My favorite photo for peace . . .
Barely Free: Speaking Peace Nudely
The western (coastal & rural) part of Marin County, in
northern California, made national news when fifty women posed nude
for a photo, in which their bodies, on the ground, spell PEACE.
Soon afterward, the local paper reported reactions: "I attended a
yearly harvest party at Nan McEvoy's olive oil-producing ranch along
the Point Reyes-Petaluma Road. McEvoy, who once chaired the board of
the [SF] Chronicle corporation, has friends among journalists,
ranchers, and politicians. [.....] This year I chatted briefly with
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey. Mostly, however, I talked with members of
West Marin's ranching families, and –- a bit to my surprise -- none of
the ranch women objected to the demonstration. In fact, several women
in their 60s, 70s, and 80s said they would have joined in had they
only known about it in advance."
David V. Mitchell, "Sparsely, Sage and Timely: the reaction to 50
naked demonstrators,"
The Point Reyes Light, 21 Nov. 2002.
Dona nobis pacem; grant us peace.
