Not surprisingly, many of the most passionate and creative advocates for a safer world for our children and future generations are mothers themselves. It is my privilege as Executive Director of Ploughshares Fund to provide them with the resources they need to turn their vision into action and results. I’d like you to meet some of Ploughshares’ Modern Mothers for Peace.

— Naila Bolus

	Lisa Schirch Building Peace from the Ground Up Again and again in Iraq, Lisa Schirch was told, “Security doesn’t land in a helicopter. It grows from the ground up.” She was in Kurdistan in northern Iraq working with Iraqi development workers to find ways of incorporating peacebuilding into development projects like building schools and water wells. » Read More
	Susan Granada Nonviolent Action in Sri Lanka In the midst of the 30-year-long civil war in Sri Lanka, Susan Granada is trying to get government authorities and members of the Tamil Tigers rebel group to talk to each other. » Read More
	Suzanne DiMaggio Negotiating Peace Face-to Face Behind the scenes, often in undisclosed venues, Suzanne DiMaggio sits down with influential political figures from the U.S. and Iran to discuss the thorny issues that divide them. » Read More
	Theresa Hitchens Keeping the Heavens Weapon-Free Theresa Hitchens believes that outer space should be a shared sanctuary for exploration, communication and other peaceful pursuits, not a futuristic theater of war where enemies compete for dominance. » Read More
	Susan Shaer Giving Women a Seat at the Table Susan Shaer has known for a long time that women have different character strengths than men — but the challenge has been how to leverage those qualities in a political world where most policy-makers are men. » Read More
	Jacqueline Shire, Investigating Nuclear Dangers As tensions mount between the U.S. and Iran, fueled by conflicting ideas about Tehran’s nuclear capabilities and intentions, Jacqueline and her colleagues at the Institute for Science and International Security provide the scientific facts, technical insight and cultural intelligence needed to prevent the kind of rash judgments that have led to wars in the past. » Read More
	Sabine Freizer, Resolving Deadly Conflict Sabine Freizer has seen first hand what protracted conflict and political dislocation mean for the people caught in their grip. Working in the Southern Caucuses of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Sabine regularly worked with people who have been living in dilapidated train cars and tents for more than a decade, and she’s been privy to the birth of a new generation that has known nothing but these demoralizing conditions. » Read More