57 Erb St. W.
Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2

Canadian ecumenical agency of The Canadian Council of Churches that carries out research, analysis, dialogue and public discussion of peace and security issues in Canada and internationally. Issues include: defence policy, military exports, arms trade, disarmament, peacebuilding, human security. Regular publications: The Ploughshares Monitor (quarterly), Armed Conflicts Report (annual).

Website: www.ploughshares.ca
Phone: (519) 888-6541
FAX: (519) 888-0018

John Siebert, Executive Director
Ext. 702
E-mail: jsiebert@ploughshares.ca
Areas of expertise: peace and security in the Horn of Africa; armed violence reduction and development; religion and conflict; Canadian defence and foreign policy.

Kenneth Epps, Senior Program Associate
Ext. 701
E-mail: kepps@ploughshares.ca
Areas of expertise: small arms and light weapons; the international arms trade; Canadian military industry and exports; armed violence reduction and development.

Maribel Gonzales, Program Associate
Ext. 703
E-mail: mgonzales@ploughshares.ca
Areas of expertise: small arms and light weapons; armed violence in the Caribbean; gender and small arms.

Cesar Jaramillo, Program Associate
Ext. 708
E-mail: cjaramillo@ploughshares.ca
Areas of expertise: non-weaponization of space; Canadian and international laws and policies on outer space; nuclear disarmament.

News Releases

• Apr 18, 2011 - Experts urge Canadian leadership to ban nuclear weapons
• Sep 10, 2010 - Security and Outer Space: Report provides comprehensive source of data on space activities
• Jul 26, 2010 - Countdown to Zero Gets Thumbs Up From Canadians Working for Nuclear Disarmament
• Oct 7, 2009 - New Report Examines Space Security Issues

Areas of Expertise:

Aerospace & Defence Industry Aerospace/Warfare Afghan War African Security Alternatives to War Arctic Security Arms Control Arms Exports Arms Exports/U.N. Register Arms Negotiations Arms Proliferation Arms Race Arms Race/Developing Countries Arms Race/Trade Arms Reduction Strategies Biological & Chemical Weapons Canadian Armed Forces Common Security Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Defence Alternatives Defence Policy Defence Spending Deterrence Developing Countries/Conflict Development & Peace Disarmament Foreign Policy International Affairs/Relations International Conflict Resolution International Security Light Weapons Militarism Militarization of Space Military Exports Military Industry Military Production Military Spending Missile Defence National Defence National Security NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) NATO & Alliance Policy Non-Proliferation NORAD (North American Air Defence) Nuclear War Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Nuclear Weapons Safeguards Nuclear Weapons Testing Ban Peace Peace Research Peacebuilding Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Peacekeeping Regional Conflicts & Alliances War War/Causes of