Kathryn W. Davis

“I want to use my 100th birthday to bring new thinking to the prospects of peace in the world,” said Kathryn W. Davis as she launched an extraordinary initiative earlier this year to encourage young people to think and act creatively to build world peace. Dr. Davis’s lifelong dedication to world peace also inspired the formation of Julia’s Circle, a group of generous philanthropists – all mothers – who have offered to match donations to the Rediscover Mother’s Day campaign, up to $100,000, and support the work of modern-day mothers who are working every day for peace. Meet the members of Julia’s Circle:

	Marcia Angle, Durham, NC “Motherhood let me feel more intensely how life is both precious and precarious; I'm grateful that Ploughshares is doing what we all wish to do: defend future generations against preventable tragedy.”
	Gay Browne, Santa Barbara, CA “As mothers, peace begins with us. We must teach our children that peace is possible, but we have to work at it.”
	Susie Buell, San Francisco, CA “Being a mother, grandmother, godmother and stepmother has changed my life in profound ways. I urge you to support Ploughshares Fund which is making our world safer.”
	Sage Fuller Cowles, Minneapolis, MN “A great privilege in my life has been the opportunity to raise my four children in a safe and civically responsible environment. Creating that climate for others is the hope for our future on this planet.”
	Barbara Hostetter, Boston, MA “Nothing is more important than the world our children will inherit. Join me in reclaiming Mother's Day for peace.”
	Barbara Manger, Milwaukee, WI “We must be able to imagine peace in order to help bring it into being. Imagination is the starting place from which peace must unfold.”
	Alida Messinger, Minneapolis, MN “On Mother's Day, let us all recommit ourselves to the goal of a safer, more peaceful world for our children.”
	Cele Meyer, DeKalb, IL “I'm 79 years old and a grandmother. All the oil in the world isn't worth my grandson.” Carla Meyer is sponsoring Cele's participation in Julia's Circle to honor her mother's lifelong commitment to peace and justice.
	Cathy Waterman, Los Angeles, CA “How can I wish my children sweet dreams knowing others may never awake?”
	Lucinda Watson, Greenwich, CT “Having a peaceful world means as much to me as having a peaceful home: without one, you can't have the other so recognizing our similarities rather than focusing on our differences is crucial to our long term survival as a planet.”

Julia’s Circle is named for Julia Ward Howe, the American abolitionist and suffragist who called for the establishment of the first Mother’s Day for Peace after witnessing the devastation of the American Civil War.

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