Naked Protesters & Nude Activists

Shell from Across the Atlantic very kindly wrote in with more information about the Chilean naked protester being hauled off by the lady cops in this picture. She blogged it even before Bacchus did, but the post alas did not survive when she merged her blog with The Group Captain’s. She confirms the Chilean connection reported here and adds that the Chilean protestors had a permit to protest the Iraq war in a park. Of course they could not contain their enthusiasm within park boundaries, so when they decided to take their show on the road, they were arrested. Shell’s original blog post title: “Keep Your Naked Asses In The Park.” Thanks, Shell!

PETA is at it again – this time with some hunky guys for your ogling pleasure. Sorry ladies, no full monty pictures seem to be available. Will someone please tell these naked protesters that hiding behind their banners spoils the effect?

These respectful gentlemen include Hungarian Zsolt Kopre, and they are shown protesting in London outside Buckingham Palace, in late October 2003. They object, it seems, to the bearskin hats of the Queen’s Guard.

I don’t know if this photo is real. It came without context and the faces look as if they may have been uncharitably photoshopped. But if the photo is real, it’s naked protest of a sort:

Update: It’s from a movie.

Here’s an older one, from San Francisco in 1999. A bunch of folks went for a naked stroll down Van Ness. The Chronicle said they were trying to raise consciousness about Y2K issues, but they are quoted as chanting classic anti-nuke chants. Possibly, as often happens in San Francisco, the protest was the only thing the protesters all had in common. Anyway, here’s a shot of the naked streets:

Thanks to Naked For Peace for the picture and the details.

Here we have the Women of the Brisbane Neighbors for Peace and Justice showing flesh for “peace and justice for all members of the human family”.

The picture was taken on San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo, California. This page at Bare Witness explains it all.

This photo was taken during an anti-war protest in Santiago, Chili. This news story here explains these hairy male asses:

Here’s an anti-globalization protester with cute buns:

Found at BodyFreedom.Org, which reports that the original news caption for this photo was as follows: “Two nude female anti-G8 protesters, one with a slogan painted on her back, take to the streets in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Saturday, May 31, 2003.”

The annual naked protesting of the running of the bulls at Pamplona. This year:

This news story provides context and a caption: “A PETA activist has her say during the protest in Pamplona.”

Last year was fun too:

Thanks to these folks for the story (plus they have more pics and info.)