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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

The latest Nudes in the News, July 27, 2015


The 10 Best Nudist Spots In The World
imageWant to let it all hang out? Remove the clothing that confines you? By the sea, by lakes, wild or in luxury—here are the best places to go bare. 1. Berlin: Lido Wannsee Berlin has long been the best place for naturists in Europe, and those wanting to wear the bare minimum for the summer are really spoilt for choice. One of the most popular spots is...More...

100 Fully Naked People Get Bodies Painted, Then Head Over To The U.N.
image"All Bodies Are Works of Art" said the banner at the front of the modest, three-block march some 100 fully naked, fully painted people embarked upon yesterday afternoon, walking from Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to an NYPD holding pen (thanks, Obama!) across from the United Nations. The occasion was NYC Bodypainting Day 2015, organized by....More...

Voyeur uses drone to spy on nudists
imageNaturists on one of Britain's most popular nudist beaches fear they are being spied on by a voyeur flying a drone. A number of naked sunbathers were left angry when they were buzzed by a radio-controlled drone that flew up and down the famous Studland nudist beach in Dorset. They feared a camera was attached to the device and that...More...

Skinny dipping exhibition held at Barnabas Arts House
image An exhibition featuring women skinny dipping in the sea is being held at a Newport arts house. Barnabas Arts House, based on New Ruperra Street, has been hosting the 'THIS IS ME / happy in my skin!' exhibition since earlier this month. The exhibition aims to empower women and celebrate the concept of positive body-activism A spokesman from...More...

In Berkeley, protesters get naked to try to save trees
imageAn estimated 50-75 people took part in a staged protest today at a eucalyptus grove on the UC Berkeley campus, many of them stripping naked in doing so, to make clear their opposition to a proposed FEMA-funded tree-clearing program in the East Bay hills. The event was orchestrated by the Tree Spirit Project whose mission is...More...

Thousands attempt to break skinny-dipping record
imageOn Saturday, many Arizonans jumped into pools to cool off in the triple-digit summer weather. Up north at the Shangri La Ranch in New River, many people did it minus the swimsuits. Over 200 people, ranging from kids to seniors, participated in the clothing-optional resort's skinny dipping record attempt at noon, part of the...More...

Why Is Everyone in New York Getting Naked for Andy Golub?
imageIt's a Tuesday evening at the end of March, and Andy Golub is in his element. Clad in jeans and an intricately patterned blue shirt, he's onstage at the tiny Gene Frankel Theatre in Manhattan, painting. Seventies music, from Joni Mitchell to Rodriguez, floats from the stereo. There's a murmur of mostly male fans and photographers scattered...More...

Nude Baristas Take Over a Coffee Shop for Nestles New Creamer Campaign
imageFor Nestles Coffee-Mate Natural Bliss all-digital campaign that launches today, the brand's marketers wanted to do something with a little shock value. So they took over an Irving Farm Coffee Roasters store in New York on April 24 with baristas wearing essentially nothing but body paint. "It was a one-day pop-up, and it was totally new for us," said...More...

Clothing-optional stretch of Haulover Beach celebrates 24 years
imageThere were no shirts, no shoes and all smiles as members of South Florida Free Beaches and the B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation celebrated the 24th anniversary of the clothing-optional section of Haulover Beach with birthday cake and lemonade. Dozens of members and visitors gathered Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 2000-foot stretch of...More...

Norway artist's naked tree stunt goes awry
imageA Norwegian contemporary artist has confessed to being left hanging naked in a tree for three and a half hours after an video art installation she filmed in a Norwegian forest went wrong. Hilde Krohn Huse, who lives and works in London, ventured into the forest in her native Aukra in Norway to film a video featuring herself hanging naked from a...More...

University Student Naked Mile: Manchester students invited to strip off for fun run
imageStudents are being invited to strip off for a wacky fun run coming to Manchester. Details of the University Student Naked Mile have been advertised on Facebook - and we’re sure that hundreds of Manchester students will need no further encouragement. The post says the event on September 20 will consist of a mile-long fun run to kick-off the start of the new academic year....More...

'Cheeky' TV advert features Warrington skinny dipper
image Designed to make a splash in the youth travel industry, the campaign aims to celebrate the spontaneous adventures that result from meeting like-minded travelers in hostels. Ottokar Rosenberger, Hostelworld’s CMO, said: "Hostelworld isn’t about polished brochure holidays, it’s about real travelers in real places, who crave adventures, not souvenirs. "This is reflected in our new ‘Meet the World’ advertising campaign, which features genuine travelers...More...

