Ann Pettitt, originally from London, has lived on a small-holding in northwest Wales with her family for over twenty years. She runs a small business making hand-made wall tiles, and was a teacher in comprehensives for ten years. She helped set up the peace-camp at Greenham Common, and is the author of Walking to Greenham: How the Peace Camp Began and the Cold War Ended (Honno, 2006).

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