in your ride, and when you rode, and use a wiki link to your local event. Add a link to your ride report.
*Create a special ride report section on your city's page. As an example see:
**[[Seattle 10 June 2006]]
**[[Boulder#History]]
**[[Newcastle#History]]
**[[Black Rock City#History]]
:''Comment: If anybody has any ideas for standardizing this process or other suggestions, let us know.'' [[User:D|D]] 18:59, 3 Jul 2006 (PDT)

===Documentary===
As you probably already know we are currently making a documentary about the WNBR. Our anticipated release date is November 2006. The purpose of the film will be to promote the 2007 ride.

To complete the film we still need
*News footage from television stations around the world. If you per chance recorded any television news regarding WNBR on June 10th please send me an e-mail vancouver@worldnakedride.org
*Interviews from around the world. If you participated in the event and have an interesting adventure / message / story that you think we should add in our film please send me and e-mail and we can try to arrange to interview you.
*If you have any footage, ideas or information that you think should be added just let us know. We would like this documentary to be as much of a community created project as possible.

===WNBR discussion lists===
WNBR belongs to you. Take ownership by creating your own discussion lists and creating your own webpages. Updating and adding webpages on the wiki is as simple as clicking the login button.

For a list of local discussion lists please visit http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/

Please only use the international list for posts that apply to all participating cities and countries. To join the international list please visit [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRide http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRide]

WNBR belongs to you. Take ownership.

Peace and Love
Conrad
www.WorldNakedBikeRide.org

Endorsements

2006-07-07T17:08:51Z

Marte: /* Australia */

[[Home]] > {{PAGENAME}}

See also: [[Listings]] and [[Media coverage]]. An older version of this page exists at: [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html]

<div style="align: center; padding: .4em; border: solid 0px black; background-color: #FDC6F1;">World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is being organized, endorsed and supported by many different groups. The groups are only connected by their determination to all be naked on their bikes on WNBR Day, riding in celebration, jubilation to deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world to the masses. We have many great reasons to be celebrating, 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!</div>

All are welcome! From the shy to the bold. Cyclists, rollerbladers, rollerskaters, skate boarders. All ages, sizes, and colors welcome. Bring your family and your co-workers!

The following is a list of supporters and/or endorsers of local or global WNBR events:

==Global==
*[http://bodyfreedom.org Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC)] / [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bodyfreedom3/ BFC's bodyfreedom3 Yahoo! Group]
*[http://carbusters.org Car Busters] (a project of the World Carfree Network)
*[http://commandojeans.com Commando Jeans]
*[http://clothesfree.com Clothes Free International (CFI)/ ClothesFree.com]
*[http://criticalmassrides.info Critical Mass Bicycle Rides/CriticalMass.info]
*[http://naked.wikia.com Naked Wikia]
*[http://wngd.org World Naked Gardening Day (WNGD)]

==[[Australia]]==
*[http://www.criticalmass.org.au Australia Critical Mass]
*[http://risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide Australia] Grassroots Climate Action
*[http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/seqldnudists South East Queensland Nudists] A Forum for SE Queensland nudists. Regular group bushwalks and social activities are held around SE Queensland.
*[http://www.freebeach.com.au/index.htm Free Beaches Australia Inc.]
*[http://www.byronevents.net/ Byron Bay - Rainbow Region Community Noticeboard]
===[[Newcastle]]===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] Has photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*[http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studio] photographed the 2005 WNBR in Newcastle]
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] NUSA
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

==[[Canada]]==
*[http://www.cupe3902.org Local 3902 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees]
===[[Vancouver]]===
*[http://artistsforpeace.ca Artists for Peace]
*[http://www.bikecircle.com Bike Circle]
*[http://www.members.shaw.ca/vngp/ The Vancouver Nude Garden Party]
*[http://melongirl.com Watermelon Girl Stand up Comic and Weed Diva] ([http://melongirl.com/shows.html shows])
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party of British Columbia]
*[http://www.niftynude.org Naked Iconoclasts Fighting the Yoke (NIFTY)]
*[http://www.freedomtoons.org FreedomToons]

==[[Germany]]==
*[http://nacktiv.de Integral Nacktiv: Nackt und aktiv]
*[http://nacktradeln.de Nacktradeln.de] (Deutsch/German)

==[[Italy]]==
*[http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista]

==[[New Zealand]]==
*[http://risingtide.org.nz Rising Tide Aotearoa/NZ]
*[http://www.enzyme.org.nz The Enzyme tech collective]

==[[Spain]]==
*[http://ciclonudista.net Manifestación Ciclonudista Mundial]

==[[UK]]==
*[http://littlefiets.com Little Fiets]
*[http://www.barewitness.org Bare Witness: Naked Protest for Peace]

===[[Brighton & Hove]]===
WNBR Brighton & Hove is endorsed by the following organisations:
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/ Bike Week], 17-25 June – the UK's annual celebration of cycling
*[http://www.thelatest.co.uk/ The Latest] magazines – [http://www.latesthomes.co.uk/ Latest Homes], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/sevendayguide/ Latest 7], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/wave/ Wave]
*[http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/ Press Dispensary] – press agency that produced and distributed our [http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/feed/99700.php press release]!
*[http://www.rocksmagazine.co.uk/ Rocks magazine]
*[http://www.vinylla.co.uk/ Vinylla] – Brighton fetish club night

===[[London]]===
:''[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/london/links/index.html More info]''

*[http://stopurban4x4s.org.uk Alliance Against Urban 4x4s]
*[http://housmans.com Housmans Radical Booksellers]
*[http://www.bugbugs.co.uk BugBugs Rickshaws and Pedicabs For London]
*[http://lsw2006.org London Sustainability Weeks 2006]
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk Bike Week 2006] and [http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/index.php?area=bike2work Bike 2 Work]
*Sustainable Transport Week 2006
*Kingston Green Fair
*The Bike Show!
*Zero Couriers
*[http://www.velorution.biz Velorution]
*[http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk Critical Mass London]
*Friday Night Skate
*Citiskate London
*[http://www.g8bikeride.org.uk The G8 Bike Ride]
*Indymedia UK weekly radio show
*[http://www.unstablesound.net/bike.html Resonance FM 104.4]
*[http://www.londonrisingtide.org.uk London Rising Tide]
*[http://www.nationalpetroleumgallery.org.uk The National Petroleum Gallery]
*[http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/tainted2.htm Art Not Oil]
*[[wikipedia:Stephen Gough|Steve Gough - The Naked Rambler]] / [http://www.nakedwalk.org NakedWalk.org]
*[http://www.bodypaintinglondon.co.uk Pat Cheek's - Body Painting London]
*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/bodygital/WNBRLONDON/ Bodygital]
*[http://www.rinky-dink.org Rinky-Dink]
*[http://www.go-bare.org Go-Bare.org]
*[http://www.freewheelers.co.uk/World_Naked_Bike_Ride FreeWheelers]
*Brazil By Kilo
*[http://www.roadblock.org.uk Road Block] Road Block is an alliance of groups and individuals campaigning against road-building
*[http://www.dontpanicmedia.com Don't Panic]
*[http://www.eta.co.uk Environmental Transport Association (ETA)]
*[http://www.ghostcycle.org.uk Ghost Cycle UK]
*[http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=4559 Barbican Film]
*[http://www.sitechcreations.co.uk Sitech Creations]
*[http://www.jax.org.uk jax.org.uk]
*[http://www.veggies.org.uk Veggies Catering Campaign]
*[http://www.peace-not-war.org Peace Not War]
*[http://www.camdengreenfair.ik.com Camden Green Fair and BikeFest 2006]

==[[US]]==
*[http://clamormagazine.org Clamor Magazine - The Revolution of Everyday Life]
*[http://nac.oshkosh.net The Naturist Action Committee (NAC)]
*[http://nef.oshkosh.net The Naturist Education Foundation (NEF)]
*[http://naturistsociety.com/magazine/ Nude & Natural (N) Magazine - The Magazine of Naturist Living]
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party USA]

===[[Asheville]]===
*[http://www.newfrontier.com/aha/ashv0492.htm About Asheville]
*[http://www.biowheels.com Bio-Wheels]
*[http://newfrontier.com/acupoftea/ A Cup of Tea]
*[http://newfrontier.com/asheville/ Asheville Magazine]
*Asheville Pedal Queens
*Nepal Institute

===[[Chicago]]===
*[http://www.chicagothong.org THONG (Topless Humans Organized for Natural Genetics) Chicago]
*[http://GAYGAMESCHICAGO.ORG GAYGAMESCHICAGO.ORG]

===[[Seattle]]===
*[http://scrimass.org Seattle Critical Mass]
*[http://www.myspace.com/bikery Bikery]
*[http://banya5.com Banya 5 Urban Spa]
*[http://biketivism.org Biketivism.org - Biketivism and Critical Mass Resources]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beeper/ Body Pride Ride (BPR)]
*[http://thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=11924 Capitol Hill Internet Cafe]
*[http://mekosun.com Mekosun]
*[http://FKKayakers.com FKKayakers]
*[http://hempride.org Hemp Ride]
*[http://independencefromoil.org Independence from Oil Day]
*[http://mightyo.com Mighty O Donuts]
*[http://bodyfreedom.org/nfff/ Naked Freedom Film Festival (NFFF)]
*[http://organicparty.org The Organic Living Party (OLP)]
*[http://teamska.com Team SKA] Drinkers with a biking problem
*[http://www.radicalwomen.org Radical Women]
*[http://seattlebeaches.org Seattle Free Beach Campaign (SFBC)] / [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seattlebeaches/ Seattle Beaches Yahoo! Group]/Wiki site
*[http://theseattlesinner.com The Seattle Sinner]

Endorsements

2006-07-07T17:08:23Z

Marte: /* Newcastle */

[[Home]] > {{PAGENAME}}

See also: [[Listings]] and [[Media coverage]]. An older version of this page exists at: [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html]

<div style="align: center; padding: .4em; border: solid 0px black; background-color: #FDC6F1;">World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is being organized, endorsed and supported by many different groups. The groups are only connected by their determination to all be naked on their bikes on WNBR Day, riding in celebration, jubilation to deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world to the masses. We have many great reasons to be celebrating, 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!</div>

All are welcome! From the shy to the bold. Cyclists, rollerbladers, rollerskaters, skate boarders. All ages, sizes, and colors welcome. Bring your family and your co-workers!

The following is a list of supporters and/or endorsers of local or global WNBR events:

==Global==
*[http://bodyfreedom.org Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC)] / [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bodyfreedom3/ BFC's bodyfreedom3 Yahoo! Group]
*[http://carbusters.org Car Busters] (a project of the World Carfree Network)
*[http://commandojeans.com Commando Jeans]
*[http://clothesfree.com Clothes Free International (CFI)/ ClothesFree.com]
*[http://criticalmassrides.info Critical Mass Bicycle Rides/CriticalMass.info]
*[http://naked.wikia.com Naked Wikia]
*[http://wngd.org World Naked Gardening Day (WNGD)]

==[[Australia]]==
*[http://www.criticalmass.org.au Australia Critical Mass]
*[http://risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide Australia] Grassroots Climate Action
*[http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/seqldnudists South East Queensland Nudists] A Forum for SE Queensland nudists. Regular group bushwalks and social activities are held around SE Queensland.
*[http://www.freebeach.com.au/index.htm Free Beaches Australia Inc.]
===[[Newcastle]]===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] Has photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*[http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studio] photographed the 2005 WNBR in Newcastle]
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] NUSA
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

==[[Canada]]==
*[http://www.cupe3902.org Local 3902 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees]
===[[Vancouver]]===
*[http://artistsforpeace.ca Artists for Peace]
*[http://www.bikecircle.com Bike Circle]
*[http://www.members.shaw.ca/vngp/ The Vancouver Nude Garden Party]
*[http://melongirl.com Watermelon Girl Stand up Comic and Weed Diva] ([http://melongirl.com/shows.html shows])
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party of British Columbia]
*[http://www.niftynude.org Naked Iconoclasts Fighting the Yoke (NIFTY)]
*[http://www.freedomtoons.org FreedomToons]

==[[Germany]]==
*[http://nacktiv.de Integral Nacktiv: Nackt und aktiv]
*[http://nacktradeln.de Nacktradeln.de] (Deutsch/German)

==[[Italy]]==
*[http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista]

==[[New Zealand]]==
*[http://risingtide.org.nz Rising Tide Aotearoa/NZ]
*[http://www.enzyme.org.nz The Enzyme tech collective]

==[[Spain]]==
*[http://ciclonudista.net Manifestación Ciclonudista Mundial]

==[[UK]]==
*[http://littlefiets.com Little Fiets]
*[http://www.barewitness.org Bare Witness: Naked Protest for Peace]

===[[Brighton & Hove]]===
WNBR Brighton & Hove is endorsed by the following organisations:
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/ Bike Week], 17-25 June – the UK's annual celebration of cycling
*[http://www.thelatest.co.uk/ The Latest] magazines – [http://www.latesthomes.co.uk/ Latest Homes], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/sevendayguide/ Latest 7], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/wave/ Wave]
*[http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/ Press Dispensary] – press agency that produced and distributed our [http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/feed/99700.php press release]!
*[http://www.rocksmagazine.co.uk/ Rocks magazine]
*[http://www.vinylla.co.uk/ Vinylla] – Brighton fetish club night

===[[London]]===
:''[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/london/links/index.html More info]''

*[http://stopurban4x4s.org.uk Alliance Against Urban 4x4s]
*[http://housmans.com Housmans Radical Booksellers]
*[http://www.bugbugs.co.uk BugBugs Rickshaws and Pedicabs For London]
*[http://lsw2006.org London Sustainability Weeks 2006]
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk Bike Week 2006] and [http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/index.php?area=bike2work Bike 2 Work]
*Sustainable Transport Week 2006
*Kingston Green Fair
*The Bike Show!
*Zero Couriers
*[http://www.velorution.biz Velorution]
*[http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk Critical Mass London]
*Friday Night Skate
*Citiskate London
*[http://www.g8bikeride.org.uk The G8 Bike Ride]
*Indymedia UK weekly radio show
*[http://www.unstablesound.net/bike.html Resonance FM 104.4]
*[http://www.londonrisingtide.org.uk London Rising Tide]
*[http://www.nationalpetroleumgallery.org.uk The National Petroleum Gallery]
*[http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/tainted2.htm Art Not Oil]
*[[wikipedia:Stephen Gough|Steve Gough - The Naked Rambler]] / [http://www.nakedwalk.org NakedWalk.org]
*[http://www.bodypaintinglondon.co.uk Pat Cheek's - Body Painting London]
*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/bodygital/WNBRLONDON/ Bodygital]
*[http://www.rinky-dink.org Rinky-Dink]
*[http://www.go-bare.org Go-Bare.org]
*[http://www.freewheelers.co.uk/World_Naked_Bike_Ride FreeWheelers]
*Brazil By Kilo
*[http://www.roadblock.org.uk Road Block] Road Block is an alliance of groups and individuals campaigning against road-building
*[http://www.dontpanicmedia.com Don't Panic]
*[http://www.eta.co.uk Environmental Transport Association (ETA)]
*[http://www.ghostcycle.org.uk Ghost Cycle UK]
*[http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=4559 Barbican Film]
*[http://www.sitechcreations.co.uk Sitech Creations]
*[http://www.jax.org.uk jax.org.uk]
*[http://www.veggies.org.uk Veggies Catering Campaign]
*[http://www.peace-not-war.org Peace Not War]
*[http://www.camdengreenfair.ik.com Camden Green Fair and BikeFest 2006]

==[[US]]==
*[http://clamormagazine.org Clamor Magazine - The Revolution of Everyday Life]
*[http://nac.oshkosh.net The Naturist Action Committee (NAC)]
*[http://nef.oshkosh.net The Naturist Education Foundation (NEF)]
*[http://naturistsociety.com/magazine/ Nude & Natural (N) Magazine - The Magazine of Naturist Living]
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party USA]

===[[Asheville]]===
*[http://www.newfrontier.com/aha/ashv0492.htm About Asheville]
*[http://www.biowheels.com Bio-Wheels]
*[http://newfrontier.com/acupoftea/ A Cup of Tea]
*[http://newfrontier.com/asheville/ Asheville Magazine]
*Asheville Pedal Queens
*Nepal Institute

===[[Chicago]]===
*[http://www.chicagothong.org THONG (Topless Humans Organized for Natural Genetics) Chicago]
*[http://GAYGAMESCHICAGO.ORG GAYGAMESCHICAGO.ORG]

===[[Seattle]]===
*[http://scrimass.org Seattle Critical Mass]
*[http://www.myspace.com/bikery Bikery]
*[http://banya5.com Banya 5 Urban Spa]
*[http://biketivism.org Biketivism.org - Biketivism and Critical Mass Resources]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beeper/ Body Pride Ride (BPR)]
*[http://thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=11924 Capitol Hill Internet Cafe]
*[http://mekosun.com Mekosun]
*[http://FKKayakers.com FKKayakers]
*[http://hempride.org Hemp Ride]
*[http://independencefromoil.org Independence from Oil Day]
*[http://mightyo.com Mighty O Donuts]
*[http://bodyfreedom.org/nfff/ Naked Freedom Film Festival (NFFF)]
*[http://organicparty.org The Organic Living Party (OLP)]
*[http://teamska.com Team SKA] Drinkers with a biking problem
*[http://www.radicalwomen.org Radical Women]
*[http://seattlebeaches.org Seattle Free Beach Campaign (SFBC)] / [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seattlebeaches/ Seattle Beaches Yahoo! Group]/Wiki site
*[http://theseattlesinner.com The Seattle Sinner]

Endorsements

2006-07-07T17:07:31Z

Marte: /* Newcastle */

[[Home]] > {{PAGENAME}}

See also: [[Listings]] and [[Media coverage]]. An older version of this page exists at: [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html]

<div style="align: center; padding: .4em; border: solid 0px black; background-color: #FDC6F1;">World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is being organized, endorsed and supported by many different groups. The groups are only connected by their determination to all be naked on their bikes on WNBR Day, riding in celebration, jubilation to deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world to the masses. We have many great reasons to be celebrating, 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!</div>

All are welcome! From the shy to the bold. Cyclists, rollerbladers, rollerskaters, skate boarders. All ages, sizes, and colors welcome. Bring your family and your co-workers!

The following is a list of supporters and/or endorsers of local or global WNBR events:

==Global==
*[http://bodyfreedom.org Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC)] / [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bodyfreedom3/ BFC's bodyfreedom3 Yahoo! Group]
*[http://carbusters.org Car Busters] (a project of the World Carfree Network)
*[http://commandojeans.com Commando Jeans]
*[http://clothesfree.com Clothes Free International (CFI)/ ClothesFree.com]
*[http://criticalmassrides.info Critical Mass Bicycle Rides/CriticalMass.info]
*[http://naked.wikia.com Naked Wikia]
*[http://wngd.org World Naked Gardening Day (WNGD)]

==[[Australia]]==
*[http://www.criticalmass.org.au Australia Critical Mass]
*[http://risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide Australia] Grassroots Climate Action
*[http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/seqldnudists South East Queensland Nudists] A Forum for SE Queensland nudists. Regular group bushwalks and social activities are held around SE Queensland.
*[http://www.freebeach.com.au/index.htm Free Beaches Australia Inc.]
===[[Newcastle]]===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] Has photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*[http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studio] photographed the 2005 WNBR in Newcastle]
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] NUSA
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]
*[http://www.byronevents.net/ Byron Bay - Rainbow Region Community Noticeboard]

==[[Canada]]==
*[http://www.cupe3902.org Local 3902 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees]
===[[Vancouver]]===
*[http://artistsforpeace.ca Artists for Peace]
*[http://www.bikecircle.com Bike Circle]
*[http://www.members.shaw.ca/vngp/ The Vancouver Nude Garden Party]
*[http://melongirl.com Watermelon Girl Stand up Comic and Weed Diva] ([http://melongirl.com/shows.html shows])
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party of British Columbia]
*[http://www.niftynude.org Naked Iconoclasts Fighting the Yoke (NIFTY)]
*[http://www.freedomtoons.org FreedomToons]

==[[Germany]]==
*[http://nacktiv.de Integral Nacktiv: Nackt und aktiv]
*[http://nacktradeln.de Nacktradeln.de] (Deutsch/German)

==[[Italy]]==
*[http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista]

==[[New Zealand]]==
*[http://risingtide.org.nz Rising Tide Aotearoa/NZ]
*[http://www.enzyme.org.nz The Enzyme tech collective]

==[[Spain]]==
*[http://ciclonudista.net Manifestación Ciclonudista Mundial]

==[[UK]]==
*[http://littlefiets.com Little Fiets]
*[http://www.barewitness.org Bare Witness: Naked Protest for Peace]

===[[Brighton & Hove]]===
WNBR Brighton & Hove is endorsed by the following organisations:
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/ Bike Week], 17-25 June – the UK's annual celebration of cycling
*[http://www.thelatest.co.uk/ The Latest] magazines – [http://www.latesthomes.co.uk/ Latest Homes], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/sevendayguide/ Latest 7], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/wave/ Wave]
*[http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/ Press Dispensary] – press agency that produced and distributed our [http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/feed/99700.php press release]!
*[http://www.rocksmagazine.co.uk/ Rocks magazine]
*[http://www.vinylla.co.uk/ Vinylla] – Brighton fetish club night

===[[London]]===
:''[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/london/links/index.html More info]''

*[http://stopurban4x4s.org.uk Alliance Against Urban 4x4s]
*[http://housmans.com Housmans Radical Booksellers]
*[http://www.bugbugs.co.uk BugBugs Rickshaws and Pedicabs For London]
*[http://lsw2006.org London Sustainability Weeks 2006]
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk Bike Week 2006] and [http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/index.php?area=bike2work Bike 2 Work]
*Sustainable Transport Week 2006
*Kingston Green Fair
*The Bike Show!
*Zero Couriers
*[http://www.velorution.biz Velorution]
*[http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk Critical Mass London]
*Friday Night Skate
*Citiskate London
*[http://www.g8bikeride.org.uk The G8 Bike Ride]
*Indymedia UK weekly radio show
*[http://www.unstablesound.net/bike.html Resonance FM 104.4]
*[http://www.londonrisingtide.org.uk London Rising Tide]
*[http://www.nationalpetroleumgallery.org.uk The National Petroleum Gallery]
*[http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/tainted2.htm Art Not Oil]
*[[wikipedia:Stephen Gough|Steve Gough - The Naked Rambler]] / [http://www.nakedwalk.org NakedWalk.org]
*[http://www.bodypaintinglondon.co.uk Pat Cheek's - Body Painting London]
*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/bodygital/WNBRLONDON/ Bodygital]
*[http://www.rinky-dink.org Rinky-Dink]
*[http://www.go-bare.org Go-Bare.org]
*[http://www.freewheelers.co.uk/World_Naked_Bike_Ride FreeWheelers]
*Brazil By Kilo
*[http://www.roadblock.org.uk Road Block] Road Block is an alliance of groups and individuals campaigning against road-building
*[http://www.dontpanicmedia.com Don't Panic]
*[http://www.eta.co.uk Environmental Transport Association (ETA)]
*[http://www.ghostcycle.org.uk Ghost Cycle UK]
*[http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=4559 Barbican Film]
*[http://www.sitechcreations.co.uk Sitech Creations]
*[http://www.jax.org.uk jax.org.uk]
*[http://www.veggies.org.uk Veggies Catering Campaign]
*[http://www.peace-not-war.org Peace Not War]
*[http://www.camdengreenfair.ik.com Camden Green Fair and BikeFest 2006]

==[[US]]==
*[http://clamormagazine.org Clamor Magazine - The Revolution of Everyday Life]
*[http://nac.oshkosh.net The Naturist Action Committee (NAC)]
*[http://nef.oshkosh.net The Naturist Education Foundation (NEF)]
*[http://naturistsociety.com/magazine/ Nude & Natural (N) Magazine - The Magazine of Naturist Living]
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party USA]

===[[Asheville]]===
*[http://www.newfrontier.com/aha/ashv0492.htm About Asheville]
*[http://www.biowheels.com Bio-Wheels]
*[http://newfrontier.com/acupoftea/ A Cup of Tea]
*[http://newfrontier.com/asheville/ Asheville Magazine]
*Asheville Pedal Queens
*Nepal Institute

===[[Chicago]]===
*[http://www.chicagothong.org THONG (Topless Humans Organized for Natural Genetics) Chicago]
*[http://GAYGAMESCHICAGO.ORG GAYGAMESCHICAGO.ORG]

===[[Seattle]]===
*[http://scrimass.org Seattle Critical Mass]
*[http://www.myspace.com/bikery Bikery]
*[http://banya5.com Banya 5 Urban Spa]
*[http://biketivism.org Biketivism.org - Biketivism and Critical Mass Resources]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beeper/ Body Pride Ride (BPR)]
*[http://thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=11924 Capitol Hill Internet Cafe]
*[http://mekosun.com Mekosun]
*[http://FKKayakers.com FKKayakers]
*[http://hempride.org Hemp Ride]
*[http://independencefromoil.org Independence from Oil Day]
*[http://mightyo.com Mighty O Donuts]
*[http://bodyfreedom.org/nfff/ Naked Freedom Film Festival (NFFF)]
*[http://organicparty.org The Organic Living Party (OLP)]
*[http://teamska.com Team SKA] Drinkers with a biking problem
*[http://www.radicalwomen.org Radical Women]
*[http://seattlebeaches.org Seattle Free Beach Campaign (SFBC)] / [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seattlebeaches/ Seattle Beaches Yahoo! Group]/Wiki site
*[http://theseattlesinner.com The Seattle Sinner]

Endorsements

2006-07-07T17:00:07Z

Marte: /* Newcastle, NSW */

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See also: [[Listings]] and [[Media coverage]]. An older version of this page exists at: [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html]

<div style="align: center; padding: .4em; border: solid 0px black; background-color: #FDC6F1;">World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is being organized, endorsed and supported by many different groups. The groups are only connected by their determination to all be naked on their bikes on WNBR Day, riding in celebration, jubilation to deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world to the masses. We have many great reasons to be celebrating, 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!</div>

All are welcome! From the shy to the bold. Cyclists, rollerbladers, rollerskaters, skate boarders. All ages, sizes, and colors welcome. Bring your family and your co-workers!

