Anti-Colonial Body Pride Tkaronto
Clothing-Optional Walk and Bike Ride
Saturday June 8th @ 1pm, 519 Church St
A Celebration of Resistance and a Demonstration Challenging the Violence and Oppression Inflicted on Human Bodies.
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This demonstration is meant to build unity between nudist, anti-war, queer, trans, feminist, anti-poverty, anti-racist, and disability justice politics from a perspective of resisting body oppression.

This year, because of the escalation of colonial forever-wars against Congo, Sudan, Palestine, and many other racialised people, we invite folks to bring messaging that calls attention to these colonial atrocities and genocides.

Caution! Please do not confuse this event with the other World Naked Bike Ride that has been taken over by leadership that has expressed hateful views (racist, homophobic, transphobic) and has a history of harassment (general and sexual harassment). We discourage people from supporting that event and instead encourage folks to support ours, unless of course if you also have hateful views, in which case, please stay home, meditate, do some magic mushrooms, and learn to be a better human.

Body Pride is a challenge to the escalating attacks against our bodies. It is a display of queer and gender diverse expressions, and an acceptance of all bodies.

Examples of body hatred and policing are everywhere: Objectification and sexualisation of our bodies, policing of what we wear or breastfeeding in public, physical and sexual violence, attacks on homeless people and reproductive autonomy, hatred against indigenous, black, desi, asian, people of colour, and disabled bodies, missing and murdered indigenous women, kidnappings and murders by religious extremists, police brutality and unjust incarceration.

We invite our community and allies to help disrupt these injustices. Body Pride is a demonstration of strength and unity. Every human body is valuable and beautiful, at every age, in every size and shape, and of every race and ability. No one is disposable.

Liberatory actions provide a path for future generations to grow and better understand themselves. Come celebrate our existence, because our existence is resistance. Bring your gorgeous selves and your radical politics. Invite your friends, be wild and deviant. Get freaky and be yourself.
Please note that this is a non-sexual nudist event.

While these are naked events, clothed people are welcome. Bare as much as you're comfortable without pressure. In a bodyphobic society, there are many reasons to feel uncomfortable. For example: We want everyone to feel safe, and your presence at the event is more important than sticking to nudity, because we're primarily here to confront bodyphobia and body oppression in all of its many forms.