Medea Benjamin

Born

1952-09-10

Birthplace

Freeport, New York, USA

Biography

Medea Benjamin, born Susan Benjamin, is an American, writer and political activist who co-founded Code Pink and, along with activist and author Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange. Benjamin was the Green Party candidate in California in 2000 for the United States Senate, receiving the highest raw vote total of any Green Party U.S. Senate candidate