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  • (Virtual) Spring Lobby Weekend 2020: Changing the Conversation on Climate

    Background | October 28, 2020
    In early March, when reports hit that the coronavirus was spreading throughout the country, we knew that FCNL had to shift our 500-person Spring Lobby Weekend from a physical event in Washington, DC, to a virtual gathering.

  • DHS Funding Bill Funnels Billions into Deportation Machinery at Expense of U.S. Communities’ Security

    Statement | July 19, 2017
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) urges members of Congress to reject the House of Representatives’ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill upon full chamber consideration.

  • After Aleppo and the Future of Atrocity Prevention

    Update | November 25, 2020
    Write to Congress to express your support for strengthening the U.S. Government prevention toolkit and urge them to provide leadership on this humanitarian and national security issue.

  • HUNGER WARD: Yemen Film Screening and Panel Discussion

    Event |  -
    Join FCNL for a screening of this powerful documentary, which provides an unflinching look at the human-caused famine in Yemen.

  • Modalities for Nuclear Disarmament in the Middle East WMD-Free Zone Treaty: Virtual Report Launch

    Event - Nuclear Calendar | 
    The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is pleased to invite you to the virtual launch of its report on “Examining Modalities for Nuclear Disarmament in the Middle east WMD-Free Zone Treaty”. The report will be presented by the authors: Ms.

  • Love Thy Neighbor

    Advocacy Resource | January 30, 2025
    Our country is struggling with deep divisions. Amid the blame of and attack on those who are different - in political views, race, religion, country of origin, or sexual orientation - it becomes even more urgent to highlight the value we place in one another. FCNL’s #LoveThyNeighbor (No Exceptions) campaign seeks to shift the narrative.

  • Who Among Us is Worthy of Protection?

    Update | August 17, 2020
    Who do we want to be as a country? This is a question that came up a lot this week. Will we turn our backs on the stranger in need, degrade fellow Americans based on their ethnicity or race, and close our gates to those fleeing persecution?

  • House Rejects Islamophobic Proposal

    Update | July 17, 2017
    The U.S. House of Representatives today delivered a strong rebuke to lawmakers seeking to expand the Trump administration’s religious profiling and Islamophobic policies.

  • Recommendations for Executive Action for the Remainder of President Biden’s Term

    Background | November 26, 2024

    Climate

    Recommendation: Submit and publicize the U.S. government’s next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).

  • Maiya Zwerling

    Person - SLW 2018 Workshops/Panelists , - Former Staff | February 14, 2020

    Maiya Zwerling served as the National Organizing Manager for FCNL Advocacy Teams (2013-2018). She founded the FCNL Advocacy Teams, a network of hundreds of Quakers and friends lobbying to build congressional champions for peace and justice.