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Welcome to Seattle's World Naked Bike Ride wiki pages!

2009 marks the sixth year that Seattle will be staging WNBR events and our 10th Ride! Seattle was the second city to stage a WNBR event in the world, the first WNBR-affiliated city to organize a day ride, the first city to work with city officials to make the ride a success, the first city to stage its body painting parties in public parks and the first city to have Yoga in the Park stretching sessions in public parks by certified yoga instructors.

Visitors are encouraged to stroll through this wiki site, the global website and Seattle site (WNBRseattle.org). You will find a list of main pages on the Home page, and you may also want to read the Frequently asked questions (FAQ). Thanks for visiting and we hope to see you at one of our upcoming events!

• This event will take place regardless of the weather, bring appropriate clothing for before, during, after ride. See also What to bring.
• Seattle riders participate at other WNBR events, including nearby Vancouver, BC and Portland, OR. In addition, some riders also support other clothing-optional rides including Solstice Cyclists, Body Pride Ride (BPR), Hemp Ride and Seattle Critical Ass. We try to offset our ride date to not conflict with other local rides.
• To receive updates on WNBR Seattle, please join our mailing list
• Join us on the NEW WNBR Seattle Facebook group
• See also Seattle sub-pages

Upcoming rides

Our next event World Naked Bike 2009 (ride #10) is scheduled start on Saturday 11 July 2009. The July ride will be the first of several rides held in 2009 for Seattle. It will begin at 1 PM at Volunteer Park and end up at the Seattle Center Fountain. Other rides include Friday 31 July 2009 (WNBR @ Seattle Critical mAss (ride #11)) + Friday 28 August 2009 (WNBR @ Seattle Critical mAss (ride #??)) and more rides in August and possibly early September. For more information, see schedule and route planning.
For the latest press release, see Press Releases.

Basic info

• Route: Schedule, suggested stops, and route planning
• What to bring Find out what you should bring to make your experience fun, safe and comfortable.

Contact Information / Event Sign Up

Sign up to participate and/or volunteer for the ride by filling out form on the WNBR Seattle page.

New people are organizing WNBR Seattle events this year! Stay tuned for some new contact info!

The best way to contact organizer Daniel Johnson and the WNBR Seattle team is via telephone:

• (206) 369 - 2661 (mobile phone/voice mail)

Other, less effective, methods:

• Fill out form on the WNBR Seattle join page (use the comment area and select a ride or rides from the drop down menu).
• E-mail Daniel directly using his temporary, spam-reduction e-mail address: apr2007 atsymb0l W0rldNakedB1keRide d0t 0rg
• Fill out form on the main WNBR page (use the comment area and select Seattle from the drop down menu).
• Leave a message at his discussion page

Announcements / Discussion groups / Public meetings

WNBR Seattle has three discussion groups where you can learn about how the ride is developing and any last minute changes (there have been many in years past):

• WNBR Seattle Yahoo! group 3 : General discussion - Ideal for people who to get all general discussion messages. A great place to bring up ideas, talk about concerns and network with others. Plan meetings, parties, and special projects. If you join this group there is no reason for you to join group 2 since this group gets announcements as well.
• WNBR Seattle Yahoo! group 2 : Announcements only.

Public meetings are also scheduled, sometimes, biweekly. These are announced primarily on the discussion groups above.

Donations

We need your money to help make the magic happen! Please click here to go to our donations page to support our event!

Goals

Global mission

The message of WNBR focuses on promoting cycling. Find out more about the WNBR global message see the global WNBR message section

Local goals

"Reclaim our streets, our bodies, our parks, our city, our self-reliance!"

Beyond the above goals, the WNBR Seattle event focuses on the following:

1. Community building. Have fun and express our creativity while engaging and enjoying various communities in Seattle. Celebrate both the diversity and the oneness of the human experience.
2. Protest oil dependency and advocate renewable energy sources; the joy of cycling; sustainable, car-free transportation solutions; and walkable communities. Bicycles are BEST - Better Ecologically Sustainable Transport.
3. Bring attention to the local safety concerns of cyclists. Help people begin to see cyclists [1] and share the road. Sharing the road does not mean cars get the lane and bikes get the gutter or car door lane! (See also ghostcycle.org)
4. Rejoice in the power and individuality of our bodies. Promote body-positive ideals and activities. Advocate the development of free beaches in Seattle and encourage more family-friendly, clothing-optional use of community spaces.
5. Show solidarity with other naked cycling events around the world. Many WNBR events will be riding on the same date.
6. Generate interest in similar progressive and artistic regional events such as those organized by The City Repair Project - Village Building Convergence, Car Free Seattle, Seattle Hempfest, Fremont Arts Council, Solstice Cyclists (SolsticeCyclist.org), Seattle Critical Mass/Ass, Body Pride Ride (BPR), Naked Pumpkin Run Seattle, Green America's Green Festival Seattle, Burning Man and Regional Burning Man events.

