On a panel at the Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.’s annual conference, FCNL Lobbyist on Human Rights and Civil Liberties Yasmine Taeb emphasized the importance of bipartisanship and grassroots, community-based advocacy on behalf of refugees.
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) welcomed the recent announcement from Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller reducing military personnel in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by January 15, 2021.
As our country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re presented with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix our economy and invest in children and families.
In a rare bipartisan moment, President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package into law on Monday. FCNL General Secretary Diane Randall joined faith leaders and others gathered at the White House for the bill signing.
Join Quaker Voluntary Service (QVS) and the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 8:00 p.m. EDT for a conversation about why and how to exercise our values in the 2022 elections. We’ll talk about where we are politically and how our spiritual grounding connects to our involvement as activists, organizers, and voters.
Join FCNL’s Anika Forrest and the Interfaith Immigration Coalition for a webinar to learn more about what recent court decisions mean for current DACA recipients, the future of the program, and what you can do to advocate for a pathway to citizenship.
WISC is hosting a press conference on November 15 urging Congress to avoid a government shutdown and pass a faithful budget that provides funding for critical human needs programs without funding harmful border militarization.
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Katherine Jones is the Program Assistant for the Justice Reform and Election Integrity team.
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