Lifestyles EDITORCASSLUCKE | Nudism activists, Christina Lake and =—— — Korky Day take a dip at ae Wreck Beach. PHOTO BY JENNIFER WILSON Local nudist and playwright bares all in the name of equality = By JENNIFER WILSON etting naked will end war and male domina- tion, according to nud- ist playwright Korky Day. Day’s production, Shy Therapy at a Nude Beach, aims to accelerate emancipatory, nude politics and “cure” Vancouver of “clothaholism,” the addiction of wearing clothing. Day said the play, based on the therapy he offers to non-nudists on Wreck Beach, invites “textiles,” people who wear clothes, to explore “psychology, the way they were raised, and the politics of living in this patri- archy. After analyzing their timidity, attendees can choose to undress and receive a bare bum certificate. Co-star Christina Lake, a recent convert to nudism, hopes the play will cure oth- for the play. “The maniac idea of covering up your whole body, especially for reli- gious purposes ers of clotha- “ . . “| is something holism. While Try to trick us into that is worthy social isolation * of protest as exists in Van- going to war when far as I’m con- couver, “the ! 1 cerned,” Lake [social] barriers we re all having a good said. “Korky can come down time at Wreck Beach, helped me and if a person gets ” I have found a little bit into naked. my vehicle to nudism and re- —KORKY DAY, NUDIST AND PLAYWRIGHT protest this alizes that these LL —_! now. I can barriers are useless,” Lake said. Combining publicity with protest, Lake now roams Vancouver with her breasts exposed, handing out leaflets show my breasts in public.” Day’s political brand of nudism, sometimes referred to as naturism, does not please everyone. Though the play is based on the beach, it is not endorsed by the Wreck Beach Preser- vation Society. Chairperson of the so- ciety, Judy Williams said the produc- tion “in no way represents the beach and naturism.” According to Day, society members were uncomfortable with critique of religious coverings. Day does not view nudists as anti-religious, “It’s not like we're anti-religion, the people in the world who want war will use religion, or whatever ex- cuse... to try to trick us all into going to war,” Day said. “Try to trick us into going to war when we're all having a good time at Wreck Beach naked.” Shy Therapy at a Nude Beach runs from Oct 18-29 at Fairview Hall. The buzz on healthier’ booze Superfoods in alcoho! could be giving fewer benefits than some may think = By TREVOR NAULT A s Vancouverites gear up for the holiday drinking sea- son, they could be seeing a lot more “healthy alcohol” on store shelves, but consumers might not see the benefits they expect. A decline in global alcohol con- sumption looks to be generational in some markets, in- spiring a growing trend of wellness focused drinks that chalk up the qual- ity of their ingredi- ents without making any specific health claims according to drink trends consultant, Claire Dodd. “Tt’s not about ing it’s good for you,” Dodd said. “It’s about say- say- ove ing these ingredients have a func- tional benefit.” South Vancouver Liquor Store assistant manager Jordan Cran said he also notices the trend in a higher demand for organic drinks. Flo Vinger of Los Angeles based Ving Vodka said she’s certainly marketing her line of “farm fresh” vodkas to the “Whole Foods well- ness community,” but would never call them a health product. Though the kale in her Kale, Lemon Peel, and Cucumber In- fused Organic Farm Fresh Vodka offers no nutritional benefits, she stands by the purity of her product. aa ) DYere B R “It’s a clean vodka,” said Vinger. “Tt’s the cleanest.” Ving Vodka is in the process of expanding into Canada where it will join a host of similar drinks in the Vancouver market. Dogwood Brewing brewmaster, Claire Wilson, opened Vancouver’s first organic brewery in 2015. For Wilson, organic isn't about individ- ual health, so much as the health of her community. “The choice to make organic beer was as much about supporting local organic growers,” said Wilson. Still, Wilson said some of her customers who experience adverse health effects from traditional beers like swollen fingers report less with organic. She suspects this could be due to the presence of sulfites or pesticides, of which she claims her beers have none. That being said, Wilson also confirms her beers are not health roducts. “The millennial generation is looking for products that are better for you,” said Dodd. “It’s fashion- able to be going to the gym, it’s not fashionable to be stumbling out of a bar.” PHOTO BY TREVOR NAULT THURSDAY, OCT. 19,2017 | THE VOICE 9 Looking past the 00st Langara philosophers analyze voting systems = By ALLISON HAYES L angara’s Philosophy depart- ment chair, Alex Boston will host the next campus Phi- losophers’ Jam on Friday because he has a vision for better democratic voting systems. The second jam of the season will focus on approval voting as the op- timal way of running an election. ‘The effective difference in approval voting is that a voter can elect more than one candidate on their ballot, and the candidate with the most votes wins. This system can be im- plemented if at least 60 per cent of citizens vote in its favour. “It’s backwards compatible that you can only vote for one candidate, it gives you some idea of tailoring the vote, everyone that supports one issue, or everyone but one, it prevents vote splitting,” Boston said. Boston has been a fan of approval voting for a long time, having given a speech on electoral reform at the Citizen’s Assembly in 2005. “In the jam I'll examine approval voting and argue that whatever we go for should be something that’s fairly simple,” Boston said. Katharine Browne, a_philoso- phy ethics instructor at Langara, said the jam’s significance is its be- ing open to the public and being another channel for like minded students and people of interest to come together. “ 2 It’s impor- tant that we have another venue for students and members of the community to |, have the oppor- tunity to engage philosophically Alex Boston on a wide range of LANGARA PHILOSO- too.” PHY DEPARTMENT topics, Browne CHAIR said. With consis- tent turnouts, Browne expects the momentum to keep rolling. This has a lot to do with the newsworthy chosen topics. “These jams allow the speaker to frame it in a way that is accessible to people who aren't necessarily specialized,” Browne said. Exploring alternative voting sys- tems seems to be a pattern right now as, since being elected, the B.C. NDP’s have announced a referen- dum on electoral reform which, if it reaches the 50 per cent plus vot- ers threshold, will be implemented in 2021. Ballots for the vote will be sent out next year to be completed by the end of November 2018. B.C. REFORUM PROPOSALS A BRIEF HISTORY... XDec., 2004 B.C. government proposes single transferrable vote (STV): Only 57 per cent of voters supported. X May, 2005 STV system proposed to B.C. Voters as referendum question. X May, 2009 STV proposal supported by only 39 per cent of voters. SOURCE: PARL.CA