PROJECT PLOUGHSHARES

Swords into Ploughshares

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Annual Report 2017 1 What is Project Ploughshares? Established in 1976, Project Ploughshares is an operating division of The Canadian Council of Churches that supports arms reduction and control, nuclear , space security, and peacebuilding efforts around the globe.

What does Project Ploughshares do? Project Ploughshares promotes informed debate, both in policy-making circles and among the general public, through high-quality research that is then presented to government, before international bodies such as the , and at roundtables, conferences, and in publications.

Can my donation make a difference? Yes! Your donation allows Project Ploughshares to fund research and advance policies that ensure resources and energy are spent on resolving conflict and reducing armed conflict, not feeding it. Kate Holt/IRIN 2 Annual Report 2017 2017

Major domestic and international developments related to our various areas of work kept us active throughout 2017. Through public outreach efforts, dif- ferent publication vehicles, engagement with government officials and civil society colleagues, and participation at numerous key processes, we endeav- ored to advance our core mission and long-term objective of a more just, peaceful and secure world. Some highlights: On July 7, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted by more than 120 states at the United Nations, in what is considered by many stakeholders to be the most consequential develop- ment in decades. Project Ploughshares was closely involved with the process that led to the adoption of the treaty the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). Three months after the adoption of the treaty, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that ICAN would be awarded the 2017 for its efforts. With other members of the international Campaign to Stop Killer Robos, Proj- ect Ploughshares was present at meetings of the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on lethal autonomous weapons systems in Geneva. There we pushed for a proactive regulatory approach to these emerging weapons systems, including a preemptive ban on the development, produc- tion, and use of fully autonomous weapons systems. The issuance of export permits for the sale of Canadian-made military equip- ment to Saudi Arabia—one of the worst human rights violator in the worlds— stands at odds with the claim made by successive Canadian governments that Canada has some of the strongest military export controls in the world. At the same time, Canada has announced its plans to finally accede to the international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), after a conspicuous absence. During 2017 we continue to monitor Ottawa’s handling of the Saudi arms deal will constitute a key measure of its willingness to live up to the objectives, spirit and specific provisions of the ATT. I hope you will read through our Annual Report for more.

Cesar Jaramillo Executive Director

Annual Report 2017 3 I’ve been waiting for this day for seven decades. And I am overjoyed that it has finally arrived. This is the beginning of ‘‘the end of nuclear weapons. To the leaders of countries across the world, I beseech you: if you love this planet, you will sign this treaty. Nuclear weapons have always been immoral. Now they are also illegal. Together, let us go forth and change the world.

Setsuko Thurlow Hiroshima survivor and world-renowned nuclear disarmament advocate

4 Annual Report 2017 Hiroshima survivor , Director of Reaching Critical Will Ray Acheson, and Cesar Jaramillo hold a news conference in Toronto in October 2017 about the Nobel Peace Prize.

Following the adoption of the landmark Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in July 2017, the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition of non-governmental organizations that includes Project Ploughshares.

According to the Nobel committee, ICAN “ received the award for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons.”

Canadian citizen Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, was given the honour of jointly accepting this year’s prize, along with ICAN’s Executive Director Beatrice Fihn, at a ceremony in in December.

“ [survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki] have been part of this campaign from the beginning and they are the ones who brought the humanitarian consequences message already in 1945,” said Fihn. “I really hope that they take this award ... as an award to them as well.”

Thurlow, who was 13 when the attacked her city, killing more than 140,000 people, has been a leading figure in ICAN since its launch in 007,2 and a supporter—and treasured friend—of Project Plougshares since our inception.

Annual Report 2017 5 Nuclear Disarmament • Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, with which Project Ploughshares has long partnered and collaborated.

• Participation in the UN negotiations of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

• Regular commentary and analysis on key developments, including the adoption of the nuclear ban treaty and the position of the Canadian government on this file.

• Meetings with government officials, including at the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament.

• Continued research and analysis concerning Canada’s multi-billion dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

• Participation in the 3rd Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty.

• Efforts to raise awareness around shortcomings of proposed legislation for Canada’s accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (Bill C-47), in collaboration with a coalition of Canadian civil society groups from the human rights, disarmament and development fields.

