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  • A Year Walking As Way Opens

    Update | August 20, 2024

    ​Stepping into the professional world as a Program Assistant with FCNL this year has been a Spirit-led journey. It’s been an opportunity to embrace growth in unfamiliar territory and discover how interpersonal connections can drive social change.

  • Quaker Lobby Objects to Unjust Orders on Immigration and Border Policy

    Press Release | January 21, 2025
    FCNL opposes the string of immigration and border-related executive orders issued by President Donald Trump on his first day back in office and other promised actions.

  • Pope Francis’ Legacy in Our Quaker Work for Peace and Justice

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    At Friends Committee on National Legislation, we join so many around the globe who are mourning the passing of Pope Francis this week. We hold those who loved him in the Light. 

  • FCNL Condemns Military Escalation of ICE Raids

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    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) condemns the escalation of violence by the Trump administration following the recent military-style Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in heavily Latino neighborhoods in Los Angeles.

  • FCNL Urges House Lawmakers to Invest in Peace

    Update | June 8, 2022
    In her testimony to the House State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee, Bridget urges increased investment in nonviolent approaches to address war and oppression, which are more effective at breaking cycles of conflict and reducing human suffering, while also advancing democracy, promoting justice, and reducing environmental harm.

  • End American Participation in the War in Yemen with the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020

    Letter | October 17, 2019
    Over forty prominent Americans agree: Now is the time to end U.S. involvement in the Yemeni Civil War. The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provides a crucial chance to end our complicity in Yemen, and FCNL joined activists and former government officials in calling on Congress to seize that opportunity.

  • FCNL Submits Written Testimony Supporting Peacebuilding in FY22 Budget

    Background | June 14, 2021
    Diane Randall submitted written testimony supporting increased funding for the Complex Crises Fund and the Atrocity Prevention Fund to the House State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee in May of 2021.

  • Interfaith Groups United in Call for Nuclear Weapons-Free World

    Letter | August 4, 2022
    FCNL joined 100 interfaith organizations in a joint statement calling on members of the UN Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference to act in accordance with their moral conscience to recognize the incredible threat these weapons pose, affirm that nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, and take swift steps toward disarmament.

  • New York Advocates Urge Sen. Schumer to Prevent War with Iran

    Letter | October 27, 2020
    On Nov. 18, FCNL joined New York advocates in thanking Sen. Chuck Schumer (NY) for his leadership on preventing war with Iran and urging him to ensure the Khanna-Gaetz amendment to the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) remains in the bill through House-Senate conference negotiations.

  • What Does "Nonpartisan" Mean in 2020?

    Update | September 9, 2020
    What does it look like to be “non-partisan”? In 2020, this question takes on new and complex facets.