Jodie Evans

Jodie Evans
Jodie Evans

Jodie Evans (born September 22, 1954) is a political activist, author, and documentary film producer. She characterizes her activism as working for peace and justice, environmental causes and women’s rights. She has traveled extensively promoting what she terms the conflict resolution by peaceful means—including leading "citizen diplomacy" delegations to Iran, the Gaza Strip, and Afghanistan.[1][2][3][4] She served in California Governor Jerry Brown’s cabinet and managed his 1992 campaign for the presidency.[5] She also became a co-founder of the women's activist organization, Code Pink. Evans currently serves as the chairperson of the board of the Women's Media Center, an organization that describes its goals as working to amplify the voices of women in the media through advocacy, media and leadership training, and creation of original content.

She was married to Max Palevsky until his death and currently lives in Venice, California.

Early life

Evans was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She first became interested in what she terms social justice activism when she worked as a maid in a major Las Vegas hotel as a teenager—as her coworkers organized, she marched in favor of what she termed a living wage.[6]

Controversies

Her Code Pink protest actions include disrupting Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention in 2008,[7][8] and, in 2009, leading a protest in Santa Monica against Israeli cosmetics company Ahava.[9] Upon returning from Afghanistan, she delivered signatures from women in that country and the US to President Obama asking him to send no new troops into the conflict there.[10][11] In March, 2010, during a book signing by Karl Rove, she and other Code Pink members caused disruptions. At one point, Evans charged the stage towards Rove with a pair of handcuffs, declaring that she was making a citizen's arrest.[12]

In the summer of 2010, controversy arose over Evans' alleged 2008 remark to Debbie Lee, the mother of an American soldier killed in Iraq that “Your son deserved to die in Iraq if he was stupid enough to go over there.” [13] Republican candidate Meg Whitman repeated this charge in her 2010 California gubernatorial campaign, demanding that Jerry Brown return money from a fundraiser that Evans hosted. Later during the controversy, Lee told the San Francisco Chronicle that she could not identify Evans and was not sure who made the insulting remark.[14]

On January 30, 2011, Evans was arrested for disruptive behavior at a Rancho Mirage hotel where she was leading a protest against David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch over their financial support of part of the Tea Party Movement.[15]

Films

Organizations and boards

Evans is a member of a number of organizations and boards including:

Interviews

Interview with The Progressive Magazine
Interview on Women's Spaces Radio Programme

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jodie Evans: Afghanistan: Will Obama Listen to the Women?". Huffingtonpost.com. 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Jodie Evans: Iraq: What We Leave as We Withdraw". Huffingtonpost.com. 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Jodie Evans | Levantine Cultural Center". Levantinecenter.org. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  4. ↑ "Messages to Obama From Iran". YouTube. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  5. ↑ "Jodie Evans speaks at 1992 DNC". YouTube. 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ Marinucci, Carla (2008-09-04). "CodePink at the RNC: The Tradition Continues : Politics Blog". Sfgate.com. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  8. ↑ "CODE PALIN - Sarah's RNC Speech Interrupted by Protest". YouTube. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to the Santa Monica Daily Press". Smdp.com. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  10. ↑ Don Hazen (2009-10-17). "CodePink Founder Jodie Evans Challenges Obama Up Close and Personal on His Afghanistan Policy". AlterNet. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  11. ↑ "Code Pink Delivers Afghan Petition To President - News Story - KTVU San Francisco". Ktvu.com. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  12. ↑ "Karl Rove heckled, called 'war criminal' at book event". CNN. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ Marinucci, Carla (2010-08-26). "Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans disputes "painful" Whitman campaign charges about alleged statements to Gold Star mom (VIDEO) : Politics Blog". Sfgate.com. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  15. ↑ Pilkington, Ed (30 January 2011). "Greenpeace protests at Koch brothers' rally". The Guardian (London).
  16. ↑ "Stripped & Teased | Credits". Bal-Maiden Films. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  17. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2395994/
  18. ↑ "South Central Farm - Oasis in a Concrete Desert". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  19. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156524/fullcredits#cast
  20. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319726/fullcredits#cast
  21. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1551633/fullcredits#cast
  22. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1929449/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1a
  23. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2531282/
  24. ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gore_vidal_the_united_states_of_amnesia_2013/
  25. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2486682/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  26. ↑ "CODEPINK : Jodie Evans". Codepink4peace.org. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  27. ↑ http://www.drugpolicy.org/library/about/aboutdpa/governance/board.cfm
  28. ↑ "Board of Directors | Rainforest Action Network". Ran.org. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  29. ↑ "Institute for Policy Studies: Trustees". Ips-dc.org. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  30. ↑ http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/directors.html Archived January 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  31. ↑ "About". 826LA. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  32. ↑ "About OOA | Board of Directors". Office of the Americas. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  33. ↑ "Sisterhood Is Global Institute". Sigi.org. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  34. ↑ "Women's Media Center". Womensmediacenter.com. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  35. ↑ Archived February 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  36. ↑ "2010 East-West Awards Celebrate Three Remarkable Women | Levantine Cultural Center". Levantinecenter.org. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
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