The following is a list of supporters and/or endorsers of local or global WNBR events:

==Global==
*[http://bodyfreedom.org Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC)] / [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bodyfreedom3/ BFC's bodyfreedom3 Yahoo! Group]
*[http://carbusters.org Car Busters] (a project of the World Carfree Network)
*[http://commandojeans.com Commando Jeans]
*[http://clothesfree.com Clothes Free International (CFI)/ ClothesFree.com]
*[http://criticalmassrides.info Critical Mass Bicycle Rides/CriticalMass.info]
*[http://naked.wikia.com Naked Wikia]
*[http://wngd.org World Naked Gardening Day (WNGD)]

==[[Australia]]==
*[http://www.criticalmass.org.au Australia Critical Mass]
*[http://risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide Australia] Grassroots Climate Action
*[http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/seqldnudists South East Queensland Nudists] A Forum for SE Queensland nudists. Regular group bushwalks and social activities are held around SE Queensland.
*[http://www.freebeach.com.au/index.htm Free Beaches Australia Inc.]
===[[Newcastle]]===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] Has photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] NUSA
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

==[[Canada]]==
*[http://www.cupe3902.org Local 3902 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees]
===[[Vancouver]]===
*[http://artistsforpeace.ca Artists for Peace]
*[http://www.bikecircle.com Bike Circle]
*[http://www.members.shaw.ca/vngp/ The Vancouver Nude Garden Party]
*[http://melongirl.com Watermelon Girl Stand up Comic and Weed Diva] ([http://melongirl.com/shows.html shows])
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party of British Columbia]
*[http://www.niftynude.org Naked Iconoclasts Fighting the Yoke (NIFTY)]
*[http://www.freedomtoons.org FreedomToons]

==[[Germany]]==
*[http://nacktiv.de Integral Nacktiv: Nackt und aktiv]
*[http://nacktradeln.de Nacktradeln.de] (Deutsch/German)

==[[Italy]]==
*[http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista]

==[[New Zealand]]==
*[http://risingtide.org.nz Rising Tide Aotearoa/NZ]
*[http://www.enzyme.org.nz The Enzyme tech collective]

==[[Spain]]==
*[http://ciclonudista.net Manifestación Ciclonudista Mundial]

==[[UK]]==
*[http://littlefiets.com Little Fiets]
*[http://www.barewitness.org Bare Witness: Naked Protest for Peace]

===[[Brighton & Hove]]===
WNBR Brighton & Hove is endorsed by the following organisations:
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/ Bike Week], 17-25 June – the UK's annual celebration of cycling
*[http://www.thelatest.co.uk/ The Latest] magazines – [http://www.latesthomes.co.uk/ Latest Homes], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/sevendayguide/ Latest 7], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/wave/ Wave]
*[http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/ Press Dispensary] – press agency that produced and distributed our [http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/feed/99700.php press release]!
*[http://www.rocksmagazine.co.uk/ Rocks magazine]
*[http://www.vinylla.co.uk/ Vinylla] – Brighton fetish club night

===[[London]]===
:''[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/london/links/index.html More info]''

*[http://stopurban4x4s.org.uk Alliance Against Urban 4x4s]
*[http://housmans.com Housmans Radical Booksellers]
*[http://www.bugbugs.co.uk BugBugs Rickshaws and Pedicabs For London]
*[http://lsw2006.org London Sustainability Weeks 2006]
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk Bike Week 2006] and [http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/index.php?area=bike2work Bike 2 Work]
*Sustainable Transport Week 2006
*Kingston Green Fair
*The Bike Show!
*Zero Couriers
*[http://www.velorution.biz Velorution]
*[http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk Critical Mass London]
*Friday Night Skate
*Citiskate London
*[http://www.g8bikeride.org.uk The G8 Bike Ride]
*Indymedia UK weekly radio show
*[http://www.unstablesound.net/bike.html Resonance FM 104.4]
*[http://www.londonrisingtide.org.uk London Rising Tide]
*[http://www.nationalpetroleumgallery.org.uk The National Petroleum Gallery]
*[http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/tainted2.htm Art Not Oil]
*[[wikipedia:Stephen Gough|Steve Gough - The Naked Rambler]] / [http://www.nakedwalk.org NakedWalk.org]
*[http://www.bodypaintinglondon.co.uk Pat Cheek's - Body Painting London]
*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/bodygital/WNBRLONDON/ Bodygital]
*[http://www.rinky-dink.org Rinky-Dink]
*[http://www.go-bare.org Go-Bare.org]
*[http://www.freewheelers.co.uk/World_Naked_Bike_Ride FreeWheelers]
*Brazil By Kilo
*[http://www.roadblock.org.uk Road Block] Road Block is an alliance of groups and individuals campaigning against road-building
*[http://www.dontpanicmedia.com Don't Panic]
*[http://www.eta.co.uk Environmental Transport Association (ETA)]
*[http://www.ghostcycle.org.uk Ghost Cycle UK]
*[http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=4559 Barbican Film]
*[http://www.sitechcreations.co.uk Sitech Creations]
*[http://www.jax.org.uk jax.org.uk]
*[http://www.veggies.org.uk Veggies Catering Campaign]
*[http://www.peace-not-war.org Peace Not War]
*[http://www.camdengreenfair.ik.com Camden Green Fair and BikeFest 2006]

==[[US]]==
*[http://clamormagazine.org Clamor Magazine - The Revolution of Everyday Life]
*[http://nac.oshkosh.net The Naturist Action Committee (NAC)]
*[http://nef.oshkosh.net The Naturist Education Foundation (NEF)]
*[http://naturistsociety.com/magazine/ Nude & Natural (N) Magazine - The Magazine of Naturist Living]
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party USA]

===[[Asheville]]===
*[http://www.newfrontier.com/aha/ashv0492.htm About Asheville]
*[http://www.biowheels.com Bio-Wheels]
*[http://newfrontier.com/acupoftea/ A Cup of Tea]
*[http://newfrontier.com/asheville/ Asheville Magazine]
*Asheville Pedal Queens
*Nepal Institute

===[[Chicago]]===
*[http://www.chicagothong.org THONG (Topless Humans Organized for Natural Genetics) Chicago]
*[http://GAYGAMESCHICAGO.ORG GAYGAMESCHICAGO.ORG]

===[[Seattle]]===
*[http://scrimass.org Seattle Critical Mass]
*[http://www.myspace.com/bikery Bikery]
*[http://banya5.com Banya 5 Urban Spa]
*[http://biketivism.org Biketivism.org - Biketivism and Critical Mass Resources]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beeper/ Body Pride Ride (BPR)]
*[http://thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=11924 Capitol Hill Internet Cafe]
*[http://mekosun.com Mekosun]
*[http://FKKayakers.com FKKayakers]
*[http://hempride.org Hemp Ride]
*[http://independencefromoil.org Independence from Oil Day]
*[http://mightyo.com Mighty O Donuts]
*[http://bodyfreedom.org/nfff/ Naked Freedom Film Festival (NFFF)]
*[http://organicparty.org The Organic Living Party (OLP)]
*[http://teamska.com Team SKA] Drinkers with a biking problem
*[http://www.radicalwomen.org Radical Women]
*[http://seattlebeaches.org Seattle Free Beach Campaign (SFBC)] / [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seattlebeaches/ Seattle Beaches Yahoo! Group]/Wiki site
*[http://theseattlesinner.com The Seattle Sinner]

Photography

2006-07-07T16:48:25Z

Marte:

[[Home]] > The art of WNBR > {{PAGENAME}}

:''See also [[Film and video]] and [[Photography policy]] for guidelines about people videotaping and photographing WNBR events.''
:''This page was just created recently. Please help improve it.''

There are thousands of photographs out there of WNBR. Here are a few pages with links.

==General==
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/worldnakedbikeride/pool/ Flickr: World Naked Bike Ride group]

==2006==
===[[Mexico City]]===
*[http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=1j86ko8c.cq2i6ylo&Uy=uug0qq&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&UV=212208243192_947333610108&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1 Mexico City ]
*[http://mx.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/brisacr/album?.dir=/1c58scd&.src=ph&.tok=phLV1AFB.Yup0ues More Mexico City ]
===[[Newcastle]]===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/ Newcastle, NSW, Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography]

===[[Melbourne]]===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/melbourne2006/index.html Melbourne, VIC, Australia]

===[[Boulder]]===
*[http://www.amolephoto.com/happythursday/wnbr-06/ Brett Amole Photography]

===[[Seattle]]===
:''See/add commentary on these images at the ride report page: [[Seattle 10 June 2006]].''
*[http://www.eduardkoller.com/poze/2006WorldNakedBikeRide/ Seattle's 2006 Ride](by Eduard Koller)
*[http://www.pbase.com/jcornice/wnbr06 JC's photo page]
*[http://www.ufoseries.com/bike/ Mainly around Seattle Center]
*[http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRide/photos/browse/760b WNBR Global Yahoo! group: Photos by Ty]

===[[UK]]===
*[http://www.moblog.co.uk/blog/wnbr2006 Moblog UK]
==2005==
===[[Newcastle]]===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2005/ Newcastle, NSW, Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] and © [http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studios]

==2004==
===[[Seattle]]===
*[http://www.eduardkoller.com/poze/2004worldnakedbikeride/ Seattle's 2004 Ride](by Eduard Koller)

Photography

2006-07-07T16:46:03Z

Marte: /* Newcastle */

[[Home]] > The art of WNBR > {{PAGENAME}}

:''See also [[Film and video]] and [[Photography policy]] for guidelines about people videotaping and photographing WNBR events.''
:''This page was just created recently. Please help improve it.''

There are thousands of photographs out there of WNBR. Here are a few pages with links.

==General==
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/worldnakedbikeride/pool/ Flickr: World Naked Bike Ride group]

==2006==
===[[Mexico City]]===
*[http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=1j86ko8c.cq2i6ylo&Uy=uug0qq&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&UV=212208243192_947333610108&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1 Mexico City ]
*[http://mx.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/brisacr/album?.dir=/1c58scd&.src=ph&.tok=phLV1AFB.Yup0ues More Mexico City ]
===[[Newcastle]]===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/ Newcastle, NSW, Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography]
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2005/ Newcastle, NSW, Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] and © [http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studios]

===[[Melbourne]]===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/melbourne2006/index.html Melbourne, VIC, Australia]

===[[Boulder]]===
*[http://www.amolephoto.com/happythursday/wnbr-06/ Brett Amole Photography]

===[[Seattle]]===
:''See/add commentary on these images at the ride report page: [[Seattle 10 June 2006]].''
*[http://www.eduardkoller.com/poze/2006WorldNakedBikeRide/ Seattle's 2006 Ride](by Eduard Koller)
*[http://www.pbase.com/jcornice/wnbr06 JC's photo page]
*[http://www.ufoseries.com/bike/ Mainly around Seattle Center]
*[http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRide/photos/browse/760b WNBR Global Yahoo! group: Photos by Ty]

===[[UK]]===
*[http://www.moblog.co.uk/blog/wnbr2006 Moblog UK]

==2004==
===[[Seattle]]===
*[http://www.eduardkoller.com/poze/2004worldnakedbikeride/ Seattle's 2004 Ride](by Eduard Koller)

Photography

2006-07-07T16:45:37Z

Marte: /* Newcastle */

[[Home]] > The art of WNBR > {{PAGENAME}}

:''See also [[Film and video]] and [[Photography policy]] for guidelines about people videotaping and photographing WNBR events.''
:''This page was just created recently. Please help improve it.''

There are thousands of photographs out there of WNBR. Here are a few pages with links.

==General==
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/worldnakedbikeride/pool/ Flickr: World Naked Bike Ride group]

==2006==
===[[Mexico City]]===
*[http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=1j86ko8c.cq2i6ylo&Uy=uug0qq&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&UV=212208243192_947333610108&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1 Mexico City ]
*[http://mx.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/brisacr/album?.dir=/1c58scd&.src=ph&.tok=phLV1AFB.Yup0ues More Mexico City ]
===[[Newcastle]]===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/ Newcastle, NSW, Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography]
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2005/ Newcastle, NSW, Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] and © [http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studios}

===[[Melbourne]]===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/melbourne2006/index.html Melbourne, VIC, Australia]

===[[Boulder]]===
*[http://www.amolephoto.com/happythursday/wnbr-06/ Brett Amole Photography]

===[[Seattle]]===
:''See/add commentary on these images at the ride report page: [[Seattle 10 June 2006]].''
*[http://www.eduardkoller.com/poze/2006WorldNakedBikeRide/ Seattle's 2006 Ride](by Eduard Koller)
*[http://www.pbase.com/jcornice/wnbr06 JC's photo page]
*[http://www.ufoseries.com/bike/ Mainly around Seattle Center]
*[http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRide/photos/browse/760b WNBR Global Yahoo! group: Photos by Ty]

===[[UK]]===
*[http://www.moblog.co.uk/blog/wnbr2006 Moblog UK]

==2004==
===[[Seattle]]===
*[http://www.eduardkoller.com/poze/2004worldnakedbikeride/ Seattle's 2004 Ride](by Eduard Koller)

Photography

2006-07-07T16:44:17Z

Marte: /* Newcastle, NSW */ Add album links

[[Home]] > The art of WNBR > {{PAGENAME}}

:''See also [[Film and video]] and [[Photography policy]] for guidelines about people videotaping and photographing WNBR events.''
:''This page was just created recently. Please help improve it.''

There are thousands of photographs out there of WNBR. Here are a few pages with links.

==General==
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/worldnakedbikeride/pool/ Flickr: World Naked Bike Ride group]

==2006==
===[[Mexico City]]===
*[http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=1j86ko8c.cq2i6ylo&Uy=uug0qq&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&UV=212208243192_947333610108&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1 Mexico City ]
*[http://mx.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/brisacr/album?.dir=/1c58scd&.src=ph&.tok=phLV1AFB.Yup0ues More Mexico City ]
===[[Newcastle]]===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/ Newcastle, NSW, Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography]
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2005/ Newcastle, NSW, Australia] © [http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] © [http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/] Purple Spider Studios
===[[Melbourne]]===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/melbourne2006/index.html Melbourne, VIC, Australia]

===[[Boulder]]===
*[http://www.amolephoto.com/happythursday/wnbr-06/ Brett Amole Photography]

===[[Seattle]]===
:''See/add commentary on these images at the ride report page: [[Seattle 10 June 2006]].''
*[http://www.eduardkoller.com/poze/2006WorldNakedBikeRide/ Seattle's 2006 Ride](by Eduard Koller)
*[http://www.pbase.com/jcornice/wnbr06 JC's photo page]
*[http://www.ufoseries.com/bike/ Mainly around Seattle Center]
*[http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRide/photos/browse/760b WNBR Global Yahoo! group: Photos by Ty]

===[[UK]]===
*[http://www.moblog.co.uk/blog/wnbr2006 Moblog UK]

==2004==
===[[Seattle]]===
*[http://www.eduardkoller.com/poze/2004worldnakedbikeride/ Seattle's 2004 Ride](by Eduard Koller)

User:Marte

2006-07-07T15:54:07Z

Marte:

Marte Kinder is the Coordinator and Media Liaison for the World Naked Bike Ride in [[Australia]]. Marte is also the Organiser for the World Naked Bike Ride in [[Newcastle]].

User:Marte

2006-07-07T15:53:40Z

Marte:

Marte Kinder is the Coordinator and Media Liaison for the World Naked Bike Ride in [[Australia]]. Marte is also the Organiser for the World Naked Bike Ride in [[Newcastle]]

User:Marte

2006-07-07T15:52:55Z

Marte: Details added

Marte Kinder is the Coordinator and Media Liaison for the World Naked Bike Ride in Australia. Marte is also the Organiser for the World Naked Bike Ride in [[Newcastle]]Newcastle

List of rides

2006-07-07T15:43:35Z

Marte: Southern hemisphere rides are definately Sat 10 March 2007

[[Home]] > List of rides

The following is a list of [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] (WNBR) upcoming events around the world.

:''See also: [[Past events]].''

[[:Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations|Southern Hemisphere rides]] are happening on Saturday 10 March 2007. Australia and South America have great support for WNBRs.

[[:Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations|Northern Hemisphere rides]] are tentatively scheduled for Saturday 9 June and Saturday 30 June 2007. The [[United States]] and Europe have had extraordinarily successful rides.

More information on ride dates: [[2007 ride dates]]

For information on how to [[Joining a ride|join an existing event]], [[Organizing a ride|start a new one]] or how to [[Contact|contact]] ride organizers please refer to the [[Main Page|main page]].

==List of World Naked Bike Rides==

===[[Australia]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Brisbane]], QLD 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Canberra]], ACT 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Melbourne]], VIC 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Newcastle]], NSW 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Perth]], WA 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Sydney]], NSW 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Tweed Heads]], NSW 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Austria]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Vienna]] (Wien) 10 Jun 2006

===[[Belgium]]===
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Brussels]] (Bruxelles/Brussel) 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)

===[[Brazil]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[São Paulo]] 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)

===[[British Virgin Islands]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Saba Rock]]

===[[Canada]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[London, ON]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Moncton]], NB 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Montreal]], QC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Ottawa]], ON 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Prince George]], BC 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Toronto]], ON 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Vancouver]], BC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Victoria]], BC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 13 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Czech Republic]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Prague]] (Praha) 10 Jun 2006

===[[France]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Lille]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Nice]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Paris]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Toulouse]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Germany]]===
''Referred to as '''Weltnacktradeltag''' in Germany''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Berlin/Brandenburg]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Bonn/NRW]] 22 Jul 2006 (Previous rides: 18 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Bremen/Lower Saxony]] (Bremen/Niedersachsen) 10 Jun 2006

*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Dresden/Saxony]] (Dresden/Sachsen) 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Frankfurt/Hesse]] (Frankfurt/Hessen) 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 2 Jul 2005)

*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Munich/Bavaria]], (München/Bayern) 1 Jul 2006 (Previous rides: 18 Jun 2005)

===[[Israel]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Tel Aviv]] (Tel Aviv-Yafo) 9 Jun 2007

===[[Italy]]===
''These rides are organized by [http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista]''
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Milan]], Lombardy 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Latvia]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Riga]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Mexico]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Mexico City]] (Ciudad de México) 10 Jun 2006 12:00 Km. 0 ciclopista

===[[Netherlands]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Amsterdam]], North Holland, 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Apeldoorn]], Gelderland, 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Arnhem]], Gelderland, 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)

===[[New Zealand]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Auckland]] (Tamaaki Makaurau) 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 13 Feb 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Golden Bay]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Lake Tekapo]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005)

===[[Peru]]===
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Lima]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)

===[[Poland]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Krakow]] 13 Jun 2007

===[[Russia]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Moscow]] 9 Jun 2007?
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Saint Petersburg]] 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 12 Jun 2004)

===[[South Africa]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Spain]]===
''These rides are organized by [http://www.ciclonudista.net Manifestación Ciclonudista]''
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Barcelona]], Catalonia 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Huesca]], Aragon 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Madrid]], New Castile 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Pamplona]], Navarre 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Zaragoza]], Aragon 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004, 12 Jun 2003, 15 Jun 2002, 14 Jun 2001)

===[[Switzerland]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] 10 Jun 2006

===<span id="UK"></span>[[United Kingdom]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Bath]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Brighton & Hove]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Edinburgh]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[London]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Manchester]] 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 9 Jun 2006)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[York]] 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 9 Jun 2006)

===<span id="US"></span>[[United States]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Ann Arbor]], MI 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Asheville]], NC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Ashland]], OR 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Atlanta]], GA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Austin]], TX 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Bellingham]], WA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Berkeley]], CA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Black Rock City]], NV Aug/Sep 2006 at [http://burningman.com Burning Man] (Previous rides: 31 Aug 2005, 1 Sep 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Boston]], MA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Boulder]], CO 17 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Burlington]], VT 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Chicago]], IL 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Columbus]], OH 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Eugene]], OR 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Ithaca]], NY 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 2005?)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Knoxville]], TN 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Los Angeles]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Madison]], WI
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Miami]], FL 10 Mar 2007, and 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[New Haven]], CT 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[New York City]], NY 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[North Conway]], NH 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Olympia]], WA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Palm Coast]], FL 10 Jun 2006 ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Pensacola]], FL 10 Jun 2006 ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Portland]], OR 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11/12 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Saint Petersburg, FL]] 12 Mar 2006 (Previous rides: 13 Feb 2005) ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[San Diego/Jacumba]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[San Francisco]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Santa Cruz]], CA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Seattle]], WA Jun/July (TBD) 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 24 Sep 2005, 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Tampa Bay]], FL 10 June 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006) ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Telluride]], CO 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Twin Cities/Minneapolis and Saint Paul]], MN 10 Jun 2006 - 9 pm
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Villa Grove/Orient Land Trust]], CO 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Washington, DC]] 9 June 2007

==External links: other lists of rides==
===WNBR affiliated sites===

*[http://www.ciclonudista.net/ Manifestación Ciclonudista] (Spain)
*[http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista] (Italy)
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] official site

===Critical Mass rides===

*[http://critical-mass.info/ Critical-Mass.info]
*[http://criticalmass.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Critical_Mass_rides Critical Mass Wikia project: List of Critical Mass rides]

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{{Country ride locations}}

==Media==
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder]

Media enquiries for Melbourne: please contact [mailto:bikefunnist@riseup.net Alex]

==History==
*[[Tweed Heads]] participated on 12 June 2004
*[[Newcastle]] participated on 13 February 2005
*[[Melbourne]] and [[Newcastle]] participated on 12 March 2006

For more detail of the history of rides in these cities, follow the links.

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideAustralia/ WNBR Australia] Yahoo! group

===Endorsements===
The following organisations support and/or endorse WNBR Australia:
*[http://www.criticalmass.org.au Critical Mass Australia] see also [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cm-aus/ Critical Mass Australia] Yahoo! group
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography]
*[http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studio]
*[http://risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide Australia] Grassroots Climate Action
*[http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/seqldnudists South East Queensland Nudists] A Forum for SE Queensland nudists. Regular group bushwalks and social activities are held around SE Queensland.
*[http://www.byronevents.net/ Byron Bay - Rainbow Region Community Noticeboard]
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.freebeach.com.au/index.htm Free Beaches Australia Inc.]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

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[[Home]] > List of rides

The following is a list of [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] (WNBR) upcoming events around the world.

:''See also: [[Past events]].''

[[:Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations|Southern Hemisphere rides]] are tentatively scheduled for Saturday 10 March 2007. Australia and South America have great support for WNBRs.

[[:Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations|Northern Hemisphere rides]] are tentatively scheduled for Saturday 9 June and Saturday 30 June 2007. The [[United States]] and Europe have had extraordinarily successful rides.

More information on ride dates: [[2007 ride dates]]

For information on how to [[Joining a ride|join an existing event]], [[Organizing a ride|start a new one]] or how to [[Contact|contact]] ride organizers please refer to the [[Main Page|main page]].

==List of World Naked Bike Rides==

===[[Australia]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Brisbane]], QLD 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Canberra]], ACT 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Melbourne]], VIC 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Newcastle]], NSW 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Perth]], WA 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Sydney]], NSW 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Tweed Heads]], NSW 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Austria]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Vienna]] (Wien) 10 Jun 2006

===[[Belgium]]===
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Brussels]] (Bruxelles/Brussel) 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)

===[[Brazil]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[São Paulo]] 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)

===[[British Virgin Islands]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Saba Rock]]

===[[Canada]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[London, ON]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Moncton]], NB 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Montreal]], QC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Ottawa]], ON 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Prince George]], BC 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Toronto]], ON 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Vancouver]], BC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Victoria]], BC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 13 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Czech Republic]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Prague]] (Praha) 10 Jun 2006

===[[France]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Lille]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Nice]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Paris]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Toulouse]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Germany]]===
''Referred to as '''Weltnacktradeltag''' in Germany''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Berlin/Brandenburg]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Bonn/NRW]] 22 Jul 2006 (Previous rides: 18 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Bremen/Lower Saxony]] (Bremen/Niedersachsen) 10 Jun 2006

*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Dresden/Saxony]] (Dresden/Sachsen) 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Frankfurt/Hesse]] (Frankfurt/Hessen) 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 2 Jul 2005)

*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Munich/Bavaria]], (München/Bayern) 1 Jul 2006 (Previous rides: 18 Jun 2005)

===[[Israel]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Tel Aviv]] (Tel Aviv-Yafo) 9 Jun 2007

===[[Italy]]===
''These rides are organized by [http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista]''
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Milan]], Lombardy 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Latvia]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Riga]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Mexico]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Mexico City]] (Ciudad de México) 10 Jun 2006 12:00 Km. 0 ciclopista

===[[Netherlands]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Amsterdam]], North Holland, 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Apeldoorn]], Gelderland, 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Arnhem]], Gelderland, 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)

===[[New Zealand]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Auckland]] (Tamaaki Makaurau) 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 13 Feb 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Golden Bay]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Lake Tekapo]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005)

===[[Peru]]===
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Lima]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)

===[[Poland]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Krakow]] 13 Jun 2007

===[[Russia]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Moscow]] 9 Jun 2007?
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Saint Petersburg]] 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 12 Jun 2004)

===[[South Africa]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Spain]]===
''These rides are organized by [http://www.ciclonudista.net Manifestación Ciclonudista]''
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Barcelona]], Catalonia 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Huesca]], Aragon 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Madrid]], New Castile 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Pamplona]], Navarre 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Zaragoza]], Aragon 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004, 12 Jun 2003, 15 Jun 2002, 14 Jun 2001)

===[[Switzerland]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] 10 Jun 2006

===<span id="UK"></span>[[United Kingdom]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Bath]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Brighton & Hove]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Edinburgh]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[London]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Manchester]] 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 9 Jun 2006)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[York]] 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 9 Jun 2006)

===<span id="US"></span>[[United States]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Ann Arbor]], MI 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Asheville]], NC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Ashland]], OR 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Atlanta]], GA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Austin]], TX 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Bellingham]], WA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Berkeley]], CA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Black Rock City]], NV Aug/Sep 2006 at [http://burningman.com Burning Man] (Previous rides: 31 Aug 2005, 1 Sep 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Boston]], MA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Boulder]], CO 17 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Burlington]], VT 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Chicago]], IL 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Columbus]], OH 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Eugene]], OR 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Ithaca]], NY 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 2005?)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Knoxville]], TN 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Los Angeles]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Madison]], WI
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Miami]], FL 10 Mar 2007, and 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[New Haven]], CT 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[New York City]], NY 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[North Conway]], NH 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Olympia]], WA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Palm Coast]], FL 10 Jun 2006 ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Pensacola]], FL 10 Jun 2006 ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Portland]], OR 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11/12 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Saint Petersburg, FL]] 12 Mar 2006 (Previous rides: 13 Feb 2005) ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[San Diego/Jacumba]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[San Francisco]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Santa Cruz]], CA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Seattle]], WA Jun/July (TBD) 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 24 Sep 2005, 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Tampa Bay]], FL 10 June 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006) ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Telluride]], CO 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Twin Cities/Minneapolis and Saint Paul]], MN 10 Jun 2006 - 9 pm
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Villa Grove/Orient Land Trust]], CO 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Washington, DC]] 9 June 2007

==External links: other lists of rides==
===WNBR affiliated sites===

*[http://www.ciclonudista.net/ Manifestación Ciclonudista] (Spain)
*[http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista] (Italy)
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] official site

===Critical Mass rides===

*[http://critical-mass.info/ Critical-Mass.info]
*[http://criticalmass.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Critical_Mass_rides Critical Mass Wikia project: List of Critical Mass rides]

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[[Home]] > List of rides

The following is a list of [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] (WNBR) upcoming events around the world.

:''See also: [[Past events]].''

[[:Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations|Southern Hemisphere rides]] are tentatively scheduled for Saturday 10 March 2007. Australia and South America have great support for WNBRs.

[[:Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations|Northern Hemisphere rides]] are tentatively scheduled for Saturday 9 June and Saturday 30 June 2007. The [[United States]] and Europe have had extraordinarily successful rides.

More information on ride dates: [[2007 ride dates]]

For information on how to [[Joining a ride|join an existing event]], [[Organizing a ride|start a new one]] or how to [[Contact|contact]] ride organizers please refer to the [[Main Page|main page]].

==List of World Naked Bike Rides==

===[[Australia]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Brisbane]], QLD 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Canberra]], ACT 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Melbourne]], VIC 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Newcastle]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Perth]], WA 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Sydney]], NSW 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Tweed Heads]], NSW 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Austria]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Vienna]] (Wien) 10 Jun 2006

===[[Belgium]]===
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Brussels]] (Bruxelles/Brussel) 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)

===[[Brazil]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[São Paulo]] 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)

===[[British Virgin Islands]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Saba Rock]]

===[[Canada]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[London, ON]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Moncton]], NB 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Montreal]], QC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Ottawa]], ON 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Prince George]], BC 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Toronto]], ON 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Vancouver]], BC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Victoria]], BC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 13 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Czech Republic]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Prague]] (Praha) 10 Jun 2006

===[[France]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Lille]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Nice]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Paris]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Toulouse]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Germany]]===
''Referred to as '''Weltnacktradeltag''' in Germany''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Berlin/Brandenburg]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Bonn/NRW]] 22 Jul 2006 (Previous rides: 18 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Bremen/Lower Saxony]] (Bremen/Niedersachsen) 10 Jun 2006

*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Dresden/Saxony]] (Dresden/Sachsen) 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Frankfurt/Hesse]] (Frankfurt/Hessen) 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 2 Jul 2005)

*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Munich/Bavaria]], (München/Bayern) 1 Jul 2006 (Previous rides: 18 Jun 2005)

===[[Israel]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Tel Aviv]] (Tel Aviv-Yafo) 9 Jun 2007

===[[Italy]]===
''These rides are organized by [http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista]''
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Milan]], Lombardy 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Latvia]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Riga]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Mexico]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Mexico City]] (Ciudad de México) 10 Jun 2006 12:00 Km. 0 ciclopista

===[[Netherlands]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Amsterdam]], North Holland, 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Apeldoorn]], Gelderland, 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Arnhem]], Gelderland, 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)

===[[New Zealand]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Auckland]] (Tamaaki Makaurau) 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 13 Feb 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Golden Bay]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Lake Tekapo]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005)

===[[Peru]]===
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Lima]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)

===[[Poland]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Krakow]] 13 Jun 2007

===[[Russia]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Moscow]] 9 Jun 2007?
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Saint Petersburg]] 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 12 Jun 2004)

===[[South Africa]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Spain]]===
''These rides are organized by [http://www.ciclonudista.net Manifestación Ciclonudista]''
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Barcelona]], Catalonia 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Huesca]], Aragon 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Madrid]], New Castile 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Pamplona]], Navarre 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Zaragoza]], Aragon 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004, 12 Jun 2003, 15 Jun 2002, 14 Jun 2001)

===[[Switzerland]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] 10 Jun 2006

===<span id="UK"></span>[[United Kingdom]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Bath]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Brighton & Hove]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Edinburgh]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[London]] 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Manchester]] 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 9 Jun 2006)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[York]] 9 Jun 2007? (Previous rides: 9 Jun 2006)

===<span id="US"></span>[[United States]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Ann Arbor]], MI 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Asheville]], NC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Ashland]], OR 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Atlanta]], GA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Austin]], TX 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Bellingham]], WA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Berkeley]], CA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Black Rock City]], NV Aug/Sep 2006 at [http://burningman.com Burning Man] (Previous rides: 31 Aug 2005, 1 Sep 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Boston]], MA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Boulder]], CO 17 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Burlington]], VT 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Chicago]], IL 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Columbus]], OH 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Eugene]], OR 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Ithaca]], NY 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 2005?)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Knoxville]], TN 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Los Angeles]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Madison]], WI
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Miami]], FL 10 Mar 2007, and 9 Jun 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[New Haven]], CT 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[New York City]], NY 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[North Conway]], NH 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Olympia]], WA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Palm Coast]], FL 10 Jun 2006 ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Pensacola]], FL 10 Jun 2006 ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Portland]], OR 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11/12 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Saint Petersburg, FL]] 12 Mar 2006 (Previous rides: 13 Feb 2005) ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[San Diego/Jacumba]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[San Francisco]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Santa Cruz]], CA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Seattle]], WA Jun/July (TBD) 2007 (Previous rides: 10 Jun 2006, 24 Sep 2005, 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Tampa Bay]], FL 10 June 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006) ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Telluride]], CO 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Twin Cities/Minneapolis and Saint Paul]], MN 10 Jun 2006 - 9 pm
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Villa Grove/Orient Land Trust]], CO 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Washington, DC]] 9 June 2007

==External links: other lists of rides==
===WNBR affiliated sites===

*[http://www.ciclonudista.net/ Manifestación Ciclonudista] (Spain)
*[http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista] (Italy)
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] official site

===Critical Mass rides===

*[http://critical-mass.info/ Critical-Mass.info]
*[http://criticalmass.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Critical_Mass_rides Critical Mass Wikia project: List of Critical Mass rides]

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Australia

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Marte: /* Endorsements */

{{Country breadcrumb}}

{{Country ride locations}}

==Media==
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder]

Media enquiries for Melbourne: please contact [mailto:bikefunnist@riseup.net Alex]

==History==
*[[Tweed Heads]] participated on 12 June 2004
*[[Newcastle, NSW]] participated on 13 February 2005
*[[Melbourne]] and [[Newcastle, NSW]] participated on 12 March 2006

For more detail of the history of rides in these cities, follow the links.

