Affinity Groups
EFF is organised around a series of theme-based affinity groups, in which active collectives around Europe organize around ten specific issues:
* Movement * Violence, Peace, Security * Labour Market * ICT/New Media * Secularism * Feminist Migrant Agenda * Feminist Art * European Union/Finances * Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights * Lesbians/LGBTI
EFF Affinity Groups were formed in 2007 and are non-hierarchical, open, participatory and innovative spaces for individual feminists and groups to organize around a specific topic and host debates across Europe. Affinity Groups demonstrate their progress and contributions to the EFF through additions to the website in the form of discussion papers, videos, podcasts and other media. Affinity Groups started to work in 2007 and will continue until June 2008, contributing to setting the agenda of the European Feminist Forum.
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