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Quaker Lobby Honors Representative Jacobs at 80th Annual Meeting
Representative Sara Jacobs will receive FCNL’s Edward F. Snyder Award for Peace this evening during their 80th Annual Meeting, taking place through November 19.Quaker Lobby Supports Indian Boarding Schools Truth & Healing Bill
FCNL welcomed the re-reintroduction of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Policies in the U.S. Act.Clarence Edwards
Clarence Edwards served as FCNL’s legislative director for sustainable energy and environment from 2020-2023.Prayer Vigil: Ceasefire Now
On Nov. 20 at 6:00 p.m. EST you are invited to join FCNL’s Bridget Moix and Hassan El-Tayyab at the White House for an ecumenical prayer vigil. Together, we will join our voices in prayer and action as we call for a ceasefire.Addressing Patterns of Racial Wounding and Racial Justice in Quaker Communities
A Pendle Hill First Monday Lecture with Lauren Brownlee and Zenaida PetersonLarissa Gil Sanhueza
As the young adult program director, Larissa Gil Sanhueza focuses on developing and training young adult advocates around the country.FCNL and More Than 100 Other Organizations Call for Commitments to Peace
Sept. 21 marks the International Day of Peace, which was established in 1981 by a unanimous resolution in the U.N.’s General Assembly. To mark the day, FCNL joined over 100 peacebuilding organizations from around the world in issuing a statement to U.N. member states that brings attention to peace concerns.FCNL’s Statement on Mark-Up of the NO BAN Act
The Friends Committee on National Legislation strongly opposes President Trump’s indefinite bans on nearly all travel from thirteen nations, unduly targeting Muslim-majority and African nations. These bans – in all their iterations – result in heartbreak and injustice for countless families across the globe.Eight States Now on Both Hungriest and Poorest Lists
Washington, DC – Eight states now rank in the top ten as both the hungriest and poorest in the country, according to recently released government data. New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia were on both lists in 2017. Now, for 2018, Oklahoma has joined their ranks.Federal Aid Programs Prove Vital in Reducing U.S. Poverty
Washington, DC – Despite the continued reductions of poverty rate, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), is dismayed to see the number of people still living in poverty in the world’s richest country. According to today’s Census Bureau report, the official poverty rate decreased from 12.3 percent in 2017 to 11.8 percent in 2018. Approximately 38.1 million people lived below the poverty line in 2018 ($25,465 for a family of four).