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideAustralia/ WNBR Australia] Yahoo! group

===Endorsements===
The following organisations support and/or endorse WNBR Australia:
*[http://www.criticalmass.org.au Critical Mass Australia] see also [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cm-aus/ Critical Mass Australia] Yahoo! group
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography]
*[http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studio]
*[http://risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide Australia] Grassroots Climate Action
*[http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/seqldnudists South East Queensland Nudists] A Forum for SE Queensland nudists. Regular group bushwalks and social activities are held around SE Queensland.
*[http://www.byronevents.net/ Byron Bay - Rainbow Region Community Noticeboard]
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.freebeach.com.au/index.htm Free Beaches Australia Inc.]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

[[Category:Countries]]

Australia

2006-07-06T07:20:10Z

Marte: /* Endorsements */

{{Country breadcrumb}}

{{Country ride locations}}

==Media==
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder]

Media enquiries for Melbourne: please contact [mailto:bikefunnist@riseup.net Alex]

==History==
*[[Tweed Heads]] participated on 12 June 2004
*[[Newcastle, NSW]] participated on 13 February 2005
*[[Melbourne]] and [[Newcastle, NSW]] participated on 12 March 2006

For more detail of the history of rides in these cities, follow the links.

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideAustralia/ WNBR Australia] Yahoo! group

===Endorsements===
The following organisations support and/or endorse WNBR Australia:
*[http://www.criticalmass.org.au Critical Mass Australia] see also [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cm-aus/ Critical Mass Australia] Yahoo! group
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography]
*[http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studio]

*[http://risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide Australia] Grassroots Climate Action
*[http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/seqldnudists South East Queensland Nudists] A Forum for SE Queensland nudists. Regular group bushwalks and social activities are held around SE Queensland.
*[http://www.byronevents.net/ Byron Bay - Rainbow Region Community Noticeboard]
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.freebeach.com.au/index.htm Free Beaches Australia Inc.]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

[[Category:Countries]]

Newcastle (Australia)

2006-07-04T11:34:58Z

Marte: /* Media */

{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}

'''World Naked Bike Ride - Nudecastle'''

Ride in conjunction with [[:Category:Southern_hemisphere_ride_locations|Southern hemisphere ride locations]] (including [[Golden Bay]], [[Lake Tekapo]], [[Melbourne]], [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Tampa Bay]]).

'''Protest against oil dependency, cars and war!'''<br />
'''Protest for peace, love, freedom, the environment, public transport and bikes!'''

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 7am<br />
'''Location:''' [http://www.merewetherslsc.com.au/ Merewether Surf Life Saving Club]


===Post-ride party===
A '''Post-Ride Party''' was held at the [http://www.surflifesaving.com.au/SurfLife_CMS/BeachSafety/Beaches/Newcastle.htm Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club] at beautiful Newcastle Beach. The Post Ride Party was attended by all the riders who completed the WNBR Nudecastle 2006, the friendly vetted media and one of the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 vetrans.

===Prizes!===
The '''prizes''' were '''three bikes in excellent condition''' donated by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle].

'''Prize 1: Encouraging Participation!''' A bike was given to the contestant who recruited the highest number of participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 2: Encouraging Female Participation!''' A bike was given to the female contestant who recruits the highest number of female participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 3: Best Individual Body Paint!''' A bike was given to the rider who completes the ride and who is judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.

<div style="font-size:9px;">
'''Rules and Conditions of the Contest'''

*Contestants for prize 1 and 2 need to assemble the participants they have recruited at the start of the ride and the finish of the ride for a head count.
*Participants may not be considered to be recruited by more than one contestant.
*The deciding head count will be made at the completion of the ride.
*In the event of a tie in the number of participants recruited who complete the ride, the prizes will be awarded to the rider who has recruited the equal highest number of participants who are judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.
*In the event that prize number 1 is won by a female, then she is not also eligible to prize number 2 if she has recruited the most female riders to join and complete the ride. In these circumstances, prize number 2 will be awarded to the female who has recruited the second highest number of female participants to join and who complete the ride.
*Prize winners will be determined in the sequence of prize numbers.
*No contestant is eligible to more than 1 prize.
*In the event that prize winners cannot agree to which of the three bikes that each winner should take as their prize, the winner of prize 1 has first choice, the winner of prize 2 has 2nd choice and the winner of prize 3 gets the remaining prize.
*The competition is not open to established WNBR Nudecastle or Critical Mass organisers.
</div>

==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==
These are the [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|poster]] used for the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 to help promote participation. Below them are other promotional images.

[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]
[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]
[[Image:1A_00001.jpg|left|thumb|Picture of WNBR Nudecastle 2005]]
[[Image:Rainbow_Sky_Nudecastle.JPG|left|thumb|Promotional poster for WNBR Nudecastle]]
<br style="clear:left;" />

==Pre-ride events==
===Critical Mass===
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle] and the [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] endorse and participate in all events held under both names in Newcastle. Critical Mass ride on the first Friday of every month. The next Critical Mass ride is on Friday 5 May 2006 and starts from Civic Park, opposite Newcastle Town Hall. Assemble at 5:45pm for a 6:00pm start. Ride Daily! Celebrate Monthly!

For more information on Critical Mass see:
[http://critical-mass.info/index.html Critical Mass World Information] ,
[http://www.criticalmass.org.au/ Critical Mass Australia]or
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Newcastle Critical Mass Discussion Group]
or email
[mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].

===Orientation barbecue and body painting party===
'''was held on Saturday 4 March 2006 at [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie], 14 Railway Street, Wickham 2293, NSW'''

This pre-ride icebreaker event was a big success for the 30 or so people who intent to participate in the WNBR Nudecastle 2006. Drinking, team-building exercises and mandatory introductions were included as well as a practice body-painting session. Ian the publican was a great host and has welcomed us back next year. For a [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/contact.htm map] of how to get there, please visit the [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie] website.

===Feeling at ease===
This icebreaker social event helped inform potential participants of what to expect during the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 and to make friends with everyone there who intended to ride. Riding in any WNBR is daunting for the first time and worse if you turn up alone and don't know anyone. Participants were encouraged to offer each other support and female participants to make an extra effort to bond with their sisters. Any woman that wants to volunteer for the role of Women’s Support Woman for future rides is welcome. All participants are encouraged to welcome and engage with everyone who turns up at the beginning of our rides whether they have attended preliminary events or not. Body painting in preparation for rides can be done in segregated groups and without any media present.

===Media===
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

Several freelance professional media people attended the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 including a photographer and a video producer. The photographers and the video producer also attended the 2005 event and are vetted by the organisers. The manner in which these people conducted themselves was impeccable and they portrayed the participants respectfully. The WNBR Nudecastle 2006 was photographed and filmed by our vetted media (apart from the undressing and painting). Some participants heavily disguising themselves with body paint and sunglasses etc. The still photographs taken by the photographers are available to be viewed in low definition format on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! group and ready for distribution to the press in print-quality format within hours of the ride completion. High definition photos of the 2006 event are available at the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html WNBR Australia (official website)]. High definition photos of the 2005 event are also available at the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2005/index.html WNBR Australia (official website)]. The photos are copyright, so permission of the photographer must be sought before they can be reproduced or otherwise used. Credit for the photos must be given.

===Video Night===
A video of cycling activists in Newcastle featuring Critical Mass and the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 was shown by the video producer who shot the WNBR Nudecastle 2005. He supplied the following invitation:

:A broadcast of a special edition of the [http://novacast.0catch.com/ Novocast] program Lou's World* on [http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/novacast_tv/ Newcastle Community Television] will take place at the Royal Exchange, Bolton Street, Newcastle (Next to Herald building), on Monday 20 February 2006 at 9.30pm.

:The documentary on Cycle Activists will feature Critical Mass, The White Bicycle Project, (some body painting) and The World Naked Bike.

:Also on the Optus 3b Satellite at the same time if you happen to have the $850 aerial otherwise a Gold coin donation.

:(Jeees $850 for an aerial!! In the black and white days we just used a coat hanger!!)

:[mailto:mivp@comcen.com.au RSVP]

:(Program contains nudity) This is a media event and you will be photographed. (* Lou's World is not connected with this episode)

===University support===
A stall was set up at [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/ University of Newcastle] during orientation week (13-17 February), promoting Critical Mass and the World Naked Bike Ride. Many students took an interest in WNBR and the theme of promoting peace and protecting the environment. The organisers were helped during O Week by the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/ Newcastle University Students Association] (NUSA), the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective], the[http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective], [http://www.risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide] and the [http://www.unu.org.au/ University Union]. Big thanks to everyone at the University from WNBR. In the week before the ride, more posters and flyers were distributed on campus as a reminder to students to participate.

==History==
===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

On Sunday the 12th of March, sunny warm weather and bemused locals greeted two ladies and nine gentlemen who assembled at the Merewether Surf Life Saving Club at 7am.

After introductions and orientation, the sexes divided and retreated to the dressing sheds at the ocean baths to prepare for the ride by painting peace signs, hearts, flowers and protest slogans on our bodies. Some riders said their initial apprehensions soon faded after the painting was underway and stripping down seemed natural when among a supportive group doing the same thing. (Nudity is not compulsory in the WNBR and you can wear as much or as little as makes you feel comfortable. You should try to challenge yourself to wear as little as possible without frightening yourself).

Once the body painting was completed, we all re-assembled to commence the ride. Five of the gentlemen had chosen to ride completely naked and one of the ladies went top-free. Everyone wore a smile. The riders stopped along the beach promenade for a photo opportunity for the press and then we were off!

The locals at the Merewether SLSC gave us a cheer and we hit the road! We made lots of noise with whistles, bells and singing out our protest messages. From Merewether we rode along the streets to Bar Beach and then into Darby St where many of the Café set roared their approval and hooted with laughter. Every business in Darby St that was approached to place a WNBR promotion poster in their window before the ride had agreed, so it was great to see their patrons enjoy the spectacle.

From Darby St we turned right into Hunter St (for the benefit of those unfamiliar with Newcastle, this is the busiest shopping street in town). When we were approaching the intersection with Crown St, a big white Police paddy wagon passed in the opposite direction. The World Naked Bike Ride in Australia had never seen the Police on any ride before this and I had no idea what would happen next. I thought if I looked straight ahead, kept riding, quietened down and avoided eye contact with the Police in the paddy wagon, then they might not feel compelled to do anything. Maybe they did not notice a pack of 11 naked painted people on bikes? This delusion was quickly dispelled when the riders behind me waved at the Police in the paddy wagon. I couldn’t see how the Police reacted, but was told later that the two Policewomen were “pissing themselves with laughter”! In any case, the paddy wagon didn’t do a U-turn and kept going. That was a relief, even if short lived. Two or three Policemen were on foot at the western end of the Mall as we were just getting to Scott St. The Policemen stopped a few of the riders at the tail of our group. Apparently, they asked a few questions and made some disapproving noises but did not give any directives so the riders set off again and quickly caught the rest of us up. One of the riders said the Police were concerned that we might ride our bikes in the pedestrian-only Mall (which we hadn’t planned to do anyway). After that, we didn’t see the Police again. We had got away with a Police “grumble”. No dramas.

We continued up Scott St and into Nobbys Rd then all the way to the end of Nobbys breakwater where the winners for the three free bike prizes were decided from the competitors. Critical Mass had donated three bikes in excellent condition. The prizes were awarded to the rider who recruited the highest number of participants, the female rider who recruited the highest number of female participants and to the rider who was judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of the other participants. We all cheered each other for such a wonderful event for critical global issues. We set some milestones for the WNBR in Australia: it was the largest ride to occur to that time, the first ride to confirm the participation of ladies, the first ride to encounter the Police and first ride to encounter the Police then let go. There were no injuries, damage or pollution. Everyone was very happy and the whole town was in giggles. To everyone that took part: THANK YOU!

We put our clothes back on and went to Newcastle SLSC for a post ride party. Newcastle Nudists for Peace had donated slabs of beer and the winners of the bike prizes chose which bikes they wanted. Two of the riders who brought guitars with them played while we drank, talked and reflected on a fantastic morning.

The World Naked Bike Ride – Nudecastle 2006 was endorsed by Newcastle Nudists for Peace, Critical Mass (Newcastle), NUSA Transport Collective and NUSA Environment Collective. At least half the participants are students at The University of Newcastle (maybe that should be the Uni of Nudecastle?). The organisers were helped during O Week by the Newcastle University Students Association (NUSA), the NUSA Environment Collective, Rising Tide and the University Union. Big thanks to everyone at Uni from WNBR. Thanks to Glenn, Mark and Consolidated Press for recording the event.

The next WNBR is on Saturday 10 June 2006 and is the northern hemisphere event. All cities are welcome to participate. Newcastle has not yet decided whether we will participate in the June ride although will be definitely riding in 2007.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].
or read [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/message/186 it here].

On 12th March 2006 I participated in a fun bicycle event with many other people that reached double figures. We were protesting for clean air, less oil exhaust deaths, more sustainable less toxic energy solutions, less greenhouse gases, fewer wars for oil, more bicycling. Men and women from Newcastle including overseas people visiting our region met at Merewether Beach front at 7am and did body painting of the protest themes. So lots of colour, and peace signs, flowers, “clean” messages, adorned many bodies. This display and body and painting of the body with slogans is in protest of being indecently exposed to toxic emissions every day. So for one day a year this World protest event exposes and celebrates the power and individuality of our natural bodies against the unnatural toxic emissions of the World.

Riding with less clothes than usual is very natural and very funny. All the people I talked to on the ride usually never go in public with less than their usual amount of clothing. So this special fun event allows them to “go free”. The bicycle itself of course is not natural (walking is the most natural form of transport). But the bicycle is the most environmentally friendly form of transport for travelling the distances the average Newcastle travels each day. Cars are the worst urban polluter so this is a perfect event to protest that bicycles are better than cars. It is a fun event creating a situation where Bicycles were the dominant form of transport on the road as we rode safely down the road.

The bicycle ride was great fun and I heard many cheers from passer-by. We were a group that believed in simplification, human harmony and love and we rode together. We rode down Darby street Cooks Hill and out to Newcastle Station. These roads may be usually bicycle “unfriendly” but in a large group it is a perfect opportunity to learn to ride safely. The bicycle “lanes” are too narrow and riding in the lane is the safest option. Riding in the “bicycle” lane usually means the “parked-car-door-opening” lane. Newcastle Council knows about the lanes being too narrow and unsafe but they as yet have not removed the dangerous bicycle pictures on the road. So a large very colourful group riding safely on the road not worrying about the ignorant motorists was very liberating for everyone. Most Newcastle motorists think a bicyclist riding in the “traffic” lane is just being a “smart-ass” and deliberately making motorists go slow. Motorists want that bicyclist in the gutter or “car-door-lane” where they usually see almost all bicyclists ride. But most bicyclists ride very dangerously in the “car-door-lane” and a literally playing Russian Roulette with a small child opening a car door in front of them. So this fun protest event is important for cycling safety as well.

We rode our bicycles from Merewether out to Nobbies break wall where everyone cheered for a great event. Prizes were awarded for best body painting. We went back to Newcastle Beach for a Post ride party. Everyone had so much fun and it was great to meet so many lovely people who care so much about humanity.

Parts of the ride were filmed by a local filmmaker who made a film this year on Newcastle Bike Activism. There are photos of the ride that will be posted on the web. You should be able to use them if you give credit to the photographer (the photos should be free).

This was a clothing optional ride and some people wore more clothes than others. The name of the bicycle ride was “World Naked Bike Ride” and the sub-title is “Nudecastle”. Even though the name of the ride offends many people, its protest themes certainly do not. I also went in the first “World Naked Bike Ride” “Nudecastle” in 2005 and the next one for 2007 will be just as much fun. The name of the ride may put people off from participating, but it is for a number of reasons. It creates media attention and a funny side of people riding as naked as they want to be on bikes. It can be very hard to grab media attention these days so this can be seen as another option for protestors. Lobbying and writing letters to governments does not seem to work very fast these days. People willing to expose their bodies to Newcastle have shown the way to have fun and spread good messages at the same time.

Bicycling invisibly in gutters & "Car door lanes":
An unseen 6 year old opens a car door in front of you. An instinctual reaction has you swerve around it; the 1st car passing you swerves quickly and misses you. The 2nd car tailgating behind the first car hasn't seen you yet. BEFORE bicyclist's rights (& safety) on the road get reduced further (recent reductions within last 8 years are not known by 99.99% of people), once a month we can become the dominant transport form displaying a better way and possibilities towards a car free city.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].
The protest themes were against oil dependency and war; and for peace, environment, sustainability, human rights, personal freedom, harmony, love and to save Newcastle’s trains. The event was free.

5 men (3 of whom were completely naked) braved an unseasonable chill wind and pre-dawn start for the 7 km ride from Tighes Hill TAFE to the end of Nobbys Breakwater.

All the riders had their bodies painted with peace signs and a combination of slogans (including Save Newie Trains and No War), love hearts, flowers or reggae stripes. Drawings of bowsers with a bar through them represented the rides antipathy to oil dependency and likewise for cars.

Many people who were out for their morning walk or run (some with their dogs) and other cyclists, Sunday drivers, locomotive engineers and fisher-folk had a good laugh and cheered their approval. The most fun belonged to the participants who will remember the day for a long time. The riders rated their World Naked Bike Ride a great success! It was terrific and hilarious!!!

Despite a huge amount of publicity inviting participation prior to the event the Police did not show up. Perhaps they had their bikes stolen?

There were no injuries, damage or pollution. On completion of the ride, one of the nude riders pronounced;
“One small streak for Man,
ONE GIANT STREAK FOR MANKIND!”

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html Photos of Newcastle 2006 on WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! Group

===Endorsement===
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Newcastle:
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*[http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studio] photographed the 2005 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] (NUSA), see also [http://www.nusa.org.au/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page NUSA Wiki Website]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: Newcastle, New South Wales]]
*[[Wikipedia: New South Wales]]

[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Ride locations]]


[[Category:2005 ride locations]]
[[Category:2006 ride locations]]
[[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]
[[Category:Previous ride locations]]
[[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]

Newcastle (Australia)

2006-07-04T11:34:22Z

Marte: /* Media */ add a link to 2005 event photo gallery

{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}

'''World Naked Bike Ride - Nudecastle'''

Ride in conjunction with [[:Category:Southern_hemisphere_ride_locations|Southern hemisphere ride locations]] (including [[Golden Bay]], [[Lake Tekapo]], [[Melbourne]], [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Tampa Bay]]).

'''Protest against oil dependency, cars and war!'''<br />
'''Protest for peace, love, freedom, the environment, public transport and bikes!'''

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 7am<br />
'''Location:''' [http://www.merewetherslsc.com.au/ Merewether Surf Life Saving Club]


===Post-ride party===
A '''Post-Ride Party''' was held at the [http://www.surflifesaving.com.au/SurfLife_CMS/BeachSafety/Beaches/Newcastle.htm Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club] at beautiful Newcastle Beach. The Post Ride Party was attended by all the riders who completed the WNBR Nudecastle 2006, the friendly vetted media and one of the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 vetrans.

===Prizes!===
The '''prizes''' were '''three bikes in excellent condition''' donated by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle].

'''Prize 1: Encouraging Participation!''' A bike was given to the contestant who recruited the highest number of participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 2: Encouraging Female Participation!''' A bike was given to the female contestant who recruits the highest number of female participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 3: Best Individual Body Paint!''' A bike was given to the rider who completes the ride and who is judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.

<div style="font-size:9px;">
'''Rules and Conditions of the Contest'''

*Contestants for prize 1 and 2 need to assemble the participants they have recruited at the start of the ride and the finish of the ride for a head count.
*Participants may not be considered to be recruited by more than one contestant.
*The deciding head count will be made at the completion of the ride.
*In the event of a tie in the number of participants recruited who complete the ride, the prizes will be awarded to the rider who has recruited the equal highest number of participants who are judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.
*In the event that prize number 1 is won by a female, then she is not also eligible to prize number 2 if she has recruited the most female riders to join and complete the ride. In these circumstances, prize number 2 will be awarded to the female who has recruited the second highest number of female participants to join and who complete the ride.
*Prize winners will be determined in the sequence of prize numbers.
*No contestant is eligible to more than 1 prize.
*In the event that prize winners cannot agree to which of the three bikes that each winner should take as their prize, the winner of prize 1 has first choice, the winner of prize 2 has 2nd choice and the winner of prize 3 gets the remaining prize.
*The competition is not open to established WNBR Nudecastle or Critical Mass organisers.
</div>

==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==
These are the [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|poster]] used for the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 to help promote participation. Below them are other promotional images.

[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]
[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]
[[Image:1A_00001.jpg|left|thumb|Picture of WNBR Nudecastle 2005]]
[[Image:Rainbow_Sky_Nudecastle.JPG|left|thumb|Promotional poster for WNBR Nudecastle]]
<br style="clear:left;" />

==Pre-ride events==
===Critical Mass===
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle] and the [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] endorse and participate in all events held under both names in Newcastle. Critical Mass ride on the first Friday of every month. The next Critical Mass ride is on Friday 5 May 2006 and starts from Civic Park, opposite Newcastle Town Hall. Assemble at 5:45pm for a 6:00pm start. Ride Daily! Celebrate Monthly!

For more information on Critical Mass see:
[http://critical-mass.info/index.html Critical Mass World Information] ,
[http://www.criticalmass.org.au/ Critical Mass Australia]or
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Newcastle Critical Mass Discussion Group]
or email
[mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].

===Orientation barbecue and body painting party===
'''was held on Saturday 4 March 2006 at [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie], 14 Railway Street, Wickham 2293, NSW'''

This pre-ride icebreaker event was a big success for the 30 or so people who intent to participate in the WNBR Nudecastle 2006. Drinking, team-building exercises and mandatory introductions were included as well as a practice body-painting session. Ian the publican was a great host and has welcomed us back next year. For a [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/contact.htm map] of how to get there, please visit the [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie] website.

===Feeling at ease===
This icebreaker social event helped inform potential participants of what to expect during the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 and to make friends with everyone there who intended to ride. Riding in any WNBR is daunting for the first time and worse if you turn up alone and don't know anyone. Participants were encouraged to offer each other support and female participants to make an extra effort to bond with their sisters. Any woman that wants to volunteer for the role of Women’s Support Woman for future rides is welcome. All participants are encouraged to welcome and engage with everyone who turns up at the beginning of our rides whether they have attended preliminary events or not. Body painting in preparation for rides can be done in segregated groups and without any media present.

===Media===
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

Several freelance professional media people attended the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 including a photographer and a video producer. The photographers and the video producer also attended the 2005 event and are vetted by the organisers. The manner in which these people conducted themselves was impeccable and they portrayed the participants respectfully. The WNBR Nudecastle 2006 was photographed and filmed by our vetted media (apart from the undressing and painting). Some participants heavily disguising themselves with body paint and sunglasses etc. The still photographs taken by the photographers are available to be viewed in low definition format on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! group and ready for distribution to the press in print-quality format within hours of the ride completion. High definition photos of the 2006 event are available at the [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html WNBR Australia (official website)]. High definition photos of the 2005 event are also available at the (http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2005/index.html WNBR Australia (official website)]. The photos are copyright, so permission of the photographer must be sought before they can be reproduced or otherwise used. Credit for the photos must be given.

===Video Night===
A video of cycling activists in Newcastle featuring Critical Mass and the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 was shown by the video producer who shot the WNBR Nudecastle 2005. He supplied the following invitation:

:A broadcast of a special edition of the [http://novacast.0catch.com/ Novocast] program Lou's World* on [http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/novacast_tv/ Newcastle Community Television] will take place at the Royal Exchange, Bolton Street, Newcastle (Next to Herald building), on Monday 20 February 2006 at 9.30pm.

:The documentary on Cycle Activists will feature Critical Mass, The White Bicycle Project, (some body painting) and The World Naked Bike.

:Also on the Optus 3b Satellite at the same time if you happen to have the $850 aerial otherwise a Gold coin donation.

:(Jeees $850 for an aerial!! In the black and white days we just used a coat hanger!!)

:[mailto:mivp@comcen.com.au RSVP]

:(Program contains nudity) This is a media event and you will be photographed. (* Lou's World is not connected with this episode)

===University support===
A stall was set up at [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/ University of Newcastle] during orientation week (13-17 February), promoting Critical Mass and the World Naked Bike Ride. Many students took an interest in WNBR and the theme of promoting peace and protecting the environment. The organisers were helped during O Week by the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/ Newcastle University Students Association] (NUSA), the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective], the[http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective], [http://www.risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide] and the [http://www.unu.org.au/ University Union]. Big thanks to everyone at the University from WNBR. In the week before the ride, more posters and flyers were distributed on campus as a reminder to students to participate.

==History==
===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

On Sunday the 12th of March, sunny warm weather and bemused locals greeted two ladies and nine gentlemen who assembled at the Merewether Surf Life Saving Club at 7am.

After introductions and orientation, the sexes divided and retreated to the dressing sheds at the ocean baths to prepare for the ride by painting peace signs, hearts, flowers and protest slogans on our bodies. Some riders said their initial apprehensions soon faded after the painting was underway and stripping down seemed natural when among a supportive group doing the same thing. (Nudity is not compulsory in the WNBR and you can wear as much or as little as makes you feel comfortable. You should try to challenge yourself to wear as little as possible without frightening yourself).

Once the body painting was completed, we all re-assembled to commence the ride. Five of the gentlemen had chosen to ride completely naked and one of the ladies went top-free. Everyone wore a smile. The riders stopped along the beach promenade for a photo opportunity for the press and then we were off!

The locals at the Merewether SLSC gave us a cheer and we hit the road! We made lots of noise with whistles, bells and singing out our protest messages. From Merewether we rode along the streets to Bar Beach and then into Darby St where many of the Café set roared their approval and hooted with laughter. Every business in Darby St that was approached to place a WNBR promotion poster in their window before the ride had agreed, so it was great to see their patrons enjoy the spectacle.

From Darby St we turned right into Hunter St (for the benefit of those unfamiliar with Newcastle, this is the busiest shopping street in town). When we were approaching the intersection with Crown St, a big white Police paddy wagon passed in the opposite direction. The World Naked Bike Ride in Australia had never seen the Police on any ride before this and I had no idea what would happen next. I thought if I looked straight ahead, kept riding, quietened down and avoided eye contact with the Police in the paddy wagon, then they might not feel compelled to do anything. Maybe they did not notice a pack of 11 naked painted people on bikes? This delusion was quickly dispelled when the riders behind me waved at the Police in the paddy wagon. I couldn’t see how the Police reacted, but was told later that the two Policewomen were “pissing themselves with laughter”! In any case, the paddy wagon didn’t do a U-turn and kept going. That was a relief, even if short lived. Two or three Policemen were on foot at the western end of the Mall as we were just getting to Scott St. The Policemen stopped a few of the riders at the tail of our group. Apparently, they asked a few questions and made some disapproving noises but did not give any directives so the riders set off again and quickly caught the rest of us up. One of the riders said the Police were concerned that we might ride our bikes in the pedestrian-only Mall (which we hadn’t planned to do anyway). After that, we didn’t see the Police again. We had got away with a Police “grumble”. No dramas.

We continued up Scott St and into Nobbys Rd then all the way to the end of Nobbys breakwater where the winners for the three free bike prizes were decided from the competitors. Critical Mass had donated three bikes in excellent condition. The prizes were awarded to the rider who recruited the highest number of participants, the female rider who recruited the highest number of female participants and to the rider who was judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of the other participants. We all cheered each other for such a wonderful event for critical global issues. We set some milestones for the WNBR in Australia: it was the largest ride to occur to that time, the first ride to confirm the participation of ladies, the first ride to encounter the Police and first ride to encounter the Police then let go. There were no injuries, damage or pollution. Everyone was very happy and the whole town was in giggles. To everyone that took part: THANK YOU!

We put our clothes back on and went to Newcastle SLSC for a post ride party. Newcastle Nudists for Peace had donated slabs of beer and the winners of the bike prizes chose which bikes they wanted. Two of the riders who brought guitars with them played while we drank, talked and reflected on a fantastic morning.

The World Naked Bike Ride – Nudecastle 2006 was endorsed by Newcastle Nudists for Peace, Critical Mass (Newcastle), NUSA Transport Collective and NUSA Environment Collective. At least half the participants are students at The University of Newcastle (maybe that should be the Uni of Nudecastle?). The organisers were helped during O Week by the Newcastle University Students Association (NUSA), the NUSA Environment Collective, Rising Tide and the University Union. Big thanks to everyone at Uni from WNBR. Thanks to Glenn, Mark and Consolidated Press for recording the event.

The next WNBR is on Saturday 10 June 2006 and is the northern hemisphere event. All cities are welcome to participate. Newcastle has not yet decided whether we will participate in the June ride although will be definitely riding in 2007.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].
or read [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/message/186 it here].

On 12th March 2006 I participated in a fun bicycle event with many other people that reached double figures. We were protesting for clean air, less oil exhaust deaths, more sustainable less toxic energy solutions, less greenhouse gases, fewer wars for oil, more bicycling. Men and women from Newcastle including overseas people visiting our region met at Merewether Beach front at 7am and did body painting of the protest themes. So lots of colour, and peace signs, flowers, “clean” messages, adorned many bodies. This display and body and painting of the body with slogans is in protest of being indecently exposed to toxic emissions every day. So for one day a year this World protest event exposes and celebrates the power and individuality of our natural bodies against the unnatural toxic emissions of the World.

