Alexandria Shaner

Alexandria Shaner

Alexandria Shaner was born in the U.S. and has lived most of her life in the Caribbean, as well as in Egypt and Nicaragua. A sailor, writer, organizer, and street medic, she has been involved in community organizing, media and education, and environmental activism for over 20 years. Alexandria is currently a staff member of ZNetwork.org and a writer for Extinction Rebellion's global newsletter. She is active with various ecoactivist groups as well as RealUtopia & the Women's Rights and Empowerment Network. Her work has appeared on ZNet, Common Dreams, CounterPunch, LA Progressive, Waging Nonviolence, Antiwar.com, The African, The Socialist Project, Meta CPC, DiEm25, PeaceNews, Popular Resistance, Resilience.org, Grassroots Economic Organizing, Shareable, and various other outlets.

It’s time to perceive and admit that the oppressions we aim to fight in the world are actually systemic within our movements, embedded in the structures of even some of the most progressive organizations

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