People keep me going. I believe people are wonderful.

President Obama continues to support war. He continues to remove many basic civil liberties and human rights. He continues to condone drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan that kill women and children. He meets with his advisers every Tuesday morning and signs extrajudicial killings. To me, those are not the actions of a peace person.

I witnessed a lot of violence, and I found myself asking the question: Do you ever use violence to try to bring about political change?

We need radical thinking, creative ideas, and imagination.

I support this proposal and agree with this great and important initiative to abolish militarism and war. I will continue to speak out for an end to the institution of militarism and war and for institutions built on international law and human rights and nonviolent conflict resolution.

In Northern Ireland, people said there would never be a solution. But once people begin to have the political will and force their governments to sit down, it can happen.

The experience of a lot of us women is that too much money is being spent on militarism and war.