Medea Benjamin

Medea Benjamin

Nascimento : 1952-09-10, Freeport, New York, USA

História

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

Perfil

Medea Benjamin

Filmes

Bridging the Border
Author
Child separation at the border between Mexico and the United States.
O Mundo Sombrio das Armas
Self - Activist (archive footage)
A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms trade, hidden in the shadows, feeding the shameful corruption of politicians and government officials and promoting a state of permanent war throughout the world, while they cynically asked for a lasting and universal peace.
Somos Muitos
Self
A história do maior protesto mundial realizado em quase 800 cidades ao redor do mundo que aconteceu em 15 de Fevereiro de 2003 contra a guerra do Iraque.
Zapatista
Herself - Co-Director, Global Exchange
"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against a first world military. It is the story of a global movement that has fought 175,000 federal troops to a stand still and transformed Mexican and international political culture forever.