Medea Benjamin

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anti-war activist author human peace activist political activist

Medea Benjamin is an American political activist and co-founder of the anti-war group Code Pink, known for her outspoken opposition to U.S. military interventions and advocacy for human rights.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Medea Benjamin canonical	11
Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of Code Pink	1
Sarah Williams is a social activist	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2376161 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Medea Benjamin
Context triple: [Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize, notableRecipient, Medea Benjamin]

A. Isabelle Grill
Isabelle Grill is a Swedish actress best known for her role in Ari Aster’s folk horror film "Midsommar."
B. Yolanda Kakabadse
Yolanda Kakabadse is an Ecuadorian environmentalist and former president of both the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), known for her global leadership in conservation and sustainable development.
C. Malalai Joya
Malalai Joya is an Afghan activist, former parliamentarian, and outspoken critic of warlords, the Taliban, and foreign occupation, known internationally for her advocacy of democracy, women’s rights, and social justice in Afghanistan.
D. Aleida March
Aleida March is a Cuban revolutionary and author who fought in the Cuban Revolution and later married Argentine Marxist leader Che Guevara.
E. Moya Bailey
Moya Bailey is a Black feminist scholar and activist best known for coining the term “misogynoir” to describe the specific hatred directed at Black women.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Medea Benjamin
Target entity description: Medea Benjamin is an American political activist and co-founder of the anti-war group Code Pink, known for her outspoken opposition to U.S. military interventions and advocacy for human rights.

A. Isabelle Grill
Isabelle Grill is a Swedish actress best known for her role in Ari Aster’s folk horror film "Midsommar."
B. Yolanda Kakabadse
Yolanda Kakabadse is an Ecuadorian environmentalist and former president of both the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), known for her global leadership in conservation and sustainable development.
C. Malalai Joya
Malalai Joya is an Afghan activist, former parliamentarian, and outspoken critic of warlords, the Taliban, and foreign occupation, known internationally for her advocacy of democracy, women’s rights, and social justice in Afghanistan.
D. Aleida March
Aleida March is a Cuban revolutionary and author who fought in the Cuban Revolution and later married Argentine Marxist leader Che Guevara.
E. Moya Bailey
Moya Bailey is a Black feminist scholar and activist best known for coining the term “misogynoir” to describe the specific hatred directed at Black women.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-war activist ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ peace activist ⓘ political activist ⓘ
advocatesFor	diplomacy over war ⓘ human rights ⓘ international law ⓘ nonviolent conflict resolution ⓘ
associatedOrganization	Code Pink ⓘ Global Exchange ⓘ
birthName	Susan Benjamin ⓘ
coFounderOf	Code Pink ⓘ Global Exchange ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
criticOf	U.S. drone warfare ⓘ U.S. foreign policy toward Iran ⓘ U.S. military interventions in the Middle East ⓘ U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen ⓘ
familyName	Benjamin ⓘ
fieldOfWork	anti-war organizing ⓘ human rights ⓘ peace activism ⓘ
givenName	Susan ⓘ
hasGender	female ⓘ
knownFor	anti-war activism ⓘ human rights advocacy ⓘ opposition to U.S. military interventions ⓘ peace activism ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
movement	anti-war movement ⓘ human rights movement ⓘ peace movement ⓘ
name	Medea Benjamin ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableWork	Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo ⓘ Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control ⓘ Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection ⓘ
occupation	author ⓘ political activist ⓘ writer ⓘ
politicalAlignment	progressive politics ⓘ
writesAbout	Iran ⓘ Middle East politics ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ U.S. foreign policy ⓘ drone warfare ⓘ militarism ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize → notableRecipient → Medea Benjamin ⓘ

Gandhi Peace Award → notableRecipient → Medea Benjamin ⓘ

Medea Benjamin → name → Medea Benjamin ⓘ

Waking the Dead → characterRole → Sarah Williams is a social activist ⓘ

linked to: Medea Benjamin

Susan → givenNameOf → Medea Benjamin ⓘ

Susan → hasNotableBearer → Medea Benjamin ⓘ

Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control → author → Medea Benjamin ⓘ

Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection → author → Medea Benjamin ⓘ

Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection → hasAuthorBackground → Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of Code Pink ⓘ

linked to: Medea Benjamin

Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran → author → Medea Benjamin ⓘ

Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo → hasAuthor → Medea Benjamin ⓘ

Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo → compiledBy → Medea Benjamin ⓘ

Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo → translatedBy → Medea Benjamin ⓘ

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