Jodie Evans

Jodie Evans is an American political activist, author and documentary film producer. She characterizes her activism as working for peace and justice, environmental causes and women’s rights. Evans was the co-founder of the women’s anti-war activist organization CODEPINK with Medea Benjamin and others. She is the co-founder of an after-school writing program called 826LA. She serves on the board of directors of numerous organizations that foster environmental, charitable, educational, socio-political and healthcare causes, including the Center for New Economics, the Drug Policy Alliance, the Foundation for World Arts, Global Girl Media, Hereditary Disease Foundation, Institute for Policy Studies, Motion Institute, Threshold Foundation, Rain Forest Action Network, and the Schumacher Center for New Economics.