Code Pink: Women for Peace (often stylized as CODEPINK) is a women-led, left-wing, feminist anti-war activist group founded in 2002 by activists Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin in response to the impending U.S. invasion of Iraq. The group's name is a satirical play on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's color-coded terrorism alert system, with 'pink' symbolizing women's peace activism. Registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the United States, Code Pink focuses on pacifist principles and opposes U.S. military interventions and neoconservative policies, including wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, drone strikes, the operation of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, and policies related to Palestinian statehood, the Iran nuclear deal, human rights in Saudi Arabia, and peace on the Korean Peninsula. The organization advocates for peace in the Middle East and employs disruptive protest tactics, such as street demonstrations, theatrical actions, and congressional disruptions, to advocate for social justice through a feminist lens. Code Pink has chapters across the United States and internationally, with regional offices in Los Angeles, California, and Washington, D.C., and has been involved in broader campaigns against corporate globalization and militarism, often aligning with progressive causes. However, the group has faced criticism and controversies, including accusations of antisemitism and support for groups designated as terrorist organizations by some governments. For instance, in 2023, Code Pink called for the U.S. to resist ties with Israel and end normalization efforts, which critics linked to empowering what they describe as Israel's settler-colonial project. Additionally, the organization has been associated with Samidoun, a group designated as a terrorist entity by Israel in 2021 and disbanded in Germany in 2023 for ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Code Pink has also been adversarial toward neoconservative figures like Frederick Kagan, coordinating protests against their influence on U.S. policy.