Spain’s top 20 nudist beaches
imageThey say our dreams are never cheap, yet one of the most inexpensive fantasies involves imagining ourselves lying in our bare skin, exulting in the luxury of a wild beach or a remote cove. The nudist beaches that dot Spain’s 8,000-km coastline have an innate ability to appeal to our physical senses as well as our inner dreams. The time has come to go out looking for them, as the waters of the Mediterranean will be warm enough for swimming by mid-June....More...

Week-long Doncaster nudist festival draws to a close
imageScores of campers spent the week enjoying barbecues in the buff, disrobed darts and stripped-off singing as the annual Nudestock Festival brought naturists from all over the country to Wroot. Dairy farmer Colin Wood, along with wife Carol and daughter Angie Cox, hosted the eight-day gathering at their Candy Farm home. Said Colin: “We had about 80 people attending and we all enjoyed some good naked ...More...

World Naked Bike Ride 2015 cruises through New Orleans Saturday, June 13!!
image The World Naked Bike Ride doesn't roll through New Orleans until next Saturday (June 13), despite some media reports. The annual event employs a little playful prurience to celebrate bicycling and the human body. Riders should arrive at Mickey Markey Park in Bywater at 4 p.m. to (un)dress, paint bodies, and prepare for the ride at 5 p.m. Nudity is not mandatory, and bicyclists can enjoy dressing as "bare as they dare."...More...

Saturday, July 18, 2015

The latest Nudes in the News, July 17th, 2015

Thousands attempt to break skinny-dipping record
imageOn Saturday, many Arizonans jumped into pools to cool off in the triple-digit summer weather. Up north at the Shangri La Ranch in New River, many people did it minus the swimsuits. Over 200 people, ranging from kids to seniors, participated in the clothing-optional resort's skinny dipping record attempt at noon, part of the...More...

Why Is Everyone in New York Getting Naked for Andy Golub?
imageIt's a Tuesday evening at the end of March, and Andy Golub is in his element. Clad in jeans and an intricately patterned blue shirt, he's onstage at the tiny Gene Frankel Theatre in Manhattan, painting. Seventies music, from Joni Mitchell to Rodriguez, floats from the stereo. There's a murmur of mostly male fans and photographers scattered...More...

Nude Baristas Take Over a Coffee Shop for Nestles New Creamer Campaign
imageFor Nestles Coffee-Mate Natural Bliss all-digital campaign that launches today, the brand's marketers wanted to do something with a little shock value. So they took over an Irving Farm Coffee Roasters store in New York on April 24 with baristas wearing essentially nothing but body paint. "It was a one-day pop-up, and it was totally new for us," said...More...

Clothing-optional stretch of Haulover Beach celebrates 24 years
imageThere were no shirts, no shoes and all smiles as members of South Florida Free Beaches and the B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation celebrated the 24th anniversary of the clothing-optional section of Haulover Beach with birthday cake and lemonade. Dozens of members and visitors gathered Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 2000-foot stretch of...More...

Norway artist's naked tree stunt goes awry
imageA Norwegian contemporary artist has confessed to being left hanging naked in a tree for three and a half hours after an video art installation she filmed in a Norwegian forest went wrong. Hilde Krohn Huse, who lives and works in London, ventured into the forest in her native Aukra in Norway to film a video featuring herself hanging naked from a...More...

University Student Naked Mile: Manchester students invited to strip off for fun run
imageStudents are being invited to strip off for a wacky fun run coming to Manchester. Details of the University Student Naked Mile have been advertised on Facebook - and we’re sure that hundreds of Manchester students will need no further encouragement. The post says the event on September 20 will consist of a mile-long fun run to kick-off the start of the new academic year....More...

'Cheeky' TV advert features Warrington skinny dipper
image Designed to make a splash in the youth travel industry, the campaign aims to celebrate the spontaneous adventures that result from meeting like-minded travelers in hostels. Ottokar Rosenberger, Hostelworld’s CMO, said: "Hostelworld isn’t about polished brochure holidays, it’s about real travelers in real places, who crave adventures, not souvenirs. "This is reflected in our new ‘Meet the World’ advertising campaign, which features genuine travelers...More...

Spain’s top 20 nudist beaches
imageThey say our dreams are never cheap, yet one of the most inexpensive fantasies involves imagining ourselves lying in our bare skin, exulting in the luxury of a wild beach or a remote cove. The nudist beaches that dot Spain’s 8,000-km coastline have an innate ability to appeal to our physical senses as well as our inner dreams. The time has come to go out looking for them, as the waters of the Mediterranean will be warm enough for swimming by mid-June....More...