• Testimony before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on Canada’s arms trade. Arms Trade

6 Annual Report 2017 Autonomous Weapons • Continued research and analysis of the humanitarian implications of emerging security and military technology.

• Attended meetings of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons in November 2017.

• Participated in consultations and discussions with Global Affairs Canada on the issue of emerging technologies and warfare.

• Continued engagement with academic researchers, including a workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) at the University of Ottawa, and seminars on AI ethics at the University of Waterloo.

• Knowledge sharing with international and domestic civil society and community organizations.

Highlights

Annual Report 2017 7 • Managed the production of Space Security Index 2017, the only report of its kind in the world.

• Organized panel discussion event during UN General Assembly First Committee, in partnership with the Government of Canada.

• Delivered statement on outer space security to plenary of UN General Assembly First Committee on behalf of international civil society.

• Gave presentation on key outer space security trends before the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Space Security

Highlights

8 Annual Report 2017 Refugees and Forced Migration • In July 2017, Ploughshares with The Canadian Council of Churches, the Canadian Council for Refugees, and joined an individual litigant and her children asking the Federal Court to strike down the Safe Third Country Agreement. The litigation is ongoing.

• Continued research and analysis on conflict- induced forced migration and governance of migration crisis. Delving more deeply into the humanitarian crisis in Yemen with a forthcoming major report titled, “Failed peace process in Yemen: armed intervention and human costs.”

• Participated in several workshops and conferences on forced migration.

Annual Report 2017 9 Armed Conflicts Report

From January to December 2017, 28 armed conflicts were waged in 25 countries.

key trends • In 2017, the overall condition of 13 out of 28 conflicts that we track worsened. Peace processes stalled in Libya, Mali, Myanmar, South Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen. Colombia was the only country that saw an improvement in the overall stability of the country with great strides made in the peace process. • The number of civilian deaths from explosive weapons—15,000—was 42 per cent higher in 2017 than in the previous year. • According to SIPRI, major weapons sales increased by 10 percent from 2013-2017 compared to 2008-2012. • In 2017, 10 of the 13 major food crises were conflict driven. Food insecurity as a result of conflict was particularly acute in Yemen, Somalia, Syria and South Sudan. • Children are increasingly becoming targets, have been used a shields and are being recruited to fight.

COLOMBIA Important strides were made in the Colombian peace process, but implementation of the 2016 peace deal was fraught.

In June 2017, the United Nations Mission in Colombia certified that more than 7,000 FARC rebels had handed over their weapons and demobilized. By the end of the year, approximately 11,000 former rebels had disarmed.

According to the United Nations, more than 100 human rights activists and community leaders were killed in 2017 by hitmen, most in former rebel-controlled regions.

10 Annual Report 2017 2018 Highlights

No new conflicts were added to or removed from this year’s report.

syria Syria remained the bloodiest conflict, although the death toll decreased from the previous year.

In 2017, reports suggest that 39,000 people, including 10,507 civilians, were killed. There are also 6.1 million internally displaced persons in Syria, and over 5.6 million refugees.

In Afghanistan, child casualties accounted for 30 percent of all civilian casualties.afghanistan In Yemen, children are bearing the brunt of the conflict. Since March 2015, 5,000 children have died in the violence, which is an average of 5 children a day. yemen

Look for the complete Armed Conflicts Report this September at www.ploughshares.ca.

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Annual Report 2017 13 Organization

Governing Committee

Paul Berg-Dick Treasurer, Member-at-large • Paula Butler The United Church of Canada • Bob Clarke Vice Chair, Canadian Yearly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends • Rev. Dr. James Christie Chair, Member-at-large • Samir Gassanov, Christian Reformed Church in North America • Debbie Grisdale The Anglican Church of Canada (ended April 2017) • Kathryn Hare The Presbyterian Church in Canada • Dwayne Hodgson The Anglican Church of Canada (started April 2017) • Reina Neufeldt Member-at-large • Peter Note- boom Member-at-large • Stephanie Brubacher Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada • Colin Read Canadian Unitarian Council •Vacant Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace • Jennifer Wiebe Mennonite Central Committee Canada

