For decades, naturism has struggled with a strange communication barrier.
Most naturist educational material contains nudity, which means it is often automatically classified as NSFW in workplaces, schools, institutions, libraries, and government environments.
As a result, many people responsible for discussing public policy, wellbeing, public space management, or social behaviour have often been unable to safely access educational material about naturism itself.
That problem helped inspire the creation of the NaturismRE Nudism & Naturism Encyclopedias, a free bilingual educational project developed without photographic nudity.
The goal was not to hide naturism, but to remove the barriers preventing serious discussion around it.
Whether people support naturism or not, understanding should come before assumption.
Perhaps one reason naturism has remained misunderstood for so long is that structured educational material has rarely been accessible in professional environments.
Vincent Marty
founder of www.naturismre.com
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
