Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 11 AM - 4 PM
San Francisco Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building · San Francisco
Between the Farmers Market and Starbucks on the raised
portion by the pier.
It's that time to tune up those bikes and toss those
riding duds in the wash, you won't need them for the 9th Annual World Naked
Bike Ride - San Francisco 2018 - So. Hemi Edition. It's the second of five
WNBRs for the 2018 bike naking season and typically one of the two largest
WNBRs of the year.
Each year, our turnout is getting larger and larger,
riding bare through the streets of the city. So Saturday, March 10, 2018 bring
your bikes to Ferry Building near Market Street & the Embarcadero Blvd.
We meet northwest of the Ferry Building, between the
Farmer's Market and the Starbucks west of the Ferry Building. We begin
gathering at 11:00 AM in the open area along the pier. Please gather as close
to the railing and avoid blocking pedestrian traffic on the Embarcadero and
also those exiting the Ferry Building. We will have time to do body/face paint
and reacquaint ourselves. Bring body paints, watercolors and markers to apply
slogans and designs to each other and adorn your bikes with signs. Meet with
old and new friends.
While it is a "naked" bike ride, all are
welcome. It's ride as bare as you dare. That is, body paint, rubber latex,
bikinis, topless, lingerie, bubble pack, whatever costume you are comfortable
riding with. And we have already had over a dozen WNBRs while under cloud of
the city anti-nudity ordinance, with NO citations or complaints. However, than
its best to have a sarong, a beach wrap or shorts ready for quick coverup.
Our ride is part of a global protest taking place today
in many cities throughout the US, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and other
cities in the Southern Hemisphere. Tens of thousands of naked bike riders are
protesting the global dependency of our society and economies at the hands of
the oil cartels. We want to emphasize the harm this dependency causes to our
environment, businesses and social lives. Nobody is unaffected. We want to
endorse more bike riding and our nudity expresses our vulnerability to these
matters. It also draws attention to our cause.
This WNBR will focus on our continued worldwide protest
of the domination and dependency of big oil, our need for continued renewable
energy and technological advances to better our planet. And now more than ever,
to protest the Trump Administration whose very goals are to benefit big oil,
clean coal(?) and put the environment at greater risk than ever.
Our route will take us through many popular spots in the
city such as Fisherman's Wharf, the Marina, Lombard, North Beach, along
Embarcadero, the Civic Center, the Haight, and the Castro. You say you can't
make it to the start on time? Don't worry, it's a "Do It Yourself"
ride. Join us anytime you find us along the route and feel free to leave when
you must. It's great fun and an event you shouldn't miss. Tell all your bike,
tech savvy and environmentally concerned friends to join us. It's ride as bare
as you dare for the 9th Annual World Naked Bike Ride - San Francisco 2018 - So.
Hemi Edition.
Cost: Free
