Dear OCCUPY SF-- Are nudists welcome??

Are nudists welcome at Occupy San Francisco events?
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October 15, 2011               

Hi:

I’m George Davis, a well-known urban nudist.  I teach a course, “History of Free Body Culture Movements in Europe and America.”  I have written two books and numerous magazine articles on the subject of “Nude is not lewd.  It’s natural.”  I have been written-up in many newspaper articles and interviewed on TV shows in relation to the work that my friends and I have done to make nudity a recognized as legal in San Francisco.

On Tuesday, October 11, I received a telephone message from an Occupy San Francisco representative telling me that a couple of nudists had been coming down there and inviting me to join you all.  I made a visit to the encampment in front of the Federal Reserve building on Thursday evening, October 12.
Imagine my surprise at being cited for Public Nuisance, from a citizen’s complaint filed by a member of Occupy San Francisco.[...]
  Does Occupy San Francisco support non-violent freedom of expression
and the end of censorship?
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By the way, I am not campaigning for nudist rights, we all have them here in San Francisco whether you want to exercise them or not.  Urban nudist rights are recognized by the SF courts, politicians, and police.  More on SF nudity can be found at http://www.wikipedia.com -- please see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_nudity_in_San_Francisco

Since people at Occupy San Francisco tell me that decisions there are made by consensus, I am seeking a “consensus welcome” or a “consensus rejection” to Occupy San Francisco events and activities as an urban nudist.

After the citation was issued, most of the Occupy San Francisco people around asked me to return. 
A few mentioned some objections (academic?) to my presence. 
For example, “What about the children?”  My rebuttal is my standing offer of over 3 ½ years of $1000 to anyone who can write an intelligent 500 word essay telling “What harm would befall a child who sees a nude adult?”  To date, I have received zero submissions.

Another person asked,
“With all the problems in the world, why do I choose nudist rights as important?” 
There is an irony in that I don’t think that public nudity should be a big deal, but that is a totally unrealistic perspective.  However nudist rights obviously are.  Isn’t acceptance of your body and the bodies of others important?  Isn’t non-violent freedom of expression important? 
Isn’t freedom from censorship important?
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By the way, I have heard reports that there is nudity at
Occupy Wall Street.  Public nudity has opened up recently in New York City.  Fully nude body painting is now permitted outdoors in Times Square. 
This is no longer an “Only in San Francisco” thing.

So, I am now awaiting a “consensus” invitation to visit and join in demonstrations or activities.

                          Naturally,
                          George Davis,
                            a 99%er
                           (415) 722-2968
                           george123570 [at] yahoo.com

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[San Francisco, CA]
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