140 Westmount Rd. North
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6

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

Cesar Jaramillo, Executive Director
Ext. 24302
E-mail: cjaramillo@ploughshares.ca
Areas of expertise: nuclear disarmament, outer space security, conventional weapons control, Canadian defence and foreign policy.

Kenneth Epps, Policy Advisor
Ext. 24301
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.

Branka Marijan, Program Officer
Ext. 24301
E-mail: bmarijan@ploughshares.ca
Areas of expertise: post-conflict peacebuilding; security sector reform; international security; lethal autonomous weapons systems.

Sonal Marwah, Program Officer
Phone: Ext. 24308
E-mail: smarwah@ploughshares.ca
Areas of expertise: Forced migration and refugee issues, gender based violence, armed violence reduction and development, global governance.

Jessica West, Program Officer
Phone: Ext. 24311
E-mail: jwest@ploughshares.ca
Areas of expertise: non-weaponization of space; military and commercial uses of space; Canadian and international laws and policies on outer space; nuclear disarmament; Canadian foreign policy; Syrian conflict; terrorism and counter-terrorism; technology

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