Affinity group

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'''Affinity groups''' is a group of human beings formed around the same shared goals or interest. The term was first coined and used by Ben Morea in the contenxt of the U.S. antiwar movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Later, [[Peace movement|anti-war]] activists on college campuses organized around their interests or backgrounds.
The origin of affinity groups dates back to 19th century [[Spain]], where they were called ''tertulias'' or ''grupos de afinidad'' by [[Spanish anarchists]]<ref>[http://www.rantcollective.net/article.php?id=33 Rant Collective : History of Affinity Groups]</ref>. 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.<ref>[http://www.starhawk.org/activism/affinitygroups.html Starhawk.org : Affinity Groups]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.uproot.info/affinity.html Uproot : Affinity groups]</ref> Today, the structure is used by many different activists: [[animal rights]], [[environmentalism|environmental]], [[anti-war]], and [[anti-globalization]], to name some examples.
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.<ref>[http://www.aidc.org.za/?q=book/view/136 Seattle prepares for battle - Trade before freedom]</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.crimethinc.net/node/81 Affinity Groups], a [[CrimethInc.]]net Letterbomb
*[http://www.directaction.org/index.html Directaction.org] - hundreds of AG actions, photos, and resources

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