Lauren Billet
August 23, 2024

Sunflowers are one of multiple types of flowers known as “turnsoles,” which are plants whose stems or flowers follow the movement of the sun. Turnsole movements show the connection between the different elements of nature as well as the connection between nature and those inhabiting Earth. They also demonstrates the movement of time and beckons us to constantly pursue progress in protecting the purity of the Earth, its environments and its inhabitants.

Ploughshares exists because we and our supporters fundamentally believe people everywhere have the right to a safe and secure future free from the threat of nuclear weapons. Our collective dedication to bringing forward a brighter future is reflective of a yellow flower’s face constantly searching for the sun.

We invite you to join our mission to reduce and eventually eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons and urge you to support us as we support critical work to drive collaborative action within the nuclear field and provide funding to experts and organizations focused on mitigating the threat.

To learn more about our organization, work, and grantees, please explore our website. We’re so grateful that you’re here.

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  • As Communications and Marketing Manager at Ploughshares, Lauren assists in managing the conceptualization and implementation of Ploughshares’s communications strategies with the goal of increasing the accessibility of the Fund’s unique work to the public. Lauren holds a B.S. in Political Science and an M.A. in International Affairs. While earning these degrees, Lauren spent time living in Amman, Jordan as a Boren Fellow studying Arabic as well as representing the youth of the United States at Fulbright Canada's Youth Summit on the role of Canada and United States in the World. Prior to joining Ploughshares in 2021, Lauren served as the Communications Associate at the Center for International Policy, a progressive think tank which aims to make peace, justice and sustainability the central pursuit of US foreign Policy. She is committed to combining advocacy with domestic and foreign policy action in the interest of advancing justice and human rights.

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