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We are very lucky in the Greater Seattle area to have many different groups working together towards a common goal. Each group has a slightly different focus and approach to doing things, that is why there is not one "Super naked group" doing everything in the Pacific Northwest. We can all benefit from different groups and people trying different approaches to advocate clothing-free opportunities.

So who is supportive of the recent efforts at Disco Beach? Do you know of any other groups that might be able to lend support?

• Naturist Action Committee (NAC) exists to advance and protect the rights of naturists throughout North America. NAC supports the responsible recreational nude use of public lands.

Currently organizing the beach cleanups, effort lead by Mark Storey Storey98 @ aol.com. See NAC Disco Beach Project

• Sun Lover's Under Grey Skies (SLUGS) - Very supportive of NAC's Cleanup with high numbers of volunteers
• Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC) - Supports. Founded SFBC.
• Magnuson Beach Bares - New user group for Magnuson Park Beach shoreline
• Friends of Disco Beach - New user group for Discovery Beach
• NAC Seattle Swims - Supports
• Seattle Swims (Pictoral site) - Supports
• NWnaturist Yahoo! Group - Supports discussion
• NWFunintheSun Yahoo! Group - Supports discussion
• BFC's bodyfreedom3 Yahoo! Group - Supports discussion
• Seattle Beaches Yahoo! Group - Will support discussion and information
• Seattle Swims - Invitation-only group for organizing guerilla and casual skinnydips from city to alpine environments.
• Oregon Clothing-Optional Beach Alliance (ORCOBA) A non-profit, grass-roots collection of individuals dedicated to the preservation, maintenance, protection and promotion of family-friendly, clothing-optional recreation at Oregon's two officially-designated nude beaches, Sauvie Island (Collins Beach) and Rooster Rock State Park.

Supports (also supports SFBC) - Members came all the way from Portland, OR for the Earth Day 2006 cleanup

• Wreck Beach Preservation Society (WBPS) To preserve the Wreck Beach area (near University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia), including foreshore and cliffs, in as nearly a natural state as possible from Spanish Banks West to the Musqueam Reserve!
• The Organic Party "A full spectrum of progressive politics and culture". The Organic Living Party advocates the development of clothing-optional beaches worldwide as part of its commitment to the continuing development of body-positive culture.
• Work Less Party "Work less, consume less, live more. By doing this we will have a better quality of life, and at the same time preserve something of our planet for future generations."

Supports. "In a world were we face the potential of nuclear war and global warming, we think its pretty sad that people would be more afraid of a naked body, which is of no real threat to anybody," Work Less Party Founder Conrad Schmidt said.

• WNBR Seattle - Supports. Advocating that all beaches to be clothing-optional.
• The City of Seattle's Department of Parks & Recreation Supports the cleanup effort only at this point
• Clothes Free International (CFI) - Supports SFBC and donates web hosting for this and other body-positive groups.
• Blacks Beach Bares - Had one prominent supporter helping SFBC
• Body Pride Ride (BPR) - Supports
• Radical Women is an autonomous, all-women's group dedicated to exposing, resisting and eliminating the inequities of women's existence.

Supports SFBC. "The crackdown on the nude activists is further example of the deterioration of our civil liberties," says Radical Women Organizer Christina Lopez. "Radical Women respects the rights of individuals to make decision in their lives, including the decision to sunbath nude. You would think the state had important things to deal with!" Christina said.

• FKKayakers is a loosely-knit group of beginner and experienced open water kayakers who like to paddle naked and venture out to remote skinny-dipping locations.

Supports SFBC

• Integral Nactiv A German outdoor recreation group. Nacktiv is a combination of the German word naked=nackt and active=aktiv. Integral means, that nakedness should not be something hidden, something you must be ashamed of: we integrate our nakedness in every-day-live. We are not only naked at home, but also in many outdoor-activities, such like biking, jogging, walking, riding and so on.

Supports SFBC

The following groups would also presumably support a beach effort, if it was done in a way that complimented their beliefs:

• Painted Cyclists of the Fremont Solstice Parade - unknown
• AANR-Northwest
• Fraternity Snoqualmie/Park Forestia
• LARC
• Lake Bronson
• are we missing anybody??

Other listings:

• Shannon Kringen - SynKRINGnicity Seattle artist and television personality.