Staff Kenneth Epps Policy Advisor on the Arms Trade Treaty • Debbie Hughes Assistant to the Directors • Tasneem Jamal Communications Officer • Cesar Jaramillo Executive Director • Branka Marijan Program Officer • Sonal Marwah Program Officer • Matthew Pupic Director of Operations • Wendy Stocker Editor and Archivist • Barbara Wagner Donor Services Administrator • Jessica West Program Officer

Interns and Volunteers

Upasana Dasgupta McGill University • Chloe Evans University of Adelaide • Bayar Goswami McGill University • Ryan Green George Washington University • Tomas Hrozensky, George Washington University • Taylor House Wilfrid Laurier University • Jack Kiraly George Washington University • Cody Knipfer George Washington University • Shannon LaFontaine University of Adelaide • Stephanie Lee Wilfrid Laurier University • Joel Lisk University of Adelaide • Caitlin Marshall University of Adelaide • Sebastian Murdoch-Gibson Peace and Human Security Intern • Dhananga Pathirana McGill University • Emily Pittman Wilfrid Laurier University • Lukas Price University of Adelaide • Amanda Reath Wilfrid Laurier University • Brian Rose George Washington University • Lisa Saloukvadze University of Adelaide • Maria (Benjamin) Skinner Multimedia Intern

14 Annual Report 2017 Financial Report 2017 Operating Fund

Project Ploughshares is audited each year by an independent accounting firm, and accounts are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The audited financial statements are available on request.

1% Source of Funds Other Total: $870,248

3.9% 2% 3% 76% Sponsors’ Grants Government Grants

Donations 18%

Non-Government Grants

Use of Funds Total: $880,010

8%

77% Fundraising

Program 15% Administration

Annual Report 2017 15 Thank you

In 2017 thousands of individuals, organizations, and churches, including those listed in the following pages, generously provided over three-quarters of our funding.

We are grateful to our sponsoring churches, National Defence Canada, and in particular to The Simons Foundation in Vancouver for its generous financial support.

Peace Advocate Peace Builder ($1,000 or more) ($500-$999.99)

