Nudist Day on May 25th, 2007

MEXICO CITY – The recent Spencer Tunick installation that saw 18,000 volunteers pose nude in the name of art in the central square of Mexico City was by no means the first instance of naked masses congregating in that city. Up to 600 native peasants of all ages known as the “400 villages” protest three [...]

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Nudist Day on April 15th, 2007

EDINBURGH – The Naked Rambler, as Englishman Stephen Gough is known, was quietly freed last month from Saughton Prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, only to be charged again for walking out of the jail nude. He was later cleared of this charge due to lack of evidence, marking the first time he’s won in a Scottish [...]

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Nudist Day on April 14th, 2007

Jack Geischeidt, founder of the Tree Spirit Project, announced he’ll be staging his next nude group photo event in Santa Cruz, California. While this will be part of his ongoing art project, it will also serve to protest the University of California’s plans to cut down 150 acres of forest, including redwoods. Geischeidt is the [...]

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Nudist Day on March 24th, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO – Professional photographer Jack Gescheidt started the “Tree Spirit Project” in 2003, shooting haunting pictures of naked people draped on majestic old growth trees. Recently he had a brainstorm: He proposed a joint project to an environmental group that was planning to stage a protest at Berkeley University in Hayward, California, to protect [...]

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Nudist Day on March 20th, 2007

LOXAHATCHEE GARDENS, FLORIDA – Residents of Sunsport Gardens, a nudist community, were the most important voting block in tiny Loxahatchee Groves’ first municipal elections, according to Morley Schloss, whom we reached by phone at his home. Schloss owns Sunsport, which was also the site of the March 5 debate in the newly formed municipality in [...]

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Nudist Day on March 18th, 2007

This past Thursday, March 15, activists in various cities across the world heeded the call of AnimaNaturalis, a Spanish language web-based animal rights organization, and staged peaceful nude protests in front of Canadian embassies. The call for action was triggered by the pending seal hunt on Canada’s northeastern coast. AnimaNaturalis objects to the Canadian Government [...]

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Nudist Day on February 11th, 2007

Englishman Steve Gough, the naked Rambler, continues to be imprisoned in an Edinburgh, Scotland, jail, steadfastly refusing to dress under any circumstance, exercising his God-given right to wear only his smile. His incarceration has been extended several times as he’s insisted on presenting himself in court without clothing, drawing the ire of local judges. This [...]

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Nudist Day on July 11th, 2006

Nudists are normally a quiet bunch. We don’t like to draw attention on ourselves: We just want to be peacefully and happily naked! Some, however, can’t get enough publicity, even if it’s often negative press. One such denizen is Stephen Gough, also know as the “Naked Rambler”. He walked naked across England 2 years ago, [...]

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Nudist Day on July 2nd, 2006

Steve Gough, also known as the “Naked Rambler”, is the British gentleman who made a sensation by walking naked across England to promote naturism. He’s now well into his repeat venture, once again crossing the length of England, but this time with a bit of company. You can follow his adventures online at www.nakedwalk.org/ . [...]

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