Week-long Doncaster nudist festival draws to a close
imageScores of campers spent the week enjoying barbecues in the buff, disrobed darts and stripped-off singing as the annual Nudestock Festival brought naturists from all over the country to Wroot. Dairy farmer Colin Wood, along with wife Carol and daughter Angie Cox, hosted the eight-day gathering at their Candy Farm home. Said Colin: “We had about 80 people attending and we all enjoyed some good naked ...More...

World Naked Bike Ride 2015 cruises through New Orleans Saturday, June 13!!
image The World Naked Bike Ride doesn't roll through New Orleans until next Saturday (June 13), despite some media reports. The annual event employs a little playful prurience to celebrate bicycling and the human body. Riders should arrive at Mickey Markey Park in Bywater at 4 p.m. to (un)dress, paint bodies, and prepare for the ride at 5 p.m. Nudity is not mandatory, and bicyclists can enjoy dressing as "bare as they dare."...More...

The naked truth at UCSD: Art professor explains exercise that caught international attention
imageDespite the snickers, innuendos and indignation that surrounded the sudden national attention on their class, a group of UC San Diego arts students performed in the nude before their also-nude professor this week. The performances in professor Ricardo Dominguez’ visual arts class, known in the UCSD catalog as VIS 104A, have gone on for 11 years without much notice and with no complaints. Things dramatically changed, however, when the mother...More...

Photo Gallery: 2015 Bay to Breakers was "bananas"
image The 104th Bay to Breakers run — or frolic — from the downtown to Ocean Beach on Sunday lived up to its rich history of colorful costumes, nakedness and general eccentricity, all in the name of San Francisco-flavored fun. This year’s annual race course-long party brought the usual animal and banana onesies, Waldos and people wearing nothing but backpacks — but also the latest trends in The City. For example, one group of ladies came up with the idea to wear Uber signs around their necks and mini inflatable pools...More...

High Schooler Lauren Wiggins' Letter Nails Exactly What's Wrong With School Dress Codes
image Canadian teenager whose outfit was called "a sexual distraction" at school is speaking out against what she calls an unjust "double-standard" that exists with school dress codes -- and the general policing of women and girls' bodies everywhere. Lauren Wiggins, a senior at Harrison Trimble High School in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, was given detention Monday for wearing a floor-length halter dress to school; she was later given a one-day suspension...More...

Balboa Park: Nudists haven in 1935-6
image Zoro Garden was a top draw at the California Pacific International Exposition in 1935, attracting about 360,000 attendees to the 20-minute “Ceremony of the Sun God” show run five times daily (not counting people looking through peepholes in the wooden fence). It was the home of a nudist colony of about 20 “glorious healthy young men and women” who lolled about in the sun, played volleyball and celebrated “nudist living,”...More...

Doncaster nudist festival kicks-off
image A long awaited week-long nudist festival will bare all in Doncaster today. The sleepy Doncaster village of Wroot will be inundated with crowds of people in the NUDE for a naturist festival which gets underway today. Nudists from across the country will be stripping off to enjoy barbecues in the buff, naked darts and nude yoga at the week-long event. Long-time naturist Angie Cox, 34, will be among those getting her kit off at the Nudestock Festival...More...

Thursday, July 16, 2015

INF/FNI Press Release dated July 16, 2015

Naturist anti-censorship statement

The International Naturist Federation opposes all censorship of the natural human body. Nudity is a fundamental expression of naturism. The human body in its natural state is neither indecent nor obscene. As evidenced by over a century of experience and at naturist abundance of scholarly research, mere nudity is not inherently any more sexual than a body concealed by clothing.

We are particularly Concerned about Increasing censorship of nudity in social media. Services: such as Facebook have become so ubiquitous thatthey are Effectively Public Spaces. We urge Governments to regulate synthesis services to secure free speech and prevent the suppression of ideas through ethnocentric censorship policies.

What is Naturism?
Naturism is a way of life in harmony with nature Characterised by the practice of communal nudity with the intention of Encouraging self-respect, respect for others and for the environment.

About INF-FNI:
The International Naturist Federation which founded in 1953 and its legal seat is in Austria. Worldwide, it covers 30 countries with a national federation, as well as a number of countries where naturism is silent in its infancy and where the INF works through correspondents. The INF-FNI Strives for the official recognition of the human right to nudity in a natural environment and in natural conditions. The three official languages ​​of the INF-FNI are: English, French and German.