Riding with less clothes than usual is very natural and very funny. All the people I talked to on the ride usually never go in public with less than their usual amount of clothing. So this special fun event allows them to “go free”. The bicycle itself of course is not natural (walking is the most natural form of transport). But the bicycle is the most environmentally friendly form of transport for travelling the distances the average Newcastle travels each day. Cars are the worst urban polluter so this is a perfect event to protest that bicycles are better than cars. It is a fun event creating a situation where Bicycles were the dominant form of transport on the road as we rode safely down the road.

The bicycle ride was great fun and I heard many cheers from passer-by. We were a group that believed in simplification, human harmony and love and we rode together. We rode down Darby street Cooks Hill and out to Newcastle Station. These roads may be usually bicycle “unfriendly” but in a large group it is a perfect opportunity to learn to ride safely. The bicycle “lanes” are too narrow and riding in the lane is the safest option. Riding in the “bicycle” lane usually means the “parked-car-door-opening” lane. Newcastle Council knows about the lanes being too narrow and unsafe but they as yet have not removed the dangerous bicycle pictures on the road. So a large very colourful group riding safely on the road not worrying about the ignorant motorists was very liberating for everyone. Most Newcastle motorists think a bicyclist riding in the “traffic” lane is just being a “smart-ass” and deliberately making motorists go slow. Motorists want that bicyclist in the gutter or “car-door-lane” where they usually see almost all bicyclists ride. But most bicyclists ride very dangerously in the “car-door-lane” and a literally playing Russian Roulette with a small child opening a car door in front of them. So this fun protest event is important for cycling safety as well.

We rode our bicycles from Merewether out to Nobbies break wall where everyone cheered for a great event. Prizes were awarded for best body painting. We went back to Newcastle Beach for a Post ride party. Everyone had so much fun and it was great to meet so many lovely people who care so much about humanity.

Parts of the ride were filmed by a local filmmaker who made a film this year on Newcastle Bike Activism. There are photos of the ride that will be posted on the web. You should be able to use them if you give credit to the photographer (the photos should be free).

This was a clothing optional ride and some people wore more clothes than others. The name of the bicycle ride was “World Naked Bike Ride” and the sub-title is “Nudecastle”. Even though the name of the ride offends many people, its protest themes certainly do not. I also went in the first “World Naked Bike Ride” “Nudecastle” in 2005 and the next one for 2007 will be just as much fun. The name of the ride may put people off from participating, but it is for a number of reasons. It creates media attention and a funny side of people riding as naked as they want to be on bikes. It can be very hard to grab media attention these days so this can be seen as another option for protestors. Lobbying and writing letters to governments does not seem to work very fast these days. People willing to expose their bodies to Newcastle have shown the way to have fun and spread good messages at the same time.

Bicycling invisibly in gutters & "Car door lanes":
An unseen 6 year old opens a car door in front of you. An instinctual reaction has you swerve around it; the 1st car passing you swerves quickly and misses you. The 2nd car tailgating behind the first car hasn't seen you yet. BEFORE bicyclist's rights (& safety) on the road get reduced further (recent reductions within last 8 years are not known by 99.99% of people), once a month we can become the dominant transport form displaying a better way and possibilities towards a car free city.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].
The protest themes were against oil dependency and war; and for peace, environment, sustainability, human rights, personal freedom, harmony, love and to save Newcastle’s trains. The event was free.

5 men (3 of whom were completely naked) braved an unseasonable chill wind and pre-dawn start for the 7 km ride from Tighes Hill TAFE to the end of Nobbys Breakwater.

All the riders had their bodies painted with peace signs and a combination of slogans (including Save Newie Trains and No War), love hearts, flowers or reggae stripes. Drawings of bowsers with a bar through them represented the rides antipathy to oil dependency and likewise for cars.

Many people who were out for their morning walk or run (some with their dogs) and other cyclists, Sunday drivers, locomotive engineers and fisher-folk had a good laugh and cheered their approval. The most fun belonged to the participants who will remember the day for a long time. The riders rated their World Naked Bike Ride a great success! It was terrific and hilarious!!!

Despite a huge amount of publicity inviting participation prior to the event the Police did not show up. Perhaps they had their bikes stolen?

There were no injuries, damage or pollution. On completion of the ride, one of the nude riders pronounced;
“One small streak for Man,
ONE GIANT STREAK FOR MANKIND!”

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html Photos of Newcastle 2006 on WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! Group

===Endorsement===
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Newcastle:
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*[http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studio] photographed the 2005 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] (NUSA), see also [http://www.nusa.org.au/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page NUSA Wiki Website]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: Newcastle, New South Wales]]
*[[Wikipedia: New South Wales]]

[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Ride locations]]


[[Category:2005 ride locations]]
[[Category:2006 ride locations]]
[[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]
[[Category:Previous ride locations]]
[[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]

Newcastle (Australia)

2006-07-02T06:31:00Z

Marte: /* Endorsement */add Purple Spider endorsement

{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}

'''World Naked Bike Ride - Nudecastle'''

Ride in conjunction with [[:Category:Southern_hemisphere_ride_locations|Southern hemisphere ride locations]] (including [[Golden Bay]], [[Lake Tekapo]], [[Melbourne]], [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Tampa Bay]]).

'''Protest against oil dependency, cars and war!'''<br />
'''Protest for peace, love, freedom, the environment, public transport and bikes!'''

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 7am<br />
'''Location:''' [http://www.merewetherslsc.com.au/ Merewether Surf Life Saving Club]


===Post-ride party===
A '''Post-Ride Party''' was held at the [http://www.surflifesaving.com.au/SurfLife_CMS/BeachSafety/Beaches/Newcastle.htm Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club] at beautiful Newcastle Beach. The Post Ride Party was attended by all the riders who completed the WNBR Nudecastle 2006, the friendly vetted media and one of the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 vetrans.

===Prizes!===
The '''prizes''' were '''three bikes in excellent condition''' donated by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle].

'''Prize 1: Encouraging Participation!''' A bike was given to the contestant who recruited the highest number of participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 2: Encouraging Female Participation!''' A bike was given to the female contestant who recruits the highest number of female participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 3: Best Individual Body Paint!''' A bike was given to the rider who completes the ride and who is judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.

<div style="font-size:9px;">
'''Rules and Conditions of the Contest'''

*Contestants for prize 1 and 2 need to assemble the participants they have recruited at the start of the ride and the finish of the ride for a head count.
*Participants may not be considered to be recruited by more than one contestant.
*The deciding head count will be made at the completion of the ride.
*In the event of a tie in the number of participants recruited who complete the ride, the prizes will be awarded to the rider who has recruited the equal highest number of participants who are judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.
*In the event that prize number 1 is won by a female, then she is not also eligible to prize number 2 if she has recruited the most female riders to join and complete the ride. In these circumstances, prize number 2 will be awarded to the female who has recruited the second highest number of female participants to join and who complete the ride.
*Prize winners will be determined in the sequence of prize numbers.
*No contestant is eligible to more than 1 prize.
*In the event that prize winners cannot agree to which of the three bikes that each winner should take as their prize, the winner of prize 1 has first choice, the winner of prize 2 has 2nd choice and the winner of prize 3 gets the remaining prize.
*The competition is not open to established WNBR Nudecastle or Critical Mass organisers.
</div>

==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==
These are the [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|poster]] used for the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 to help promote participation. Below them are other promotional images.

[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]
[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]
[[Image:1A_00001.jpg|left|thumb|Picture of WNBR Nudecastle 2005]]
[[Image:Rainbow_Sky_Nudecastle.JPG|left|thumb|Promotional poster for WNBR Nudecastle]]
<br style="clear:left;" />

==Pre-ride events==
===Critical Mass===
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle] and the [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] endorse and participate in all events held under both names in Newcastle. Critical Mass ride on the first Friday of every month. The next Critical Mass ride is on Friday 5 May 2006 and starts from Civic Park, opposite Newcastle Town Hall. Assemble at 5:45pm for a 6:00pm start. Ride Daily! Celebrate Monthly!

For more information on Critical Mass see:
[http://critical-mass.info/index.html Critical Mass World Information] ,
[http://www.criticalmass.org.au/ Critical Mass Australia]or
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Newcastle Critical Mass Discussion Group]
or email
[mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].

===Orientation barbecue and body painting party===
'''was held on Saturday 4 March 2006 at [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie], 14 Railway Street, Wickham 2293, NSW'''

This pre-ride icebreaker event was a big success for the 30 or so people who intent to participate in the WNBR Nudecastle 2006. Drinking, team-building exercises and mandatory introductions were included as well as a practice body-painting session. Ian the publican was a great host and has welcomed us back next year. For a [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/contact.htm map] of how to get there, please visit the [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie] website.

===Feeling at ease===
This icebreaker social event helped inform potential participants of what to expect during the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 and to make friends with everyone there who intended to ride. Riding in any WNBR is daunting for the first time and worse if you turn up alone and don't know anyone. Participants were encouraged to offer each other support and female participants to make an extra effort to bond with their sisters. Any woman that wants to volunteer for the role of Women’s Support Woman for future rides is welcome. All participants are encouraged to welcome and engage with everyone who turns up at the beginning of our rides whether they have attended preliminary events or not. Body painting in preparation for rides can be done in segregated groups and without any media present.

===Media===
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

Several freelance professional media people attended the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 including a photographer and a video producer. The photographers and the video producer also attended the 2005 event and are vetted by the organisers. The manner in which these people conducted themselves was impeccable and they portrayed the participants respectfully. The WNBR Nudecastle 2006 was photographed and filmed by our vetted media (apart from the undressing and painting). Some participants heavily disguising themselves with body paint and sunglasses etc. The still photographs taken by the photographers are available to be viewed in low definition format on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! group and ready for distribution to the press in print-quality format within hours of the ride completion. High definition photos of the 2006 event are available at the[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html WNBR Australia (official website)] The photos are copyright, so permission of the photographer must be sought before they can be reproduced or otherwise used. Credit for the photos must be given.

===Video Night===
A video of cycling activists in Newcastle featuring Critical Mass and the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 was shown by the video producer who shot the WNBR Nudecastle 2005. He supplied the following invitation:

:A broadcast of a special edition of the [http://novacast.0catch.com/ Novocast] program Lou's World* on [http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/novacast_tv/ Newcastle Community Television] will take place at the Royal Exchange, Bolton Street, Newcastle (Next to Herald building), on Monday 20 February 2006 at 9.30pm.

:The documentary on Cycle Activists will feature Critical Mass, The White Bicycle Project, (some body painting) and The World Naked Bike.

:Also on the Optus 3b Satellite at the same time if you happen to have the $850 aerial otherwise a Gold coin donation.

:(Jeees $850 for an aerial!! In the black and white days we just used a coat hanger!!)

:[mailto:mivp@comcen.com.au RSVP]

:(Program contains nudity) This is a media event and you will be photographed. (* Lou's World is not connected with this episode)

===University support===
A stall was set up at [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/ University of Newcastle] during orientation week (13-17 February), promoting Critical Mass and the World Naked Bike Ride. Many students took an interest in WNBR and the theme of promoting peace and protecting the environment. The organisers were helped during O Week by the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/ Newcastle University Students Association] (NUSA), the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective], the[http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective], [http://www.risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide] and the [http://www.unu.org.au/ University Union]. Big thanks to everyone at the University from WNBR. In the week before the ride, more posters and flyers were distributed on campus as a reminder to students to participate.

==History==
===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

On Sunday the 12th of March, sunny warm weather and bemused locals greeted two ladies and nine gentlemen who assembled at the Merewether Surf Life Saving Club at 7am.

After introductions and orientation, the sexes divided and retreated to the dressing sheds at the ocean baths to prepare for the ride by painting peace signs, hearts, flowers and protest slogans on our bodies. Some riders said their initial apprehensions soon faded after the painting was underway and stripping down seemed natural when among a supportive group doing the same thing. (Nudity is not compulsory in the WNBR and you can wear as much or as little as makes you feel comfortable. You should try to challenge yourself to wear as little as possible without frightening yourself).

Once the body painting was completed, we all re-assembled to commence the ride. Five of the gentlemen had chosen to ride completely naked and one of the ladies went top-free. Everyone wore a smile. The riders stopped along the beach promenade for a photo opportunity for the press and then we were off!

The locals at the Merewether SLSC gave us a cheer and we hit the road! We made lots of noise with whistles, bells and singing out our protest messages. From Merewether we rode along the streets to Bar Beach and then into Darby St where many of the Café set roared their approval and hooted with laughter. Every business in Darby St that was approached to place a WNBR promotion poster in their window before the ride had agreed, so it was great to see their patrons enjoy the spectacle.

From Darby St we turned right into Hunter St (for the benefit of those unfamiliar with Newcastle, this is the busiest shopping street in town). When we were approaching the intersection with Crown St, a big white Police paddy wagon passed in the opposite direction. The World Naked Bike Ride in Australia had never seen the Police on any ride before this and I had no idea what would happen next. I thought if I looked straight ahead, kept riding, quietened down and avoided eye contact with the Police in the paddy wagon, then they might not feel compelled to do anything. Maybe they did not notice a pack of 11 naked painted people on bikes? This delusion was quickly dispelled when the riders behind me waved at the Police in the paddy wagon. I couldn’t see how the Police reacted, but was told later that the two Policewomen were “pissing themselves with laughter”! In any case, the paddy wagon didn’t do a U-turn and kept going. That was a relief, even if short lived. Two or three Policemen were on foot at the western end of the Mall as we were just getting to Scott St. The Policemen stopped a few of the riders at the tail of our group. Apparently, they asked a few questions and made some disapproving noises but did not give any directives so the riders set off again and quickly caught the rest of us up. One of the riders said the Police were concerned that we might ride our bikes in the pedestrian-only Mall (which we hadn’t planned to do anyway). After that, we didn’t see the Police again. We had got away with a Police “grumble”. No dramas.

We continued up Scott St and into Nobbys Rd then all the way to the end of Nobbys breakwater where the winners for the three free bike prizes were decided from the competitors. Critical Mass had donated three bikes in excellent condition. The prizes were awarded to the rider who recruited the highest number of participants, the female rider who recruited the highest number of female participants and to the rider who was judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of the other participants. We all cheered each other for such a wonderful event for critical global issues. We set some milestones for the WNBR in Australia: it was the largest ride to occur to that time, the first ride to confirm the participation of ladies, the first ride to encounter the Police and first ride to encounter the Police then let go. There were no injuries, damage or pollution. Everyone was very happy and the whole town was in giggles. To everyone that took part: THANK YOU!

We put our clothes back on and went to Newcastle SLSC for a post ride party. Newcastle Nudists for Peace had donated slabs of beer and the winners of the bike prizes chose which bikes they wanted. Two of the riders who brought guitars with them played while we drank, talked and reflected on a fantastic morning.

The World Naked Bike Ride – Nudecastle 2006 was endorsed by Newcastle Nudists for Peace, Critical Mass (Newcastle), NUSA Transport Collective and NUSA Environment Collective. At least half the participants are students at The University of Newcastle (maybe that should be the Uni of Nudecastle?). The organisers were helped during O Week by the Newcastle University Students Association (NUSA), the NUSA Environment Collective, Rising Tide and the University Union. Big thanks to everyone at Uni from WNBR. Thanks to Glenn, Mark and Consolidated Press for recording the event.

The next WNBR is on Saturday 10 June 2006 and is the northern hemisphere event. All cities are welcome to participate. Newcastle has not yet decided whether we will participate in the June ride although will be definitely riding in 2007.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].
or read [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/message/186 it here].

On 12th March 2006 I participated in a fun bicycle event with many other people that reached double figures. We were protesting for clean air, less oil exhaust deaths, more sustainable less toxic energy solutions, less greenhouse gases, fewer wars for oil, more bicycling. Men and women from Newcastle including overseas people visiting our region met at Merewether Beach front at 7am and did body painting of the protest themes. So lots of colour, and peace signs, flowers, “clean” messages, adorned many bodies. This display and body and painting of the body with slogans is in protest of being indecently exposed to toxic emissions every day. So for one day a year this World protest event exposes and celebrates the power and individuality of our natural bodies against the unnatural toxic emissions of the World.

Riding with less clothes than usual is very natural and very funny. All the people I talked to on the ride usually never go in public with less than their usual amount of clothing. So this special fun event allows them to “go free”. The bicycle itself of course is not natural (walking is the most natural form of transport). But the bicycle is the most environmentally friendly form of transport for travelling the distances the average Newcastle travels each day. Cars are the worst urban polluter so this is a perfect event to protest that bicycles are better than cars. It is a fun event creating a situation where Bicycles were the dominant form of transport on the road as we rode safely down the road.

The bicycle ride was great fun and I heard many cheers from passer-by. We were a group that believed in simplification, human harmony and love and we rode together. We rode down Darby street Cooks Hill and out to Newcastle Station. These roads may be usually bicycle “unfriendly” but in a large group it is a perfect opportunity to learn to ride safely. The bicycle “lanes” are too narrow and riding in the lane is the safest option. Riding in the “bicycle” lane usually means the “parked-car-door-opening” lane. Newcastle Council knows about the lanes being too narrow and unsafe but they as yet have not removed the dangerous bicycle pictures on the road. So a large very colourful group riding safely on the road not worrying about the ignorant motorists was very liberating for everyone. Most Newcastle motorists think a bicyclist riding in the “traffic” lane is just being a “smart-ass” and deliberately making motorists go slow. Motorists want that bicyclist in the gutter or “car-door-lane” where they usually see almost all bicyclists ride. But most bicyclists ride very dangerously in the “car-door-lane” and a literally playing Russian Roulette with a small child opening a car door in front of them. So this fun protest event is important for cycling safety as well.

We rode our bicycles from Merewether out to Nobbies break wall where everyone cheered for a great event. Prizes were awarded for best body painting. We went back to Newcastle Beach for a Post ride party. Everyone had so much fun and it was great to meet so many lovely people who care so much about humanity.

Parts of the ride were filmed by a local filmmaker who made a film this year on Newcastle Bike Activism. There are photos of the ride that will be posted on the web. You should be able to use them if you give credit to the photographer (the photos should be free).

This was a clothing optional ride and some people wore more clothes than others. The name of the bicycle ride was “World Naked Bike Ride” and the sub-title is “Nudecastle”. Even though the name of the ride offends many people, its protest themes certainly do not. I also went in the first “World Naked Bike Ride” “Nudecastle” in 2005 and the next one for 2007 will be just as much fun. The name of the ride may put people off from participating, but it is for a number of reasons. It creates media attention and a funny side of people riding as naked as they want to be on bikes. It can be very hard to grab media attention these days so this can be seen as another option for protestors. Lobbying and writing letters to governments does not seem to work very fast these days. People willing to expose their bodies to Newcastle have shown the way to have fun and spread good messages at the same time.

Bicycling invisibly in gutters & "Car door lanes":
An unseen 6 year old opens a car door in front of you. An instinctual reaction has you swerve around it; the 1st car passing you swerves quickly and misses you. The 2nd car tailgating behind the first car hasn't seen you yet. BEFORE bicyclist's rights (& safety) on the road get reduced further (recent reductions within last 8 years are not known by 99.99% of people), once a month we can become the dominant transport form displaying a better way and possibilities towards a car free city.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].
The protest themes were against oil dependency and war; and for peace, environment, sustainability, human rights, personal freedom, harmony, love and to save Newcastle’s trains. The event was free.

5 men (3 of whom were completely naked) braved an unseasonable chill wind and pre-dawn start for the 7 km ride from Tighes Hill TAFE to the end of Nobbys Breakwater.

All the riders had their bodies painted with peace signs and a combination of slogans (including Save Newie Trains and No War), love hearts, flowers or reggae stripes. Drawings of bowsers with a bar through them represented the rides antipathy to oil dependency and likewise for cars.

Many people who were out for their morning walk or run (some with their dogs) and other cyclists, Sunday drivers, locomotive engineers and fisher-folk had a good laugh and cheered their approval. The most fun belonged to the participants who will remember the day for a long time. The riders rated their World Naked Bike Ride a great success! It was terrific and hilarious!!!

Despite a huge amount of publicity inviting participation prior to the event the Police did not show up. Perhaps they had their bikes stolen?

There were no injuries, damage or pollution. On completion of the ride, one of the nude riders pronounced;
“One small streak for Man,
ONE GIANT STREAK FOR MANKIND!”

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html Photos of Newcastle 2006 on WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! Group

===Endorsement===
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Newcastle:
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*[http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studio] photographed the 2005 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] (NUSA), see also [http://www.nusa.org.au/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page NUSA Wiki Website]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: Newcastle, New South Wales]]
*[[Wikipedia: New South Wales]]

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2006-07-02T06:28:25Z

Marte: /* Endorsement */

{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}

'''World Naked Bike Ride - Nudecastle'''

Ride in conjunction with [[:Category:Southern_hemisphere_ride_locations|Southern hemisphere ride locations]] (including [[Golden Bay]], [[Lake Tekapo]], [[Melbourne]], [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Tampa Bay]]).

'''Protest against oil dependency, cars and war!'''<br />
'''Protest for peace, love, freedom, the environment, public transport and bikes!'''

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 7am<br />
'''Location:''' [http://www.merewetherslsc.com.au/ Merewether Surf Life Saving Club]


===Post-ride party===
A '''Post-Ride Party''' was held at the [http://www.surflifesaving.com.au/SurfLife_CMS/BeachSafety/Beaches/Newcastle.htm Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club] at beautiful Newcastle Beach. The Post Ride Party was attended by all the riders who completed the WNBR Nudecastle 2006, the friendly vetted media and one of the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 vetrans.

===Prizes!===
The '''prizes''' were '''three bikes in excellent condition''' donated by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle].

'''Prize 1: Encouraging Participation!''' A bike was given to the contestant who recruited the highest number of participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 2: Encouraging Female Participation!''' A bike was given to the female contestant who recruits the highest number of female participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 3: Best Individual Body Paint!''' A bike was given to the rider who completes the ride and who is judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.

<div style="font-size:9px;">
'''Rules and Conditions of the Contest'''

*Contestants for prize 1 and 2 need to assemble the participants they have recruited at the start of the ride and the finish of the ride for a head count.
*Participants may not be considered to be recruited by more than one contestant.
*The deciding head count will be made at the completion of the ride.
*In the event of a tie in the number of participants recruited who complete the ride, the prizes will be awarded to the rider who has recruited the equal highest number of participants who are judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.
*In the event that prize number 1 is won by a female, then she is not also eligible to prize number 2 if she has recruited the most female riders to join and complete the ride. In these circumstances, prize number 2 will be awarded to the female who has recruited the second highest number of female participants to join and who complete the ride.
*Prize winners will be determined in the sequence of prize numbers.
*No contestant is eligible to more than 1 prize.
*In the event that prize winners cannot agree to which of the three bikes that each winner should take as their prize, the winner of prize 1 has first choice, the winner of prize 2 has 2nd choice and the winner of prize 3 gets the remaining prize.
*The competition is not open to established WNBR Nudecastle or Critical Mass organisers.
</div>

==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==
These are the [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|poster]] used for the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 to help promote participation. Below them are other promotional images.

[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]
[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]
[[Image:1A_00001.jpg|left|thumb|Picture of WNBR Nudecastle 2005]]
[[Image:Rainbow_Sky_Nudecastle.JPG|left|thumb|Promotional poster for WNBR Nudecastle]]
<br style="clear:left;" />

==Pre-ride events==
===Critical Mass===
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle] and the [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] endorse and participate in all events held under both names in Newcastle. Critical Mass ride on the first Friday of every month. The next Critical Mass ride is on Friday 5 May 2006 and starts from Civic Park, opposite Newcastle Town Hall. Assemble at 5:45pm for a 6:00pm start. Ride Daily! Celebrate Monthly!

For more information on Critical Mass see:
[http://critical-mass.info/index.html Critical Mass World Information] ,
[http://www.criticalmass.org.au/ Critical Mass Australia]or
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Newcastle Critical Mass Discussion Group]
or email
[mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].

===Orientation barbecue and body painting party===
'''was held on Saturday 4 March 2006 at [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie], 14 Railway Street, Wickham 2293, NSW'''

This pre-ride icebreaker event was a big success for the 30 or so people who intent to participate in the WNBR Nudecastle 2006. Drinking, team-building exercises and mandatory introductions were included as well as a practice body-painting session. Ian the publican was a great host and has welcomed us back next year. For a [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/contact.htm map] of how to get there, please visit the [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie] website.

===Feeling at ease===
This icebreaker social event helped inform potential participants of what to expect during the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 and to make friends with everyone there who intended to ride. Riding in any WNBR is daunting for the first time and worse if you turn up alone and don't know anyone. Participants were encouraged to offer each other support and female participants to make an extra effort to bond with their sisters. Any woman that wants to volunteer for the role of Women’s Support Woman for future rides is welcome. All participants are encouraged to welcome and engage with everyone who turns up at the beginning of our rides whether they have attended preliminary events or not. Body painting in preparation for rides can be done in segregated groups and without any media present.

===Media===
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

Several freelance professional media people attended the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 including a photographer and a video producer. The photographers and the video producer also attended the 2005 event and are vetted by the organisers. The manner in which these people conducted themselves was impeccable and they portrayed the participants respectfully. The WNBR Nudecastle 2006 was photographed and filmed by our vetted media (apart from the undressing and painting). Some participants heavily disguising themselves with body paint and sunglasses etc. The still photographs taken by the photographers are available to be viewed in low definition format on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! group and ready for distribution to the press in print-quality format within hours of the ride completion. High definition photos of the 2006 event are available at the[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html WNBR Australia (official website)] The photos are copyright, so permission of the photographer must be sought before they can be reproduced or otherwise used. Credit for the photos must be given.

===Video Night===
A video of cycling activists in Newcastle featuring Critical Mass and the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 was shown by the video producer who shot the WNBR Nudecastle 2005. He supplied the following invitation:

:A broadcast of a special edition of the [http://novacast.0catch.com/ Novocast] program Lou's World* on [http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/novacast_tv/ Newcastle Community Television] will take place at the Royal Exchange, Bolton Street, Newcastle (Next to Herald building), on Monday 20 February 2006 at 9.30pm.

:The documentary on Cycle Activists will feature Critical Mass, The White Bicycle Project, (some body painting) and The World Naked Bike.

:Also on the Optus 3b Satellite at the same time if you happen to have the $850 aerial otherwise a Gold coin donation.

:(Jeees $850 for an aerial!! In the black and white days we just used a coat hanger!!)

:[mailto:mivp@comcen.com.au RSVP]

:(Program contains nudity) This is a media event and you will be photographed. (* Lou's World is not connected with this episode)

===University support===
A stall was set up at [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/ University of Newcastle] during orientation week (13-17 February), promoting Critical Mass and the World Naked Bike Ride. Many students took an interest in WNBR and the theme of promoting peace and protecting the environment. The organisers were helped during O Week by the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/ Newcastle University Students Association] (NUSA), the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective], the[http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective], [http://www.risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide] and the [http://www.unu.org.au/ University Union]. Big thanks to everyone at the University from WNBR. In the week before the ride, more posters and flyers were distributed on campus as a reminder to students to participate.

==History==
===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

On Sunday the 12th of March, sunny warm weather and bemused locals greeted two ladies and nine gentlemen who assembled at the Merewether Surf Life Saving Club at 7am.

After introductions and orientation, the sexes divided and retreated to the dressing sheds at the ocean baths to prepare for the ride by painting peace signs, hearts, flowers and protest slogans on our bodies. Some riders said their initial apprehensions soon faded after the painting was underway and stripping down seemed natural when among a supportive group doing the same thing. (Nudity is not compulsory in the WNBR and you can wear as much or as little as makes you feel comfortable. You should try to challenge yourself to wear as little as possible without frightening yourself).

Once the body painting was completed, we all re-assembled to commence the ride. Five of the gentlemen had chosen to ride completely naked and one of the ladies went top-free. Everyone wore a smile. The riders stopped along the beach promenade for a photo opportunity for the press and then we were off!

The locals at the Merewether SLSC gave us a cheer and we hit the road! We made lots of noise with whistles, bells and singing out our protest messages. From Merewether we rode along the streets to Bar Beach and then into Darby St where many of the Café set roared their approval and hooted with laughter. Every business in Darby St that was approached to place a WNBR promotion poster in their window before the ride had agreed, so it was great to see their patrons enjoy the spectacle.

From Darby St we turned right into Hunter St (for the benefit of those unfamiliar with Newcastle, this is the busiest shopping street in town). When we were approaching the intersection with Crown St, a big white Police paddy wagon passed in the opposite direction. The World Naked Bike Ride in Australia had never seen the Police on any ride before this and I had no idea what would happen next. I thought if I looked straight ahead, kept riding, quietened down and avoided eye contact with the Police in the paddy wagon, then they might not feel compelled to do anything. Maybe they did not notice a pack of 11 naked painted people on bikes? This delusion was quickly dispelled when the riders behind me waved at the Police in the paddy wagon. I couldn’t see how the Police reacted, but was told later that the two Policewomen were “pissing themselves with laughter”! In any case, the paddy wagon didn’t do a U-turn and kept going. That was a relief, even if short lived. Two or three Policemen were on foot at the western end of the Mall as we were just getting to Scott St. The Policemen stopped a few of the riders at the tail of our group. Apparently, they asked a few questions and made some disapproving noises but did not give any directives so the riders set off again and quickly caught the rest of us up. One of the riders said the Police were concerned that we might ride our bikes in the pedestrian-only Mall (which we hadn’t planned to do anyway). After that, we didn’t see the Police again. We had got away with a Police “grumble”. No dramas.

