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| − | It was founded as the '''Anarchist Communist Federation''' in March 1986 by the ''Anarchist Communist Discussion Group'', which had coalesced around two anarcho-communists who had returned from [[France]] and began selling the pamphlets of the defunct [[Libertarian Communist Group]] , and members of [[Syndicalist Fight]]. The group aimed to provide an anarchist interventiontendency into events such as the [[UK miners' strike (1984-1985)|miners' strike]]. It changed its name to the ''Anarchist Federation'' in the late 1990s, though advocacy of [[anarcho-communism]] remains at the centre of its politics. | + | It was founded as the '''Anarchist Communist Federation''' in March 1986 by the ''Anarchist Communist Discussion Group'', which had coalesced around two anarcho-communists who had returned from [[France]] and began selling the pamphlets of the defunct [[Libertarian Communist Group]] , and members of [[Syndicalist Fight]]. The group aimed to provide an anarchist interventiontendency into events such as the [[UK miners' strike (1984-1985)|miners' strike]]. It changed its name to the ''Anarchist Federation'' in the late 1990s, though advocacy of [[anarcho-communism]] remains at the centre of its politics.<ref>[http://www.afed.org.uk/org/issue42/acf10yrs.html ACF - the first ten years] Anarchist Federation</ref> |
==Views== | ==Views== | ||
Revision as of 08:56, 8 October 2008
The Anarchist Federation (AF) is an anarcho-communist organization based in Britain and Ireland. It aims to establish a free society based on equality by abolishing capitalism and all forms of oppression.[1]
History
It was founded as the Anarchist Communist Federation in March 1986 by the Anarchist Communist Discussion Group, which had coalesced around two anarcho-communists who had returned from France and began selling the pamphlets of the defunct Libertarian Communist Group , and members of Syndicalist Fight. The group aimed to provide an anarchist interventiontendency into events such as the miners' strike. It changed its name to the Anarchist Federation in the late 1990s, though advocacy of anarcho-communism remains at the centre of its politics.[2]
Views
Key Anarchist Federation principles include a commitment to class struggle as a method of abolishing capitalism and the state, and a rejection of the strategy of vanguardism which it sees as being typified by 'revolutionary' political parties. The Federation is affiliated with the International of Anarchist Federations.
Publications
The Anarchist Federation publishes the magazine Organise! and the monthly newsletter, Resistance.
References
External links
- Anarchist Federation (Britain)
- Anarchist Federation (Ireland)
- Anarchist Federation Local/Regional Contacts
- AF-North - Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bradford, Nottingham, Newcastle
- Libertarian Communist Library Anarchist Federation Archive
- International of Anarchist Federations/L'Internationale des Federations Anarchistes
