Our Inaugural Friends Changemaker Weekend

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Friends Changemaker Weekend panel

Thank you so much for our first Friends Changemaker Weekend! Over 300 advocates from across the country and across generations came together for a weekend of education and action.

Together we called for no more funding for war on Iran!

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A Weekend of Learning & Growing in Community

Our time together began with three days of building intergenerational community, learning from each other and policy experts, and preparing to take to Congress to lobby!

  • Four leaders welcoming people to Friends Changemaker Weekend
  • Constituents speaking
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  • A woman speaking at a mic gesturing to a man
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  • Woman at a microphone
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  • A group of people speaking to each other
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  • Two people seated on a stage
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  • A man seated speaking at a microphone
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  • Someone speaking at a microphone
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  • A man speaking gesturing with his hands
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  • A group of people gathered around a computer
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  • A group of constituents at a computer
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  • A crowd shot of people gathered at tables
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  • A conversation between people seated at a table
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  • A panel on a stage
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  • Someone raising her hand in a crowd
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  • Four leaders welcoming people to Friends Changemaker Weekend
  • Constituents speaking
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  • A woman speaking at a mic gesturing to a man
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  • Woman at a microphone
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  • A group of people speaking to each other
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  • Two people seated on a stage
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  • A man seated speaking at a microphone
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  • Someone speaking at a microphone
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  • A man speaking gesturing with his hands
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  • A group of people gathered around a computer
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  • A group of constituents at a computer
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  • A crowd shot of people gathered at tables
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  • A conversation between people seated at a table
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  • A panel on a stage
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  • Someone raising her hand in a crowd
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Advocacy Teams Summit

Our Advocacy Teams hosted a hybrid summit gathering advocates from across the country! Together they built community and trained together on grassroots organizing.

Advocacy Teams Summit
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Lobby Day Photos

The lobby day itself is always a highlight for our community. Here are some selected photos of the event.

  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Constituents with Sen. Van Hollen
  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Group of advocates in the halls of Congress
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  • Group of advocates speaking in a Congressional office
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  • Activists with Signs in front post-it notes
  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Constituents with Sen. Van Hollen
  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Advocates lobby Congress
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  • Group of advocates in the halls of Congress
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  • Group of advocates speaking in a Congressional office
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  • Activists with Signs in front post-it notes

Creativity at Friends Changemaker Weekend

Throughout the weekend, our time together was marked by making art. From an original song to folding cranes to some inspiring signs, we tapped into our creativity to fuel our activism.

  • People drawing at a table
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  • A man playing harmonica
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  • Activists with signs on stage
  • Teens with a sign that says "not another penny for war"
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  • Young man throwing cranes
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  • Someone working on drawing a sign
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  • Two people with antiwar signs
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  • large group of people with antiwar signs
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  • People drawing at a table
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  • A man playing harmonica
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  • Activists with signs on stage
  • Teens with a sign that says "not another penny for war"
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  • Young man throwing cranes
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  • Someone working on drawing a sign
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  • Two people with antiwar signs
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  • large group of people with antiwar signs
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Justice and Snyder Awards

We honored two leaders in Congress during FCW, with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) receiving the Edward F. Snyder Award for Peace and Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) the Justice Award. Both of these members of Congress are champions on so many of our issues.

Read more about the awards here.

We were honored to hear remarks from Rep. Jayapal at our closing ceremony and from Sen. Van Hollen at our lobby day.