We continued up Scott St and into Nobbys Rd then all the way to the end of Nobbys breakwater where the winners for the three free bike prizes were decided from the competitors. Critical Mass had donated three bikes in excellent condition. The prizes were awarded to the rider who recruited the highest number of participants, the female rider who recruited the highest number of female participants and to the rider who was judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of the other participants. We all cheered each other for such a wonderful event for critical global issues. We set some milestones for the WNBR in Australia: it was the largest ride to occur to that time, the first ride to confirm the participation of ladies, the first ride to encounter the Police and first ride to encounter the Police then let go. There were no injuries, damage or pollution. Everyone was very happy and the whole town was in giggles. To everyone that took part: THANK YOU!

We put our clothes back on and went to Newcastle SLSC for a post ride party. Newcastle Nudists for Peace had donated slabs of beer and the winners of the bike prizes chose which bikes they wanted. Two of the riders who brought guitars with them played while we drank, talked and reflected on a fantastic morning.

The World Naked Bike Ride – Nudecastle 2006 was endorsed by Newcastle Nudists for Peace, Critical Mass (Newcastle), NUSA Transport Collective and NUSA Environment Collective. At least half the participants are students at The University of Newcastle (maybe that should be the Uni of Nudecastle?). The organisers were helped during O Week by the Newcastle University Students Association (NUSA), the NUSA Environment Collective, Rising Tide and the University Union. Big thanks to everyone at Uni from WNBR. Thanks to Glenn, Mark and Consolidated Press for recording the event.

The next WNBR is on Saturday 10 June 2006 and is the northern hemisphere event. All cities are welcome to participate. Newcastle has not yet decided whether we will participate in the June ride although will be definitely riding in 2007.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].
or read [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/message/186 it here].

On 12th March 2006 I participated in a fun bicycle event with many other people that reached double figures. We were protesting for clean air, less oil exhaust deaths, more sustainable less toxic energy solutions, less greenhouse gases, fewer wars for oil, more bicycling. Men and women from Newcastle including overseas people visiting our region met at Merewether Beach front at 7am and did body painting of the protest themes. So lots of colour, and peace signs, flowers, “clean” messages, adorned many bodies. This display and body and painting of the body with slogans is in protest of being indecently exposed to toxic emissions every day. So for one day a year this World protest event exposes and celebrates the power and individuality of our natural bodies against the unnatural toxic emissions of the World.

Riding with less clothes than usual is very natural and very funny. All the people I talked to on the ride usually never go in public with less than their usual amount of clothing. So this special fun event allows them to “go free”. The bicycle itself of course is not natural (walking is the most natural form of transport). But the bicycle is the most environmentally friendly form of transport for travelling the distances the average Newcastle travels each day. Cars are the worst urban polluter so this is a perfect event to protest that bicycles are better than cars. It is a fun event creating a situation where Bicycles were the dominant form of transport on the road as we rode safely down the road.

The bicycle ride was great fun and I heard many cheers from passer-by. We were a group that believed in simplification, human harmony and love and we rode together. We rode down Darby street Cooks Hill and out to Newcastle Station. These roads may be usually bicycle “unfriendly” but in a large group it is a perfect opportunity to learn to ride safely. The bicycle “lanes” are too narrow and riding in the lane is the safest option. Riding in the “bicycle” lane usually means the “parked-car-door-opening” lane. Newcastle Council knows about the lanes being too narrow and unsafe but they as yet have not removed the dangerous bicycle pictures on the road. So a large very colourful group riding safely on the road not worrying about the ignorant motorists was very liberating for everyone. Most Newcastle motorists think a bicyclist riding in the “traffic” lane is just being a “smart-ass” and deliberately making motorists go slow. Motorists want that bicyclist in the gutter or “car-door-lane” where they usually see almost all bicyclists ride. But most bicyclists ride very dangerously in the “car-door-lane” and a literally playing Russian Roulette with a small child opening a car door in front of them. So this fun protest event is important for cycling safety as well.

We rode our bicycles from Merewether out to Nobbies break wall where everyone cheered for a great event. Prizes were awarded for best body painting. We went back to Newcastle Beach for a Post ride party. Everyone had so much fun and it was great to meet so many lovely people who care so much about humanity.

Parts of the ride were filmed by a local filmmaker who made a film this year on Newcastle Bike Activism. There are photos of the ride that will be posted on the web. You should be able to use them if you give credit to the photographer (the photos should be free).

This was a clothing optional ride and some people wore more clothes than others. The name of the bicycle ride was “World Naked Bike Ride” and the sub-title is “Nudecastle”. Even though the name of the ride offends many people, its protest themes certainly do not. I also went in the first “World Naked Bike Ride” “Nudecastle” in 2005 and the next one for 2007 will be just as much fun. The name of the ride may put people off from participating, but it is for a number of reasons. It creates media attention and a funny side of people riding as naked as they want to be on bikes. It can be very hard to grab media attention these days so this can be seen as another option for protestors. Lobbying and writing letters to governments does not seem to work very fast these days. People willing to expose their bodies to Newcastle have shown the way to have fun and spread good messages at the same time.

Bicycling invisibly in gutters & "Car door lanes":
An unseen 6 year old opens a car door in front of you. An instinctual reaction has you swerve around it; the 1st car passing you swerves quickly and misses you. The 2nd car tailgating behind the first car hasn't seen you yet. BEFORE bicyclist's rights (& safety) on the road get reduced further (recent reductions within last 8 years are not known by 99.99% of people), once a month we can become the dominant transport form displaying a better way and possibilities towards a car free city.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].
The protest themes were against oil dependency and war; and for peace, environment, sustainability, human rights, personal freedom, harmony, love and to save Newcastle’s trains. The event was free.

5 men (3 of whom were completely naked) braved an unseasonable chill wind and pre-dawn start for the 7 km ride from Tighes Hill TAFE to the end of Nobbys Breakwater.

All the riders had their bodies painted with peace signs and a combination of slogans (including Save Newie Trains and No War), love hearts, flowers or reggae stripes. Drawings of bowsers with a bar through them represented the rides antipathy to oil dependency and likewise for cars.

Many people who were out for their morning walk or run (some with their dogs) and other cyclists, Sunday drivers, locomotive engineers and fisher-folk had a good laugh and cheered their approval. The most fun belonged to the participants who will remember the day for a long time. The riders rated their World Naked Bike Ride a great success! It was terrific and hilarious!!!

Despite a huge amount of publicity inviting participation prior to the event the Police did not show up. Perhaps they had their bikes stolen?

There were no injuries, damage or pollution. On completion of the ride, one of the nude riders pronounced;
“One small streak for Man,
ONE GIANT STREAK FOR MANKIND!”

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html Photos of Newcastle 2006 on WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! Group

===Endorsement===
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Newcastle:
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] Has photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] (NUSA), see also [http://www.nusa.org.au/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page NUSA Wiki Website]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: Newcastle, New South Wales]]
*[[Wikipedia: New South Wales]]

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'''World Naked Bike Ride - Nudecastle'''

Ride in conjunction with [[:Category:Southern_hemisphere_ride_locations|Southern hemisphere ride locations]] (including [[Golden Bay]], [[Lake Tekapo]], [[Melbourne]], [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Tampa Bay]]).

'''Protest against oil dependency, cars and war!'''<br />
'''Protest for peace, love, freedom, the environment, public transport and bikes!'''

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 7am<br />
'''Location:''' [http://www.merewetherslsc.com.au/ Merewether Surf Life Saving Club]


===Post-ride party===
A '''Post-Ride Party''' was held at the [http://www.surflifesaving.com.au/SurfLife_CMS/BeachSafety/Beaches/Newcastle.htm Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club] at beautiful Newcastle Beach. The Post Ride Party was attended by all the riders who completed the WNBR Nudecastle 2006, the friendly vetted media and one of the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 vetrans.

===Prizes!===
The '''prizes''' were '''three bikes in excellent condition''' donated by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle].

'''Prize 1: Encouraging Participation!''' A bike was given to the contestant who recruited the highest number of participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 2: Encouraging Female Participation!''' A bike was given to the female contestant who recruits the highest number of female participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 3: Best Individual Body Paint!''' A bike was given to the rider who completes the ride and who is judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.

<div style="font-size:9px;">
'''Rules and Conditions of the Contest'''

*Contestants for prize 1 and 2 need to assemble the participants they have recruited at the start of the ride and the finish of the ride for a head count.
*Participants may not be considered to be recruited by more than one contestant.
*The deciding head count will be made at the completion of the ride.
*In the event of a tie in the number of participants recruited who complete the ride, the prizes will be awarded to the rider who has recruited the equal highest number of participants who are judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.
*In the event that prize number 1 is won by a female, then she is not also eligible to prize number 2 if she has recruited the most female riders to join and complete the ride. In these circumstances, prize number 2 will be awarded to the female who has recruited the second highest number of female participants to join and who complete the ride.
*Prize winners will be determined in the sequence of prize numbers.
*No contestant is eligible to more than 1 prize.
*In the event that prize winners cannot agree to which of the three bikes that each winner should take as their prize, the winner of prize 1 has first choice, the winner of prize 2 has 2nd choice and the winner of prize 3 gets the remaining prize.
*The competition is not open to established WNBR Nudecastle or Critical Mass organisers.
</div>

==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==
These are the [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|poster]] used for the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 to help promote participation. Below them are other promotional images.

[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]
[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]
[[Image:1A_00001.jpg|left|thumb|Picture of WNBR Nudecastle 2005]]
[[Image:Rainbow_Sky_Nudecastle.JPG|left|thumb|Promotional poster for WNBR Nudecastle]]
<br style="clear:left;" />

==Pre-ride events==
===Critical Mass===
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle] and the [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] endorse and participate in all events held under both names in Newcastle. Critical Mass ride on the first Friday of every month. The next Critical Mass ride is on Friday 5 May 2006 and starts from Civic Park, opposite Newcastle Town Hall. Assemble at 5:45pm for a 6:00pm start. Ride Daily! Celebrate Monthly!

For more information on Critical Mass see:
[http://critical-mass.info/index.html Critical Mass World Information] ,
[http://www.criticalmass.org.au/ Critical Mass Australia]or
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Newcastle Critical Mass Discussion Group]
or email
[mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].

===Orientation barbecue and body painting party===
'''was held on Saturday 4 March 2006 at [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie], 14 Railway Street, Wickham 2293, NSW'''

This pre-ride icebreaker event was a big success for the 30 or so people who intent to participate in the WNBR Nudecastle 2006. Drinking, team-building exercises and mandatory introductions were included as well as a practice body-painting session. Ian the publican was a great host and has welcomed us back next year. For a [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/contact.htm map] of how to get there, please visit the [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie] website.

===Feeling at ease===
This icebreaker social event helped inform potential participants of what to expect during the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 and to make friends with everyone there who intended to ride. Riding in any WNBR is daunting for the first time and worse if you turn up alone and don't know anyone. Participants were encouraged to offer each other support and female participants to make an extra effort to bond with their sisters. Any woman that wants to volunteer for the role of Women’s Support Woman for future rides is welcome. All participants are encouraged to welcome and engage with everyone who turns up at the beginning of our rides whether they have attended preliminary events or not. Body painting in preparation for rides can be done in segregated groups and without any media present.

===Media===
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

Several freelance professional media people attended the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 including a photographer and a video producer. The photographers and the video producer also attended the 2005 event and are vetted by the organisers. The manner in which these people conducted themselves was impeccable and they portrayed the participants respectfully. The WNBR Nudecastle 2006 was photographed and filmed by our vetted media (apart from the undressing and painting). Some participants heavily disguising themselves with body paint and sunglasses etc. The still photographs taken by the photographers are available to be viewed in low definition format on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! group and ready for distribution to the press in print-quality format within hours of the ride completion. High definition photos of the 2006 event are available at the[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html WNBR Australia (official website)] The photos are copyright, so permission of the photographer must be sought before they can be reproduced or otherwise used. Credit for the photos must be given.

===Video Night===
A video of cycling activists in Newcastle featuring Critical Mass and the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 was shown by the video producer who shot the WNBR Nudecastle 2005. He supplied the following invitation:

:A broadcast of a special edition of the [http://novacast.0catch.com/ Novocast] program Lou's World* on [http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/novacast_tv/ Newcastle Community Television] will take place at the Royal Exchange, Bolton Street, Newcastle (Next to Herald building), on Monday 20 February 2006 at 9.30pm.

:The documentary on Cycle Activists will feature Critical Mass, The White Bicycle Project, (some body painting) and The World Naked Bike.

:Also on the Optus 3b Satellite at the same time if you happen to have the $850 aerial otherwise a Gold coin donation.

:(Jeees $850 for an aerial!! In the black and white days we just used a coat hanger!!)

:[mailto:mivp@comcen.com.au RSVP]

:(Program contains nudity) This is a media event and you will be photographed. (* Lou's World is not connected with this episode)

===University support===
A stall was set up at [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/ University of Newcastle] during orientation week (13-17 February), promoting Critical Mass and the World Naked Bike Ride. Many students took an interest in WNBR and the theme of promoting peace and protecting the environment. The organisers were helped during O Week by the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/ Newcastle University Students Association] (NUSA), the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective], the[http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective], [http://www.risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide] and the [http://www.unu.org.au/ University Union]. Big thanks to everyone at the University from WNBR. In the week before the ride, more posters and flyers were distributed on campus as a reminder to students to participate.

==History==
===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

On Sunday the 12th of March, sunny warm weather and bemused locals greeted two ladies and nine gentlemen who assembled at the Merewether Surf Life Saving Club at 7am.

After introductions and orientation, the sexes divided and retreated to the dressing sheds at the ocean baths to prepare for the ride by painting peace signs, hearts, flowers and protest slogans on our bodies. Some riders said their initial apprehensions soon faded after the painting was underway and stripping down seemed natural when among a supportive group doing the same thing. (Nudity is not compulsory in the WNBR and you can wear as much or as little as makes you feel comfortable. You should try to challenge yourself to wear as little as possible without frightening yourself).

Once the body painting was completed, we all re-assembled to commence the ride. Five of the gentlemen had chosen to ride completely naked and one of the ladies went top-free. Everyone wore a smile. The riders stopped along the beach promenade for a photo opportunity for the press and then we were off!

The locals at the Merewether SLSC gave us a cheer and we hit the road! We made lots of noise with whistles, bells and singing out our protest messages. From Merewether we rode along the streets to Bar Beach and then into Darby St where many of the Café set roared their approval and hooted with laughter. Every business in Darby St that was approached to place a WNBR promotion poster in their window before the ride had agreed, so it was great to see their patrons enjoy the spectacle.

From Darby St we turned right into Hunter St (for the benefit of those unfamiliar with Newcastle, this is the busiest shopping street in town). When we were approaching the intersection with Crown St, a big white Police paddy wagon passed in the opposite direction. The World Naked Bike Ride in Australia had never seen the Police on any ride before this and I had no idea what would happen next. I thought if I looked straight ahead, kept riding, quietened down and avoided eye contact with the Police in the paddy wagon, then they might not feel compelled to do anything. Maybe they did not notice a pack of 11 naked painted people on bikes? This delusion was quickly dispelled when the riders behind me waved at the Police in the paddy wagon. I couldn’t see how the Police reacted, but was told later that the two Policewomen were “pissing themselves with laughter”! In any case, the paddy wagon didn’t do a U-turn and kept going. That was a relief, even if short lived. Two or three Policemen were on foot at the western end of the Mall as we were just getting to Scott St. The Policemen stopped a few of the riders at the tail of our group. Apparently, they asked a few questions and made some disapproving noises but did not give any directives so the riders set off again and quickly caught the rest of us up. One of the riders said the Police were concerned that we might ride our bikes in the pedestrian-only Mall (which we hadn’t planned to do anyway). After that, we didn’t see the Police again. We had got away with a Police “grumble”. No dramas.

We continued up Scott St and into Nobbys Rd then all the way to the end of Nobbys breakwater where the winners for the three free bike prizes were decided from the competitors. Critical Mass had donated three bikes in excellent condition. The prizes were awarded to the rider who recruited the highest number of participants, the female rider who recruited the highest number of female participants and to the rider who was judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of the other participants. We all cheered each other for such a wonderful event for critical global issues. We set some milestones for the WNBR in Australia: it was the largest ride to occur to that time, the first ride to confirm the participation of ladies, the first ride to encounter the Police and first ride to encounter the Police then let go. There were no injuries, damage or pollution. Everyone was very happy and the whole town was in giggles. To everyone that took part: THANK YOU!

We put our clothes back on and went to Newcastle SLSC for a post ride party. Newcastle Nudists for Peace had donated slabs of beer and the winners of the bike prizes chose which bikes they wanted. Two of the riders who brought guitars with them played while we drank, talked and reflected on a fantastic morning.

The World Naked Bike Ride – Nudecastle 2006 was endorsed by Newcastle Nudists for Peace, Critical Mass (Newcastle), NUSA Transport Collective and NUSA Environment Collective. At least half the participants are students at The University of Newcastle (maybe that should be the Uni of Nudecastle?). The organisers were helped during O Week by the Newcastle University Students Association (NUSA), the NUSA Environment Collective, Rising Tide and the University Union. Big thanks to everyone at Uni from WNBR. Thanks to Glenn, Mark and Consolidated Press for recording the event.

The next WNBR is on Saturday 10 June 2006 and is the northern hemisphere event. All cities are welcome to participate. Newcastle has not yet decided whether we will participate in the June ride although will be definitely riding in 2007.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].
or read [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/message/186 it here].

On 12th March 2006 I participated in a fun bicycle event with many other people that reached double figures. We were protesting for clean air, less oil exhaust deaths, more sustainable less toxic energy solutions, less greenhouse gases, fewer wars for oil, more bicycling. Men and women from Newcastle including overseas people visiting our region met at Merewether Beach front at 7am and did body painting of the protest themes. So lots of colour, and peace signs, flowers, “clean” messages, adorned many bodies. This display and body and painting of the body with slogans is in protest of being indecently exposed to toxic emissions every day. So for one day a year this World protest event exposes and celebrates the power and individuality of our natural bodies against the unnatural toxic emissions of the World.

Riding with less clothes than usual is very natural and very funny. All the people I talked to on the ride usually never go in public with less than their usual amount of clothing. So this special fun event allows them to “go free”. The bicycle itself of course is not natural (walking is the most natural form of transport). But the bicycle is the most environmentally friendly form of transport for travelling the distances the average Newcastle travels each day. Cars are the worst urban polluter so this is a perfect event to protest that bicycles are better than cars. It is a fun event creating a situation where Bicycles were the dominant form of transport on the road as we rode safely down the road.

The bicycle ride was great fun and I heard many cheers from passer-by. We were a group that believed in simplification, human harmony and love and we rode together. We rode down Darby street Cooks Hill and out to Newcastle Station. These roads may be usually bicycle “unfriendly” but in a large group it is a perfect opportunity to learn to ride safely. The bicycle “lanes” are too narrow and riding in the lane is the safest option. Riding in the “bicycle” lane usually means the “parked-car-door-opening” lane. Newcastle Council knows about the lanes being too narrow and unsafe but they as yet have not removed the dangerous bicycle pictures on the road. So a large very colourful group riding safely on the road not worrying about the ignorant motorists was very liberating for everyone. Most Newcastle motorists think a bicyclist riding in the “traffic” lane is just being a “smart-ass” and deliberately making motorists go slow. Motorists want that bicyclist in the gutter or “car-door-lane” where they usually see almost all bicyclists ride. But most bicyclists ride very dangerously in the “car-door-lane” and a literally playing Russian Roulette with a small child opening a car door in front of them. So this fun protest event is important for cycling safety as well.

We rode our bicycles from Merewether out to Nobbies break wall where everyone cheered for a great event. Prizes were awarded for best body painting. We went back to Newcastle Beach for a Post ride party. Everyone had so much fun and it was great to meet so many lovely people who care so much about humanity.

Parts of the ride were filmed by a local filmmaker who made a film this year on Newcastle Bike Activism. There are photos of the ride that will be posted on the web. You should be able to use them if you give credit to the photographer (the photos should be free).

This was a clothing optional ride and some people wore more clothes than others. The name of the bicycle ride was “World Naked Bike Ride” and the sub-title is “Nudecastle”. Even though the name of the ride offends many people, its protest themes certainly do not. I also went in the first “World Naked Bike Ride” “Nudecastle” in 2005 and the next one for 2007 will be just as much fun. The name of the ride may put people off from participating, but it is for a number of reasons. It creates media attention and a funny side of people riding as naked as they want to be on bikes. It can be very hard to grab media attention these days so this can be seen as another option for protestors. Lobbying and writing letters to governments does not seem to work very fast these days. People willing to expose their bodies to Newcastle have shown the way to have fun and spread good messages at the same time.

Bicycling invisibly in gutters & "Car door lanes":
An unseen 6 year old opens a car door in front of you. An instinctual reaction has you swerve around it; the 1st car passing you swerves quickly and misses you. The 2nd car tailgating behind the first car hasn't seen you yet. BEFORE bicyclist's rights (& safety) on the road get reduced further (recent reductions within last 8 years are not known by 99.99% of people), once a month we can become the dominant transport form displaying a better way and possibilities towards a car free city.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].
The protest themes were against oil dependency and war; and for peace, environment, sustainability, human rights, personal freedom, harmony, love and to save Newcastle’s trains. The event was free.

5 men (3 of whom were completely naked) braved an unseasonable chill wind and pre-dawn start for the 7 km ride from Tighes Hill TAFE to the end of Nobbys Breakwater.

All the riders had their bodies painted with peace signs and a combination of slogans (including Save Newie Trains and No War), love hearts, flowers or reggae stripes. Drawings of bowsers with a bar through them represented the rides antipathy to oil dependency and likewise for cars.

Many people who were out for their morning walk or run (some with their dogs) and other cyclists, Sunday drivers, locomotive engineers and fisher-folk had a good laugh and cheered their approval. The most fun belonged to the participants who will remember the day for a long time. The riders rated their World Naked Bike Ride a great success! It was terrific and hilarious!!!

Despite a huge amount of publicity inviting participation prior to the event the Police did not show up. Perhaps they had their bikes stolen?

There were no injuries, damage or pollution. On completion of the ride, one of the nude riders pronounced;
“One small streak for Man,
ONE GIANT STREAK FOR MANKIND!”

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html Photos of Newcastle 2006 on WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! Group

===Endorsement===
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Newcastle:
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] Has photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] NUSA, see also [http://www.nusa.org.au/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page NUSA Wiki Website]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: Newcastle, New South Wales]]
*[[Wikipedia: New South Wales]]

[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Ride locations]]


[[Category:2005 ride locations]]
[[Category:2006 ride locations]]
[[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]
[[Category:Previous ride locations]]
[[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]

Australia

2006-07-02T06:24:37Z

Marte: /* Endorsements */ add 2 new endorsements

{{Country breadcrumb}}

{{Country ride locations}}

==Media==
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder]

Media enquiries for Melbourne: please contact [mailto:bikefunnist@riseup.net Alex]

==History==
*[[Tweed Heads]] participated on 12 June 2004
*[[Newcastle, NSW]] participated on 13 February 2005
*[[Melbourne]] and [[Newcastle, NSW]] participated on 12 March 2006

For more detail of the history of rides in these cities, follow the links.

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideAustralia/ WNBR Australia] Yahoo! group

===Endorsements===
The following organisations support and/or endorse WNBR Australia:
*[http://www.criticalmass.org.au Critical Mass Australia] see also [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cm-aus/ Critical Mass Australia] Yahoo! group
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography]
*[http://www.purplespiderstudio.com.au/ Purple Spider Studio]
*[http://risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide Australia] Grassroots Climate Action
*[http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/seqldnudists South East Queensland Nudists] A Forum for SE Queensland nudists. Regular group bushwalks and social activities are held around SE Queensland.
*[http://www.byronevents.net/ Byron Bay - Rainbow Region Community Noticeboard]
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.freebeach.com.au/index.htm Free Beaches Australia Inc.]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

[[Category:Countries]]

Newcastle (Australia)

2006-06-15T08:30:11Z

Marte: /* Media */

{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}

'''World Naked Bike Ride - Nudecastle'''

Ride in conjunction with [[:Category:Southern_hemisphere_ride_locations|Southern hemisphere ride locations]] (including [[Golden Bay]], [[Lake Tekapo]], [[Melbourne]], [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Tampa Bay]]).

'''Protest against oil dependency, cars and war!'''<br />
'''Protest for peace, love, freedom, the environment, public transport and bikes!'''

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 7am<br />
'''Location:''' [http://www.merewetherslsc.com.au/ Merewether Surf Life Saving Club]


===Post-ride party===
A '''Post-Ride Party''' was held at the [http://www.surflifesaving.com.au/SurfLife_CMS/BeachSafety/Beaches/Newcastle.htm Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club] at beautiful Newcastle Beach. The Post Ride Party was attended by all the riders who completed the WNBR Nudecastle 2006, the friendly vetted media and one of the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 vetrans.

===Prizes!===
The '''prizes''' were '''three bikes in excellent condition''' donated by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle].

'''Prize 1: Encouraging Participation!''' A bike was given to the contestant who recruited the highest number of participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 2: Encouraging Female Participation!''' A bike was given to the female contestant who recruits the highest number of female participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 3: Best Individual Body Paint!''' A bike was given to the rider who completes the ride and who is judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.

<div style="font-size:9px;">
'''Rules and Conditions of the Contest'''

*Contestants for prize 1 and 2 need to assemble the participants they have recruited at the start of the ride and the finish of the ride for a head count.
*Participants may not be considered to be recruited by more than one contestant.
*The deciding head count will be made at the completion of the ride.
*In the event of a tie in the number of participants recruited who complete the ride, the prizes will be awarded to the rider who has recruited the equal highest number of participants who are judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.
*In the event that prize number 1 is won by a female, then she is not also eligible to prize number 2 if she has recruited the most female riders to join and complete the ride. In these circumstances, prize number 2 will be awarded to the female who has recruited the second highest number of female participants to join and who complete the ride.
*Prize winners will be determined in the sequence of prize numbers.
*No contestant is eligible to more than 1 prize.
*In the event that prize winners cannot agree to which of the three bikes that each winner should take as their prize, the winner of prize 1 has first choice, the winner of prize 2 has 2nd choice and the winner of prize 3 gets the remaining prize.
*The competition is not open to established WNBR Nudecastle or Critical Mass organisers.
</div>

==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==
These are the [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|poster]] used for the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 to help promote participation. Below them are other promotional images.

[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]
[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]
[[Image:1A_00001.jpg|left|thumb|Picture of WNBR Nudecastle 2005]]
[[Image:Rainbow_Sky_Nudecastle.JPG|left|thumb|Promotional poster for WNBR Nudecastle]]
<br style="clear:left;" />

==Pre-ride events==
===Critical Mass===
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle] and the [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] endorse and participate in all events held under both names in Newcastle. Critical Mass ride on the first Friday of every month. The next Critical Mass ride is on Friday 5 May 2006 and starts from Civic Park, opposite Newcastle Town Hall. Assemble at 5:45pm for a 6:00pm start. Ride Daily! Celebrate Monthly!

For more information on Critical Mass see:
[http://critical-mass.info/index.html Critical Mass World Information] ,
[http://www.criticalmass.org.au/ Critical Mass Australia]or
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Newcastle Critical Mass Discussion Group]
or email
[mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].

===Orientation barbecue and body painting party===
'''was held on Saturday 4 March 2006 at [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie], 14 Railway Street, Wickham 2293, NSW'''

This pre-ride icebreaker event was a big success for the 30 or so people who intent to participate in the WNBR Nudecastle 2006. Drinking, team-building exercises and mandatory introductions were included as well as a practice body-painting session. Ian the publican was a great host and has welcomed us back next year. For a [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/contact.htm map] of how to get there, please visit the [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie] website.

===Feeling at ease===
This icebreaker social event helped inform potential participants of what to expect during the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 and to make friends with everyone there who intended to ride. Riding in any WNBR is daunting for the first time and worse if you turn up alone and don't know anyone. Participants were encouraged to offer each other support and female participants to make an extra effort to bond with their sisters. Any woman that wants to volunteer for the role of Women’s Support Woman for future rides is welcome. All participants are encouraged to welcome and engage with everyone who turns up at the beginning of our rides whether they have attended preliminary events or not. Body painting in preparation for rides can be done in segregated groups and without any media present.

===Media===
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

Several freelance professional media people attended the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 including a photographer and a video producer. The photographers and the video producer also attended the 2005 event and are vetted by the organisers. The manner in which these people conducted themselves was impeccable and they portrayed the participants respectfully. The WNBR Nudecastle 2006 was photographed and filmed by our vetted media (apart from the undressing and painting). Some participants heavily disguising themselves with body paint and sunglasses etc. The still photographs taken by the photographers are available to be viewed in low definition format on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! group and ready for distribution to the press in print-quality format within hours of the ride completion. High definition photos of the 2006 event are available at the[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html WNBR Australia (official website)] The photos are copyright, so permission of the photographer must be sought before they can be reproduced or otherwise used. Credit for the photos must be given.

===Video Night===
A video of cycling activists in Newcastle featuring Critical Mass and the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 was shown by the video producer who shot the WNBR Nudecastle 2005. He supplied the following invitation:

:A broadcast of a special edition of the [http://novacast.0catch.com/ Novocast] program Lou's World* on [http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/novacast_tv/ Newcastle Community Television] will take place at the Royal Exchange, Bolton Street, Newcastle (Next to Herald building), on Monday 20 February 2006 at 9.30pm.

