Kevin Zeese
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| Born | 1955 New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Known for | drug policy reform, peace movement |
| Political party | Green |
Kevin Zeese, JD is a lawyer and political activist in the United States who has worked on a wide range of issues beginning with ending the war on drugs and mass incarceration, including helping to organize the 2011 Occupy encampment in Washington, DC at Freedom Plaza. He currently serves as co-director of Popular Resistance.
Zeese graduated from the George Washington University law school in 1980 and immediately began a career as a public interest lawyer. He has continued on this path and has been recognized as one of America’s leading activists by “Americans Who Tell The Truth” which does portraits and narratives that highlights citizens who courageously address issues of social, environmental, and economic fairness.
While Zeese has worked on a lot of issues and is considered by many as a leader in most of the areas he has worked, Zeese has a different view. After a generous introduction by Jack Balkwill, Zeese corrected him answering the first question of an interview by expressing part of his movement philosophy saying “On everything you list I did not act alone. In movements, no one should take credit because it is always a group effort that leads to success. . . We need to act cooperatively and my work succeeds when more people are participating to make it happen, and I am just one participant.”
Zeese was born in New York City in 1955. He grew up in Queens, New York where he attended public schools. He received a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He graduated from the George Washington University Law School in 1980.
Zeese began his advocacy career as chief counsel for National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) in 1980 and served as NORML's Executive Director from 1983 to 1986. During his time at NORML he helped stop the spraying of herbicides on marijuana in Mexico and the United States, and he became a leading advocate of the medical use of marijuana.
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