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,Y\ & Y\R FRI5DS ALREADY COMPOSE AN 9=MAL ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE CAPABLE ( TREM5D\S A*IEVEM5TS4 ,H]E'S ! !ORY TO GO ) ?AT PRACTICE4 

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,PLANS = DIFF]5T SC5>IOS 

,/RUCTURES TO RESPOND TO UNEXPECT$ SC5>IOS 

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,SUBSEQU5T DISCUSSION 

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,*ANCES >E1 EV5 IF Y\ HAVE NEV] BE5 9VOLV$ 9 DIRECT ACTION BE=E1 EV5 IF ?IS IS ! FIR/ RADICAL WEBSITE Y\ HAVE EV] 5C\NT]$1 ?AT Y\ >E ALREADY P>T ( AN AFF9ITY GR\P--! /RUCTURE PROV5 MO/ EFFECTIVE = GU]RILLA ACTIVITIES ( ALL K9DS4 ,AN AFF9ITY GR\P IS A CIRCLE ( FRI5DS :O1 KN[+ EA* O!R'S /R5G?S1 WEAKNESSES1 & BACKGR\NDS1 & HAV+ ALREADY E/ABLI%$ A COMMON LANGUAGE & HEAL?Y 9T]NAL DYNAMICS1 SET \T TO ACCOMPLI% A GOAL OR S]IES ( GOALS4 

,AN AFF9ITY GR\P IS NOT A P]MAN5T >RANGEM5T1 BUT A /RUCTURE ( CONV5I5CE1 EV] MUTABLE1 ASSEMBL$ FROM ! POOL ( 9T]E/$ & TRU/$ PEOPLE = ! DURATION ( A GIV5 PROJECT4 ,ONCE ASSEMBL$1 ?IS GR\P MAY *OOSE TO BE 0CLOS$10 IF SECURITY DICTATES3 ?AT IS1 :ATEV] GOES ON )9 ! GR\P IS NEV] SPOK5 ( \TSIDE IT1 EV5 AFT] ALL ITS ACTIVITIES >E LONG COMPLET$4 ,A P>TICUL> TEAM CAN ACT TOGE!R OV] & OV] AS AN AFF9ITY GR\P1 BUT ! MEMB]S CAN ALSO P>TICIPATE 9 O!R AFF9ITY GR\PS1 BREAK UP 9TO SMALL] AFF9ITY GR\PS1 & ACT \TSIDE ! AFF9ITY GR\P /RUCTURE4 

,! SIZE ( AN AFF9ITY GR\P CAN RANGE FROM TWO TO1 SAY1 FIFTE5 9DIVIDUALS1 DEP5D+ ON ! ACTION 9 QUE/ION2 BUT NO GR\P %\LD BE SO NUM]\S ?AT AN 9=MAL CONV]SATION AB\T PRESS+ MATT]S IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,Y\ CAN ALWAYS SPLIT UP 9TO TWO OR MORE GR\PS1 IF !RE >E 5\< ( Y\4 ,9 ACTIONS ?AT REQUIRE DRIV+1 ! EASIE/ SY/EM IS TO HAVE ONE AFF9ITY GR\P TO EA* VEHICLE4 

,AFF9ITY GR\PS CAN BE PRACTICALLY 9V9CIBLE4 ,!Y CANNOT BE 9FILTRAT$1 BECAUSE ALL MEMB]S %>E HI/ORY & 9TIMACY ) EA* O!R1 & NO ONE \TSIDE ! GR\P NE$ BE 9=M$ ( !IR PLANS OR ACTIVITIES4 ,!Y >E MORE EFFICI5T ?AN ! MO/ PR(ESSIONAL MILIT>Y =CE3 !Y >E FREE TO ADAPT TO ANY SITUATION2 !Y NE$ NOT PASS !IR DECISIONS ?R\< ANY COMPLICAT$ PROCESS ( RATIFICATION2 ALL 9DIVIDUALS CAN ACT & REACT 9/ANTLY )\T WAIT+ = ORD]S1 YET ) A CLE> IDEA ( :AT TO EXPECT FROM ONE ANO!R4 ,! MUTUAL ADMIRATION & 9SPIRATION ON :I* !Y >E F\ND$ MAKE !M V]Y DIFFICULT TO DEMORALIZE4 ,9 />K CONTRA/ TO CAPITALI/1 FASCI/1 & COMMUNI/ /RUCTURES1 !Y FUNCTION )\T ANY NE$ = HI]>*Y OR CO]CION3 P>TICIPATION 9 AN AFF9ITY GR\P CAN BE FUN AS WELL AS EFFECTIVE4 ,MO/ IMPORTANT ( ALL1 !Y >E MOTIVAT$ BY %>$ DESIRE & LOYALTY1 RA!R ?AN PR(IT1 DUTY1 OR ANY O!R COMP5SATION OR AB/RACTION3 SMALL WOND] :OLE SQUADS ( RIOT POLICE HAVE BE5 HELD AT BAY BY SMALL AFF9ITY GR\PS >M$ ) ONLY ! TE> GAS CANI/]S %OT AT !M4 

