Residence New York City Nationality American | Employer self Name Mickey Z | |
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Other names Mickey Z
Mickey Z – vegan Occupation Writer
Editor
Blogger
Novelist
Activist
Vegan Known for Columns in:
VegNews
OpEdNews
Planet Green
ZNet
CounterPunch
Countercurrent.org
Animal Liberation Front | ||
Mickey z presents at veggie pride parade nyc 2012
Michael Zezima (known as Mickey Z) is a writer, editor, blogger and novelist living in New York City. He writes a bimonthly column, "Mickey Z. Says", for VegNews magazine and he has also appeared on the C-SPAN network's Book TV program. He is also a regular contributor to Planet Green, ZNet, CounterPunch, OpEdNews, Countercurrents.org, Animal Liberation Front, and other websites.
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Biography
Mickey Z. was born and raised in Astoria, Queens, has appeared in a book with Noam Chomsky, and in a martial arts film with Billy Blanks. With only a high school diploma, he has authored 12 books and has "spoken and lectured in venues ranging from MIT to ABC No Rio, from Yale University to Occupy Free University. Howard Zinn called him 'provocative and bold.'"
Michael Zezima adopted the name Mickey Z after working at a gym in New York City where a friend called him Mickey. He liked the sound of it and used it in his pen name.