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The Friends Committee on National Legislation Deplores the Supreme Court United States v. Texas Non-Decision, Calls for Congressional Action
The Friends Committee on National Legislation stands in solidarity with millions of immigrant families left in excruciating limbo following the Supreme Court of the United States split 4-4 decision today.Minute on Defending the Rights and Religious Freedoms of Migrant Communities and All People of Faith by Preserving Sensitive Locations, Jamestown Friends (NC)
As members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) we stand firmly in support of the safety, rights, and religious freedoms of everyone, including the immigrant communities we know, belong to, and love. We must respond to the particular insult of allowing enforcement officials to enter critical, sacred, and public places of refuge.Responding to COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is a generational threat, and its impacts will be felt by all of us. But know this: Our work for peace and justice will go on. Here’s how we will continue our advocacy in the face of COVID-19, and how you can join us.Peace in Our Hearts, Justice in the World
FCNL staff and friends are bringing Quaker Advocacy to Grinnell College and Friends General Committee June 30-July 6, 2019. We hope to see you, if you are in town for the day or at the gathering for the week!FCNL Opposes Bill Limiting Access to Asylum
On June 14, the House Judiciary Committee is marking up a bill misnamed the Protection of Children Act (H.R. 495) which would make children and asylum seekers more vulnerable and decrease meaningful access to the asylum process. Read FCNL’s statement of opposition for the record.Young Adults Lobby to #ResistInjustice
Just days before a vote to eliminate the Medicaid program as we know it and repeal the Affordable Care Act, 400 young adults from 37 states came to Washington, DC to lobby at FCNL’s Spring Lobby Weekend.History
Since 1943, the FCNL community has lobbied Congress to advance peace and justice.Turning the Tide on Incarceration
We’re starting to turn the tide in Congress. “We have 5% of the world’s population, but we have 25% of the world’s prisoners.” This is being repeated over and over, between a multitude of briefings, press conferences, and FCNL’s meetings on Capitol Hill.Quaker Contacts
FCNL’s grassroots network includes hundreds of Quaker meetings and churches around the country.Quakers in Action
Every day, Friends are changing the world with prophetic witness. From discerning FCNL’s policy priorities to speaking truth to members of Congress, Quakers persistently seek a better world. You can be a part of this faithful movement.