CPT Speakers Bureau

Contact info:

Peggy Gish
13206 Dutch Creek Rd.
Athens, OH  45701
Phone: 740-592-4605

gish@cpt.org

Topics willing to speak on:

• CPT and Iraq
• Alternatives to Violence
• Nonviolence Training
• Christian Pacifism
• Simple Living and Peacemaking
• Radical Discipleship
• Christianity and Islam

Bio:

Peggy Gish has been working in Iraq with Christian Peacemaker Teams since October 2002, and was in Iraq before, during, and after the 2003 war. Gish is a grandmother, farmer, community mediator, conflict management trainer, and former co-director of the Appalachian Peace and Justice Network in Athens, Ohio. Her book Iraq: a Journey of Hope and Peace (Herald Press, 2004) tells the story of her experiences and CPT's work in Iraq.

Gish is a member of New Covenant Fellowship, a Christian communal farm near Athens, Ohio.