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Daniel Lorenz Johnson





BIOGRAPHY

Born in Seattle , Washington he graduated from Vancouver Film School in 1998 and The University Of Washington in 2000 with degrees in Art .

After learning about Clothing-optional Activities On Public Lands and reading about The Freedom To Be Yourself (TFTBY) campaign he briefly joined that campaign. In late 2001 and May 2, 2002 he received some brief publicity with activist Terri Sue Webb after two short public urban nude TFTBY protests with her in Portland and Bend , Oregon . At the latter protest, he was briefly held in jail after being arrested for disorderly conduct and interference with governmental administration, charges which were later dropped.

In 2001 he co-founded The Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC). In 2003 Daniel Johnson helped organize World Naked Bike Ride with Conrad Schmidt . In 2005 he founded The Rainbow Party, a Progressive political party, which hosted World Naked Bike Ride Seattle .


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Johnson's involvement in BFC is also documeted at BFC's Media Coverage page {Link without Title} .


  • '', By Daniel Johnson Issue 21.3, Spring 2002 {Link without Title} .

  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer , ''Exposed and stark naked -- on purpose: But not all nudists support 'guerrilla' plans for prominent public exposure'', by P-I reporter Kathy George, April 7, 2003 {Link without Title} .

  • Oregon Daily Emerald (student-run publication of the University of Oregon) "Naturists pursue active nude pastimes, locales: Naturist organizations such as Body Freedom Collaborative are working to promote nude activities in designated areas " by Ryan Bornheimer, May 20, 2003 {Link without Title} .

  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer , ''Trio behind the arts: Three activists put on an eye-opening display yesterday by taking most of their clothes off at the Fremont Fresh Art Festival'', by P-I reporter Kathy George, 16 June 2003 Front page of local section, with color picture {Link without Title}

  • '' by Mark Storey . Issue 23.1, Autumn 2003.




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