Peggy Gish

Peggy Faw Gish grew up in Chicago and has been active in peace and justice work for almost 50 years. She has been working in Iraq with Christian Peacemaker Teams since October 2002. Her first book, Iraq: A Journey of Hope and Peace (2004), covers the first year and a half of the Iraq War. Her second book, Walking Through Fire: Iraqis' Struggle for Justice and Reconciliation (2013), picks up the story from Summer, 2004 to Summer, 2011. Peggy is a mother, grandmother, community mediator, and member of the Church of the Brethren. She has been an organic vegetable farmer and lives on a farm near Athens, Ohio.