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Quakers to Lobby for Justice in Policing Act
Washington, DC – More than 800 advocates from 45 states joined the Quaker lobby, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), to lobby Congress on passing the Justice in Policing Act (H.R.7120/S.3912) as part of their 76th Annual Meeting and Quaker Public Policy Institute.Quaker Communities Speak on the War in Israel-Palestine
As violence escalates and reverberates in the Middle East, Friends feel a call to act. For many, that action includes working in their own community to distill their grief, fear, confusion, and concern into a collective and corporate statement of belief and action.
Setting Quaker Lobbying Priorities for the 118th Congress
Every two years, FCNL asks Friends around the country for help in setting the focus of our advocacy work. Starting now until mid-April, you and your community of Friends can participate in this discernment process to influence the priorities that we at FCNL will advocate for during the next Congress starting in 2023.Quaker Meeting Aligns with Nuclear Treaty
Friend Timmon Wallis approached the meeting with an idea: Northampton could become the first faith community in the United States to come into compliance with the Nuclear Ban Treaty.Quakers Changing Government: Past, Present, and Future
Where does Quakers’ call to lobby for peace and justice come from? What do those origins have to say to Friends carrying their concerns into the world today?“The Future of Quakers” with Marge Abbott and Liz Nicholson
What gifts do we Quakers have to share with others in these harrowing times of injustice? How do we practice listening and attending to the Spirit within? In this conversation, we discussed how everyday Friends are opening to the Spirit, deepening their connection to prophetic vision, and rekindling our history of radical witness in these times of unease, injustice and inequity.Staying Engaged as a Quaker Young Person
In this QuakerSpeak video, Young Adult Friends discuss their relationships with FCNL and Quakerism. They talk about finding spiritual homes in Quaker meetings, and staying engaged throughout their twenties and thirties.Annual Meeting and Quaker Public Policy Institute
Each year hundreds of Quakers and friends gather to advocate for a more just and peaceful world.Quaker Outreach Program Assistant Spotlight
Meet Michelle Beers, 2017-2018 Quaker Outreach Young Fellow!Quaker Lobby Rejects Unjust Executive Order on Asylum
FCNL today called on President Joe Biden to rescind his executive order restricting access of asylum seekers to the country.