For more info, please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What to wear? Do not fear!

For details, please see our Frequently asked questions

The World Naked Bike Ride dress code is "Bare As You Dare"... How bare is that ? How dare is that ?...Its all up to you, you decide what you are comfortable with. NO ONE IS EXCLUDED OR DISCRIMINATED AGAINST based on levels of clothing, bodypaint, or anything else, for that matter!

PLEASE be creative and colorful! Bodypainting and bike decorating is highly encouraged! See the above section on creative expression and also visit our body art page.

The laws on nudity, for the most part are a bit vague, difficult and often unpopular to enforce. The principal concern of most citizens is to eliminate creepy, predatory, exploitative, destructive and abusive behavior. WNBR is a fun, inspirational, non-confrontational body-positive event with a positive message of hope. That is why the ride has been such a huge hit and so many are supportive. Just use common sense and mind your manners! Nude is not lewd!

Since most of us did not grow up in a body-positive society, many will look at you with curiosity and amusement. You will probably notice that different sections of town have different cultural reactions to nudity. Some may feel mildly intimidated because they still might have issues with their own bodies and your shameless ways are unsettling to their body-phobic world. Just be friendly and respectful and things should be fine. Remember we are all human and we all have the same parts.

"Gymnophobia (from the Greek word for nude gymnos) is the fear of being (or seeing others) naked. A gymnophobic person usually wants to prevent others from experiencing the freedom of not wearing clothes."

If you are concerned, you probably don't need to cover up much to be "legal". With the incredible transforming powers of a little body paint, liquid latex, a strategically placed sock, or a piece of duct tape you too can transform the average city streaking naked wild cyclist into "The legal city streaking naked wild cyclist". Be creative: a little imagination can change everything.

Links

Websites

• WNBR Seattle (official site)
• This WNBR Seattle Wiki site (most detailed info found here).

Discussion groups

• WNBR Seattle Yahoo! group 3 : General discussion - Ideal for people who to get all general discussion messages. A great place to bring up ideas, talk about concerns and network with others. Plan meetings, parties, and special projects. If you join this group there is no reason for you to join group 2 since this group gets announcements as well.
• WNBR Seattle Yahoo! group 2 : Announcements only.

Social Networking groups

• Join us on the NEW WNBR Seattle Facebook group

Biketivism

• Bikewise is a place to learn about and report bike crashes, hazards, and thefts. By sharing our experiences with each other, and with researchers and relevant agencies, we aim to make biking safer and more fun. You can help by adding your reports.
• Car-Free Seattle see also ThinkSmall.org Resources, Tactics, and Propaganda to Subvert Automobile Dominance.
• Seattle Critical Mass Message Board see also Seattle Critical Mass
• Bike Works To build sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling. We teach young people how to fix bikes, reward them with their own set of wheels, and provide affordable bicycle services to the community.
• Biketivism.org Biketivism and Critical Mass Resources

Social nudity

• Naked Wikia's entry on the Pacific Northwest

Secondary info

• History General history of WNBR Seattle
• Official Ride Reports
• Coverage Press and media coverage
• Donations
• Video and photography Images and video. Please also read our policy on documenting our event.
• Seattle art Flyers and promotional art
• Concerns Concerns and complaints during the ride
• Press Releases - most recent and previous releases
• Networking: networking, fundraising etc
• Calendar Support other local events
• Meetings
• How to avoid trouble
• Eco and Cruelty-free compliance Find how WNBR is trying to maintain a low ecological footprint

Organization

WNBR Seattle, Seattle Naked Pumpkin Run, Hemp Ride and Jaybird Run are productions of the Organic Living Party (OLP). OLP is, in part, a revival of the German Lebensreform movement. OLP's motto: "Participatory arts, recreation, citizen activism and play are not luxuries!"

Meetings are held to organize WNBR Seattle and are currently facilitated by Daniel Johnson, who would like to see development of an independent collective that would take over management of the event.

Community support

We appreciate all the local support and endorsements we have received! Please see a listing in the Endorsements: Seattle and Endorsements: Global wiki areas as well as links on our main Seattle page at http://WNBRseattle.org.