Kevin Zeese | |
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Personal details | |
Born | New York, New York, U.S. | October 28, 1955
Died | September 6, 2020 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 64)
Political party | Green |
Domestic partner | Margaret Flowers |
Children | Alexander B Zeese, Daniel A Zeese |
Residence | Baltimore, Maryland |
Alma mater | SUNY Buffalo, (BS) George Washington University Law School, (JD) |
Profession | Activist, Attorney |
Kevin Bruce Zeese (October 28, 1955 – September 6, 2020) was an American lawyer, U.S. Senate candidate and political activist. He worked to end the war on drugs and mass incarceration,[1] and was instrumental in organizing the 2011 Occupy encampment in Washington, D.C. at Freedom Plaza and occupying the Venezuelan Embassy in the District of Columbia.[2] Zeese co-founded the news site PopularResistance.org in 2011 with his partner, Margeret Flowers.[3] Zeese died of a heart attack on September 6, 2020.[4]