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  • Daniel Bellerose

    Person - Advocacy Corps 2017-2018 | May 30, 2017

    Daniel is a researcher, writer and organizer who has been catalyzing local communities on the issue of climate change for several years. While living in New York, Daniel was a member of Alfred Friends Meeting.

  • Peacebuilding in Action – On the Ground in Rwanda

    Update | September 17, 2018
    During my fellowship at FCNL, I learned about the importance of advocating for U.S. policies that promote peace building and the peaceful prevention of deadly conflict. Now I am on the ground in Rwanda to learn how they are working to rebuild and reconcile communities following the 1994 genocide, which killed between 500,000 and 1 million people.
  • So, You've Written a Minute on Gaza, What Now?

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    Join FCNL’s Quaker Changemaker Event on Wednesday, December 11 to learn how Quaker communities are continuing their advocacy in support of peace in Israel, Palestine, and across the Middle East.

  • Standing with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

    Update | November 1, 2016
    A stand of momentous and multi-hued significance is occurring in the Plains of the ancestral lands of the Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota peoples. The peoples of these nations, led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, are gathered in unprecedented unity against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).
  • FCNL's Growth Anchored in Faith

    Background | December 28, 2021
    Shortly after she began working at FCNL, Diane Randall recalls being stopped in her tracks by a clear internal message from Spirit encouraging her in the work of FCNL.
  • Benjamin Wertz

    Person - Advocacy Corps 2017-2018 | May 30, 2017

    Benjamin Wertz is a graduate of Indiana University, with a degree in Comparative Literature and academic minors in Informatics and Psychology. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana where he works as a Client Care Specialist for a policy management technology company.

  • We Are Our Own Medicine

    Update | November 8, 2016
    The American Friends Service Committee sent a delegation to visit for four days with the prayer circles established near the Cannonball River in North Dakota, the site for the ceremonies of the water protectors, the Standing Rock Sioux and their allies.
  • Yasmine Taeb Discusses Continued Support for Refugee Resettlement Amidst Calls for Fast-tracking Anti-Refugee Bill

    FCNL in the News | October 13, 2016
    FCNL’s lobbyist on Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Yasmine Taeb, spoke with Politico about the need to continue supporting our refugee resettlement program after the arrest of two refugees in California and Texas prompted some members of Congress to call for fast-tracking anti-refugee legislation.
  • Zoe Jannuzi

    Person - Former Staff, - Program Assistants 2022 | July 29, 2024
    Zoe Jannuzi was the program assistant for Middle East policy. She lobbied with Hassan El-Tayyab for peace and justice in the Middle East, with particular focus on Palestine, Yemen, and Iran. 
  • We must not stop taking action to protect Medicaid

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    Good evening and thank you for your witness!