Brussels 2024
The World Naked Bike Ride in Brussels, Belgium, on June 15, 2024 was led by Jerome Jolibois, who has organized and led the ride for many years. Above, Jerome is interviewed by reporters.
Riders meet in a park before the ride begins. Here's Jerome with a young man we have seen before in other WNBR events who sports body paintings of Spongebob Squarepants characters.
Jerome (at left) posing with another group.
And posing with yet another group of riders.
Here's Jerome by a monument to 19th century Belgian patriot Frere-Orban. The inscription, translated, says "I will fight for liberty until my last breath."
And then the ride began. The banners on Jerome's bike say "Body Power" (the pink banner), "Climate Justice Now" and "World Naked Bike Ride." Two of the themes of WNBR events are to celebrate the human body ("Body Power") and to protest against vehicles that burn fossil fuels, which is causing global warming ("Climate Justice Now").
Here's Jerome leading the riders though the streets of Brussels.
Going down another street.
We end with the riders at the Arc du Cinquantenaire, which was built in 1880 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Belgium's independence from the Netherlands in 1830. Jerome can be seen toward the left with the banners on his bike.
7 comments:
I wonder what would happen if some of the protests became naked folks? Think the media would notice them, then?
In the states they’d all be arrested and charged with a sex crime, and then be made to register as sex offenders, destroying their lives and livelihoods.
The puritanical streak of America strikes again just as it did during the Salem witch hunt and trials. :(
The puritanical streak is strong in America, but WNBR events have been held in several U.S. cities. See my April 3 post for one that was held in Portland, Oregon in 2018. This year, San Francisco just had one on April 19, and Los Angeles will have one on June 21.
Looks like they had a good day for it.
I just love penis!
WNBR is so boring.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Naked Bike Ride will be August 23, 2025!
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