,AFF9ITY GR\PS OP]ATE ON ! CONS5SUS MODEL3 DECISIONS >E MADE COLLECTIVELY1 BAS$ ON ! NE$S & DESIRES ( EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL 9VOLV$4 ,DEMOCRATIC VOTES1 9 :I* ! MAJORITY GET !IR WAY & ! M9ORITY MU/ HOLD !IR TONGUES1 >E ANA!MA TO AFF9ITY GR\PS3 IF A GR\P IS TO FUNCTION SMOO?LY & HOLD TOGE!R1 EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL 9VOLV$ MU/ BE SATISFI$4 ,9 ADVANCE ( ANY ACTION1 ! MEMB]S ( A GR\P E/ABLI% TOGE!R :AT !IR P]SONAL & COLLECTIVE GOALS >E1 :AT !IR READ9ESS = RISK IS 7AS 9DIVIDUALS & AS A GR\P71 & :AT !IR EXPECTATIONS ( EA* O!R >E4 ,!SE MATT]S DET]M9$1 !Y =MULATE A PLAN4 

,S9CE ACTION SITUATIONS >E ALWAYS UNPR$ICTABLE & PLANS R>ELY COME (F AS ANTICIPAT$1 AN AFF9ITY GR\P USUALLY HAS A DUAL APPROA* TO PREP>+ = !SE4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 PLANS >E MADE = DIFF]5T SC5>IOS3 IF ,A HAPP5S1 WE'LL 9=M EA* O!R BY ,X MEANS & SWIT* TO PLAN ,B2 IF ,X MEANS ( COMMUNICATION IS IMPOSSIBLE1 WE'LL RECONV5E AT SITE ,Z AT ,Q O'CLOCK4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 /RUCTURES >E PUT 9 PLACE ?AT WILL BE USEFUL EV5 IF :AT HAPP5S RESEMBLES NONE ( ! IMAG9$ SC5>IOS3 9T]NAL ROLES >E DIVID$ UP1 COMMUNICATION SY/EMS 7SU* AS TWO-WAY RADIOS1 OR COD$ PHRASES = CONVEY+ SECRET 9=MATION OR 9/RUCTIONS AL\D7 >E E/ABLI%$1 G5]AL /RATEGIES 7= MA9TA9+ COMPOSURE1 KEEP+ SI<T ( ONE ANO!R 9 CONFUS+ 5VIRONM5TS1 OR BLOCK+ POLICE *>GES1 TO NAME SOME EXAMPLES7 >E PREP>$1 EM]G5CY ESCAPE R\TES >E *>T$1 LEGAL SUPPORT IS READI$ 9 CASE ANYONE GETS >RE/$4 ,AFT] AN ACTION1 A %REWD AFF9ITY GR\P WILL MEET 7AGA91 IF NECESS>Y1 9 A SECURE LOCATION7 TO DISCUSS :AT W5T WELL1 :AT C\LD HAVE GONE BETT]1 & :AT COMES NEXT4 

,AN AFF9ITY GR\P ANSW]S TO ITSELF ALONE--?IS IS ONE ( ITS GREAT /R5G?S4 ,AFF9ITY GR\PS >E NOT BURD5$ BY ! PROC$URAL PROTOCOL ( O!R ORGANIZATIONS1 ! DIFFICULTIES ( REA*+ ACCORD AMONG /RANG]S OR L>G] NUMB]S ( PEOPLE1 OR ! LIMITATIONS ( ANSW]+ TO A BODY NOT IMM$IATELY 9VOLV$ 9 ! ACTION4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 JU/ AS ! MEMB]S ( AN AFF9ITY GR\P /RIVE = CONS5SUS ) EA* O!R1 EA* AFF9ITY GR\P %\LD /RIVE = A SIMIL>LY CONSID]ATE RELATION%IP ) O!R 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS--OR1 AT ! V]Y LEA/1 TO COMPLEM5T O!RS' APPROA*ES :]EV] POSSIBLE1 EV5 IF !SE O!RS DO NOT RECOGNIZE ! VALUE ( !IR CONTRIBUTION4 ,PEOPLE %\LD BE ?RILL$ AB\T ! P>TICIPATION OR 9T]V5TION ( AFF9ITY GR\PS1 NOT RES5T OR FE> !M2 !Y %\LD COME TO RECOGNIZE ! VALUE ( ! AFF9ITY GR\P MODEL1 & SO COME TO APPLY IT !MSELVES1 FROM SEE+ IT SUCCE$ & FROM B5EFIT+ FROM ?AT SUCCESS4 

