BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:

Carol Gilbert OP, 52, entered the Grand Rapids MI Dominican Sisters on September 8, 1965. She is currently missioned to peace and justice organizing at Jonah House in Baltimore, MD, and is a member of the Atlantic Life Community. She has been a junior high school teacher, a 20-year MI peace activist and more recently a plowshare activist. In this disarmament action she hopes to enflesh the spirit of Dominican life - "to give to others the fruits of their contemplation," and "to speak truth to power."

Jackie Hudson OP, 65, entered the Grand Rapids MI Dominicans on September 8, 1952. She is currently living in Bremerton, WA and missioned by her congregational leadership to peace and justice organizing with the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, WA. Prior to her work with Ground Zero, she was a teacher and peace activist in Michigan. In this disarmament action she hopes to enflesh the spirit of TRUTH, which is the hallmark of Dominican spirituality.

Anne Montgomery RSCJ, 73, became a Religious of the Sacred Heart on September 8, 1948, is currently living in Martha's Pax Christi House, Brooklyn, and is a member of the Kairos Community in New York City. She has been a teacher, plowshare activist and member of peace teams in Iraq, Bosnia, and most recently, of the Christian Peacemaker Team in Hebron. In this disarmament action she hopes to enflesh the spirit of her congregation: to enter into "the reality which lies at the heart of the sufferings and hopes of the human family." (Anne was a member of "Plowshares Eight," the first plowshare action.)

Ardeth Platte OP, 64, became a Grand Rapids MI Dominican Sister on September 8, 1954. She is currently missioned to peace and justice organizing at Jonah House in Baltimore, MD and is active with the Atlantic Life Community. She has been a high school teacher and principal, a City Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem in Saginaw, MI, a plowshare activist and nonviolent civil resister to injustices and warmaking. In this disarmament action she hopes to enflesh the Scriptures and spirit of her religious and intentional communities: to praise God, to bless all of God's people and creation, to preach truth with love.

Liz Walters IHM, 57, entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on September 8, 1961. She works with the most destitute people of Detroit, MI - the homeless poor. In addition, she coordinates an urban eco-justice project. Previously she was a teacher, and a high school principal. She has been a peace activist in Michigan for the past 21 years. In this disarmament action she hopes to enflesh the charism of her religious congregation. "Impelled by the growing realization that we are interconnected with the whole web of life, and that the escalation of violence, increasing global poverty, and the exploitation of the earth, threaten all of creation, we renew our passion to live the liberating mission of Jesus. ..."