The Stephen A. Furbacher Klassen St. Paul’s United Church, Charitable Trust, Gerda & Gudrun Hesse Dundas Paso Robles Ellen R. Judd Fellowship Christian Reformed Holy Cross Fathers, Welland Audrey Kenny Church, Edmonton Mersynergy Charitable Jacqueline Langlois First Christian Reformed Foundation, St. Jacobs Gary & Brenda Leis Church of Toronto Scarboro Foreign Mission Ronald MacFarlane Sisters of Saint Martha, Society, Scarboro Catharine Mains Antigonish Sisters of Charity of the Robert Malcolmson Congregation of Notre Dame, Immaculate Conception, Saint Michael Manley-Casimir Bedford John Ralph C. Martin The Howard Family Foundation St. Paul’s United Church Evelyn & Bob Mayo Inc., Saskatoon Sisters of Providence, Kingston E. Joan McConnell John Armstrong Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto Johanna McKenzie Margaret Aubert Community Foundation of Ms. Margaret A. Motz Brice Balmer Ottawa G. Wayne & Carolyne Pepper Paul Born & Marlene Epp The Daly Foundation, Toronto Lara Petkau Renee Bozowsky Rev John R. Barker Colin Read Liwana Bringelson & Gloria Winifrede W. Burry Nancy & Ernie Regehr Nafziger The Rev. Dr. James T. Christie Leslie Shanks Georgina M. Brunette Robert Clarke & Helen Jenks John Siebert & Carolyn Wiens Drs. Juan Carlos Chirgwin & Clarke Julie Stobbe Kaberi Dasgupta Judy Eising & Ron Groenenberg Setsuko Thurlow Dr. Julie Clarke Matthew Endicott Karen Tjaden & Rob K. Rick & Louise Cober Bauman Dr. Dianne Fahselt McClement Robin W. Collins Carol Fedrau-Ens Gordon L. Toombs Sheila & James Crummey Margaret Franklin Phyllis J. Waters Gerard Daechsel Steven Furino & Sabine Behnk John & Jennifer Wiebe John Deacon Samir Gassanov Anne Winter Dale Dewar Dona J. Harvey & Dr. William 6 anonymous donors Diane Dias 16 Annual Report 2017 Leonard Dick Peace Partner Ernest G. Dyck Dr. Paul Dick, MD Rev. Bill Dyer Otto H. Driedger ($250-$499.99) David Edwards Mrs. Mary Lou Eden Margarete Emminghaus Anton & Freda Enns Sisters of Holy Cross, Cornwall Michael Ensley David Fallis Felician Sisters of St. Francis, Elsbeth Epp Moyer Nancy Fitch Mississauga Ken Epps James Goertzen Donald Taves Medicine Daniel & Esther Epp-Tiessen Jane Gordon Professional Corporation, Don Evans Frank & B. Leigh Greaves London Victor & Rebecca Fast Lori Guenther Reesor & Barry Ontario English Catholic Katie Fitzrandolph Reesor Teachers’ Association, Toronto Marian Flinton Karen Hamilton Basic Spirit Inc., Pugwash George Ford Mr. Connor Hannon Erb Street Mennonite Church, Margaret Clare Ford Kathryn Hare Waterloo Donald E. Forsyth Gwendolyn L. Hollaar Vancity Community Foundation, John W. Foster Dr. Gordon Hollway Vancouver Heather Franklyn Dr. David Howe Mr. Thomas P. Alburger Eduard & Christine Frensch Dr. Margaret Hunsberger Mrs. Mary F. Alexander Sara R. Frisch Moira & Roger Hutchinson James & Wendy Anderson Alice Frey Dr. & Mrs. C. Kenneth G. F. Andrus Robert Fulton Johnstone Donald Baergen Louise Gallie Marion D. & Patrick Kerans Ricardo Bain Mr. Gord Gater Ruth Konrad Mr. & Mrs. Michel Basek Dr. Beverly & Mr Lou Goodwin Bradley Lennon Michael & Janet Bast Juliette Granger Juanita C. MacDonald Lorna Beairsto Shirley Green Ronald J. & Gudrun L. Mathies Scott Beech & Cynthia Lebold Paul Gregory Constance Mayor & Don Mary Beech Malcom Griffin & Sharon M. Balanoff Dr. Marianne Belau Thompson R. Bruce McFarlane Ms. Janis Belgum Lynne & Karl Griffiths-Fulton Ray McGinnis Timothy L. Bergen Mary I. Groh Rev. Isobel McGregor Don Best Mr. W.J.N. Haggins Bill & Rosemarie McMechan Femmy & Grant Birks Ed & Jo-Anne Harder David Melhorn-Boe Janet & Sterling Bjorndahl Sarah Harmer Deirdre Melton Kenneth Blain R. Cole Harris Paul & Victoria Midgley L. A. Bogert-O’Brien Chris Hart Charlene Morton Dominique Boisvert Richard M. Haughian Robert & Margaret Nally Isabel Bouchard Ted & Judith Hayes David Neufeld & Joy Waters Lorne Brandt Edward Healy Peter Noteboom Kim Bright Yvonne H. Heerema Diana Partridge Doug Brown Dr. Ole Hendrickson James & Sheila Reesor Paul & Shirley Bruer Margaret & Carl Hennig John K. Rempel Ms. Maaike Buma John O. Hess Christine Roulston Dorothy Butler Henry G. Hiebert John Rozema Charlotte & Mac Campbell Ernie J. Hildebrand Frank A. Russell Jenny Carter Dr. P. Geoffrey Hodgetts