Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jan Arnow (born 1947) is most commonly known for her work as the founder and director of the Institute for Intercultural Understanding, the No More Violence Project, and the Stand and Be Counted group, but she is also the author eight published books, a teacher, activist, artist, and mother of three. Born into a Jewish family in Chicago and now a Quaker living in Louisville, Kentucky (Old Louisville). Jan was married to psychiatrist Paul Adams (deceased in 2003) and is the mother of Sam, Abe, and Chloe Hawkins.