,AN AFF9ITY GR\P CAN WORK TOGE!R ) O!R AFF9ITY GR\PS1 9 :AT IS SOMETIMES CALL$ A CLU/]4 ,! CLU/] =MATION 5ABLES A L>G] NUMB] ( 9DIVIDUALS TO ACT ) ! SAME ADVANTAGES A S+LE AFF9ITY GR\P HAS4 ,IF SPE$ OR SECRECY IS CALL$ =1 REPRES5TATIVES ( EA* GR\P CAN MEET AHEAD ( TIME1 RA!R ?AN ! 5TIRETY ( ALL GR\PS2 IF COORD9ATION IS ( ! ESS5CE1 ! GR\PS OR REPRES5TATIVES CAN >RANGE ME?ODS = COMMUNICAT+ ?R\< ! HEAT ( ! ACTION4 ,OV] YE>S ( COLLABORAT+ TOGE!R1 DIFF]5T AFF9ITY GR\PS CAN COME TO KN[ EA* O!R AS WELL AS !Y KN[ !MSELVES1 & BECOME ACCORD+LY MORE COM=TABLE & CAPABLE TOGE!R4 

,:5 SEV]AL CLU/]S ( AFF9ITY GR\PS NE$ TO COORD9ATE ESPECIALLY MASSIVE ACTIONS--= A BIG DEMON/RATION1 = EXAMPLE--!Y CAN HOLD A SPOKESC\NCIL MEET+4 ,9 ?IS AU?OR'S HUMBLE EXP]I5CE1 ! MO/ EFFECTIVE1 CON/RUCTIVE SPOKESC\NCILS >E ?OSE ?AT LIMIT !MSELVES TO PROVID+ A =UM 9 :I* DIFF]5T AFF9ITY GR\PS & CLU/]S CAN 9=M ONE ANO!R 7TO :ATEV] EXT5T IS WISE7 ( !IR 9T5TIONS1 RA!R ?AN SEEK+ TO DIRECT ACTIVITY OR DICTATE PR9CIPLES = ALL4 ,SU* AN UNWIELDY =MAT IS ILL-SUIT$ TO L5G?Y DISCUSSION1 LET ALONE DEBATE2 & :ATEV] DECISIONS >E MADE1 OR LIMITATIONS IMPOS$1 BY SU* A SPOKESC\NCIL WILL 9EVITABLY FAIL TO REPRES5T ! WI%ES ( ALL 9VOLV$4 ,! 9DEP5D5CE & SPONTANEITY ?AT DEC5TRALIZATION PROVIDES >E \R GREATE/ ADVANTAGES 9 COMBAT ) AN 5EMY ?AT HAS ALL ! O!R ADVANTAGES1 ANYWAY--:Y SACRIFICE !SE8 

,! AFF9ITY GR\P IS NOT ONLY A VEHICLE = *ANG+ ! WORLD--LIKE ANY GOOD AN>*I/ PRACTICE1 IT IS ALSO A MODEL = ALT]NATIVE WORLDS1 & A SE$ FROM :I* SU* WORLDS CAN GR[4 ,9 AN AN>*I/ ECONOMY1 DECISIONS >E NOT MADE BY BO>DS ( DIRECTORS1 NOR TASKS C>RI$ \T BY MASSES ( WORK] DRONES3 AFF9ITY GR\PS DECIDE & ACT TOGE!R4 ,9DE$1 ! AFF9ITY GR\P_/CLU/]_/SPOKESC\NCIL MODEL IS SIMPLY ANO!R 9C>NATION ( ! COMMUNES & WORK]S' C\NCILS ?AT =M$ ! BACKBONE ( E>LI] SUCCESSFUL 7H[EV] %ORT-LIV$7 AN>*I/ REVOLUTIONS4 