:The documentary on Cycle Activists will feature Critical Mass, The White Bicycle Project, (some body painting) and The World Naked Bike.

:Also on the Optus 3b Satellite at the same time if you happen to have the $850 aerial otherwise a Gold coin donation.

:(Jeees $850 for an aerial!! In the black and white days we just used a coat hanger!!)

:[mailto:mivp@comcen.com.au RSVP]

:(Program contains nudity) This is a media event and you will be photographed. (* Lou's World is not connected with this episode)

===University support===
A stall was set up at [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/ University of Newcastle] during orientation week (13-17 February), promoting Critical Mass and the World Naked Bike Ride. Many students took an interest in WNBR and the theme of promoting peace and protecting the environment. The organisers were helped during O Week by the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/ Newcastle University Students Association] (NUSA), the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective], the[http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective], [http://www.risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide] and the [http://www.unu.org.au/ University Union]. Big thanks to everyone at the University from WNBR. In the week before the ride, more posters and flyers were distributed on campus as a reminder to students to participate.

==History==
===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

On Sunday the 12th of March, sunny warm weather and bemused locals greeted two ladies and nine gentlemen who assembled at the Merewether Surf Life Saving Club at 7am.

After introductions and orientation, the sexes divided and retreated to the dressing sheds at the ocean baths to prepare for the ride by painting peace signs, hearts, flowers and protest slogans on our bodies. Some riders said their initial apprehensions soon faded after the painting was underway and stripping down seemed natural when among a supportive group doing the same thing. (Nudity is not compulsory in the WNBR and you can wear as much or as little as makes you feel comfortable. You should try to challenge yourself to wear as little as possible without frightening yourself).

Once the body painting was completed, we all re-assembled to commence the ride. Five of the gentlemen had chosen to ride completely naked and one of the ladies went top-free. Everyone wore a smile. The riders stopped along the beach promenade for a photo opportunity for the press and then we were off!

The locals at the Merewether SLSC gave us a cheer and we hit the road! We made lots of noise with whistles, bells and singing out our protest messages. From Merewether we rode along the streets to Bar Beach and then into Darby St where many of the Café set roared their approval and hooted with laughter. Every business in Darby St that was approached to place a WNBR promotion poster in their window before the ride had agreed, so it was great to see their patrons enjoy the spectacle.

From Darby St we turned right into Hunter St (for the benefit of those unfamiliar with Newcastle, this is the busiest shopping street in town). When we were approaching the intersection with Crown St, a big white Police paddy wagon passed in the opposite direction. The World Naked Bike Ride in Australia had never seen the Police on any ride before this and I had no idea what would happen next. I thought if I looked straight ahead, kept riding, quietened down and avoided eye contact with the Police in the paddy wagon, then they might not feel compelled to do anything. Maybe they did not notice a pack of 11 naked painted people on bikes? This delusion was quickly dispelled when the riders behind me waved at the Police in the paddy wagon. I couldn’t see how the Police reacted, but was told later that the two Policewomen were “pissing themselves with laughter”! In any case, the paddy wagon didn’t do a U-turn and kept going. That was a relief, even if short lived. Two or three Policemen were on foot at the western end of the Mall as we were just getting to Scott St. The Policemen stopped a few of the riders at the tail of our group. Apparently, they asked a few questions and made some disapproving noises but did not give any directives so the riders set off again and quickly caught the rest of us up. One of the riders said the Police were concerned that we might ride our bikes in the pedestrian-only Mall (which we hadn’t planned to do anyway). After that, we didn’t see the Police again. We had got away with a Police “grumble”. No dramas.

We continued up Scott St and into Nobbys Rd then all the way to the end of Nobbys breakwater where the winners for the three free bike prizes were decided from the competitors. Critical Mass had donated three bikes in excellent condition. The prizes were awarded to the rider who recruited the highest number of participants, the female rider who recruited the highest number of female participants and to the rider who was judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of the other participants. We all cheered each other for such a wonderful event for critical global issues. We set some milestones for the WNBR in Australia: it was the largest ride to occur to that time, the first ride to confirm the participation of ladies, the first ride to encounter the Police and first ride to encounter the Police then let go. There were no injuries, damage or pollution. Everyone was very happy and the whole town was in giggles. To everyone that took part: THANK YOU!

We put our clothes back on and went to Newcastle SLSC for a post ride party. Newcastle Nudists for Peace had donated slabs of beer and the winners of the bike prizes chose which bikes they wanted. Two of the riders who brought guitars with them played while we drank, talked and reflected on a fantastic morning.

The World Naked Bike Ride – Nudecastle 2006 was endorsed by Newcastle Nudists for Peace, Critical Mass (Newcastle), NUSA Transport Collective and NUSA Environment Collective. At least half the participants are students at The University of Newcastle (maybe that should be the Uni of Nudecastle?). The organisers were helped during O Week by the Newcastle University Students Association (NUSA), the NUSA Environment Collective, Rising Tide and the University Union. Big thanks to everyone at Uni from WNBR. Thanks to Glenn, Mark and Consolidated Press for recording the event.

The next WNBR is on Saturday 10 June 2006 and is the northern hemisphere event. All cities are welcome to participate. Newcastle has not yet decided whether we will participate in the June ride although will be definitely riding in 2007.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].
or read [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/message/186 it here].

On 12th March 2006 I participated in a fun bicycle event with many other people that reached double figures. We were protesting for clean air, less oil exhaust deaths, more sustainable less toxic energy solutions, less greenhouse gases, fewer wars for oil, more bicycling. Men and women from Newcastle including overseas people visiting our region met at Merewether Beach front at 7am and did body painting of the protest themes. So lots of colour, and peace signs, flowers, “clean” messages, adorned many bodies. This display and body and painting of the body with slogans is in protest of being indecently exposed to toxic emissions every day. So for one day a year this World protest event exposes and celebrates the power and individuality of our natural bodies against the unnatural toxic emissions of the World.

Riding with less clothes than usual is very natural and very funny. All the people I talked to on the ride usually never go in public with less than their usual amount of clothing. So this special fun event allows them to “go free”. The bicycle itself of course is not natural (walking is the most natural form of transport). But the bicycle is the most environmentally friendly form of transport for travelling the distances the average Newcastle travels each day. Cars are the worst urban polluter so this is a perfect event to protest that bicycles are better than cars. It is a fun event creating a situation where Bicycles were the dominant form of transport on the road as we rode safely down the road.

The bicycle ride was great fun and I heard many cheers from passer-by. We were a group that believed in simplification, human harmony and love and we rode together. We rode down Darby street Cooks Hill and out to Newcastle Station. These roads may be usually bicycle “unfriendly” but in a large group it is a perfect opportunity to learn to ride safely. The bicycle “lanes” are too narrow and riding in the lane is the safest option. Riding in the “bicycle” lane usually means the “parked-car-door-opening” lane. Newcastle Council knows about the lanes being too narrow and unsafe but they as yet have not removed the dangerous bicycle pictures on the road. So a large very colourful group riding safely on the road not worrying about the ignorant motorists was very liberating for everyone. Most Newcastle motorists think a bicyclist riding in the “traffic” lane is just being a “smart-ass” and deliberately making motorists go slow. Motorists want that bicyclist in the gutter or “car-door-lane” where they usually see almost all bicyclists ride. But most bicyclists ride very dangerously in the “car-door-lane” and a literally playing Russian Roulette with a small child opening a car door in front of them. So this fun protest event is important for cycling safety as well.

We rode our bicycles from Merewether out to Nobbies break wall where everyone cheered for a great event. Prizes were awarded for best body painting. We went back to Newcastle Beach for a Post ride party. Everyone had so much fun and it was great to meet so many lovely people who care so much about humanity.

Parts of the ride were filmed by a local filmmaker who made a film this year on Newcastle Bike Activism. There are photos of the ride that will be posted on the web. You should be able to use them if you give credit to the photographer (the photos should be free).

This was a clothing optional ride and some people wore more clothes than others. The name of the bicycle ride was “World Naked Bike Ride” and the sub-title is “Nudecastle”. Even though the name of the ride offends many people, its protest themes certainly do not. I also went in the first “World Naked Bike Ride” “Nudecastle” in 2005 and the next one for 2007 will be just as much fun. The name of the ride may put people off from participating, but it is for a number of reasons. It creates media attention and a funny side of people riding as naked as they want to be on bikes. It can be very hard to grab media attention these days so this can be seen as another option for protestors. Lobbying and writing letters to governments does not seem to work very fast these days. People willing to expose their bodies to Newcastle have shown the way to have fun and spread good messages at the same time.

Bicycling invisibly in gutters & "Car door lanes":
An unseen 6 year old opens a car door in front of you. An instinctual reaction has you swerve around it; the 1st car passing you swerves quickly and misses you. The 2nd car tailgating behind the first car hasn't seen you yet. BEFORE bicyclist's rights (& safety) on the road get reduced further (recent reductions within last 8 years are not known by 99.99% of people), once a month we can become the dominant transport form displaying a better way and possibilities towards a car free city.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].
The protest themes were against oil dependency and war; and for peace, environment, sustainability, human rights, personal freedom, harmony, love and to save Newcastle’s trains. The event was free.

5 men (3 of whom were completely naked) braved an unseasonable chill wind and pre-dawn start for the 7 km ride from Tighes Hill TAFE to the end of Nobbys Breakwater.

All the riders had their bodies painted with peace signs and a combination of slogans (including Save Newie Trains and No War), love hearts, flowers or reggae stripes. Drawings of bowsers with a bar through them represented the rides antipathy to oil dependency and likewise for cars.

Many people who were out for their morning walk or run (some with their dogs) and other cyclists, Sunday drivers, locomotive engineers and fisher-folk had a good laugh and cheered their approval. The most fun belonged to the participants who will remember the day for a long time. The riders rated their World Naked Bike Ride a great success! It was terrific and hilarious!!!

Despite a huge amount of publicity inviting participation prior to the event the Police did not show up. Perhaps they had their bikes stolen?

There were no injuries, damage or pollution. On completion of the ride, one of the nude riders pronounced;
“One small streak for Man,
ONE GIANT STREAK FOR MANKIND!”

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html Photos of Newcastle 2006 on WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! Group

===Endorsement===
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Newcastle:
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] Has photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] NUSA
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: Newcastle, New South Wales]]
*[[Wikipedia: New South Wales]]

[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Ride locations]]


[[Category:2005 ride locations]]
[[Category:2006 ride locations]]
[[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]
[[Category:Previous ride locations]]
[[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]

Newcastle (Australia)

2006-06-15T08:29:49Z

Marte: /* Media */ 2006 photo link

{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}

'''World Naked Bike Ride - Nudecastle'''

Ride in conjunction with [[:Category:Southern_hemisphere_ride_locations|Southern hemisphere ride locations]] (including [[Golden Bay]], [[Lake Tekapo]], [[Melbourne]], [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Tampa Bay]]).

'''Protest against oil dependency, cars and war!'''<br />
'''Protest for peace, love, freedom, the environment, public transport and bikes!'''

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 7am<br />
'''Location:''' [http://www.merewetherslsc.com.au/ Merewether Surf Life Saving Club]


===Post-ride party===
A '''Post-Ride Party''' was held at the [http://www.surflifesaving.com.au/SurfLife_CMS/BeachSafety/Beaches/Newcastle.htm Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club] at beautiful Newcastle Beach. The Post Ride Party was attended by all the riders who completed the WNBR Nudecastle 2006, the friendly vetted media and one of the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 vetrans.

===Prizes!===
The '''prizes''' were '''three bikes in excellent condition''' donated by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle].

'''Prize 1: Encouraging Participation!''' A bike was given to the contestant who recruited the highest number of participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 2: Encouraging Female Participation!''' A bike was given to the female contestant who recruits the highest number of female participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 3: Best Individual Body Paint!''' A bike was given to the rider who completes the ride and who is judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.

<div style="font-size:9px;">
'''Rules and Conditions of the Contest'''

*Contestants for prize 1 and 2 need to assemble the participants they have recruited at the start of the ride and the finish of the ride for a head count.
*Participants may not be considered to be recruited by more than one contestant.
*The deciding head count will be made at the completion of the ride.
*In the event of a tie in the number of participants recruited who complete the ride, the prizes will be awarded to the rider who has recruited the equal highest number of participants who are judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.
*In the event that prize number 1 is won by a female, then she is not also eligible to prize number 2 if she has recruited the most female riders to join and complete the ride. In these circumstances, prize number 2 will be awarded to the female who has recruited the second highest number of female participants to join and who complete the ride.
*Prize winners will be determined in the sequence of prize numbers.
*No contestant is eligible to more than 1 prize.
*In the event that prize winners cannot agree to which of the three bikes that each winner should take as their prize, the winner of prize 1 has first choice, the winner of prize 2 has 2nd choice and the winner of prize 3 gets the remaining prize.
*The competition is not open to established WNBR Nudecastle or Critical Mass organisers.
</div>

==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==
These are the [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|poster]] used for the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 to help promote participation. Below them are other promotional images.

[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]
[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]
[[Image:1A_00001.jpg|left|thumb|Picture of WNBR Nudecastle 2005]]
[[Image:Rainbow_Sky_Nudecastle.JPG|left|thumb|Promotional poster for WNBR Nudecastle]]
<br style="clear:left;" />

==Pre-ride events==
===Critical Mass===
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle] and the [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] endorse and participate in all events held under both names in Newcastle. Critical Mass ride on the first Friday of every month. The next Critical Mass ride is on Friday 5 May 2006 and starts from Civic Park, opposite Newcastle Town Hall. Assemble at 5:45pm for a 6:00pm start. Ride Daily! Celebrate Monthly!

For more information on Critical Mass see:
[http://critical-mass.info/index.html Critical Mass World Information] ,
[http://www.criticalmass.org.au/ Critical Mass Australia]or
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Newcastle Critical Mass Discussion Group]
or email
[mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].

===Orientation barbecue and body painting party===
'''was held on Saturday 4 March 2006 at [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie], 14 Railway Street, Wickham 2293, NSW'''

This pre-ride icebreaker event was a big success for the 30 or so people who intent to participate in the WNBR Nudecastle 2006. Drinking, team-building exercises and mandatory introductions were included as well as a practice body-painting session. Ian the publican was a great host and has welcomed us back next year. For a [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/contact.htm map] of how to get there, please visit the [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie] website.

===Feeling at ease===
This icebreaker social event helped inform potential participants of what to expect during the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 and to make friends with everyone there who intended to ride. Riding in any WNBR is daunting for the first time and worse if you turn up alone and don't know anyone. Participants were encouraged to offer each other support and female participants to make an extra effort to bond with their sisters. Any woman that wants to volunteer for the role of Women’s Support Woman for future rides is welcome. All participants are encouraged to welcome and engage with everyone who turns up at the beginning of our rides whether they have attended preliminary events or not. Body painting in preparation for rides can be done in segregated groups and without any media present.

===Media===
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

Several freelance professional media people attended the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 including a photographer and a video producer. The photographers and the video producer also attended the 2005 event and are vetted by the organisers. The manner in which these people conducted themselves was impeccable and they portrayed the participants respectfully. The WNBR Nudecastle 2006 was photographed and filmed by our vetted media (apart from the undressing and painting). Some participants heavily disguising themselves with body paint and sunglasses etc. The still photographs taken by the photographers are available to be viewed in low definition format on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! group and ready for distribution to the press in print-quality format within hours of the ride completion. High definition photos of the 2006 event are available at the[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html WNBR Australia (official website)] The photos are copyright, so permission of the photographer must be sought before they can be reproduced or otherwise used. Credit for the photos must be given.

===Video Night===
A video of cycling activists in Newcastle featuring Critical Mass and the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 was shown by the video producer who shot the WNBR Nudecastle 2005. He supplied the following invitation:

:A broadcast of a special edition of the [http://novacast.0catch.com/ Novocast] program Lou's World* on [http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/novacast_tv/ Newcastle Community Television] will take place at the Royal Exchange, Bolton Street, Newcastle (Next to Herald building), on Monday 20 February 2006 at 9.30pm.

:The documentary on Cycle Activists will feature Critical Mass, The White Bicycle Project, (some body painting) and The World Naked Bike.

:Also on the Optus 3b Satellite at the same time if you happen to have the $850 aerial otherwise a Gold coin donation.

:(Jeees $850 for an aerial!! In the black and white days we just used a coat hanger!!)

:[mailto:mivp@comcen.com.au RSVP]

:(Program contains nudity) This is a media event and you will be photographed. (* Lou's World is not connected with this episode)

===University support===
A stall was set up at [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/ University of Newcastle] during orientation week (13-17 February), promoting Critical Mass and the World Naked Bike Ride. Many students took an interest in WNBR and the theme of promoting peace and protecting the environment. The organisers were helped during O Week by the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/ Newcastle University Students Association] (NUSA), the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective], the[http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective], [http://www.risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide] and the [http://www.unu.org.au/ University Union]. Big thanks to everyone at the University from WNBR. In the week before the ride, more posters and flyers were distributed on campus as a reminder to students to participate.

==History==
===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

On Sunday the 12th of March, sunny warm weather and bemused locals greeted two ladies and nine gentlemen who assembled at the Merewether Surf Life Saving Club at 7am.

After introductions and orientation, the sexes divided and retreated to the dressing sheds at the ocean baths to prepare for the ride by painting peace signs, hearts, flowers and protest slogans on our bodies. Some riders said their initial apprehensions soon faded after the painting was underway and stripping down seemed natural when among a supportive group doing the same thing. (Nudity is not compulsory in the WNBR and you can wear as much or as little as makes you feel comfortable. You should try to challenge yourself to wear as little as possible without frightening yourself).

Once the body painting was completed, we all re-assembled to commence the ride. Five of the gentlemen had chosen to ride completely naked and one of the ladies went top-free. Everyone wore a smile. The riders stopped along the beach promenade for a photo opportunity for the press and then we were off!

The locals at the Merewether SLSC gave us a cheer and we hit the road! We made lots of noise with whistles, bells and singing out our protest messages. From Merewether we rode along the streets to Bar Beach and then into Darby St where many of the Café set roared their approval and hooted with laughter. Every business in Darby St that was approached to place a WNBR promotion poster in their window before the ride had agreed, so it was great to see their patrons enjoy the spectacle.

From Darby St we turned right into Hunter St (for the benefit of those unfamiliar with Newcastle, this is the busiest shopping street in town). When we were approaching the intersection with Crown St, a big white Police paddy wagon passed in the opposite direction. The World Naked Bike Ride in Australia had never seen the Police on any ride before this and I had no idea what would happen next. I thought if I looked straight ahead, kept riding, quietened down and avoided eye contact with the Police in the paddy wagon, then they might not feel compelled to do anything. Maybe they did not notice a pack of 11 naked painted people on bikes? This delusion was quickly dispelled when the riders behind me waved at the Police in the paddy wagon. I couldn’t see how the Police reacted, but was told later that the two Policewomen were “pissing themselves with laughter”! In any case, the paddy wagon didn’t do a U-turn and kept going. That was a relief, even if short lived. Two or three Policemen were on foot at the western end of the Mall as we were just getting to Scott St. The Policemen stopped a few of the riders at the tail of our group. Apparently, they asked a few questions and made some disapproving noises but did not give any directives so the riders set off again and quickly caught the rest of us up. One of the riders said the Police were concerned that we might ride our bikes in the pedestrian-only Mall (which we hadn’t planned to do anyway). After that, we didn’t see the Police again. We had got away with a Police “grumble”. No dramas.

We continued up Scott St and into Nobbys Rd then all the way to the end of Nobbys breakwater where the winners for the three free bike prizes were decided from the competitors. Critical Mass had donated three bikes in excellent condition. The prizes were awarded to the rider who recruited the highest number of participants, the female rider who recruited the highest number of female participants and to the rider who was judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of the other participants. We all cheered each other for such a wonderful event for critical global issues. We set some milestones for the WNBR in Australia: it was the largest ride to occur to that time, the first ride to confirm the participation of ladies, the first ride to encounter the Police and first ride to encounter the Police then let go. There were no injuries, damage or pollution. Everyone was very happy and the whole town was in giggles. To everyone that took part: THANK YOU!

We put our clothes back on and went to Newcastle SLSC for a post ride party. Newcastle Nudists for Peace had donated slabs of beer and the winners of the bike prizes chose which bikes they wanted. Two of the riders who brought guitars with them played while we drank, talked and reflected on a fantastic morning.

The World Naked Bike Ride – Nudecastle 2006 was endorsed by Newcastle Nudists for Peace, Critical Mass (Newcastle), NUSA Transport Collective and NUSA Environment Collective. At least half the participants are students at The University of Newcastle (maybe that should be the Uni of Nudecastle?). The organisers were helped during O Week by the Newcastle University Students Association (NUSA), the NUSA Environment Collective, Rising Tide and the University Union. Big thanks to everyone at Uni from WNBR. Thanks to Glenn, Mark and Consolidated Press for recording the event.

The next WNBR is on Saturday 10 June 2006 and is the northern hemisphere event. All cities are welcome to participate. Newcastle has not yet decided whether we will participate in the June ride although will be definitely riding in 2007.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].
or read [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/message/186 it here].

On 12th March 2006 I participated in a fun bicycle event with many other people that reached double figures. We were protesting for clean air, less oil exhaust deaths, more sustainable less toxic energy solutions, less greenhouse gases, fewer wars for oil, more bicycling. Men and women from Newcastle including overseas people visiting our region met at Merewether Beach front at 7am and did body painting of the protest themes. So lots of colour, and peace signs, flowers, “clean” messages, adorned many bodies. This display and body and painting of the body with slogans is in protest of being indecently exposed to toxic emissions every day. So for one day a year this World protest event exposes and celebrates the power and individuality of our natural bodies against the unnatural toxic emissions of the World.

Riding with less clothes than usual is very natural and very funny. All the people I talked to on the ride usually never go in public with less than their usual amount of clothing. So this special fun event allows them to “go free”. The bicycle itself of course is not natural (walking is the most natural form of transport). But the bicycle is the most environmentally friendly form of transport for travelling the distances the average Newcastle travels each day. Cars are the worst urban polluter so this is a perfect event to protest that bicycles are better than cars. It is a fun event creating a situation where Bicycles were the dominant form of transport on the road as we rode safely down the road.

The bicycle ride was great fun and I heard many cheers from passer-by. We were a group that believed in simplification, human harmony and love and we rode together. We rode down Darby street Cooks Hill and out to Newcastle Station. These roads may be usually bicycle “unfriendly” but in a large group it is a perfect opportunity to learn to ride safely. The bicycle “lanes” are too narrow and riding in the lane is the safest option. Riding in the “bicycle” lane usually means the “parked-car-door-opening” lane. Newcastle Council knows about the lanes being too narrow and unsafe but they as yet have not removed the dangerous bicycle pictures on the road. So a large very colourful group riding safely on the road not worrying about the ignorant motorists was very liberating for everyone. Most Newcastle motorists think a bicyclist riding in the “traffic” lane is just being a “smart-ass” and deliberately making motorists go slow. Motorists want that bicyclist in the gutter or “car-door-lane” where they usually see almost all bicyclists ride. But most bicyclists ride very dangerously in the “car-door-lane” and a literally playing Russian Roulette with a small child opening a car door in front of them. So this fun protest event is important for cycling safety as well.

We rode our bicycles from Merewether out to Nobbies break wall where everyone cheered for a great event. Prizes were awarded for best body painting. We went back to Newcastle Beach for a Post ride party. Everyone had so much fun and it was great to meet so many lovely people who care so much about humanity.

Parts of the ride were filmed by a local filmmaker who made a film this year on Newcastle Bike Activism. There are photos of the ride that will be posted on the web. You should be able to use them if you give credit to the photographer (the photos should be free).

This was a clothing optional ride and some people wore more clothes than others. The name of the bicycle ride was “World Naked Bike Ride” and the sub-title is “Nudecastle”. Even though the name of the ride offends many people, its protest themes certainly do not. I also went in the first “World Naked Bike Ride” “Nudecastle” in 2005 and the next one for 2007 will be just as much fun. The name of the ride may put people off from participating, but it is for a number of reasons. It creates media attention and a funny side of people riding as naked as they want to be on bikes. It can be very hard to grab media attention these days so this can be seen as another option for protestors. Lobbying and writing letters to governments does not seem to work very fast these days. People willing to expose their bodies to Newcastle have shown the way to have fun and spread good messages at the same time.

Bicycling invisibly in gutters & "Car door lanes":
An unseen 6 year old opens a car door in front of you. An instinctual reaction has you swerve around it; the 1st car passing you swerves quickly and misses you. The 2nd car tailgating behind the first car hasn't seen you yet. BEFORE bicyclist's rights (& safety) on the road get reduced further (recent reductions within last 8 years are not known by 99.99% of people), once a month we can become the dominant transport form displaying a better way and possibilities towards a car free city.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].
The protest themes were against oil dependency and war; and for peace, environment, sustainability, human rights, personal freedom, harmony, love and to save Newcastle’s trains. The event was free.

5 men (3 of whom were completely naked) braved an unseasonable chill wind and pre-dawn start for the 7 km ride from Tighes Hill TAFE to the end of Nobbys Breakwater.

All the riders had their bodies painted with peace signs and a combination of slogans (including Save Newie Trains and No War), love hearts, flowers or reggae stripes. Drawings of bowsers with a bar through them represented the rides antipathy to oil dependency and likewise for cars.

Many people who were out for their morning walk or run (some with their dogs) and other cyclists, Sunday drivers, locomotive engineers and fisher-folk had a good laugh and cheered their approval. The most fun belonged to the participants who will remember the day for a long time. The riders rated their World Naked Bike Ride a great success! It was terrific and hilarious!!!

Despite a huge amount of publicity inviting participation prior to the event the Police did not show up. Perhaps they had their bikes stolen?

There were no injuries, damage or pollution. On completion of the ride, one of the nude riders pronounced;
“One small streak for Man,
ONE GIANT STREAK FOR MANKIND!”

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html Photos of Newcastle 2006 on WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! Group

===Endorsement===
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Newcastle:
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] Has photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] NUSA
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: Newcastle, New South Wales]]
*[[Wikipedia: New South Wales]]

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'''World Naked Bike Ride - Nudecastle'''

Ride in conjunction with [[:Category:Southern_hemisphere_ride_locations|Southern hemisphere ride locations]] (including [[Golden Bay]], [[Lake Tekapo]], [[Melbourne]], [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Tampa Bay]]).

'''Protest against oil dependency, cars and war!'''<br />
'''Protest for peace, love, freedom, the environment, public transport and bikes!'''

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 7am<br />
'''Location:''' [http://www.merewetherslsc.com.au/ Merewether Surf Life Saving Club]


===Post-ride party===
A '''Post-Ride Party''' was held at the [http://www.surflifesaving.com.au/SurfLife_CMS/BeachSafety/Beaches/Newcastle.htm Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club] at beautiful Newcastle Beach. The Post Ride Party was attended by all the riders who completed the WNBR Nudecastle 2006, the friendly vetted media and one of the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 vetrans.

===Prizes!===
The '''prizes''' were '''three bikes in excellent condition''' donated by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle].

'''Prize 1: Encouraging Participation!''' A bike was given to the contestant who recruited the highest number of participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 2: Encouraging Female Participation!''' A bike was given to the female contestant who recruits the highest number of female participants to join and complete the ride with the contestant.

'''Prize 3: Best Individual Body Paint!''' A bike was given to the rider who completes the ride and who is judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.

<div style="font-size:9px;">
'''Rules and Conditions of the Contest'''

*Contestants for prize 1 and 2 need to assemble the participants they have recruited at the start of the ride and the finish of the ride for a head count.
*Participants may not be considered to be recruited by more than one contestant.
*The deciding head count will be made at the completion of the ride.
*In the event of a tie in the number of participants recruited who complete the ride, the prizes will be awarded to the rider who has recruited the equal highest number of participants who are judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of participants who complete the ride.
*In the event that prize number 1 is won by a female, then she is not also eligible to prize number 2 if she has recruited the most female riders to join and complete the ride. In these circumstances, prize number 2 will be awarded to the female who has recruited the second highest number of female participants to join and who complete the ride.
*Prize winners will be determined in the sequence of prize numbers.
*No contestant is eligible to more than 1 prize.
*In the event that prize winners cannot agree to which of the three bikes that each winner should take as their prize, the winner of prize 1 has first choice, the winner of prize 2 has 2nd choice and the winner of prize 3 gets the remaining prize.
*The competition is not open to established WNBR Nudecastle or Critical Mass organisers.
</div>

==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc==
These are the [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|flyer]] and [[:Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|poster]] used for the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 to help promote participation. Below them are other promotional images.

[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Small_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Flyer]]
[[Image:2006_Indian_Flyer_Medium_jpeg_03.03.06.JPG|left|thumb|Poster]]
[[Image:1A_00001.jpg|left|thumb|Picture of WNBR Nudecastle 2005]]
[[Image:Rainbow_Sky_Nudecastle.JPG|left|thumb|Promotional poster for WNBR Nudecastle]]
<br style="clear:left;" />

==Pre-ride events==
===Critical Mass===
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle] and the [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] endorse and participate in all events held under both names in Newcastle. Critical Mass ride on the first Friday of every month. The next Critical Mass ride is on Friday 5 May 2006 and starts from Civic Park, opposite Newcastle Town Hall. Assemble at 5:45pm for a 6:00pm start. Ride Daily! Celebrate Monthly!

For more information on Critical Mass see:
[http://critical-mass.info/index.html Critical Mass World Information] ,
[http://www.criticalmass.org.au/ Critical Mass Australia]or
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Newcastle Critical Mass Discussion Group]
or email
[mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].

