Editing Medea Benjamin (section)

{{Short description|American political activist and author (born 1952)}}
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| name               = Medea Benjamin
| image              = Medea Benjamin 1.JPG
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| birth_name         = Susan Benjamin
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1952|09|10}}
| birth_place        = [[Freeport, New York]], U.S.
| nationality        = American
| education          = [[Tufts University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]<br />[[New School for Social Research]]
| occupation         = Political activist, author
| spouse             = [[Kevin Danaher (activist)|Kevin Danaher]]
| partner            = 
| children           = 2
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'''Medea Benjamin''' (born '''Susan Benjamin''' on September 10, 1952) is an American political activist who, along with [[Jodie Evans]] and others, co-founded [[Code Pink]].<ref name="cpab">[http://www.codepink4peace.org/article.php?list=type&type=3 Code Pink "About Us" page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212061706/http://www.codepink4peace.org/article.php?list=type&type=3 |date=February 12, 2008 }}. Retrieved October 4, 2011.</ref> She also co-founded, along with her husband [[Kevin Danaher (activist)|Kevin Danaher]],  the [[fair trade]] advocacy group [[Global Exchange]]. Benjamin was the [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]] nominee in the [[2000 United States Senate election in California]], running under the name Medea Susan Benjamin.