MissyI2711
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Re: Group Project
The major hurdles for my idea have been fleshed out, those being:
1. Limited to very small space geographically;
2. Difficult to promote w/o causing spectacle;
3. Limited to one occurrence, unless the event is repeated;
There is also;
4. Relatively high cost to participate (gotta fly to Miami if you aren't local)
Ok, so despite those drawbacks, I still think this CAN be beneficial in terms of gaining converts to TF. In fact, Veniks' idea about a website gave me an idea to help overcome the time/locality problems inherent in my idea: everyone wants to see our tits, so let's use that to get our message out. We've got the greatest billboards known to mankind parked right on our chests! The idea is still fuzzy, but we could produce a video & photoshow of the event, showing TF in a positive light, including interviews and probably some boobs too (have to think about that). The idea being to use the power of the internet to solve problems 1-3 above. We'd have to debate exactly what how to do it, what to show, etc, but I think the idea has legs and I think the same about the original idea.
At this point, I am convinced that the idea at least merits its own thread - regardless of whether it ultimately crashes. I think I'll name it "TopFreedomFest". Also, Veniks, what about renaming this thread to something like - "Group Project - Ideas for Promoting Topfreedom" or something like that? Just having it read "Group Project" might not get as much attention from our members. Just a thought. It's your thread, you do with it as you wish.
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10/30/2009, 10:11 am
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Re: Group Project
I suggest that you review what happened in Rochester, New York leading up to the legalization of topfreedom (by court decision) in New York State. I don't remember the exact date, but I think in was around 1993.
Googling should bring up news reports; for example there were articles in the New York Times and other newspapers, as well as reports in N magazine and other naturist publications. One of the organizers (and, I think, the only male in the group) was Morley Schloss, who is now one of the owners of Sunsport Gardens in Florida.
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10/30/2009, 3:03 pm
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Re: Group Project
I tried to find an article on what meredith2kp4 was talking about, and while I couldn't find anything on topfreedom becoming legal I did find this new york times article from august of 1992 which I thought might be relevant to this discussion since it does show a mentality that still exists today.
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/02/nyregion/on-sunday-blazing-trails-toplessly-but-timidly.html?scp=3&sq=+topless&st=nyt
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I was wrong about the date. Clearly the court decision was on July 7, 1992. For several years prior there had been group topfree picnics in a public park in Rochester, with those arrested appealing their case in New York State courts. When a Monroe County court decided in the women's favor, in effect it was legal for women to be topfree in that county (which includes Rochester) but not elsewhere in New York until the decision by the state's highest court.
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