===Orientation barbecue and body painting party===
'''was held on Saturday 4 March 2006 at [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie], 14 Railway Street, Wickham 2293, NSW'''

This pre-ride icebreaker event was a big success for the 30 or so people who intent to participate in the WNBR Nudecastle 2006. Drinking, team-building exercises and mandatory introductions were included as well as a practice body-painting session. Ian the publican was a great host and has welcomed us back next year. For a [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/contact.htm map] of how to get there, please visit the [http://www.lassogowriehotel.com.au/ Lass O'Gowrie] website.

===Feeling at ease===
This icebreaker social event helped inform potential participants of what to expect during the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 and to make friends with everyone there who intended to ride. Riding in any WNBR is daunting for the first time and worse if you turn up alone and don't know anyone. Participants were encouraged to offer each other support and female participants to make an extra effort to bond with their sisters. Any woman that wants to volunteer for the role of Women’s Support Woman for future rides is welcome. All participants are encouraged to welcome and engage with everyone who turns up at the beginning of our rides whether they have attended preliminary events or not. Body painting in preparation for rides can be done in segregated groups and without any media present.

===Media===
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

Several freelance professional media people attended the WNBR Nudecastle 2006 including a photographer and a video producer. The photographers and the video producer also attended the 2005 event and are vetted by the organisers. The manner in which these people conducted themselves was impeccable and they portrayed the participants respectfully. The WNBR Nudecastle 2006 was photographed and filmed by our vetted media (apart from the undressing and painting). Some participants heavily disguising themselves with body paint and sunglasses etc. The still photographs taken by the photographers are generally available to be viewed in low definition format within a couple of weeks on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! group and ready for distribution to the press in print-quality format within hours of the ride completion. The photos are copyright, so permission of the photographer must be sought before they can be reproduced or otherwise used.

===Video Night===
A video of cycling activists in Newcastle featuring Critical Mass and the WNBR Nudecastle 2005 was shown by the video producer who shot the WNBR Nudecastle 2005. He supplied the following invitation:

:A broadcast of a special edition of the [http://novacast.0catch.com/ Novocast] program Lou's World* on [http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/novacast_tv/ Newcastle Community Television] will take place at the Royal Exchange, Bolton Street, Newcastle (Next to Herald building), on Monday 20 February 2006 at 9.30pm.

:The documentary on Cycle Activists will feature Critical Mass, The White Bicycle Project, (some body painting) and The World Naked Bike.

:Also on the Optus 3b Satellite at the same time if you happen to have the $850 aerial otherwise a Gold coin donation.

:(Jeees $850 for an aerial!! In the black and white days we just used a coat hanger!!)

:[mailto:mivp@comcen.com.au RSVP]

:(Program contains nudity) This is a media event and you will be photographed. (* Lou's World is not connected with this episode)

===University support===
A stall was set up at [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/ University of Newcastle] during orientation week (13-17 February), promoting Critical Mass and the World Naked Bike Ride. Many students took an interest in WNBR and the theme of promoting peace and protecting the environment. The organisers were helped during O Week by the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/ Newcastle University Students Association] (NUSA), the [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective], the[http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/nusa/departments/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective], [http://www.risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide] and the [http://www.unu.org.au/ University Union]. Big thanks to everyone at the University from WNBR. In the week before the ride, more posters and flyers were distributed on campus as a reminder to students to participate.

==History==
===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].

On Sunday the 12th of March, sunny warm weather and bemused locals greeted two ladies and nine gentlemen who assembled at the Merewether Surf Life Saving Club at 7am.

After introductions and orientation, the sexes divided and retreated to the dressing sheds at the ocean baths to prepare for the ride by painting peace signs, hearts, flowers and protest slogans on our bodies. Some riders said their initial apprehensions soon faded after the painting was underway and stripping down seemed natural when among a supportive group doing the same thing. (Nudity is not compulsory in the WNBR and you can wear as much or as little as makes you feel comfortable. You should try to challenge yourself to wear as little as possible without frightening yourself).

Once the body painting was completed, we all re-assembled to commence the ride. Five of the gentlemen had chosen to ride completely naked and one of the ladies went top-free. Everyone wore a smile. The riders stopped along the beach promenade for a photo opportunity for the press and then we were off!

The locals at the Merewether SLSC gave us a cheer and we hit the road! We made lots of noise with whistles, bells and singing out our protest messages. From Merewether we rode along the streets to Bar Beach and then into Darby St where many of the Café set roared their approval and hooted with laughter. Every business in Darby St that was approached to place a WNBR promotion poster in their window before the ride had agreed, so it was great to see their patrons enjoy the spectacle.

From Darby St we turned right into Hunter St (for the benefit of those unfamiliar with Newcastle, this is the busiest shopping street in town). When we were approaching the intersection with Crown St, a big white Police paddy wagon passed in the opposite direction. The World Naked Bike Ride in Australia had never seen the Police on any ride before this and I had no idea what would happen next. I thought if I looked straight ahead, kept riding, quietened down and avoided eye contact with the Police in the paddy wagon, then they might not feel compelled to do anything. Maybe they did not notice a pack of 11 naked painted people on bikes? This delusion was quickly dispelled when the riders behind me waved at the Police in the paddy wagon. I couldn’t see how the Police reacted, but was told later that the two Policewomen were “pissing themselves with laughter”! In any case, the paddy wagon didn’t do a U-turn and kept going. That was a relief, even if short lived. Two or three Policemen were on foot at the western end of the Mall as we were just getting to Scott St. The Policemen stopped a few of the riders at the tail of our group. Apparently, they asked a few questions and made some disapproving noises but did not give any directives so the riders set off again and quickly caught the rest of us up. One of the riders said the Police were concerned that we might ride our bikes in the pedestrian-only Mall (which we hadn’t planned to do anyway). After that, we didn’t see the Police again. We had got away with a Police “grumble”. No dramas.

We continued up Scott St and into Nobbys Rd then all the way to the end of Nobbys breakwater where the winners for the three free bike prizes were decided from the competitors. Critical Mass had donated three bikes in excellent condition. The prizes were awarded to the rider who recruited the highest number of participants, the female rider who recruited the highest number of female participants and to the rider who was judged to be best decorated with body paint by the most acclaim of the other participants. We all cheered each other for such a wonderful event for critical global issues. We set some milestones for the WNBR in Australia: it was the largest ride to occur to that time, the first ride to confirm the participation of ladies, the first ride to encounter the Police and first ride to encounter the Police then let go. There were no injuries, damage or pollution. Everyone was very happy and the whole town was in giggles. To everyone that took part: THANK YOU!

We put our clothes back on and went to Newcastle SLSC for a post ride party. Newcastle Nudists for Peace had donated slabs of beer and the winners of the bike prizes chose which bikes they wanted. Two of the riders who brought guitars with them played while we drank, talked and reflected on a fantastic morning.

The World Naked Bike Ride – Nudecastle 2006 was endorsed by Newcastle Nudists for Peace, Critical Mass (Newcastle), NUSA Transport Collective and NUSA Environment Collective. At least half the participants are students at The University of Newcastle (maybe that should be the Uni of Nudecastle?). The organisers were helped during O Week by the Newcastle University Students Association (NUSA), the NUSA Environment Collective, Rising Tide and the University Union. Big thanks to everyone at Uni from WNBR. Thanks to Glenn, Mark and Consolidated Press for recording the event.

The next WNBR is on Saturday 10 June 2006 and is the northern hemisphere event. All cities are welcome to participate. Newcastle has not yet decided whether we will participate in the June ride although will be definitely riding in 2007.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report=== by [mailto:newcastlecriticalmass@yahoo.com.au Daniel].
or read [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/message/186 it here].

On 12th March 2006 I participated in a fun bicycle event with many other people that reached double figures. We were protesting for clean air, less oil exhaust deaths, more sustainable less toxic energy solutions, less greenhouse gases, fewer wars for oil, more bicycling. Men and women from Newcastle including overseas people visiting our region met at Merewether Beach front at 7am and did body painting of the protest themes. So lots of colour, and peace signs, flowers, “clean” messages, adorned many bodies. This display and body and painting of the body with slogans is in protest of being indecently exposed to toxic emissions every day. So for one day a year this World protest event exposes and celebrates the power and individuality of our natural bodies against the unnatural toxic emissions of the World.

Riding with less clothes than usual is very natural and very funny. All the people I talked to on the ride usually never go in public with less than their usual amount of clothing. So this special fun event allows them to “go free”. The bicycle itself of course is not natural (walking is the most natural form of transport). But the bicycle is the most environmentally friendly form of transport for travelling the distances the average Newcastle travels each day. Cars are the worst urban polluter so this is a perfect event to protest that bicycles are better than cars. It is a fun event creating a situation where Bicycles were the dominant form of transport on the road as we rode safely down the road.

The bicycle ride was great fun and I heard many cheers from passer-by. We were a group that believed in simplification, human harmony and love and we rode together. We rode down Darby street Cooks Hill and out to Newcastle Station. These roads may be usually bicycle “unfriendly” but in a large group it is a perfect opportunity to learn to ride safely. The bicycle “lanes” are too narrow and riding in the lane is the safest option. Riding in the “bicycle” lane usually means the “parked-car-door-opening” lane. Newcastle Council knows about the lanes being too narrow and unsafe but they as yet have not removed the dangerous bicycle pictures on the road. So a large very colourful group riding safely on the road not worrying about the ignorant motorists was very liberating for everyone. Most Newcastle motorists think a bicyclist riding in the “traffic” lane is just being a “smart-ass” and deliberately making motorists go slow. Motorists want that bicyclist in the gutter or “car-door-lane” where they usually see almost all bicyclists ride. But most bicyclists ride very dangerously in the “car-door-lane” and a literally playing Russian Roulette with a small child opening a car door in front of them. So this fun protest event is important for cycling safety as well.

We rode our bicycles from Merewether out to Nobbies break wall where everyone cheered for a great event. Prizes were awarded for best body painting. We went back to Newcastle Beach for a Post ride party. Everyone had so much fun and it was great to meet so many lovely people who care so much about humanity.

Parts of the ride were filmed by a local filmmaker who made a film this year on Newcastle Bike Activism. There are photos of the ride that will be posted on the web. You should be able to use them if you give credit to the photographer (the photos should be free).

This was a clothing optional ride and some people wore more clothes than others. The name of the bicycle ride was “World Naked Bike Ride” and the sub-title is “Nudecastle”. Even though the name of the ride offends many people, its protest themes certainly do not. I also went in the first “World Naked Bike Ride” “Nudecastle” in 2005 and the next one for 2007 will be just as much fun. The name of the ride may put people off from participating, but it is for a number of reasons. It creates media attention and a funny side of people riding as naked as they want to be on bikes. It can be very hard to grab media attention these days so this can be seen as another option for protestors. Lobbying and writing letters to governments does not seem to work very fast these days. People willing to expose their bodies to Newcastle have shown the way to have fun and spread good messages at the same time.

Bicycling invisibly in gutters & "Car door lanes":
An unseen 6 year old opens a car door in front of you. An instinctual reaction has you swerve around it; the 1st car passing you swerves quickly and misses you. The 2nd car tailgating behind the first car hasn't seen you yet. BEFORE bicyclist's rights (& safety) on the road get reduced further (recent reductions within last 8 years are not known by 99.99% of people), once a month we can become the dominant transport form displaying a better way and possibilities towards a car free city.

===WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report=== by [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder].
The protest themes were against oil dependency and war; and for peace, environment, sustainability, human rights, personal freedom, harmony, love and to save Newcastle’s trains. The event was free.

5 men (3 of whom were completely naked) braved an unseasonable chill wind and pre-dawn start for the 7 km ride from Tighes Hill TAFE to the end of Nobbys Breakwater.

All the riders had their bodies painted with peace signs and a combination of slogans (including Save Newie Trains and No War), love hearts, flowers or reggae stripes. Drawings of bowsers with a bar through them represented the rides antipathy to oil dependency and likewise for cars.

Many people who were out for their morning walk or run (some with their dogs) and other cyclists, Sunday drivers, locomotive engineers and fisher-folk had a good laugh and cheered their approval. The most fun belonged to the participants who will remember the day for a long time. The riders rated their World Naked Bike Ride a great success! It was terrific and hilarious!!!

Despite a huge amount of publicity inviting participation prior to the event the Police did not show up. Perhaps they had their bikes stolen?

There were no injuries, damage or pollution. On completion of the ride, one of the nude riders pronounced;
“One small streak for Man,
ONE GIANT STREAK FOR MANKIND!”

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/newcastle2006/index.html Photos of Newcastle 2006 on WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Newcastle/ WNBR Newcastle] Yahoo! Group

===Endorsement===
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Newcastle:
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] Has photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] NUSA
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: Newcastle, New South Wales]]
*[[Wikipedia: New South Wales]]

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[[Category:2005 ride locations]]
[[Category:2006 ride locations]]
[[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]
[[Category:Previous ride locations]]
[[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]

Past events

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[[Home]] > Events > Past Events

''See also: [[History]] and [[List of rides]] for upcoming events ''


<div style="align: center; padding: .4em; border: solid 0px black; background-color: #5FF4FD;">'''WNBR is in its 3rd year! 54 Rides are expected in 2006!</div>

==2006==
Please also add info for March 2006 rides.

*[[Barcelona]], 10 June 2006: 50 riders Ride Reports at [http://ciclonudistsa.net]
*[[Brighton & Hove]], 10 June 2006: 160-180 riders (including 1 skateboarder). Police prevented full nudity but helped facilitate ride.
*[[Huesca]], 10 June 2006: 16 riders Ride Reports at [http://ciclonudistsa.net]
*[[London]], 10 June 2006: 700-900 riders (including several skaters). Approx 90% people fully naked.
*[[Madrid]], 10 June 2006: 300 riders Ride Reports at [http://ciclonudistsa.net]
*[[Manchester]], 9 June 2006: ''Please add info!''
*[[Melbourne]] 12 March 2006: 14 riders Ride Report at [http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Melbourne#History History]
*[[Newcastle]] 12 March 2006: 11 riders Ride Reports at [http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Newcastle#History History]
*[[Pamplona-Iruña]], 10 June 2006: 15 riders Ride Reports at [http://ciclonudistsa.net]
*[[Seattle]], 10 June 2006: 65? riders, 9 hour event: 3hrs bodypainting, 6 hr ride, 27+ miles, beach wade-in (a first for a bike ride in Seattle), yoga (a first for Seattle). Longest naked ride ever in Seattle. No arrrests. Ride report: [[Seattle 10 June 2006]]
*[[York]], 9 June 2006: 62 riders
*[[Zaragoza]], 10 June 2006: 400 riders Ride Reports at [http://ciclonudistsa.net]

==2004 - 2005==
Currently info on past events is being kept on the main site at [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/pastevents.html http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/pastevents.html].

If you have time please move over info for your 2004-2005 rides here.
*[[Newcastle]] 13 February 2005: 5 riders Ride Reports at [http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Newcastle#WNBR_Nudecastle_2005_Ride_Report WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report]

:''We should probably put a table here with the name of the city, date of ride, number of participants, summary or link to ride report and a link to the Wiki page.'' [[User:D|D]] 15:19, 30 May 2006 (PDT)

Past events

2006-06-14T08:08:04Z

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[[Home]] > Events > Past Events

''See also: [[History]] and [[List of rides]] for upcoming events ''


<div style="align: center; padding: .4em; border: solid 0px black; background-color: #5FF4FD;">'''WNBR is in its 3rd year! 54 Rides are expected in 2006!</div>

==2006==

Please also add info for March 2006 rides.

*[[Barcelona]] 10 June 2006: 50 riders Ride Reports at [http://ciclonudistsa.net]
*[[Huesca]] 10 June 2006: 16 riders Ride Reports at [http://ciclonudistsa.net]
*[[Melbourne]] 12 March 2006: 14 riders Ride Report at [http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Melbourne#History History]
*[[Madrid]] 10 June 2006: 300 riders Ride Reports at [http://ciclonudistsa.net]
*[[Newcastle]] 12 March 2006: 11 riders Ride Reports at [http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Newcastle#History History]
*[[Pamplona-Iruña]] 10 June 2006: 15 riders Ride Reports at [http://ciclonudistsa.net]
*[[Seattle]] 10 June 2006: 65? riders, 9 hour event: 3hrs bodypainting, 6 hr ride, 27+ miles, beach wade-in (a first for a bike ride in Seattle), yoga (a first for Seattle). Longest naked ride ever in Seattle. No arrrests. Ride report: [[Seattle 10 June 2006]]
*[[Zaragoza]] 10 June 2006: 400 riders Ride Reports at [http://ciclonudistsa.net]

==2004 - 2005==
Currently info on past events is being kept on the main site at [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/pastevents.html http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/pastevents.html].

If you have time please move over info for your 2004-2005 rides here.

:''We should probably put a table here with the name of the city, date of ride, number of participants, summary or link to ride report and a link to the Wiki page.'' [[User:D|D]] 15:19, 30 May 2006 (PDT)

Melbourne

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{{Template:Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 2pm to start body painting<br />
'''Location:''' Smith Reserve, George Street and Alexandra Parade, Fitzroy

[[Image:Melbourne12 Mar2006.JPG]]

==Media==
Media enquiries for Melbourne please contact [mailto:bikefunnist@riseup.net Alex].

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/melbourne2006/index.html Photos of Melbourne 2006 on WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideMelbourne/ WNBR Melbourne] Yahoo! Group

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]
*[[Wikipedia: Victoria (Australia)]]

==History==
'''WNBR Melbourne 2006 Ride Report'''
by [mailto:nearherethere@yahoo.com G Brunya] or [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideMelbourne/message/88 read it here].

What a great day!

The weather was toasty and the overwhelming number of observers and bystanders were encouraging of the ride as it passed some of the Inner North's busiest streets.

About 15 people gathered at Smith Reserve between 2pm and 3pm and began the dressing down and body painting session. Bystanders and swimmers in the pool next to the park were bemused by the group as they began to realise what was happening. One very impressive rider was as yellow as he was the day before on the Aolian ride, but this time for a very different reason! The police drove by and spoke to one of our clothed helpers, but no instructions were given, and so the ride began.

A bicycle mounted sound system added to the party atmosphere as the riders moved south up Napier Street and the over to Smith Street. Several bystanders asked "what's it for?" to which we replied "for fun!" or "to protest the obscenity of oil dependence!"

A quick stop in a lane off Gertrude Street allowed a few members to further 'debrief' as confidence increased. We then continued on our way North down Brunswick Street. Another group of police were grappling gently with a gentleman in the Atherton Gardens Estate. They waved. Yet another police car passed us going the other way up Brunswick Street. They waved too.

After a cut west across Nicholson Street, the ride made good use of the Canning Street bicycle super highway for a short way and then it was up the short hill to Lygon Street. We regrouped as we began the Lygon stretch and moved the sound system on to "The Baby Elephant Walk". The café strip greeted us with quite a few perplexed looks and double takes as we cruised down the slope towards Queensbury Street. Yet again however, the majority of people were happy to see us. Next we rode east (in the GL; Games Lane) towards the Carlton Gardens. A few laps of the Exhibition Fountain entertained some people in the park, including a wedding party.

The final stretch took us east back along Gertrude and a second lap of Brunswick Street, where once again we were greeted by cheers, smiles and waves. Plenty of bystanders whipped out camera phones and we expect to see these pictures on this Yahoo Group soon!

A quieter pedal into the wind was taking us up past the Lord Newey Hotel, when we heard the friendly `woop' of a police car. Pulling over, we were asked to clothe our bods as `there had been a complaint!' Hard to believe, considering that the overwhelming majority of bystanders were happy and entertained to see us – still there's always one! And it only takes one to spoil the fun.

Considering that we were nearing the end of the planned route, and since they asked nicely, we did as we were asked and the police officers thanked us and drove away with a smile and a wave. Finally refreshments were acquired at Piedemontes in North Fitzroy and we retired to a quiet spot on the banks of the Merri to discuss our victory.

Thanks to all who participated, and all who encouraged us. Special thanks to Alex and Deb for making it happen!

[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Ride locations]]


[[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]
[[Category:New ride locations]]
[[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]
[[Category:2006 ride locations]]

Australia

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{{Country breadcrumb}}

{{Country ride locations}}

==Media==
Media enquiries for Australia and Newcastle: please contact [mailto:wnbrnudecastle@yahoo.com.au Marte Kinder]

Media enquiries for Melbourne: please contact [mailto:bikefunnist@riseup.net Alex]

==History==
*[[Tweed Heads]] participated on 12 June 2004
*[[Newcastle]] participated on 13 February 2005
*[[Melbourne]] and [[Newcastle]] participated on 12 March 2006

For more detail of the history of rides in these cities, follow the links.

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideAustralia/ WNBR Australia] Yahoo! group

===Endorsements===
The following organisations support and/or endorse WNBR Australia:
*[http://www.criticalmass.org.au Critical Mass Australia] see also [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cm-aus/ Critical Mass Australia] Yahoo! group
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography]
*[http://risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide Australia] Grassroots Climate Action
*[http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/seqldnudists South East Queensland Nudists] A Forum for SE Queensland nudists. Regular group bushwalks and social activities are held around SE Queensland.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.freebeach.com.au/index.htm Free Beaches Australia Inc.]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

[[Category:Countries]]

Melbourne

2006-05-31T10:21:24Z

Marte: /* Media */ new email address

{{Template:Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Australia}}

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 2pm to start body painting<br />
'''Location:''' Smith Reserve, George Street and Alexandra Parade, Fitzroy

[[Image:Melbourne12 Mar2006.JPG]]

==Media==
Media enquiries for Melbourne please contact [mailto:bikefunnist@riseup.net Alex].

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideMelbourne/ WNBR Melbourne] Yahoo! Group

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]
*[[Wikipedia: Victoria (Australia)]]

==History==
'''WNBR Melbourne 2006 Ride Report'''
by [mailto:nearherethere@yahoo.com G Brunya] or [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideMelbourne/message/88 read it here].

What a great day!

The weather was toasty and the overwhelming number of observers and bystanders were encouraging of the ride as it passed some of the Inner North's busiest streets.

About 15 people gathered at Smith Reserve between 2pm and 3pm and began the dressing down and body painting session. Bystanders and swimmers in the pool next to the park were bemused by the group as they began to realise what was happening. One very impressive rider was as yellow as he was the day before on the Aolian ride, but this time for a very different reason! The police drove by and spoke to one of our clothed helpers, but no instructions were given, and so the ride began.

A bicycle mounted sound system added to the party atmosphere as the riders moved south up Napier Street and the over to Smith Street. Several bystanders asked "what's it for?" to which we replied "for fun!" or "to protest the obscenity of oil dependence!"

A quick stop in a lane off Gertrude Street allowed a few members to further 'debrief' as confidence increased. We then continued on our way North down Brunswick Street. Another group of police were grappling gently with a gentleman in the Atherton Gardens Estate. They waved. Yet another police car passed us going the other way up Brunswick Street. They waved too.

After a cut west across Nicholson Street, the ride made good use of the Canning Street bicycle super highway for a short way and then it was up the short hill to Lygon Street. We regrouped as we began the Lygon stretch and moved the sound system on to "The Baby Elephant Walk". The café strip greeted us with quite a few perplexed looks and double takes as we cruised down the slope towards Queensbury Street. Yet again however, the majority of people were happy to see us. Next we rode east (in the GL; Games Lane) towards the Carlton Gardens. A few laps of the Exhibition Fountain entertained some people in the park, including a wedding party.

The final stretch took us east back along Gertrude and a second lap of Brunswick Street, where once again we were greeted by cheers, smiles and waves. Plenty of bystanders whipped out camera phones and we expect to see these pictures on this Yahoo Group soon!

A quieter pedal into the wind was taking us up past the Lord Newey Hotel, when we heard the friendly `woop' of a police car. Pulling over, we were asked to clothe our bods as `there had been a complaint!' Hard to believe, considering that the overwhelming majority of bystanders were happy and entertained to see us – still there's always one! And it only takes one to spoil the fun.

Considering that we were nearing the end of the planned route, and since they asked nicely, we did as we were asked and the police officers thanked us and drove away with a smile and a wave. Finally refreshments were acquired at Piedemontes in North Fitzroy and we retired to a quiet spot on the banks of the Merri to discuss our victory.

Thanks to all who participated, and all who encouraged us. Special thanks to Alex and Deb for making it happen!

[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Ride locations]]


[[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]
[[Category:New ride locations]]
[[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]
[[Category:2006 ride locations]]

Endorsements

2006-05-31T10:14:56Z

Marte: /* Australia */

[[Main Page|Home]] > Endorsements

See also: [[Listings]] and [[Press and media coverage]]. An older version of this page exists at: [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html]

<div style="align: center; padding: .4em; border: solid 0px black; background-color: #FDC6F1;">World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is being organized, endorsed and supported by many different groups. The groups are only connected by their determination to all be naked on their bikes on WNBR Day, riding in celebration, jubilation to deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world to the masses. We have many great reasons to be celebrating, 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!</div>

All are welcome! From the shy to the bold. Cyclists, rollerbladers, rollerskaters, skate boarders. All ages, sizes, and colors welcome. Bring your family and your co-workers!

The following is a list of supporters and/or endorsers of local or global WNBR events:

==Global==
*[http://bodyfreedom.org Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC)]
*[http://carbusters.org Car Busters] (a project of the World Carfree Network)
*[http://commandojeans.com Commando Jeans]
*[http://clothesfree.com Clothes Free International (CFI)/ ClothesFree.com]
*[http://criticalmassrides.info Critical Mass Bicycle Rides/CriticalMass.info]
*[http://naked.wikia.com Naked Wikia]
*[http://wngd.org World Naked Gardening Day (WNGD)]

==[[Australia]]==
*[http://www.criticalmass.org.au Australia Critical Mass]
*[http://risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide Australia] Grassroots Climate Action
*[http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/seqldnudists South East Queensland Nudists] A Forum for SE Queensland nudists. Regular group bushwalks and social activities are held around SE Queensland.
*[http://www.freebeach.com.au/index.htm Free Beaches Australia Inc.]
===[[Newcastle]]===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] Has photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] NUSA
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

==[[Canada]]==
*[http://www.cupe3902.org Local 3902 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees]
===[[Vancouver]]===
*[http://artistsforpeace.ca Artists for Peace]
*[http://www.bikecircle.com Bike Circle]
*[http://www.members.shaw.ca/vngp/ The Vancouver Nude Garden Party]
*[http://melongirl.com Watermelon Girl Stand up Comic and Weed Diva] ([http://melongirl.com/shows.html shows])
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party of British Columbia]
*[http://www.niftynude.org Naked Iconoclasts Fighting the Yoke (NIFTY)]
*[http://www.freedomtoons.org FreedomToons]

==[[Germany]]==
*[http://nacktiv.de Integral Nacktiv: Nackt und aktiv]
*[http://nacktradeln.de Nacktradeln.de] (Deutsch/German)

==[[Italy]]==
*[http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista]

==[[New Zealand]]==
*[http://risingtide.org.nz Rising Tide Aotearoa/NZ]
*[http://www.enzyme.org.nz The Enzyme tech collective]

==[[Spain]]==
*[http://ciclonudista.net Manifestación Ciclonudista Mundial]

==[[UK]]==
*[http://littlefiets.com Little Fiets]
*[http://www.barewitness.org Bare Witness: Naked Protest for Peace]

===[[Brighton & Hove]]===
WNBR Brighton & Hove is endorsed by the following organisations:
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/ Bike Week], 17-25 June – the UK's annual celebration of cycling
*[http://www.thelatest.co.uk/ The Latest] magazines – [http://www.latesthomes.co.uk/ Latest Homes], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/sevendayguide/ Latest 7], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/wave/ Wave]
*[http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/ Press Dispensary] – press agency that produced and distributed our [http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/feed/99700.php press release]!
*[http://www.rocksmagazine.co.uk/ Rocks magazine]
*[http://www.vinylla.co.uk/ Vinylla] – Brighton fetish club night

===[[London]]===
:''[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/london/links/index.html More info]''

*[http://stopurban4x4s.org.uk Alliance Against Urban 4x4s]
*[http://housmans.com Housmans Radical Booksellers]
*[http://www.bugbugs.co.uk BugBugs Rickshaws and Pedicabs For London]
*[http://lsw2006.org London Sustainability Weeks 2006]
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk Bike Week 2006] and [http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/index.php?area=bike2work Bike 2 Work]
*Sustainable Transport Week 2006
*Kingston Green Fair
*The Bike Show!
*Zero Couriers
*[http://www.velorution.biz Velorution]
*[http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk Critical Mass London]
*Friday Night Skate
*Citiskate London
*[http://www.g8bikeride.org.uk The G8 Bike Ride]
*Indymedia UK weekly radio show
*[http://www.unstablesound.net/bike.html Resonance FM 104.4]
*[http://www.londonrisingtide.org.uk London Rising Tide]
*[http://www.nationalpetroleumgallery.org.uk The National Petroleum Gallery]
*[http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/tainted2.htm Art Not Oil]
*[[wikipedia:Stephen Gough|Steve Gough - The Naked Rambler]] / [http://www.nakedwalk.org NakedWalk.org]
*[http://www.bodypaintinglondon.co.uk Pat Cheek's - Body Painting London]
*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/bodygital/WNBRLONDON/ Bodygital]
*[http://www.rinky-dink.org Rinky-Dink]
*[http://www.go-bare.org Go-Bare.org]
*[http://www.freewheelers.co.uk/World_Naked_Bike_Ride FreeWheelers]
*Brazil By Kilo
*[http://www.roadblock.org.uk Road Block] Road Block is an alliance of groups and individuals campaigning against road-building
*[http://www.dontpanicmedia.com Don't Panic]
*[http://www.eta.co.uk Environmental Transport Association (ETA)]
*[http://www.ghostcycle.org.uk Ghost Cycle UK]
*[http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=4559 Barbican Film]
*[http://www.sitechcreations.co.uk Sitech Creations]
*[http://www.jax.org.uk jax.org.uk]
*[http://www.veggies.org.uk Veggies Catering Campaign]
*[http://www.peace-not-war.org Peace Not War]
*[http://www.camdengreenfair.ik.com Camden Green Fair and BikeFest 2006]

==[[US]]==
*[http://www.clamormagazine.org Clamor Magazine - The Revolution of Everyday Life]
*[http://naturistsociety.com The Naturist Society (TNS)] / [http://naturistsociety.com Nude & Natural (N) Magazine]
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party USA]

===[[Asheville]]===
*[http://www.newfrontier.com/aha/ashv0492.htm About Asheville]
*[http://www.biowheels.com Bio-Wheels]
*[http://newfrontier.com/acupoftea/ A Cup of Tea]
*[http://newfrontier.com/asheville/ Asheville Magazine]
*Asheville Pedal Queens
*Nepal Institute

===[[Chicago]]===
*[http://www.chicagothong.org THONG (Topless Humans Organized for Natural Genetics) Chicago]

===[[Seattle]]===
*[http://scrimass.org Seattle Critical Mass]
*[http://banya5.com Banya 5 Urban Spa]
*[http://biketivism.org Biketivism.org - Biketivism and Critical Mass Resources]
*[http://thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=11924 Capitol Hill Internet Cafe]
*Hemp Ride
*[http://independencefromoil.org Independence from Oil Day]
*[http://mightyo.com Mighty O Donuts]
*[http://bodyfreedom.org/nfff/ Naked Freedom Film Festival (NFFF)]
*[http://organicparty.org The Organic Living Party (OLP)]
*[http://seattlebeaches.org Seattle Free Beach Campaign (SFBC)]
*[http://theseattlesinner.com The Seattle Sinner]

Endorsements

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[[Main Page|Home]] > Endorsements

See also: [[Listings]] and [[Press and media coverage]]. An older version of this page exists at: [http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html http://worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/endorsements.html]

<div style="align: center; padding: .4em; border: solid 0px black; background-color: #FDC6F1;">World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is being organized, endorsed and supported by many different groups. The groups are only connected by their determination to all be naked on their bikes on WNBR Day, riding in celebration, jubilation to deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world to the masses. We have many great reasons to be celebrating, 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!</div>

All are welcome! From the shy to the bold. Cyclists, rollerbladers, rollerskaters, skate boarders. All ages, sizes, and colors welcome. Bring your family and your co-workers!

