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Seattle is currently working on getting '''Sat, 7 July 2007''', as it is two weeks after BPR (much needed breathing room) and it falls on a Group Health Bicycle Saturday and Sundays day. Some in the bodypainting team want it even later in July or August while others want to keep in line with the dates of other global WNBR events. | Seattle is currently working on getting '''Sat, 7 July 2007''', as it is two weeks after BPR (much needed breathing room) and it falls on a Group Health Bicycle Saturday and Sundays day. Some in the bodypainting team want it even later in July or August while others want to keep in line with the dates of other global WNBR events. | ||
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| + | [[Miami]] Beach is riding on both 10 March, 2007 and 9 June 2007. | ||
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| + | Location: Haulover Beach Lifeguard Headquarters and Restrooms. Haulover Park. 10800 Collins Ave, Miami, FL. USA. In the U.S.: 1-(305)-944-3040 | ||
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| + | Route: Start off riding/skating/blading north from Lifeguard Headquarters on the Beach Boardwalk and Bike Path all the way to the north end of Haulover Park, loop back around, and travel south along same route back to lifeguard headquarters. | ||
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| + | Times: Assemble at 11:30am. Depart at Noon. | ||
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Revision as of 23:35, 19 June 2006
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2007 dates
The main Southern Hemisphere ride date is Saturday 10 March 2007.
In order to help encourage as many cities as possible to attend this event there will be two primary ride dates for the Northern Hemisphere ride in 2007: Saturday 9 June and Saturday 30 June 2007.
The Black Rock City ride will, as usual, be during the Burning Man festival in late August.
Since this is an international event with the goal of being as inclusive as possible this website will help promote all WNBR rides regardless of the date a particular country or city chooses to ride on. However, ride locations are strongly encouraged to choose dates that are on, or as close as possible to, the agreed dates. This helps builds solidarity and creates a strong media presence.
Rides must also abide by some very simple requirements.
London
London has decided to ride on 9 June 2007.
Seattle
Seattle has some conflicts that it needs to consider for scheduling.
Too many naked bike rides too close together!
This ride must not conflict with the Solstice Cyclists on the Saturday closest to Summer Solstice in June or Body Pride Ride which is the week after that. In 2005 and 2006, there were three naked bike rides in three weeks! Way too many, especially for the organizers and artists who are staging the event.
Hemp Ride is not a concern since it will always be scheduled around WNBR and will take place in August.
Other conflicts
We also want to avoid conflict with any regional Burning Man events such as Critical Massive and Burn in the Forest (mid July) or the Seattle to Portland Ride (if possible). We also really enjoyed the Group Health Bicycle Saturday and Sundays event, which is only on select weekends. Also, if we schedule too late in the summer, it is harder for us to get access to the International Fountain at the Seattle Center. It would also be good not to conflict with Bare Buns Fun Runs. Lifeguards are not even dispatched to Seattle public beaches until late June.
Seattle is currently working on getting Sat, 7 July 2007, as it is two weeks after BPR (much needed breathing room) and it falls on a Group Health Bicycle Saturday and Sundays day. Some in the bodypainting team want it even later in July or August while others want to keep in line with the dates of other global WNBR events.
Miami
Miami Beach is riding on both 10 March, 2007 and 9 June 2007.
Regional considerations
Warm enough?
Early June is a little too cold and unpredicatble in terms of rainy and windy days for many North American cities (Brrr), except in Miami.
Both Ottawa and Chicago got freezed-out in 2006. It also normally rains in the early part of June in Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle.
That is why we will be adding a second ride date on about 30 June [2006/2007?], or close to then. If you think this date is still not warm enough, or it conflicts with another major event please email me at [email protected]. We would still like to keep all the rides as close together as possible.
If we are going to get all six billion people participating in WNBR we need to accommodate as many cities as possible.
Nude Recreation week
July 9-15, 2007 is Nude Recreation week in North America, and yet there are no known large-scale public events during that time. WNBR could easily fit this bill.
