Today I was able to speak to one of the (few) staff members of Z Network. She discussed her background, joining Z Network, its origin, how it has developed over the decades, approaching potential contentious issues in political circles, and a few other questions related to history and media/journalism. Check out what Z has to offer at znetwork.org and    / @officialznet   

About: (From Z Network) Alexandria Shaner Originally from the US, Alexandria 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 for over 20 years. Alexandria is currently a staff member of ZNetwork.org and a writer for Extinction Rebellion. She is active with Caracol: Degrowth Ecosocialist Caucus of DSA, RealUtopia, & the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network. Her work has appeared on ZNet, Common Dreams, Foreign Policy in Focus, CounterPunch, LA Progressive, Waging Nonviolence, Antiwar.com, The African, The Socialist Project, mέtaCPC, DiEM25, PeaceNews, Popular Resistance, Resilience, Grassroots Economic Organizing, Shareable, Dissident Voice, and various other outlets.

Z is an independent media platform dedicated to advancing vision and strategy for a better world. Our mission is to accessibly present video, audio, and text, and to sponsor and conduct events, all in service of existing activism and activist organization, in pursuit of societal gains, and ultimately societal transformation. Z equally prioritizes class, race, and gender relations. Z is anti-capitalist, anti-racist, anti-authoritarian and anti-sexist. More importantly, Z advocates developing and seeking new relations in those areas as well as equally regarding ecology and internationalism. Z lives in an oppressive and restricted present but is unabashedly oriented to an equitable and liberating future. 

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