Medea Benjamin

Politician

1952 –

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Who is Medea Benjamin?

Medea Benjamin is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with her husband, activist and author Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange. Benjamin was also the Green Party candidate in California in 2000 for the United States Senate.

The Los Angeles Times has described her as "one of the high profile leaders" of the peace movement and in 1999, San Francisco Magazine included her on its "power list" of the "60 Players Who Rule the Bay Area."

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Born
Sep 10, 1952
Freeport
Also known as
  • Susan Benjamin
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Tufts University
  • The New School
  • Columbia University

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on July 23, 2013

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