Gael Murphy

Overview

Gael Murphy born Paris, France February 10, 1954. Former Foreign Service Officer, aid worker, and Peace Corps volunteer. American co-founder and international coordinator of social justice organization Code Pink. Coordinated Women's Peace Vigil, 2002; arrested for protest at Republican National Convention, 2004.

Quotations

"We are starting this campaign of ‘extralegal lobbying'—nonviolent civil disobedience—at the offices of our Representatives and Senators who refuse to publicly pledge their vote against Bush’s request for an additional $100 billion for the war." (Code Pink, Feb. 12, 2007)

"Don't go to war with Iran. . . What laws have they broken?" (New York Sun, Oct. 25, 2008; photo http://bit.ly/J2ccqW)