More on the ex-activist:
Benjamin said Ruzicka walked into the Global Exchange office 10 years ago as a "pretty, peppy, vivacious young woman who wanted to learn about the world," and went on to work on AIDS issues in Africa, to protest the U.S. embargo on Cuba and even spent time in Afghanistan after the U.S. war there.
"She had this real thirst to learn and always had a tremendous sense of compassion," Benjamin said. "She was quite remarkable in her ability to absorb different issues, quickly learn about other cultures and become an ally to people all over the world."
Too bad she didn;t sign up for the White House pizza delivery intern program 10 years ago, She might be alive today.