groep fan auwerk was founded in 2003 and organized its platform. in 2005 they made an application for the frisian nationality to be recognized to the provincial house of parliament in leeuwarden and ultimately the frisian nationality was accepted by the european union. after that they made a "frl" (friesland) license plate sticker to replace the official "nl" (netherlands). the group made an anti-nazi helmet for world cup in 2006.