FEN PROPOSAL to INF-FNI Word Congress 2008, IN FOUR LANGUAGES:
DAY WITHOUT BATHING SUITS, A PROPOSAL. |
We have sent early information about this initiative of the Spanish
Federation to all federations and to the FNI/FNI as we would like to ask
everyone to join. Here is a brief presentation of the reasons of convenience
to add to the information previously sent.
This Day is merely complementary, not a replacement for the Naturist Day.
On the International Naturist Day, many associations hold an Open Doors Day;
in fact, it is a Day "to go in", so to speak.
The Day w/o Bathing Suits would like to be an Open Doors Day "to go out", so
to speak. In other words, we call on all people, both nudists and
non-nudists, to go to beaches without a nudist tradition, without their
bathing suits, to try nudism as an alternative option.
At first we thought many countries would not be able to follow in our tracks
as their legislations, unlike ours, where "public scandal" (indecency) has
been scratched from the Penal Code, do not permit public nudity outside
zoned areas. We do not think that is an obstacle anymore; in fact there are
campaigns such as the World Naked Bike Ride, in order to claim cycling lanes
or sustainable-friendly cities, without legal impediments. Anti-fur or
anti-bull-fighting groups as well as Tunick-like photographers use nudity
for their causes with irrelevant, if any, legal after-effects.
We feel it is high time the federations, through their associations and
clubs, start questioning their right to militant nudity, more natural and
consistent with our principles than for the groups mentioned above. It seems
evident that society tolerates open public nudity in practically all our
countries as long as it is limited to an appointed day of celebration.
Finally, the Spanish State Television, TVE1, on the news programme, which
has the highest viewing ratings, reported both in the midday and evening
time slots, uncensored images of the Day without Bathing Suits, quoting that
"nudity is completely legal in any public place in Spain."
Ismael Rodrigo,
FEN President.
www.naturismo.org
NOTE: The call to the general public has been published in the Spanish media
with this naturist manifesto:
http://www.naturismo.org/acontecimientos/diasinbanyadorse.html |