,NOT ONLY IS ! AFF9ITY GR\P ! BE/ =MAT = GETT+ ?+S DONE1 IT'S PRACTICALLY ESS5TIAL4 ,Y\ %\LD ALWAYS ATT5D ANY EV5T ?AT MI<T PROVE EXCIT+ 9 AN AFF9ITY GR\P--NOT TO M5TION ! ONES ?AT WON'T BE O!RWISE6 ,)\T A /RUCTURE ?AT 5C\RAGES IDEAS TO FL[ 9TO ACTION1 )\T FRI5DS ) :OM TO BRA9/ORM & B>N/ORM & BUILD UP MOM5TUM1 Y\ >E P>ALYZ$1 CUT (F FROM MU* ( Y\R [N POT5TIAL2 ) !M1 Y\ >E MULTIPLI$ BY T51 OR T5 ?\S&6 0,NEV] D\BT ?AT A SMALL GR\P ( ?\<TFUL1 COMMITT$ PEOPLE CAN *ANGE ! WORLD10 AS ,M>G>ET ,MEAD WROTE3 0IT'S ! ONLY ?+ ?AT EV] HAS40 ,%E WAS REF]R+1 :E!R %E KNEW ! J>GON OR NOT1 TO AFF9ITY GR\PS4 ,IF EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL 9 EV]Y ACTION AGA9/ ! /ATE & /ATUS QUO P>TICIPAT$ AS P>T ( A TI<T-KNIT1 D$ICAT$ AFF9ITY GR\P1 ?IS REVOLUTION W\LD BE OV] 9 A FEW %ORT YE>S4 

,Y\ DON'T NE$ TO F9D A REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION TO JO9 TO GET ACTIVE--Y\ & Y\R FRI5DS ALREADY COMPRISE ONE6 ,TOGE!R1 Y\ CAN *ANGE ! WORLD4 ,/OP WOND]+ :AT'S GO+ TO HAPP51 OR :Y NO?+'S HAPP5+1 & />T DECID+ :AT WILL HAPP54 ,DON'T JU/ %[ UP AT ! NEXT DEMON/RATION1 PROTE/1 PUNK %[1 TRAFFIC JAM1 OR DAY AT WORK 9 PASSIVE SPECTATOR MODE1 WAIT+ TO BE TOLD :AT TO DO4 ,GET 9 ! HABIT ( TRAD+ CRAZY IDEAS AB\T :AT %\LD HAPP5 AT !SE EV5TS--& ( MAK+ ?OSE IDEAS REALITY6 

,AN AFF9ITY GR\P C\LD BE A SEW+ CIRCLE1 A BICYCLE MA9T5ANCE COLLECTIVE1 OR A TRAVEL+ CL[N TR\PE2 IT C\LD COME TOGE!R = ! PURPOSE ( />T+ A LOCAL *APT] ( ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS1 DISCOV]+ H[ TO TURN A BICYCLE 9TO A RECORD PLAY]1 OR =C+ A MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATION \T ( BUS9ESS ?R\< A C>EFULLY OR*E/RAT$ PROGRAM ( SABOTAGE4 ,AFF9ITY GR\PS HAVE PLANT$ & DEF5D$ COMMUNITY G>D5S1 BUILT & BURN$ D[N & SQUATT$ BUILD+S1 ORGANIZ$ NEI<BORHOOD *ILDC>E PROGRAMS & WILDCAT /RIKES2 9DIVIDUAL AFF9ITY GR\PS R\T9ELY 9ITIATE REVOLUTIONS 9 ! VISUAL >TS & POPUL> MUSIC4 ,Y\R FAVORITE B&--!Y W]E AN AFF9ITY GR\P4 ,IT WAS AN AFF9ITY GR\P ?AT 9V5T$ ! AIRPLANE4 ,ANO!R1 COMPOS$ ( DISGRUNTL$ ,NIETZS*E 5?USIA/S1 NE>LY SUCCE$$ 9 ASSASS9AT+ ,ADOLPH ,HITL] DUR+ ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>4 ,ONE SET UP ?IS WEBSITE4 

