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'''CrimethInc.''', also known as '''Crimethinc''' or '''CWC''' ("CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective"), is a decentralized [[anarchy|anarchist]] collective composed of many cells which act independent of one another, fulfilling a variety of the collective's goals. Multiple divisions of the group have published books, while others have acted as [[record label | record labels]]; less public splinter-groups have carried out [[direct action]], hosted international conventions and other events, maintained local chapters, [[rioted]], toured with multimedia performance art and/or hardcore [[anarcho-punk]] musical ensembles, and supported various large-scale campaigns with publicity work (including the [[Unabomer for President]] and the [[Don't Just Vote]] campaigns as well as the anti-[[FTAA]] protests of 2003 in Miami, FL).

CrimethInc. is associated with the [[North America | North American]] [[anarcho-punk]] scene because of its long relationship notable musicians in the genre and publishing of [[Inside Front (zine) | Inside Front]], a "journal of hardcore punk and anarchist action", it has since has expanded into nearly all areas of the current [[anti-capitalist]] movement. The name "CrimethInc." is a satircal self-criticism about hypocracy of revolutionary propaganda (and other "margin-walking between contradictions")<ref>Frequently Asked Questions http://www.crimethinc.com/main/faq.html</ref>) and a direct reference to the concept of "[[Thoughtcrime]]" detailed in [[George Orwell]]'s ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.