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Date, Time and Location of Next Event

Saturday, 10 June 2006 (Ride #4). Probably starts at Gas Works Park (Stay tuned for more info about other local bike rides)

External links

Local Event Web Site

• Main Web Site for WNBR Seattle

Local Event Discussion Groups

• Seattle WNBR Yahoo! Group 3 General discussions
• Seattle WNBR Yahoo! Group 2 Limited to announcements only

Global Web Sites

• World Naked Bike Ride Official site. General information and other resources.

Global Discussion Group

• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRide/

Wikipedia Reference Pages

• Critical Mass
  • List of Critical Mass Rides
• World Naked Bike Ride

History of Local Event

Seattle was the first US city to organize a ride. Daniel Johnson met with Conrad Schmidt after both participated in an Artists Against War/Artists for Peace/Work Less Party (AAW/AFP/WLP) Go As Bare as You Dare ride in Vancouver, BC. Conrad expressed interest in creating an international naked cycling event modeled after the rides in Vancouver and Daniel committed to having one in Seattle. The Seattle Ride was inspired by the painted naked cyclists of the Summer Solstice Parade, the AAW/AFP/WLP Rides in Vancouver BC and Manifestación Ciclonudista in Spain (España)

Saturday, June 12, 2004 WNBR Seattle #1 Gas Works, Seattle Center International Fountain, Capital Hill

Saturday, June 11, 2005 WNBR Seattle #2 Gas Works, Denny Park, City Hall, Capital Hill

Saturday, Sept 24, 2005 WNBR Seattle #3 Autumnal Equinox Mini Ride from Myrtle Edwards Park to Discovery Park Beach

2005 notes: There were four naked bike rides in Seattle in 2005. Three of those occurred in three consecutive saturdays in June alone! The other two 2005 Seattle naked cycling events included the painted naked cyclists of the 2005 Summer Solstice Parade (June 18th - featuring ~160 riders!), and the premiere of the First Annual Body Pride Ride at the 2005 Seattle Gay Pride Parade (June 26th). So with WNBR that was three separate naked rides in three weeks!

In addition to ongoing monthly Critical Mass rides ( http://scrimass.org ), 2005 marked the First Annual Independence From Oil Day Parade (July 3rd http://independencefromoil.org ) and the emergence of the Ghostcycle project ( http://ghostcycle.org ) raising awareness of cyclists on the streets with evocative installations around the city.