http://eng.anarchopedia.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Altercarlito 2026-10-30T04:55:44Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.26.2 http://eng.anarchopedia.org/index.php?title=Affinity_group&diff=49485 2011-10-09T09:56:11Z

<p>Altercarlito: interwiki</p> <hr /> <div>'''Affinity groups''' appeared in the U.S. antiwar movement of the 1960s and 1970s.The term was first coined and used by Ben Morea. Later, [[Peace movement|anti-war]] activists on college campuses organized around their interests or backgrounds.<br /> The origin of affinity groups dates back to 19th century [[Spain]], where they were called ''tertulias'' or ''grupos de afinidad'' by [[Spanish anarchists]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.rantcollective.net/article.php?id=33 Rant Collective : History of Affinity Groups]&lt;/ref&gt;. They became popular again in the 1970s in the [[anti-nuclear]] movement in the [[United States]] and [[Europe]]. The 30,000 person occupation and blockade of the Ruhr nuclear power station in Germany in 1969 was organized on the affinity group model.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.starhawk.org/activism/affinitygroups.html Starhawk.org : Affinity Groups]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref&gt;[http://www.uproot.info/affinity.html Uproot : Affinity groups]&lt;/ref&gt; Today, the structure is used by many different activists: [[animal rights]], [[environmentalism|environmental]], [[anti-war]], and [[anti-globalization]], to name some examples.<br /> The 1999 [[WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity|protests in Seattle]] which shut down the [[WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999]] included coordinated organization by many clusters of affinity groups.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.aidc.org.za/?q=book/view/136 Seattle prepares for battle - Trade before freedom]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.crimethinc.net/node/81 Affinity Groups], a [[CrimethInc.]]net Letterbomb<br /> *[http://www.directaction.org/index.html Directaction.org] - hundreds of AG actions, photos, and resources<br /> <br /> [[Category:Activism]]<br /> [[Category:Anarchist theory]]<br /> [[Category:Civil disobedience]]<br /> <br /> [[it:Gruppi d'affinità]]</div>

Altercarlito http://eng.anarchopedia.org/index.php?title=Animal_Liberation_Front&diff=49283 2011-09-10T17:39:02Z

<p>Altercarlito: interwiki</p> <hr /> <div>{{youtube|FQrskVUcsX8|Animal Liberation Front (DVD trailer)}}<br /> {{youtube|F462mDislHE|ALF - Civil Disobedience}}<br /> {{youtube|inFrVU6vDYQ|Animal Liberation Front Fox Channel News Report}}<br /> <br /> The Animal Liberation Front is an [[animal liberation]] decentralised network. The group sometimes commits destructive acts, and is known by some as a terrorist group. It is anarchist in that it disobeys government for a cause that it believes in.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Anarchist organizations]]<br /> [[Category:Animal liberation organizations]]<br /> <br /> [[it:ALF]]<br /> [[de:Animal Liberation Front]]<br /> [[pl:Animal Liberation Front]]<br /> [[fr:Animal Liberation Front]]<br /> [[es:Frente de Liberación Animal]]</div>

Altercarlito