Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 19:44:48 +0100
From: Iain McKay <iain.mckay-AT-zetnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Affinity Groups


hello all

> Does anyone have any info on affinity groups?  I'm looking for info on
> how they originated and such.  I've heard that they were first started in
> the Spanish Revolution.  Is this true? 

No, the term affinity group does come from Spain but anarchists had been
organising that way for years previous to 1936.

 Could anyone point me towards any
> texts (especially online) that have information about it.  Also I'm
> looking for a good description of what an affinity group is.  Thanks!

try the section of the anarchist faq on anarchist organisations in
section J:

			www.anarchistfaq.org

particularly section J.3.1 -- what is an affinity group?

Iain