Medea Benjamin
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Medea Benjamin canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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]
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A.
Isabelle Grill
Isabelle Grill is a Swedish actress best known for her role in Ari Aster’s folk horror film "Midsommar."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A.
Isabelle Grill
Isabelle Grill is a Swedish actress best known for her role in Ari Aster’s folk horror film "Midsommar."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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author ⓘ human ⓘ peace activist ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
diplomacy over war
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human rights ⓘ international law ⓘ nonviolent conflict resolution ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Code Pink
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Global Exchange ⓘ |
| birthName | Susan Benjamin ⓘ |
| coFounderOf |
Code Pink
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Global Exchange ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticOf |
U.S. drone warfare
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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
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human rights ⓘ peace activism ⓘ |
| givenName | Susan ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-war activism
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human rights advocacy ⓘ opposition to U.S. military interventions ⓘ peace activism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-war movement
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human rights movement ⓘ peace movement ⓘ |
| name | Medea Benjamin self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo
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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
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political activist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | progressive politics ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
Iran
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Middle East politics ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ U.S. foreign policy ⓘ drone warfare ⓘ militarism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Medea Benjamin Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.