#body pride
Harnaam was just 11 years old when the beard started appearing and she spent her teenage years desperately trying to remove it. She would try to remove it by waxing twice a week.
The primary school teaching assistant endured vile abuse at school and would be stared at in the street. She became so self conscious she refused to leave her house, except to go to lessons. At her lowest point she began self harming and even considered taking her own life.
But at the age of 16, she found the courage to accept her facial hair after being baptised as a Sikh. The religion dictates that the body should be left in its natural state and body hair must be left to grow.
Harnaam was determined to show that she was beautiful no matter what she looked like.
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Hey you radical bodies!
NAKED BIKE RIDE JUNE 9th!
Though we have had a lack of consensus among organizers over when WNBR NYC 2012 should happen, volunteers have called for a “Body Autonomy” bike ride in solidarity with WNBR on June 9th. This has been put on the Time’s Up! calendar online and in print with the minimal
following information:
BODY AUTONOMY RIDE - Saturday June 9th Time and location TBD We will reclaim our bodies and our public spaces in this amazing dance ride. Expect body painting, bands, an after party and good times!!!
http://times-up.org/calendar/detail.php?calendarid=3708
Anyone in the NYC area is interested in participating/organizing for a WNBR-style ride on June 9th, please let us know ASAP (wnbrnyc [at] gmail [dot] com) so we can make some great decisions about how we can have the most fun on a group ride while protest against all dangers to our bodies.
More info on WNBR & WNBR NYC can be found here: http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ & here:http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=New_York_City&oldid=23284
following information:
BODY AUTONOMY RIDE - Saturday June 9th Time and location TBD We will reclaim our bodies and our public spaces in this amazing dance ride. Expect body painting, bands, an after party and good times!!!
http://times-up.org/calendar/detail.php?calendarid=3708
Anyone in the NYC area is interested in participating/organizing for a WNBR-style ride on June 9th, please let us know ASAP (wnbrnyc [at] gmail [dot] com) so we can make some great decisions about how we can have the most fun on a group ride while protest against all dangers to our bodies.
More info on WNBR & WNBR NYC can be found here: http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ & here:http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=New_York_City&oldid=23284
Please note that the phrase “Body Autonomy” has been chosen to give this ride for explicitly feminist approach, and we are especially looking for more organizers with strong feminist backgrounds. BECAUSE OTHERWISE WHAT IS THE POINT? LET’S STOP PERPETUATING TOXIC SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT POISON ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL MINDS & BODIES. Sexist/sizist/body-shaming/homophobic/violent etc behavior will not be tolerated. Find a great definition of Body Autonomy here:
http://fromthemindoftinapj.wordpress.com/tag/body-autonomy/
The Body Autonomy Ride is a safer space for all bodies to ride free of harassment or pollutants in the physical or mental environment. To participate each rider is asked to respect that the liberation of bodies requires freedom, autonomy, and justice for all. This begins with joy and commitment to self determination for all riders.
For more on Times Up’s Safer Spaces Policy, see:
http://www.facebook.com/l/WAQFAxGdgAQFS7SeFE0ZEagEjHczO8B3zglnpG1cX2tkQDg/times-up.org/index.php?page=safer-spaces-policy
For scenes from Previous Rides:
http://www.facebook.com/l/_AQFlrEWmAQGOGmI1ar13AhPjHmQ8LvqjpcRUkqNJ-9booQ/www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlJKt8Etu64
We hope this answers the question of “What is up with the naked ride???”
Now help make it! Call and host a meeting! Find concensus on intentions; plot routes and contingency plans; create & distribute outreach materials; plan outfits for the day; write slogans; fix up your bike; get paint and body decor; ect! MOST IMPORTANT SPREAD THE WORD & STAY TUNED.
Ride Safe, Ride Free,
RESPECT BODY AUTONOMY!
