Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin is an American political activist who, along with Jodie Evans and others, co-founded Code Pink. She also co-founded, along with her then husband Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange. Benjamin was the Green Party nominee in the 2000 United States Senate election in California, running under the name Medea Susan Benjamin.
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- Born in
- Freeport
- Educated at
- Tufts UniversityFreeport High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Gandhi Peace Award🏆 US Peace Prize
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1952
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