Contacts:
http://www.inf-fni.org/eng/Home/About-INF-FNI/INF-Board

INF-FNI, Eduard-Nittnerstraße 14/6, A-4063 Hörsching, Austria
http://www.inf-fni.org
naturism@inf-fni.org

Member Federations:
http://www.inf-fni.org/eng/Home/Federations

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Déclaration contre la censure naturiste

La Fédération international naturiste à toute s'oppose censure du corps humain au naturel. La nudité est une expression fondamentale you naturism. Le corps humain dans son état naturel n'est ni ni obscène indecent. Comme cela a été prouvé par plus d'un siècle de pratique et par naturiste d'abondantes recherches universitaires, la simple nudité n'est pas en soi plus sexual qu'un corps dissimulé par des vêtements.

Sommes-nous aussi particulièrement préoccupés par l'augmentation of cas de censure de la dans les médias sociaux nudité. Des organismes de service comme Facebook ont ​​atteint une adjusting UBIQUITE qu'ils sont de devenus fait des Espaces publics. En conséquence, nous demandons instamment aux provinces de ces services réglementer afin d'assurer la liberté d'expression et de la Prévenir suppression d'idées politiques de par of censure ethnocentriques.

C'est quoi le Naturism?
Le naturism est une manière de vivre en harmonie avec la nature caractérisée par une pratique de la nudité en commun qui a pour but de favoriser le respect de soi-même, le respect des autres et celui de l'environnement.

Qu'est ce la FNI:
La Fédération Internationale à été Naturiste Créée en 1953. Il s'agit d'une organization de droit autrichienne. Elle couvre mondiale ment pays avec 30 Chacun sa Fédération nationale, ainsi qu'un Certain nombre de pays où le naturism en est à ses premiers balbutiements et où la FNI travaille par l'intermédiaire de correspondants. L'INF-FNI œuvre pour une reconnaissance officielle du droit de l'homme à la dans un environnement et nudité dans des conditions naturels. Les trois langues de l'officielles INF-FNI sont l'anglais, le français et l'anglais.

Contacts:
http://www.inf-fni.org/fre/Accueil/Qu-est-ce-la-FNI/Officiels

INF-FNI, Eduard-Nittnerstraße 14/6, A-4063 Hörsching, Austria
http://www.inf-fni.org
naturism@inf-fni.org

Les membres fédérations:
http://www.inf-fni.org/fre/Accueil/Federations


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FKK anti-censorship instruction

The International Naturist Federation occurs against any censorship of the natural, human body. Nudity is a fundamental expression of naturism. The human body in its natural state is neither indecent nor obscene. This is reflected in the existing over a century of experience and trailers in the wealth of scientific research, since nudity is inherently non-sexual than a concealed body with clothes.

In particular, we are concerned about the increasing censorship regarding nudity in social media. Services such as Facebook have become so ubiquitous that it almost belong to the public sphere. We therefore call on governments to regulate these services, in order to guarantee freedom of expression and to stop the repression of opinions by ethnocentric censorship policy.

What is naturism?
Naturism is a lifestyle in harmony with nature. They expressed in social nudity, associated with self-esteem and respect for others and for the environment.

About INF-FNI:

The International Naturist Federation was founded in 1953 and has its headquarters in Austria. 30 countries with its own national federation are located in the INF and a number of countries, where naturism is still in its infancy and is represented in the INF by correspondents. The INF-FNI works for the official recognition of the human right to be able to exercise nudity in a natural environment and under natural conditions. The three official languages ​​of the INF-FNI are: English, French and German.

Contacts:
http://www.inf-fni.org/ger/Startseite/Ueber-INF-FNI/INF-Board

INF-FNI, Eduard-Nittnerstraße 14/6, A-4063 Hörsching, Austria
Mitchellhttp: // www.inf-fni.org
naturism@inf-fni.org

Member Federations:
http://www.inf-fni.org/ger/Startseite/Foederationen

Saturday, July 11, 2015

The latest Nudes in the News, July 10, 2015



8 Female Athletes on Feeling Comfortable in Your Own Skin in ESPN's Body Issue
imageESPN magazine's annual Body Issue hit newsstands Monday, showcasing some of the world's most celebrated athletes in all their chiseled, well-toned glory. Yet it's also become an opportunity to interrogate American standards of beauty, particularly when it comes to female athletes. For instance, this year's issue features Brittney Griner, the...More...

Naturists show off their hard work at Acorns summer craft fair weekend
imageQuilting, model building and embroidery were all on display as Acorns Naturist Retreat hosted their summer craft fair. Skills were exchanged by likeminded people at the centre near Rackenford on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July. Cathy Eke from Acorns said: "The reason why we have the craft fair is to try and encourage ladies to come to the naturist site and ...More...

