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  • Quaker Statements on the War in Gaza

    Background | 
    Many Quaker organizations, meetings, and churches are sharing their concern around the war in Gaza and escalating violence across the Middle East.

  • A Quaker Call to Citizenship for All

    Event |  -
    Join AFSC and FCNL as we put forward our powerful vision of justice for immigrants—aligning with Quaker values and understanding—in our call for Citizenship for All, no exclusions.

  • Celebrating World Quaker Day

    Update | October 3, 2018
    When I arrive at the FCNL office, I always stop for a moment before entering the building, just to read the banner hanging from the outside our building: #lovethyneighbor (No Exceptions).

  • Quaker Pacifism in the Context of War

    Update | April 4, 2024
    Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many Friends have struggled to make sense of their pacifism and the morality of their non-violent stance. Watching the horrors of the war unfold has led many Quakers to reflect on what it means to be a pacifist and, for some, to question whether Quakers should be pacifist at all.

  • Quaker Conscientious Objection From Vietnam to Now

    Event - Quaker Changemaker Series |  -

    Fifty years since the end of the U.S. War in Vietnam, Quakers continue to be on the forefront of opposing conscription and supporting conscientious objection to war.

  • Means Of Delivery: A Complex And Evolving Issue In The Middle East WMD-Free Zone Initiative (First Committee Virtual Side Event)

    Event - Nuclear Calendar | 
    Host: The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) Speakers: Al-Sharif Nasser bin Nasser, UNIDIR; Amb. Benno Laggner, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the IAEA and CTBTO; Dr. Chen Zak Kane, UNIDIR

  • A Quaker in the Texas House of Representatives

    Background | September 28, 2016
    For 18 years, Lon Burnam was a member of the Texas House of Representatives. He is also a Quaker and a pacifist. In this QuakerSpeak video, he shares his story.

  • Just and Resilient Democracy

    FCNL’s nonpartisan approach is a commitment to listening deeply, connecting over shared values, and taking practical steps forward together toward the world we seek. It is a commitment to seeing that of God in everyone, including members of Congress. We believe it is the way to sustain a just and resilient democracy.

  • Quaker Decision-Making as Spiritual Practice

    Update | December 5, 2019
    Prior to Advent, I spent a November weekend at Pendle Hill, the Quaker retreat center outside of Philadelphia. I wanted to learn about the Quaker decision-making and clerking process—not only to understand it better, but also to see what I could incorporate into my job at FCNL.

  • Quaker Advocacy for the World We Seek

    Page | September 24, 2024
    This is a critical moment for our still-in-progress democracy. It requires persistent attention and boundless hope. Our faith and how we live it is infused with hope and readiness for action. Rather than subsuming to anxiety and fear, we get to work.