Lorne Siebert Margaret Casey Mrs. Anne Holloway Linda & Alan Slavin Jean Christie Mr. Gordon Horner Mr. James Stayer Carole Christopher & Rick Dr. Robert R. Hudgins Susan and Robert Burns Fund Pollay Mrs. Marguerite Hunt Frank Testin Myra Anne Clarke Juliet Huntly & Michael Cooke Tom Thomas Penny Coates Marlene A. Hutlet John Thompson Paul Connelly Brian Iler Jennifer E. Toews Linda D. Cormick David P. Jackson Roger & Cynthia Townshend Alan W. Craig Colin Jackson Steve & Liza van de Hoef Elizabeth Craigie Darlaine & Burl Jantzen Anne Van Egmond Sheryl Cronk Mrs. Doris Johnson Kathleen Wallace-Deering Ms. Pamela Cuelenaere Dr. Adrian B. Jones Jennifer Wiebe Lawrence S. Cumming Mrs. Valerie Joosten Ernie & Charlotte Wiens Gerard Daechsel Mrs. Irma Kaethler Prof. George R. Williams Greg de Groot-Maggetti Larry J. Kelly Dr. Lois Wilson Michel Desjardins Charles King Alisa & James Wilson Leland H. Donald M. Elaine & Wayne Kinsella 17 anonymous donors Margaret & Ross Dumoulin Herb & Nadine Klassen Annual Report 2017 17 Joel & Haven Klassen Gail Newell Dr. Jean Skillman Sheila & Al Koop H. H. Newman Judith E. Skinner Tim & Janet Kroeker R. Daniel Norman Catherine St Pierre Ted Kuntz Michael Norman Allan Stauffer Ronald W. Kushnier Liisa L. North Stephen Stewart Anne Lake Peter Noteboom & Jeannette John & Norma Thiessen Patrick Landers Romkema John D. Thomas Raymond Larkin Jennifer Nussey Steven W. & Mary Anne Alvin A. Lee Vicki Olds Thomas Edward Levinson Eric & Linda Oliver John Thompson Dr. Joel Lexchin Jane Olson Andrew S. Thompson Gail & Bill Lorimer Albert Orban Murray Thomson John G. Low Prof. E. M. Orsten Fred Vock Dr. George MacDougall Marion Overholt Allan H. Wachowich Mary A. MacEachern Alan & Alice Pallett Mark & Elisabeth Wagschal Cathy MacKenzie James Pankratz D. Waldon Paul MacKey Barbara Paterson Jewel Walker E. M. Iona MacLean Mary Anne Peters S. P. Walp Robert & Nancy Mann Lara Petkau Norm & Marg Warren Muriel Marsten Walter Pitman Mark Weber Ralph C. Martin Sylvia Preto Byron & Ann Weber-Becker Dr. E. Massarelli & Dr. R. Matthew Pupic Robert Weekes Thomas Lynne & Jerry Quigley John Whidden Dr. Tom Mayberry, MD Judith Quinn & Guy Lallemand Jonathan Whistler James K. McDonald Colin Read Herbert & Barbara Whitney Alex McMillan Bob Reid Stephen Whitney Ray McGinnis Hilda M. Regier Melvin G. Wiebe Dr. Mehdi Meshgini Esther M. Reimer Martha Wiebe & Dennis Paul Meyer Geoffrey Richardson Gruending Charles D. Moore Gordon Ritchie Rudy & Tena Wiebe Joy M. & Dave Morris William & Mary Ann Robertson Walter Wiebe Robert Moulton Celia Rodd & Atul Sharma Linda & Erwin Wiens Gerald Musselman Chris Rolton Dr. Paul F. Wilkinson E. J. Napier Dr. Donald Ross Lorraine V. Williams Michael Nash Ellen G. Russell Anne Wills Marlene & Robert Neufeld Peter Ryall Mr. Simon Sipen Wing Sue Neufeld Judie Sahadeo Jane Witherspoon Harold Neufeld & Dorothy Barg D. A. Sanderson Dr. J. Wood Neufeld Rod & Janet Saunders Anne Woods Dr. Reina Neufeldt David Schulze Marc Zwelling Brenda Neuhofer Dr. Nola-Kate Seymoar 57 anonymous donors Jan Neuman Dr. Thomas Shoniker Hilde F. Neustaedter Margaret & William Singleton

Bequests

Estate of Edith M. Fowke Estate of Antony. W. Mokry Estate of John P. Nickel

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18 Annual Report 2017 Leave a Legacy

Peacemaking is a long-term process.

The future of Project Ploughshares depends on adequate resources to carry on its vital work for peace.

A legacy gift is a way of extending your support for Project Ploughshares and its peace and reconciliation programs into the future.

For more information please visit www.ploughshares.ca or contact Matthew Pupic at 519-888-6541 [email protected]

Annual Report 2017 19 PROJECT PLOUGHSHARES

140 Westmount Road North Waterloo ON N2L 3G6 Canada www.ploughshares.ca t +1 519 888 6541 [email protected]

Donate online: www.ploughshares.ca

OUR MISSION

To advance policies and actions to prevent war and armed violence and build peace.

OUR VISION

A secure world without war — a just world at peace.

Project Ploughshares is an operating division of The Canadian Council of Churches Charitable Registration Number 11883 0512 RR0001

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