PHX -
THIS is a sample of what you can do. The complete NAC Report can be read
here *WHAT IS NAC ASKING YOU TO DO?*
We're in PHASE 2 of this effort. NAC is asking you to take the following
specific action immediately:
* 1) SHOW UP. CONTINUE OCCUPYING LIGHTHOUSE BEACH*
If we stay home or go elsewhere, we've lost. Nature abhors a vacuum, and
if we're not there, someone else will be. Forcing our removal from the
beach is exactly what the Seashore management wants.
* 2) WHAT TO WEAR*
NAC will not / cannot dictate what you must wear - or not wear. NAC
recommends you chose the minimal coverage that satisfies New York State
law. The French have called it "le minimum." You may call it a thong, a
G-string, a pouch, or Butt Floss.
Women do not have to wear tops. Remember that while New York Statute
245.01 (Exposure of a Person) attempts to prohibit the public exposure
of female breasts, New York case law (People v. Santorelli - Court of
Appeals of New York - 1992) modifies the statutory law to allow the
noncommercial exposure of female breasts.
* 3) WHERE TO GO AT LIGHTHOUSE BEACH*
Some of the traditional areas at Lighthouse Beach have been placed off
limits. The Park Service rationale for this is thin and largely
unsupported. We will continue challenging that.
At the site, let's keep the issue simple. Do not enter areas that have
been marked as "CLOSED." Doing so allows other laws to be applied, it
confuses matters and risks a loss of focus.
Remember that with the edict that abrogated the tradition of
clothing-optional use in designated areas, the exclusion zone in front
of the lighthouse has disappeared, too. GO THERE, wearing your best
G-string.
At this time, NAC is not recommending other places on Fire Island.
* 4) GO TO THE RESTROOMS*
Seashore management has never been big on supplying Port-o-pots anywhere
near the clothing-optional users on Lighthouse Beach. Yet Superintendent
Soller seems perturbed that anyone might "go" in the ocean.
Use the restrooms at the Lighthouse. Wearing "le minimum," of course. If
you are New York legal, resist the urge to cover up as you approach the
lighthouse.
* 5) CONTINUE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCE*
Pack out your trash - and other people's trash - just as you have always
done. Now, more than ever, we need to be seen as responsible stewards of
the Seashore environment.
* 6) UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE ALL UNDER SCRUTINY*
.. and not just for nudity. There's never a good time for citations and
arrests for illicit behavior on OUR BEACH. This would a particularly BAD
time for it. It's no longer enough to control your own behavior. Tell
your friends and others on the beach.
* 7) INTERFACING WITH PARK SERVICE PERSONNEL*
Be polite. There is no point in being otherwise, even though you may
find the whole thing to be heavy-handed and arbitrary.