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The opening as it read in 2005
Medea Benjamin is a well-known liberal political activist and Founding Director of the San Francisco -based NGO Global Exchange , which advocates " fair trade " alternatives to corporate globalization . Benjamin has also been involved with anti-war groups such as United for Peace and Justice and Code Pink: Women for Peace . In 2000, she ran for the Senate on the Green Party ticket from California , basing her campaign on such issues as a living wage , education , and universal healthcare . In 1999, San Francisco Magazine elevated her to their "power list" of the "60 Players Who Rule the Bay Area ." Despite her reputation as a powerful and charismatic activist, Benjamin is a hated figure among some in the anti-globalization movement due to her remarks during 1999's anti- WTO demonstrations in Seattle that " anarchists " who engaged in property destruction should have been arrested by the police. Benjamin is also despised by some right-wingers for her perceived anti-American views. These include support for Cuba and support for Palestinian refugees.1
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Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin on September 10, 1952) is an American political activist , best known for co-founding the anti-war group Code Pink and fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange .Benjamin also was a Green Party candidate in 2000 for the United States Senate .The Los Angeles Times has described her as "one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement," and in 1999, San Francisco Magazine included her on their "power list" of the "60 Players Who Rule the Bay Area ." She speaks fluent Spanish .
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Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin ; September 10, 1952) is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with activist and author Kevin Danaher , the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange .Benjamin was also the Green Party candidate in California in 2000 for the United States Senate .She currently contributes to OpEdNews and The Huffington Post . The Los Angeles Times has described her as "one of the high profile leaders" of the peace movement and in 1999, San Francisco Magazine included her on its "power list" of the "60 Players Who Rule the Bay Area".
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American political activist and author Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin ; September 10, 1952) is an American 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.
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American political activist and author Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin ; September 10, 1952) is an American political activist who was the co-founder of Code Pink with Jodie Evans and others.Along with activist and author Kevin Danaher , she created the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange . Benjamin was the Green Party candidate in California in 2000 for the United States Senate .
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American political activist and author (born 1952) 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 .She also co-founded, along with her former 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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well-known liberal political activist and founding director of the san francisco -based ngo global exchange
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american political activist who
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Israel/Palestine1,661 characters
Views on United States involvement in Middle East652 characters
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