Seattle peace activists expressed dismay over two venues’ late cancellations of book talks by CODEPINK co-founder and activist Medea Benjamin after receiving complaints from parties critical of Benjamin’s call for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.
Benjamin, who is the co-author of “War In Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict” alongside researcher Nicolas J. S. Davies, did a Q&A with Real Change in November 2022 in which she laid the case for a peaceful settlement to the Ukraine war as opposed to further escalation. ...