Disco Beach Rally 4 Sept 2004

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From old http://SeattleBeaches.org Web site.

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Drop your drawers! Its time for a celebration of clothing-optional fun at the beach!

You are invited to a massive community "Bare as You Dare" Beach Rally at Seattle's Discovery Park on the north beach (on the stretch of beach just north of the lighthouse). Enjoy bodypainting, beach games, and fellowship with others who are feel strongly about local public lands initiatives. On Saturday, September 4, 2004' we will meet at 9:30 AM and then swim at 10 AM (high tide)

This is a clothing optional swim and rally and we want to encourage everybody to come down and have fun and be counted as a visible supporter of the development of clothing-optional beaches in the Seattle area.

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All are welcome! From the shy to the bold. All ages, abilities, sizes, and colors welcome. Bring your family, friends, and co-workers!

What to wear? Do not fear! The Naked Beach Rally 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 in expressing yourself! Non-toxic bodypainting, decorating, banners, and other creative expression is strongly encouraged!

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Purpose of the rally:

To generate interest in and an understanding of clothing-optional beaches in the Greater Seattle area.

Schedule:

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9:30AM people start showing up (leave plenty of time to get to the beach, up to 30 minutes or more if you have not been before, we will try to provide instructions. Discovery Park is huge and there are trails going all over the place and unfortunately the signage isn't the greatest)

10 - 11AM (and a bit beyond) wade-in/rally

After the event we will have a clothed beach cleanup. Leave no trace!

At left is the second edition of our Sept 4th Naked Beach Rally vintage-themed flyer. Thousands have been distributed all over Seattle. Flyer design © 2004 Daniel Johnson. Images used on flyer courtesy INA's "Photos of Freedom". Click on image for larger view.

Directions to the Park and Beach:

Printable webpage for directions to Discovery Park Beach

More information:

Why is Discovery Park being promoted as such a strong candidate for development as a clothing-optional beach?

• The beach is secluded enough so those that are easily offended by people going au naturel can be prepared or avoid the beach if they wish. The beach can be easily signed.

• The beach is accessible for the general public to reach with Discovery Park's extensive system of trails. Law enforcement and emergency workers also have access to the beach via a restricted-access paved road.

• The beach has a history of clothing-optional use.

• The beach is relatively quiet (low use)

• Discovery Park itself can be easily reached by bicycle and the Metro Transit Bus Service. Those who drive will find ample parking.

The addition of clothing optional beaches in Seattle will enhance and extend the multiple uses that Seattle Park & Recreation offers to an increasingly diverse population, including the thousands of Northwest families and individuals looking for clothing optional beach in the State of Washington.

This rally is one of many events BFC has launched to help fast-track development of clothing-optional beaches, especially in Washington State's Puget Sound region. While Oregon, California, and Vancouver B.C. boast many clothing-optional beaches, the Puget Sound region has no such beaches with parking and safe access for families and people with disabilities.

While some people don't mind going a little out of their way to enjoy recreation au naturel, most families and individuals prefer areas close to home, among communities that take their responsibility to maintain a safe and clean environment seriously. With the explosion of large-scale developments in formerly less-populated regions, and growing concern of the environmental impact and time involved in traveling for hours to reach too few remaining areas, grassroots momentum is growing fast to open existing local public beaches for clothing-optional use.

Americans traveling abroad, especially those from the Northwest, are increasingly aware of the disparity between what they can enjoy abroad and what little they have back home. Many countries, especially in Europe, have been front runners for providing its citizens and their many tourists with a large and diverse selection of opportunities for clothing-optional recreation. Denmark, as an example, has had its entire coastline available for clothing-optional use, with the exception of two beaches, for 35 years! In Germany, many citizens can sunbathe in public parks and can be found skinnydipping along rivers all over the country. How can this cultural disparity be justified? If body acceptance can be a measurement of a civilized society, what does that say about us?

Isn't it time that Seattle, renowned worldwide for its natural beauty and friendly demeanor, caught up with the rest of the civilized world? Seattle citizens, say yes! (see Seattle P-I poll and right, along with Roper Polls indicating broad support for clothing-optional recreation across the US)

Related event of interest in Seattle (also in September):

A session on clothing-optional recreation is being given at the International Northwest Parks & Recreation Association (INPRA) 2004 Seattle Conference on Sept. 22 at 10:15 AM:

Managing for Diversity: Clothing Optional Recreation Robert A. Morton, Chairman, Naturist Education Foundation Clothing–optional recreation is among the most rapidly growing segments of an increasingly diverse recreational spectrum. Learn what works and examine successful models already in operation.

Other Discovery Park resources:

Seattle Parks & Recreation: Discovery Park The City of Seattle's official site.

Friends of Discovery Park is an all-volunteer group formed in 1974 to defend the integrity of Discovery Park and to create and protect there an open space of quiet and tranquility, a sanctuary where the works of man are minimized. Over the years, FRIENDS has vigilantly resisted a host of proposals by various interests for "just a piece of Discovery Park." If only half of them had been successful, there would have been no park land left. Instead, this unique wild park would be a golf course or an anti-ballistic missile base.

United Indians of All Tribes Foundation Info on Daybreak Star Cultural Center, which is located inside the Park.

Magnolia Community Club Our mission is to maintain a vigilant awareness of activities that affect the quality of life in Magnolia and to take appropriate action to promote and protect the interests of the community.