The following is a list of supporters and/or endorsers of local or global WNBR events:

==Global==
*[http://bodyfreedom.org Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC)]
*[http://carbusters.org Car Busters] (a project of the World Carfree Network)
*[http://commandojeans.com Commando Jeans]
*[http://clothesfree.com Clothes Free International (CFI)/ ClothesFree.com]
*[http://criticalmassrides.info Critical Mass Bicycle Rides/CriticalMass.info]
*[http://naked.wikia.com Naked Wikia]
*[http://wngd.org World Naked Gardening Day (WNGD)]

==[[Australia]]==
*[http://www.criticalmass.org.au Australia Critical Mass]
*[http://risingtide.org.au/ Rising Tide Australia] Grassroots Climate Action
*[http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/seqldnudists South East Queensland Nudists] A Forum for SE Queensland nudists. Regular group bushwalks and social activities are held around SE Queensland.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.freebeach.com.au/index.htm Free Beaches Australia Inc.]
===[[Newcastle]]===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Critical_Mass_Newcastle/ Critical Mass Newcastle]
*[http://www.secondsightphotography.com.au/ Second Sight Photography] Has photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
*Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/ Newcastle University Students' Association] NUSA
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/enviro.html NUSA Environment Collective]
*[http://www.nusa.org.au/transport.html NUSA Transport Collective]
*[http://octapod.org:8000/stomp/ Stomp]
*[http://www.octapod.org/ The Octapod Association]

==[[Canada]]==
*[http://www.cupe3902.org Local 3902 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees]
===[[Vancouver]]===
*[http://artistsforpeace.ca Artists for Peace]
*[http://www.bikecircle.com Bike Circle]
*[http://www.members.shaw.ca/vngp/ The Vancouver Nude Garden Party]
*[http://melongirl.com Watermelon Girl Stand up Comic and Weed Diva] ([http://melongirl.com/shows.html shows])
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party of British Columbia]
*[http://www.niftynude.org Naked Iconoclasts Fighting the Yoke (NIFTY)]
*[http://www.freedomtoons.org FreedomToons]

==[[Germany]]==
*[http://nacktiv.de Integral Nacktiv: Nackt und aktiv]
*[http://nacktradeln.de Nacktradeln.de] (Deutsch/German)

==[[Italy]]==
*[http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista]

==[[New Zealand]]==
*[http://risingtide.org.nz Rising Tide Aotearoa/NZ]
*[http://www.enzyme.org.nz The Enzyme tech collective]

==[[Spain]]==
*[http://ciclonudista.net Manifestación Ciclonudista Mundial]

==[[UK]]==
*[http://littlefiets.com Little Fiets]
*[http://www.barewitness.org Bare Witness: Naked Protest for Peace]

===[[Brighton & Hove]]===
WNBR Brighton & Hove is endorsed by the following organisations:
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/ Bike Week], 17-25 June – the UK's annual celebration of cycling
*[http://www.thelatest.co.uk/ The Latest] magazines – [http://www.latesthomes.co.uk/ Latest Homes], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/sevendayguide/ Latest 7], [http://www.thelatest.co.uk/wave/ Wave]
*[http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/ Press Dispensary] – press agency that produced and distributed our [http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/feed/99700.php press release]!
*[http://www.rocksmagazine.co.uk/ Rocks magazine]
*[http://www.vinylla.co.uk/ Vinylla] – Brighton fetish club night

===[[London]]===
:''[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/london/links/index.html More info]''

*[http://stopurban4x4s.org.uk Alliance Against Urban 4x4s]
*[http://housmans.com Housmans Radical Booksellers]
*[http://www.bugbugs.co.uk BugBugs Rickshaws and Pedicabs For London]
*[http://lsw2006.org London Sustainability Weeks 2006]
*[http://www.bikeweek.org.uk Bike Week 2006] and [http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/index.php?area=bike2work Bike 2 Work]
*Sustainable Transport Week 2006
*Kingston Green Fair
*The Bike Show!
*Zero Couriers
*[http://www.velorution.biz Velorution]
*[http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk Critical Mass London]
*Friday Night Skate
*Citiskate London
*[http://www.g8bikeride.org.uk The G8 Bike Ride]
*Indymedia UK weekly radio show
*[http://www.unstablesound.net/bike.html Resonance FM 104.4]
*[http://www.londonrisingtide.org.uk London Rising Tide]
*[http://www.nationalpetroleumgallery.org.uk The National Petroleum Gallery]
*[http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/tainted2.htm Art Not Oil]
*[[wikipedia:Stephen Gough|Steve Gough - The Naked Rambler]] / [http://www.nakedwalk.org NakedWalk.org]
*[http://www.bodypaintinglondon.co.uk Pat Cheek's - Body Painting London]
*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/bodygital/WNBRLONDON/ Bodygital]
*[http://www.rinky-dink.org Rinky-Dink]
*[http://www.go-bare.org Go-Bare.org]
*[http://www.freewheelers.co.uk/World_Naked_Bike_Ride FreeWheelers]
*Brazil By Kilo
*[http://www.roadblock.org.uk Road Block] Road Block is an alliance of groups and individuals campaigning against road-building
*[http://www.dontpanicmedia.com Don't Panic]
*[http://www.eta.co.uk Environmental Transport Association (ETA)]
*[http://www.ghostcycle.org.uk Ghost Cycle UK]
*[http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=4559 Barbican Film]
*[http://www.sitechcreations.co.uk Sitech Creations]
*[http://www.jax.org.uk jax.org.uk]
*[http://www.veggies.org.uk Veggies Catering Campaign]
*[http://www.peace-not-war.org Peace Not War]
*[http://www.camdengreenfair.ik.com Camden Green Fair and BikeFest 2006]

==[[US]]==
*[http://www.clamormagazine.org Clamor Magazine - The Revolution of Everyday Life]
*[http://naturistsociety.com The Naturist Society (TNS)] / [http://naturistsociety.com Nude & Natural (N) Magazine]
*[http://worklessparty.org The Work Less Party USA]

===[[Asheville]]===
*[http://www.newfrontier.com/aha/ashv0492.htm About Asheville]
*[http://www.biowheels.com Bio-Wheels]
*[http://newfrontier.com/acupoftea/ A Cup of Tea]
*[http://newfrontier.com/asheville/ Asheville Magazine]
*Asheville Pedal Queens
*Nepal Institute

===[[Chicago]]===
*[http://www.chicagothong.org THONG (Topless Humans Organized for Natural Genetics) Chicago]

===[[Seattle]]===
*[http://scrimass.org Seattle Critical Mass]
*[http://banya5.com Banya 5 Urban Spa]
*[http://biketivism.org Biketivism.org - Biketivism and Critical Mass Resources]
*[http://thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=11924 Capitol Hill Internet Cafe]
*Hemp Ride
*[http://independencefromoil.org Independence from Oil Day]
*[http://mightyo.com Mighty O Donuts]
*[http://bodyfreedom.org/nfff/ Naked Freedom Film Festival (NFFF)]
*[http://organicparty.org The Organic Living Party (OLP)]
*[http://seattlebeaches.org Seattle Free Beach Campaign (SFBC)]
*[http://theseattlesinner.com The Seattle Sinner]

São Paulo

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{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=Brazil}}

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==External Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/brazil/ WNBR Brazil] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://www.grupos.com.br/grupos/pedalandopeladopelomundo WNBR Brasil - Pedalando Pelado Pelo Mundo]

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}} (state)]]

==History==
Add info here

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[[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]
[[Category:2004 ride locations]]
[[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]
[[Category:Previous ride locations]]

List of rides

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[[Home]] > List of rides

'''You can also browse ride locations via the [[:Category:Ride locations|Ride locations]] category page'''

The following is a list of [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] events around the world.

In 2006, most [[:Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations|northern hemisphere rides]] will be on Saturday 10 June. [[:Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations|Southern hemisphere rides]] mostly took place on Sunday 12 March. So far we have 56 rides scheduled for 2006! Amazing!

The next southern hemisphere ride is on Saturday 10 March 2007.

<div style="align: center; padding: .4em; border: solid 0px black; background-color: #FEFDC1;">For information on how to [[Joining a ride|join an existing event]], [[Organizing a ride|start a new one]] or how to [[Contact|contact]] ride organizers please refer to the [[Main Page|main page]].</div>

==List of World Naked Bike Rides==

===[[Australia]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Brisbane]], QLD 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Canberra]], ACT 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Melbourne]], VIC 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Newcastle]], NSW 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Perth]], WA 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Sydney]], NSW 10 Mar 2007
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Tweed Heads]], NSW 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Austria]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Vienna]] (Wien) 10 Jun 2006

===[[Belgium]]===
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Brussels]] (Bruxelles/Brussel) 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)

===[[Brazil]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[São Paulo]] 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)

===[[British Virgin Islands]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Saba Rock]]

===[[Canada]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[London, ON]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Moncton]], NB 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Montreal]], QC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Ottawa]], ON 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Prince George]], BC 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Toronto]], ON 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Vancouver]], BC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Victoria]], BC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 13 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Czech Republic]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Prague]] (Praha) 10 Jun 2006

===[[France]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Lille]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Nice]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Paris]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Toulouse]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Germany]]===
''Referred to as '''Weltnacktradeltag''' in Germany''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Berlin/Brandenburg]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Bonn/NRW]] 22 Jul 2006 (Previous rides: 18 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Bremen/Lower Saxony]] (Bremen/Niedersachsen) 10 Jun 2006

*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Dresden/Saxony]] (Dresden/Sachsen) 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Frankfurt/Hesse]] (Frankfurt/Hessen) 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 2 Jul 2005)

*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Munich/Bavaria]], (München/Bayern) 1 Jul 2006 (Previous rides: 18 Jun 2005)

===[[Israel]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Tel Aviv]] (Tel Aviv-Yafo) 10 Jun 2006

===[[Italy]]===
''These rides are organized by [http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista]''
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Milan]], Lombardy 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)

===[[Latvia]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Riga]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Mexico]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Mexico City]] (Ciudad de México) 10 Jun 2006 12:00 Km. 0 ciclopista

===[[Netherlands]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Amsterdam]], North Holland no ride planned (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Apeldoorn]], Gelderland no ride planned (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Arnhem]], Gelderland 10 Jun 2006

===[[New Zealand]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Auckland]] (Tamaaki Makaurau) 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 13 Feb 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Golden Bay]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Lake Tekapo]] 10 Mar 2007 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006, 13 Feb 2005)

===[[Poland]]===
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Cracow]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Russia]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Moscow]] 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Saint Petersburg, Russia]] 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)

===[[South Africa]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] 10 Jun 2006

===[[Spain]]===
''These rides are organized by [http://www.ciclonudista.net Manifestación Ciclonudista]''
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Barcelona]], Catalonia 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Huesca]], Aragon 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Madrid]], New Castile 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 1st year when?)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Pamplona-Iruña]], Navarre 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Zaragoza]], Aragon 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 19 Jun 2004, 12 Jun 2003, 15 Jun 2002, 14 Jun 2001)

===[[Switzerland]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] 10 Jun 2006

===<span id="UK"></span>[[United Kingdom]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Bath]] 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Brighton & Hove]] 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: [http://www.barewitness.org/worldnakedbikeride04.html Ashdown Forest] 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Edinburgh]] 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[London]] 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Manchester]] 9 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[York]] 9 Jun 2006

===<span id="US"></span>[[United States]]===
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Ann Arbor]], MI 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Asheville]], NC 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Ashland]], OR 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Atlanta]], GA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Austin]], TX 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Bellingham]], WA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 19 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Berkeley]], CA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Black Rock City]], NV Aug/Sep 2006 at [http://burningman.com Burning Man] (Previous rides: 31 Aug 2005, 1 Sep 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Boston]], MA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Boulder]], CO 17 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Burlington]], VT 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Chicago]], IL 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Columbus]], OH 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Eugene]], OR 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Ithaca]], NY 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 2005?)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Knoxville]], TN 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Los Angeles]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Madison]], WI 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Miami]], FL 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[New Haven]], CT 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[New York City]], NY 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[North Conway]], NH 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Olympia]], WA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Palm Coast]], FL 10 Jun 2006 ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Pensacola]], FL 10 Jun 2006 ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Portland]], OR 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11/12 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[Saint Petersburg, FL]] 12 Mar 2006 (Previous rides: 13 Feb 2005) ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]] [[San Diego/Jacumba]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[San Francisco]], CA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Santa Cruz]], CA 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Seattle]], WA 10 Jun 2006 (Previous rides: 24 Sep 2005, 11 Jun 2005, 12 Jun 2004)
*[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]] [[Tampa Bay]], FL 10 June 2006 (Previous rides: 12 Mar 2006) ''see also [[Florida]]''
*[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]] [[Telluride]], CO 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Villa Grove/Orient Land Trust]], CO 10 Jun 2006
*[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]] [[Washington, DC]] 11 Jun 2006

==Ride status tags==
Please click on the ride status tags for a more detailed definition of their meaning.

;[[Image:stat1-comm.gif|Committed to ride]]
:These rides have happened successfully in the past and are prepared to ride again.
;[[Image:stat2-newr.gif|New ride planned]]
:These rides are new and riders have begun promotion and organizing.
;[[Image:stat3-assu.gif|Assumed to repeat]]
:These rides have happened successfully in the past and are assumed to ride again. However, no definite information has been provided for the upcoming ride.
;[[Image:stat4-kick.gif|Kickstart this ride]]
:These rides may or may not have occurred in the past and need help getting started in first stages of planning and organizing. Please refer to the [[Organizing a ride|Organizing A Ride]] page for more information about starting or restarting a ride.

'''Note:''' all rides need [http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/resources/promote.html volunteer efforts] to be successful!

==External links: other lists of rides==
===WNBR affiliated sites===

*[http://www.ciclonudista.net/ Manifestación Ciclonudista] (Spain)
*[http://www.inventati.org/criticalmass/ciclonudista/ Critical Mass Ciclonudista] (Italy)
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ World Naked Bike Ride] official site

===Critical Mass rides===

*[http://critical-mass.info/ Critical-Mass.info]
*[[Wikipedia: List of Critical Mass rides]]

[[removed|.]]

Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations

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'''Ride locations south of the Equator. Rides in these locations normally take place in February or March. The next southern hemishphere WNBR is on Saturday the 10th of March 2007.'''

See also: [[:Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations|Northern hemisphere ride locations]]

The following [[:Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations|northern hemisphere locations]] may also participate on the same day:

*[[Saint Petersburg]]
*[[Tampa Bay]]

[[Category:Ride locations]]

Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations

2006-05-29T16:33:44Z

Marte: 2007 ride date

'''Ride locations south of the Equator. Rides in these locations normally take place in February or March. The next southern hemishphere WNBR is on Saturday the 10th of March 2007.'''

See also: [[:Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations|Northern hemisphere ride locations]]

The following [[:Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations|northern hemisphere locations]] may also participate on the same day:

*[[Atlanta]]
*[[Saint Petersburg]]
*[[Tampa Bay]]

[[Category:Ride locations]]

Lake Tekapo

2006-05-29T16:30:06Z

Marte: 2007 ride date

{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=New Zealand}}

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==New Location==
The organisers of the Lake Tekapo WNBR have moved and will organise a WNBR in their new location.
Wai-natur is a naturist homestay in Wairau Valley, Marlborough, 30 km west of Blenheim. The owners, Kay Hannam and Brian Williams have moved from Lake Tekapo and decamped from their previous business, Aoraki Naturally. Wai-natur will be the base for the ride. It is in the middle of nowhere so it will be a rural ride as it was at Tekapo.

==External links==
===Local Event Web Site===
*[http://www.naturist.co.nz/worldnakedbikeride_laketekapo_nz.htm WNBR Lake Tekapo]

===Local Event Discussion Group/s===
None at this time

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}} (town)]]
*[[Wikipedia: Canterbury, New Zealand]]
*[[Wikipedia: South Island]]

==History==
Previous rides on 12 March [[:Category:2006 ride locations|2006]] and 13 February [[:Category:2005 ride locations|2005]]. See [http://www.naturist.co.nz/worldnakedbikeride_laketekapo_nz.htm website] for information and photos.

[[Category:New Zealand]]
[[Category:Ride locations]]


[[Category:2005 ride locations]]
[[Category:2006 ride locations]]
[[Category:Previous ride locations]]
[[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]
[[Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations]]

Golden Bay

2006-05-29T16:28:16Z

Marte: Not an Australian Ride - a New Zealand Ride

{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=New Zealand}}

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Recent events==
'''Sunday 12 March 2006'''

'''Riders met at Tarakohe Cement Works at 4pm. Body painting started at 3pm.'''

The route went along the beautiful coast road to [http://www.virtualbay.co.nz/totallyroasted/ Totally Roasted Café] at Pohara Beach  for awards and prizes:

*'''Most Original''' – The Mussel Inn Bush Cafe meal vouchers
*'''Best Environmental Message''' – $50 from Norton Feasey Accountants
*'''Funniest Message''' – A night for two at the Sandcastle
*'''Spot Prize''' – [http://www.jesterhouse.co.nz/cafe.html Jester House Café] meal vouchers
*'''Most Glamorous''' – Vouchers at [http://www.nakedpossum.com/ The Naked Possum]
*'''Most Visible, the Under 12s''' – [http://www.virtualbay.co.nz/totallyroasted/ Totally Roasted Café] meal vouchers
*'''Most Appropriate Message''' – $50 from Bike Lanes In Paradise
*'''Most Dramatic Finish''' – $50 Whole Foods Handbook

==Media coverage==
*[http://www.stuff.co.nz/ Stuff.co.nz], 10 Mar 2006: "[http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3599737a11,00.html Police must arrest nude riders, says mayor]"
*[http://www.radionz.co.nz/ Radio New Zealand], 12 Mar 2006: "[http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/bulletins/radionz/200603121102/2a13485a Nelson police unfazed by nude bike ride]"
*[http://www.newswire.co.nz/ Newswire.co.nz], 12 Mar 2006: "[http://www.newswire.co.nz/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=306569&catid=0 Nude Bike Ride Not Illegal]"
*[http://www.stuff.co.nz/ Stuff.co.nz], 13 Mar 2006: "[http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3602572a4560,00.html Cyclists bare all for cause]"

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/newzealand/goldenbay/ WNBR Golden Bay] (main website)
*[http://www.pohara.com/nakedbikeride WNBR Golden Bay] (alternative website)

===Discussion group/s===
None at this time

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]
*[[Wikipedia: Tasman, New Zealand]]
*[[Wikipedia: South Island]]

==History==
See [http://www.pohara.com/nakedbikeride WNBR Golden Bay] website

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Golden Bay

2006-05-29T16:23:38Z

Marte: 2007 date

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==Recent events==
'''Sunday 12 March 2006'''

'''Riders met at Tarakohe Cement Works at 4pm. Body painting started at 3pm.'''

The route went along the beautiful coast road to [http://www.virtualbay.co.nz/totallyroasted/ Totally Roasted Café] at Pohara Beach  for awards and prizes:

*'''Most Original''' – The Mussel Inn Bush Cafe meal vouchers
*'''Best Environmental Message''' – $50 from Norton Feasey Accountants
*'''Funniest Message''' – A night for two at the Sandcastle
*'''Spot Prize''' – [http://www.jesterhouse.co.nz/cafe.html Jester House Café] meal vouchers
*'''Most Glamorous''' – Vouchers at [http://www.nakedpossum.com/ The Naked Possum]
*'''Most Visible, the Under 12s''' – [http://www.virtualbay.co.nz/totallyroasted/ Totally Roasted Café] meal vouchers
*'''Most Appropriate Message''' – $50 from Bike Lanes In Paradise
*'''Most Dramatic Finish''' – $50 Whole Foods Handbook

==Media coverage==
*[http://www.stuff.co.nz/ Stuff.co.nz], 10 Mar 2006: "[http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3599737a11,00.html Police must arrest nude riders, says mayor]"
*[http://www.radionz.co.nz/ Radio New Zealand], 12 Mar 2006: "[http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/bulletins/radionz/200603121102/2a13485a Nelson police unfazed by nude bike ride]"
*[http://www.newswire.co.nz/ Newswire.co.nz], 12 Mar 2006: "[http://www.newswire.co.nz/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=306569&catid=0 Nude Bike Ride Not Illegal]"
*[http://www.stuff.co.nz/ Stuff.co.nz], 13 Mar 2006: "[http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3602572a4560,00.html Cyclists bare all for cause]"

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/newzealand/goldenbay/ WNBR Golden Bay] (main website)
*[http://www.pohara.com/nakedbikeride WNBR Golden Bay] (alternative website)

===Discussion group/s===
None at this time

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]
*[[Wikipedia: Tasman, New Zealand]]
*[[Wikipedia: South Island]]

==History==
See [http://www.pohara.com/nakedbikeride WNBR Golden Bay] website

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Auckland

2006-05-29T16:22:28Z

Marte:

{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=New Zealand}} (Tamaaki Makaurau)

{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://wnbr.enzyme.org.nz/auckland.html WNBR Auckland]

===Discussion group/s===
See page above for details

===Images===
*[http://www.wnbr.enzyme.org.nz/gallery/ WNBR Auckland – February 2005 images]

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}} Region]]
*[[Wikipedia: North Island]]

==History==
Add info here

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Brisbane

2006-05-29T16:17:34Z

Marte:

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{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Organiser==
For more information on the Brisbane ride, please e-mail
[mailto:ilovekylie@optusnet.com.au Tim]or
[mailto:spedofre@bigpond.net.au Tim's other email address]

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia]

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldnakedbikeridebrisbane/ WNBR Brisbane] Yahoo! group

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]
*[[Wikipedia: Queensland]]

==History==
Brisbane is yet to have a WNBR.

==Future==
People interested in participating or organising a WNBR in Brisbane should join the discussion group, try to make contact with others with similar views and demonstrate some initiative. It will happen if you help make it happen! Please refer to the [[Organizing a ride]] page for more information about starting or restarting a ride.

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Sydney

2006-05-29T16:16:09Z

Marte: 2007 ride date

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{{Ride location next ride|Date=Saturday 10 March 2007|Time=?|Location=?}}

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideSydney2/ WNBR Sydney] Yahoo! Group

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]
*[[Wikipedia: New South Wales]]

==History==
Sydney has yet to have a WNBR.

==Future==
People interested in participating or organising a WNBR in Sydney should join the discussion group, try to make contact with others with similar views and demonstrate some initiative. It will happen if you help make it happen! Please refer to the [[Organizing a ride]] page for more information about starting or restarting a ride.

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Tweed Heads

2006-05-29T16:14:57Z

Marte: 2007 ride date

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==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideAustralia/ WNBR Australia] Yahoo! Group

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]
*[[Wikipedia: New South Wales]]

==History==
Six naked bike riders (4 men and two women), led by Luke and Kathy, took part in the WNBR on the 12th of June 2004, 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.

==Future==
People interested in participating or organising a WNBR in Tweed Heads should join the discussion group, try to make contact with others with similar views and demonstrate some initiative. It will happen if you help make it happen! Please refer to the [[Organizing a ride]] page for more information about starting or restarting a ride.

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Melbourne

2006-05-29T16:13:51Z

Marte: 2007 ride date

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==Previous ride==
'''Date:''' Sunday 12 March 2006<br />
'''Time:''' 2pm to start body painting<br />
'''Location:''' Smith Reserve, George Street and Alexandra Parade, Fitzroy

[[Image:Melbourne12 Mar2006.JPG]]

==Media==
Media enquiries for Melbourne please contact [mailto:bikefunnist@gmail.com Alex].

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (official site)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideMelbourne/ WNBR Melbourne] Yahoo! Group

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}]]
*[[Wikipedia: Victoria (Australia)]]

==History==
'''WNBR Melbourne 2006 Ride Report'''
by [mailto:nearherethere@yahoo.com G Brunya] or [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideMelbourne/message/88 read it here].

What a great day!

The weather was toasty and the overwhelming number of observers and bystanders were encouraging of the ride as it passed some of the Inner North's busiest streets.

About 15 people gathered at Smith Reserve between 2pm and 3pm and began the dressing down and body painting session. Bystanders and swimmers in the pool next to the park were bemused by the group as they began to realise what was happening. One very impressive rider was as yellow as he was the day before on the Aolian ride, but this time for a very different reason! The police drove by and spoke to one of our clothed helpers, but no instructions were given, and so the ride began.

A bicycle mounted sound system added to the party atmosphere as the riders moved south up Napier Street and the over to Smith Street. Several bystanders asked "what's it for?" to which we replied "for fun!" or "to protest the obscenity of oil dependence!"

A quick stop in a lane off Gertrude Street allowed a few members to further 'debrief' as confidence increased. We then continued on our way North down Brunswick Street. Another group of police were grappling gently with a gentleman in the Atherton Gardens Estate. They waved. Yet another police car passed us going the other way up Brunswick Street. They waved too.

After a cut west across Nicholson Street, the ride made good use of the Canning Street bicycle super highway for a short way and then it was up the short hill to Lygon Street. We regrouped as we began the Lygon stretch and moved the sound system on to "The Baby Elephant Walk". The café strip greeted us with quite a few perplexed looks and double takes as we cruised down the slope towards Queensbury Street. Yet again however, the majority of people were happy to see us. Next we rode east (in the GL; Games Lane) towards the Carlton Gardens. A few laps of the Exhibition Fountain entertained some people in the park, including a wedding party.

The final stretch took us east back along Gertrude and a second lap of Brunswick Street, where once again we were greeted by cheers, smiles and waves. Plenty of bystanders whipped out camera phones and we expect to see these pictures on this Yahoo Group soon!

A quieter pedal into the wind was taking us up past the Lord Newey Hotel, when we heard the friendly `woop' of a police car. Pulling over, we were asked to clothe our bods as `there had been a complaint!' Hard to believe, considering that the overwhelming majority of bystanders were happy and entertained to see us – still there's always one! And it only takes one to spoil the fun.

Considering that we were nearing the end of the planned route, and since they asked nicely, we did as we were asked and the police officers thanked us and drove away with a smile and a wave. Finally refreshments were acquired at Piedemontes in North Fitzroy and we retired to a quiet spot on the banks of the Merri to discuss our victory.

Thanks to all who participated, and all who encouraged us. Special thanks to Alex and Deb for making it happen!

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Perth

2006-05-29T16:12:55Z

Marte: 2007 date

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==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://worldnakedbikeride.org/australia/ WNBR Australia] (on main website)

===Discussion group/s===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRideAustralia/ WNBR Australia] Yahoo! Group

===Location information===
*[[Wikipedia: {{PAGENAME}}, Western Australia]]
*[[Wikipedia: Western Australia]]
*[[Wikipedia: New Holland (Australia)]]

==History==
Perth has yet to have a WNBR.

==Future==
People interested in participating or organising a WNBR in Perth should join the discussion group, try to make contact with others with similar views and demonstrate some initiative. It will happen if you help make it happen! Please refer to the [[Organizing a ride]] page for more information about starting or restarting a ride.



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