Skinny dipping and celebrity haunts are the top fantasies for a dream holiday
imageStripping off and leaping into the ocean as gentle waves lap all around and the sun sets over a deserted beach. Who wouldn't fancy that as a fitting end to a holiday? Now new research by an online travel agency has revealed skinny dipping is the top holiday fantasy for British tourists. According to the poll, 32 per cent of Britons want to...More...

Court case could determine naturist use of Three Mile Beach
imageThe impasse over naturist use of Three Mile Beach could be decided by the courts with Penticton RCMP recommending public nudity charges. RCMP Staff Sergeant Kurt Lozinski says police responded to a public nudity complaint at the beach on July 1. They arrested an individual for obstruction and public nudity after the person failed to...More...

Photographer plans nude photo shoot on Fountain Square during All-Star week
imageFamilies gathering to celebrate baseball may also spot more than a dozen nude models during next week's All-Star festivities. Photographer Harvey Drouillard, who specializes in artful nude-in-public photos , is planning to break his personal record of 19 nude people in public in a single photo on Fountain Square. And he's doing it while the...More...

"Naked at Lunch" review: Author asks "What's so shameful about nudity?"
imageWhen it comes to nudism, I'm strictly a pragmatist: If it gets too hot, out comes the birthday suit. In Portland this weekend, even a jockstrap can feel like excess baggage. But true aficionados of the nudist lifestyle -- as Mark Haskell Smith makes clear in his delightful and informative new book -- embrace the whole package. They hike, swim, play...More...

Retired Naturist Wants To Find A Like-Minded Girlfriend: 'It Would Be Great If The Whole World Went Naked'
imageRetired Andrew Williams explores the Wiltshire countryside wearing pair of wellington boots - and nothing else. The naturist leaves his clothes in the wardrobe and spends hours trimming his hedge, composing music on his bongos, and visiting secluded historic sites. The 60-year-old has been stripping off since he was a teenager and now lives a life dedicated to spending his golden years starkers...More...

World Naked Bike Ride Bares Creative Soul of Mexico City
imageSome were artists. Some were students. Some were senior citizens. Some were professional office types. Some were families with kids. A good number had beautiful bodies and a lot didn't. But nearly all of the people gathered for the 10th World Naked Bike Ride -- a global protest against automobile traffic, which celebrated its Mexican event on June 13 -- had one...More...

Los Gatos: A flood of water woes, from high in the hills to down in the valley
imageCase in point: The owners of the Lupin Lodge nudist camp and two employees were arrested June 10 and charged with stealing water from the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. The district attorney alleges Lupin's owners and employees ignored repeated warnings and continued to trespass on district property for the purpose of diverting water to...More...

Resident wants Blind Creek Beach in St. Lucie County to officially be clothing-optional
imageWhen you head to the beach, you expect to see people in minimal clothing. But, in St. Lucie County, some people want to be able to sun bathe completely in the buff. Blind Creek Beach in St. Lucie County is unofficially considered a nude beach. But, a naturist community wants it to receive an official county designation. They've taken to social media...More...

World Naked Bike Ride: Why Cambridge cyclists can bare all despite Naked Rambler
imageOne of the organisers of the Cambridge event, said: "Nudity in public is not an offence where there is no intention to cause harassment, alarm and distress and there is no such intention in this ride. The intention behind this is not for people to draw attention to themselves."People take part in the Naked Bike Ride for a variety of reasons...More...

Naked Trekkers deported from Malaysia issue statement
imageThe Saskatchewan siblings who were jailed in Malaysia for posing naked atop the country's highest mountain have issued an apology, saying they had no idea how sacred the summit was. "During our personal trekking experience, we were not made aware of the sacredness of the mountain,'' Danielle Petersen of Wood Mountain....More...

World Naked Bike Ride to refocus on protesting at 2015 Portland event
imageNext weekend some 10,000 cyclists will strip down and take over the streets of Portland. It will be a spectacle, as always, but organizers hope to remind participants that the World Naked Bike Ride is, first and foremost, a protest. The ride first came to town in 2004, with 125 riders protesting against our dependence on oil and for cyclist safety, but by 2014 it had....More...

City Pays $20K in Nudist Legal Fees, Reminds You to Keep Your Clothes On
imageA friendly reminder from the City Attorney’s office: You still can’t walk around naked in San Francisco. The office issued a press release yesterday confirming that the city’s ban on public nudity is in full effect. The statement also confirmed that the city paid $20,000 to settle a portion of the legal fees associated with litigation pursued by....More...