NAC Update - WA: Seattle REJECTS nudity ban

You gotta love Seattle. The Board of Commissioners for the Parks & Rec Department there have REJECTED a sweeping proposal to ban mere nudity in all of the City's parks. Unobtrusive clothing-optional use of portions of certain parks has been a tradition in Emerald City. Nudity is a part of celebration, protest and expression there.

The Commissioners understand.

The Naturist Action Committee's Mark Storey attended the Thursday evening meeting of the Commissioners, and he files a remarkable story of the success of naturists and others who pulled together quickly to oppose the proposed ban.

Read the NAC Update and enjoy!

NAC Advisory - Lake Willoughby, VT

Acting on complaints filed by disgruntled supporters of the recently failed anti-nudity ordinance in the town of Westmore, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation has made allegations of environmental crimes against members of a local naturist group that successfully opposed the ordinance.

Ordinances in the tiny town of Westmore apply to adjacent Lake Willoughby, where there is a long tradition of clothing-optional use at a cove on the southwest end of the lake. The idea of an anti-nudity ordinance for the town (and the lake) was first presented to the Westmore Selectmen by Jonathan L. Wood, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation (FPR). Interestingly, FPR have attempted to deny that connection, despite the fact that Commissioner Wood's suggestion was given in a public meeting and is documented in the official minutes of the Westmore Selectboard.

The Naturist Action Committee has retained local legal counsel to assist in this matter. More details are included in this NAC Advisory.

NAC Advisory: Florida Legislation

In a NAC Advisory released today, The Naturist Action Committee informs naturists and others of important and threatening legislation that has been introduced in the state of Florida.

Similar to the first of several anti-naturist bills introduced in 2007, House Bill 801 comes from the same sponsor as last year's House Bill 269. With the help of naturists who responded to a NAC Action Alert last year, the 2007 crop of legislation was defeated.

In issuing its Advisory today, NAC has carefully called for NO ACTION at this moment. However, you are encouraged to be aware of further NAC Action Alerts, Advisories and Updates on this topic.

Click here to see the full text of today's NAC Advisory concerning Florida legislation.