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World Naked Bike Ride – Nudecastle

Ride in conjunction with Southern hemisphere ride locations (including Golden Bay, Lake Tekapo, Melbourne, Brisbane, Saint Petersburg and Tampa Bay).

Protest against oil dependency, cars and war!
Protest for peace, love, freedom, the environment, public transport and bikes!

Next ride

Date: Saturday 10 March 2007
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Rosegum Road Reserve, Warabrook

Ride location and how to get there

Assemble at the red bicycle, in Rosegum Road Reserve on the northern side of the rail line at Warabrook Station.

CityRail Timetables

Hunter Line

• Newcastle to Warabrook (and on to Scone or Dungog Weekends).

• Scone or Dungog to Warabrook (and on to Newcastle Weekends).

Newcastle & Central Coast Line

• Central to Hamilton (and on to Newcastle via Strathfield or Chatswood Weekends). All change at Hamilton for Hunter Line.

How to participate

Read the following information first. This page is the most important source of information on WNBR Newcastle. After this page read the other Wiki WNBR Newcastle pages (Newcastle_archive and Newcastle_previous_ride) and have a look at WNBR Australia (official site).

In months before the ride

It may seem like things are quiet between World Naked Bike Rides but the Newcastle organisers are working now to make the WNBR Nudecastle 2007 enjoyable for everyone. In the lead-up to the WNBR there are many other community grassroots events in Newcastle that are of interest to Naturists, Biketivists, Pacifists and Environmentalists. Have a look at the links to organisations that endorse the WNBR in Newcastle (see Newcastle#Endorsement below) and Australia and you will find something that will inspire your passion for expressing yourself for the benefit of the planet. All the organisations that endorse WNBR are friendly though our closest ally is Critical Mass (see Newcastle#Critical_Mass below). WNBR Nudecastle encourages everyone interested in participating in WNBR to also participate in Critical Mass.

Getting email updates before the ride

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

Privacy

You do not have to register, pay money, sign anything or give your personal details to anyone. There are suggestions on the international pages of WNBR websites that say you should complete the on-line registration process. This is NOT mandatory for the WNBR Nudecastle. Vetted media people will attend the WNBR Nudecastle 2007 to photograph and video the event so if you have any concerns about this you should consider painting your face, wearing a novel mask or big dark sunglasses to preserve your anonymity.

In the weeks before the ride

There will be at least one pre-ride orientation event (like a BBQ at a pub) where potential participants can make friends with the other riders and ask any questions they have about the ride. (See also Newcastle#Feeling_at_ease below).

The Actual WNBR Nudecastle 2007

It does not matter if you have done none of the suggested pre-ride activities above because you are still most welcome to take part. Assemble clothed at the assembly place at the specified time on Saturday the 10th of March 2007. Bring your bike, scooter, tricycle, skates or skateboard (in fact any form of human powered wheeled transport). You MUST bring an Australian Standard approved helmet (shoes and bike gloves are recommended). Bring some money for the after ride party and a water bottle. Bring a noise maker like a whistle or party novelty. You can bring sunscreen and body paint if you want though the organisers will try to provide enough for everyone it is uncertain how many people will turn up. The organisers will lead everyone to the secret body painting place. Paint yourself and each other with love hearts, peace signs, flowers and biketivist and environmental slogans. When the body painting is complete, the ride will commence. Only the organisers know the route of the ride because they will lead you. There is no need to know unless you are on the ride in which case you will be shown the way as you go anyway. If you ask where the ride is going before the ride everyone else will think you are a cop or a voyeurist. During the ride have fun, make noise, sing out your message, chant, obey the road rules and follow the organisers. This is the best part and you will get sore sides and a sore face from laughing and smiling.

Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc

These are the current flyer and poster to be used for the WNBR Nudecastle 2007 to help promote participation. They will be updated when the ride start location and time are decided. Please print these and stick them up where people will see them. Why not colour one in and stick it to your refrigerator? Below them are other promotional images.

Flyer

Poster

Thematic promotional poster for WNBR

Promotional poster for WNBR Nudecastle

Generic promotional poster for WNBR

Critical Mass

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

For more information on Critical Mass see: Critical Mass World Information , Critical Mass Australiaor Newcastle Critical Mass Discussion Group or email Daniel.

Feeling at ease

There will be and icebreaker (orientation) social event to help inform potential participants of what to expect during the WNBR Nudecastle 2007 and to make friends with everyone there who intends 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 are encouraged to offer each other support. 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 if that request is made.

Women’s Support Woman

Christabel has volunteered for the role of Women’s Support Woman for WNBR Nudecastle 2007. The Women’s Support Woman (WSW) role is to offer special support to women who have any concerns about their participation or potential participation in the event. The WSW will be attending whole of the event and will be available to help all women participants. The WSW will be making a special effort to ensure that female participants feel comfortable while being a mentor. If you wish to assist Christabel in this role or would like to ask any relevant questions, please email Christabel.

Media

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

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). The still photographs taken by the photographers are available to be viewed in low definition format on the WNBR Newcastle Yahoo! group. High definition photos of the 2006 event are available at the WNBR Australia(official website). High definition photos of the 2005 event are also available at the 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. These and possibly other new vetted professional media people will attend the WNBR Nudecastle 2007.

Newcastle previous ride

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

History

See Newcastle archive for

WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report by Marte Kinder.

WNBR Nudecastle 2006 Ride Report by Daniel.

WNBR Nudecastle 2005 Ride Report by Marte Kinder.

Links

Website/s

• WNBR Australia (official site)
• Photos of Newcastle 2006 on WNBR Australia (official site)
• Photos of Newcastle 2005 on WNBR Australia (official site)

Discussion group/s

• WNBR Newcastle Yahoo! Group

Endorsement

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

• Critical Mass Newcastle
• Second Sight Photography photographed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
• Purple Spider Studio photographed the 2005 WNBR in Newcastle.
• Rowanmacs - Photography filmed the 2005 and 2006 WNBR in Newcastle.
• Newcastle Nudists for Peace (no link)
• Newcastle University Students' Association (NUSA), see also NUSA Wiki Website
• NUSA Environment Collective
• NUSA Transport Collective
• Stomp
• The Octapod Association
• Michael Osborne of Newcastle Greens
• Lee Rhiannon of NSW Greens

Location information

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