Jezebel: Code Pink

Pawlenty Gets Glitterbombed

Irin Carmon — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:25:53 EDT

Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty has a reputation for being dull, so getting glitter dumped on him could only help his luster. On the other hand, he was getting called out for anti-woman and anti-gay positions, so... even. More »

There Will Be Blood

Anna Holmes — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:10:00 EDT

[Houston, May 24. Image via AP]

Armed Services

Anna Holmes — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:10:00 EST

[Washington, D.C., December 8. Image via Getty]

Gael Force Winds

Anna Holmes — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:10:00 EST

[Washington, D.C., December 1. Image via Getty]

The Pink Ladies

Anna Holmes — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:10:00 EDT

[Washington, D.C., July 29. Image via Getty]

Code Pink Losing Focus, Allies And What Little Respect People Had For Them

Megan Carpentier — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Code Pink was a protest organization founded by Medea Benjamin to encourage (mostly) women opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to make their voices heard by politicians and the media. Times have changed. Now? More »

It's no surprise that the GOP isn't a fan...

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:20:00 EDT

It's no surprise that the GOP isn't a fan of the anti-war group Code Pink but it seems the organization doesn't get much love from Democrats either. Anne Elizabeth Moore, a journalist who has been embedded in the group, reports that the hot pink-clad protesters have "come to be viewed as a gaggle of smart but silly women, an unkempt listserve, and a mismatched array of girly accouterments." Code Pink has been mocked by both President Bush and The Daily Show for interrupting speeches and congressional debates, protesting at military recruiting stations, and generally practicing "strategic irritation" at many events. Moore suggests that the left may be harboring some bias against a group of mostly middle-aged, upper middle class white women who don't seem to have that much to complain about. But, it may just be that people are turned off by tactics like those demonstrated at a recent military recruitment protest in Berkeley, California, when Code Pink members took off their shirts and shouted "breasts not bombs." [In These Times] More »

Women War Protestors Appreciate A Pretty Mugshot

Anna Holmes — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:59:24 EDT

We here are Jezebel are all for civil disobedience. Question Authority! Fight The Power! Napalm In the Morning! Yeah, anyway, we finally got around to reading a pretty fascinating article in the Washington Post from Sunday about the women behind Code Pink, a group of women who have set up shop in the nation's capital and regularly accost the worst of Washington with anti-war protests and disruptions at Congressional hearings... all carried out while clad in a "vivid hue" of Barbie-doll pink. Some of the women involved in Code Pink are hippies, to be sure (we love hippies!) but, as can probably be expected from a group whose entire aesthetic revolves around a color favored by Paris Hilton, there are some more image-obsessed ladies to be found on anti-war frontlines. Like Ann Wright! More »