The "Free the Free Shore" Committee is Formed in 1975
In the summer of 1974, Lawrence Hadley, superintendent of the Cape Cod National Seashore, had proposed a ban on nudity to include the traditionally clothing-optional Truro beaches on the Atlantic side of Cape Cod. Hadley asserted the naked use was attracting too large a bunch for the site. Baxandall and some other free beach enthusiasts developed a support group--the Free the Free Beach Committee--to protest the prohibition. Since http://slum.drpaulcraig.org/__media__/js/netsoltrademark.php?d=picsnudism.com/topic/tpc-images-of-nudist-peoples-on-public-places.php was the only member of the group who was self-employed, and consequently had job protection, the task fell to him to be the public spokesperson for the group. With his ties in publishing in Oshkosh, he was also the clear choice to direct any activist writing jobs that came up. On August 23, 1975 the Free the Free Beach Committee organized a nude beach "celebration" (the National Park Service would not enable a "protest") that brought thousands of law abiding free beach supporters. The authorities cited no one for nudity, and the event was deemed a success. It brought attention to the strong public support for keeping Truro's unofficial clothing-optional status. Both guys decided to meet to discuss combining the efforts of East and West shore nude beach activists. Beachfront USA Group Becomes a Partner In Free Beaches Activism
In May 1976, Baxandall met with Beachfront USA in Los Angeles to discuss ways of combining their efforts and to further improve the free beach movement. They consented to designate August 7, 1976 as National Nude Beach Day. The West Coast group developed its own preparations to bring media interest on that day. But an alternate "rain day" had been pre-declared, and the Cape Cod occasion took place on a cloudy but warm August 14. The achievement of these Cape Cod "parties" was affirmed by the fact that for nearly a decade afterwards the Department of the Interior and its National Park Service said nothing more about ban nudity on federal land. http://youbeing.com/__media__/js/netsoltrademark.php?d=lolitabeach.xyz/videos/you-can-leave-whatever.html & Nude Recreation Week
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