Medea Benjamin
(1952-)

American Peace & Social Justice Advocate
1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005

birthdate: September 10
birthplace: Freeport, New York

Medea Benjamin is the Founding Director of Global Exchange, promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. She is also co-founder of CODEPINK: Women for Peace and helped organize the United For Peace & Justice coalition which has more than 1300 local and national groups working together to promote peace.

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