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Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin is the founding director
of Global Exchange and cofounded
codepink with Jodie Evans. She also
helped bring together the groups forming
United for Peace and Justice.
...view moreMedea Benjamin is the founding director
of Global Exchange and cofounded
codepink with Jodie Evans. She also
helped bring together the groups forming
United for Peace and Justice.
Medea has traveled several times to
Afghanistan and Iraq, where she organized
the Occupation Watch Center. At
the start of 2005 she accompanied
military families whose loved ones had
been killed in the war to bring a shipment
of humanitarian aid to the Iraqi people.
In 2000, she was the Green Party candidate
for the U.S. Senate from California.
Her campaign mobilized thousands
of Californians around issues such as paying
workers a living wage, providing universal
health care, and building schools,
not prisons.
Medea is a key figure in the antisweatshop
movement, having spearheaded campaigns against companies such
as Nike and Gap. In 1999, Medea helped expose indentured servitude among
garment workers in the U.S. territory of Saipan, which led to a billion-dollar
lawsuit against seventeen retailers.
She is the author or coauthor of eight books, including the award-winning
Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo, and helped produce TV documentaries such as
Sweating for a T-Shirt.view less
Books by Medea Benjamin
War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDrone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn Springtime Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Medea Benjamin
War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings