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White Privilege Conference
The WPC provides a challenging, collaborative and comprehensive experience. They strive to empower and equip individuals to work for equity and justice through self and social transformations.Washington Newsletter: Preventing Violence and Building Peace
Despite the saber-rattling and threats of war, the House of Representatives this summer quietly and overwhelmingly voted to bolster U.S. government efforts to prevent violent conflicts that cause atrocities and genocide. It passed the Eli Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act (H.R. 3030). A similar bill awaits final passage in the Senate (S. 1158).Saanvi Mukkara
Saanvi Mukkara is a senior at Independence High School, with a passion for business and advocacy.Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams served as FCNL’s 2024-2025 program assistant for Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon Spending, assisting the team in advocating for necessary reductions in military spending, a renewed focus on arms control, and the long-term goal of eliminating the need for nuclear weapons.
Quaker Lobby Commends Commutation of Death Sentences
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauds President Joe Biden’s commutation of sentences for nearly all individuals on federal death row. FCNL has been urging the White House to commute all death penalty sentences to life without parole.Priya Moran
Priya Moran is the 2025 Program Assistant for Peacebuilding at the Friends Committee on National Legislation. In this role, she supports FCNL’s advocacy to prevent violent conflict and promote peaceful U.S. foreign policy through research, writing, and outreach to Congress and partner groups.Isis Kazadi
Isis Kazadi is FCNL’s national field organizer, and, in this role, oversees Campus Chapter, Diaspora Organizers, and the Delegation Leaders that join Friends Changemaker Weekend.
Diane Randall: Today we renew our commitment to fully repeal the 2001 AUMF and bring an end to endless wars.
The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) has kept the United States and much of the world in a perpetual state of war for nearly 18 years. On May 22, members of Congress and advocates participated in a press conference to call on Congress to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), prevent war with Iran, and reassert Congress’s constitutional authority on matters of war and peace.Nuclear Weapons: Dangerous, Expensive and Immoral
On August 6, 1945 the Japanese city of Hiroshima was annihilated in a flash by a single uranium bomb. It razed and burnt 70 percent of all buildings, killed an estimated 140,000 Japanese civilians and Korean laborers, irradiated the soil and plants, and brought increased rates of cancer and chronic disease among the survivors. A slightly larger plutonium bomb exploded over Nagasaki three days later, levelling the city and killing another 74,000.The Poor People’s Campaign: a National Call for Moral Revival
The Poor People’s Campaign: a National Call for Moral Revival begins on May 14, 2018, kicking off 40 days of nonviolent direct action across the U.S. Eric Ginsburg, Assistant Clerk of FCNL’s General Committee, writes about his involvement in the Poor People’s Campaign and its connection with FCNL’s mission and values.