Molly Harvey is a 74-year-old mother of four and grandmother of six. She is a graduate of St. Andrews University. She has been involved in active peace witness all her adult life, and until she retired was co-ordinator of a local project working alongside families living in poverty in Glasgow and the West of Scotland. She lives in Glasgow with her husband John, and remains active in both areas.

John Harvey is a retired Church of Scotland minister and a former Leader of the Iona Community, and a graduate of Oxford and Glasgow Universities. His working life included five years as Warden of Iona Abbey and twelve years serving in two parishes in areas of multiple deprivation. He has also been active in peace witness for many years. He is 77, and lives in Glasgow with his wife Molly.