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,= AFF9ITY GR\PS & L>G] /RUCTURES SIMIL>LY BAS$ ON CONS5SUS & COOP]ATION TO FUNCTION1 IT IS ESS5TIAL ?AT EV]YONE 9VOLV$ BE ABLE TO RELY ON EA* O!R TO COME ?R\< ON !IR COMMITM5TS4 ,:5 A PLAN IS AGRE$ UPON1 EA* 9DIVIDUAL 9 A GR\P & EA* GR\P 9 A CLU/] %\LD *OOSE ONE OR MORE CRITICAL ASPECTS ( ! PREP>ATION & EXECUTION ( ! PLAN & (F] TO BOTTOML9E !M4 ,BOTTOML9+ ! SUPPLY+ ( A RES\RCE OR ! COMPLETION ( A PROJECT MEANS GU>ANTEE+ ?AT IT WILL BE ACCOMPLI%$ SOMEH[1 NO MATT] :AT4 ,IF Y\'RE OP]AT+ ! LEGAL HOTL9E = Y\R GR\P DUR+ A DEMON/RATION1 Y\ [E IT TO !M TO H&LE IT EV5 IF Y\ GET SICK2 IF Y\R GR\P PROMISES TO PROVIDE ! BANN]S = AN ACTION1 MAKE SURE !Y'RE READY1 EV5 IF ?AT MEANS /AY+ UP ALL NI<T ! NI<T BE=E BECAUSE ! RE/ ( Y\R AFF9ITY GR\P NEV] %[$ UP4 ,OV] TIME Y\'LL LE>N H[ TO H&LE CRISES1 & :O CAN BE C\NT$ ON 9 !M--JU/ AS O!RS WILL LE>N H[ MU* !Y CAN C\NT ON Y\4 

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,AL?\< ONE ( ! RULES ( ?UMB = AFF9ITY GR\PS IS ?AT !Y %\LD NOT BE SO L>GE AS TO NE$ =MAL /RUCTURES = DISCUSSIONS1 L>G] MEET+S--BETWE5 CLU/]S ( AFF9ITY GR\PS1 = EXAMPLE--MAY REQUIRE !M4 ,BE W>N$3 US+ SU* PROTOCOL UNNECESS>ILY WILL BOG D[N DISCUSSIONS & ALI5ATE P>TICIPANTS1 & CAN EV5 FO/] NE$LESS ANTAGONISM & DRAMA4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IF AN ASSEMBLY %>ES GOOD FAI? 9 A GIV5 APPROA* & WORKS \T ITS DETAILS TOGE!R1 SU* /RUCTURES CAN MAKE GR\P DECISION-MAK+ QUICK]1 EASI]1 & MORE RESPONSIVE TO ! NE$S & 9T]E/S ( EV]YONE 9VOLV$4 ,NO SY/EM IS BETT] ?AN ! PEOPLE :O P>TICIPATE 9 IT2 MAKE SURE 9 ADVANCE ?AT EV]YONE IS COM=TABLE ) ! =MAT Y\ USE4 

,9 ONE COMMON =MAT1 ! DISCUSSION GOES >\ND A CIRCLE1 EA* P]SON TAK+ A TURN TO SPEAK4 ,9 ANO!R1 SUIT$ BETT] TO L>G] GA!R+S1 ! GR\P BEG9S BY AGREE+ ON A FACILITATOR1 AN 9DIVIDUAL :O WILL HELP KEEP ! DISCUSSION CON/RUCTIVE & ON TOPIC4 ,ANO!R 9DIVIDUAL VOLUNTE]S TO 0TAKE /ACK10 KEEP+ TRACK ( ! ORD] 9 :I* PEOPLE RAISE !IR H&S TO SPEAK2 IF PEOPLE FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE DIFF]5T DEMOGRAPHICS REPRES5T$ 9 ! GR\P GET EQUAL TIME SPEAK+1 ?IS P]SON CAN TAKE A SEP>ATE /ACK = EA*1 & ALT]NATE BETWE5 !M4 ,NEXT1 9DIVIDUALS PROPOSE ITEMS = ! AG5DA ( ! DISCUSSION1 !N COME TO CONS5SUS ON AN ORD] = !SE ITEMS &1 IF TIME IS PRESS+1 A TIME LIMIT = ! DISCUSSION ( EA*4 ,DUR+ ! DISCUSSION PROCESS1 9DIVIDUALS CAN ASK TO RESPOND DIRECTLY TO QUE/IONS1 SO ! GR\P DOESN'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL ! /ACK COMES >\ND TO !M TO HE> !IR RESPONSE4 ,9DIVIDUALS CAN ALSO MAKE COMM5TS ON ! PROCESS ( ! DISCUSSION1 URG+ PEOPLE TO FOCUS :5 !Y >E GETT+ DI/RACT$1 OR PROPOS+ A BREAK SO PEOPLE CAN /RET* !IR LEGS OR DISCUSS MATT]S 9 SMALL] GR\PS4 ,:5 IT'S TIME TO MAKE A DECISION ON AN ISSUE1 9DIVIDUALS MAKE PROPOSALS1 PROPOSE AM5DM5TS1 & !N ADDRESS CONC]NS UNTIL ! GR\P REA*ES CONS5SUS OR ! CLOSE/ ?+ TO IT4 

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