Anarchist affinity-group organizing dates back to the Spanish Civil War

Evidence

The WTO protesters adopted techniques from activist history, such as affinity groups—small groups of activists with personal ties networked together in a rhizome-like structure for collective action—which have been used by anarchists since the Spanish Civil War. — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 103

Categorization

• XREF: The rhizome-network vocabulary echoes Deleuze and Guattari’s framework used across media studies.