Search
1241 - 1250 of 1801 results
Washington Newsletter: Advocating with and for Native Americans
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is one of a few faith-based groups that lobbies with and for Native Americans on issues affecting their communities. Through the years, FCNL has developed a credibility that enables it to provide Congress with unbiased insight and information about the issues that affect indigenous peoples in the United States.FCNL Applauds Justice Department Phasing Out Private Prisons
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauds the Department of Justice (DOJ) announcement that it will phase out contracts with private prison corporations.Quaker Lobby Urges Biden to Reengage with Open Skies
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) urged President-elect Joe Biden to work with the remaining parties of the Open Skies Treaty, an arms control agreement involving Russia, the U.S., and 32 other states, on preserving as many of the security benefits it provides for as possible. The Trump administration announced its intention to pull out of the treaty in May 2020 and that withdrawal took full effect on November 22.End Child Poverty Now! Faith Leaders Call for Expanding the Child Tax Credit
Interfaith leaders, members of Congress, and parents are set to speak at a joint press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 15 in support of expanding the Child Tax Credit.FCNL Submits Comment Opposing Citizenship Question in 2020 Census
The Trump Administration has been seeking to add a question to the 2020 Census that would ask respondents to indicate whether they are a citizen of the United States or not. The proposed rule would go through the Department of Commerce, and would change how the Census intakes information.FCNL Urges Pennsylvania Attorney General to defend the Indian Child Welfare Act
FCNL Executive Secretary Diane Randall submitted a letter to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro urging him to deny a request from the State of Texas to support a legal challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act.75 Years Later, It's Time to Call for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
I am alive today because my grandmother grew up in Shiga, Japan instead of her mother’s home of Hiroshima. I am alive today because my grandfather happened to be away from his Nagasaki school visiting family in Kyoto on Aug. 9, 1945. My family—those who were not killed by the U.S. atomic bombings—collectively survived not one but two nuclear weapon attacks, the only ones in history.Citizenship Is Essential
It has been more than 30 years since Congress enacted the Immigration Reform and Control Act. This inaction comes at an enormous cost to our immigrant neighbors, coworkers, classmates, and friends—and there is a cost significant to the United States as a whole.This Week in the World: A Historic Step Toward Truth, Justice, and Healing for Native Communities
In a historic speech today, President Joe Biden offered a formal apology to Native communities for the U.S. government’s Indian Boarding Schools policies.
This Week in the World: Palestinians Have a Right to Live in Gaza
During a visit from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington, President Donald Trump made appalling comments proposing the ethnic cleansing and U.S. “takeover” of Gaza.