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| − | The Anarchist Round Table (ART) was formed in 1997 by a group of
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| − | Christchurch anarchists who met at an anarchist conference in
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| − | Wellington. Despite some serious ideological and personal differences,
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| − | this original group worked successfully together on a number of
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| − | valuable community and activist projects.
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| − | These included SMOG, a monthly neighbourhood newspaper (twenty-two
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| − | issues of which appeared between December 1997 and March 2000), and
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| − | the Beneficiary Action Collective, or BAC, which spearheaded local
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| − | opposition to the work-for-the-dole scheme when it was introduced
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| − | in October 1998. BAC imploded in early 2000 after a high profile
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| − | but ultimately unsuccessful campaign to gain access for beneficiaries
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| − | to toilets at the WINZ High Street office, and at this point ART
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| − | effectively stopped functioning as a group.
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| − | ART reformed in November 2000 with just two of its original members
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| − | but a number of enthusiastic newcomers. In October 2001, ART hosted
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| − | 2001: An Anarchist Odyssey, the first anarchist conference in New
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| − | Zealand for over three years. ART was also the driving force behind
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| − | the establishment of InterActive, an activist centre in central
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| − | Christchurch that served as a home and general meeting and organising
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| − | space for ART and several other local activist groups.
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| − | In the last couple of years, ART has helped organise marches and
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| − | other activities in opposition to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
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| − | in association with the Peace Action Network. In more recent times,
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| − | with a wider acceptance and knowledge of anarchism and anarchist
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| − | principles along with such events as the Anarchist Tea Party and the
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| − | launching of the Aotearoa Anarchist web portal.
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| − | In 2004 after a number of longer serving members of ART pulled back
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| − | from activism/anarchism for various reasons and several newer members
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| − | sought to radically change ART's aims and princpals. ART disbanded
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| − | leaving a large gap in the anarchist community in Christchurch.
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