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  • We Must Not Act in Fear

    Statement | October 6, 2016
    The message of these most recent attacks is universal: every person should be afraid. Our responses to that message, however, need not accept the invitation to fear. Rejecting fear gives us space to think rationally about the responses that will ensure our collective safety over the long term.

  • Call to Conscience on Climate Disruption

    Background | February 27, 2017
    Bipartisan congressional action is vital to catalyze the necessary national and global solutions to climate disruption. FCNL’s Call to Conscience on Climate Disruption seeks to dissipate the partisan logjam through a faith-filled, non-partisan moral call.

  • The Time is Now: Re-Commit to Peace

    Statement | September 21, 2020
    Sept. 21 marks the International Day of Peace and 2020 is the 75th anniversary of the signing of the UN charter. To mark the occasion, the Quaker United Nations Office led FCNL and more than 170 peacebuilding organizations from around the world in calling on the international community to recommit to the founding vision of the United Nations: international peace and friendly relations among nations.

  • FCNL’s Networks Spoke Up For Repeal of the 2002 Iraq AUMF. Congress Listened.

    Update | June 22, 2021
    A small group of determined advocates with the moral high ground can make a big difference.

  • Building Peace and Protecting the Environment in The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Okapi Wildlife Reserve

    Update | August 1, 2023
    Lawmakers can save lives, prevent suffering, and save U.S. taxpayer dollars by investing in key peacebuilding accounts. Learn more from Hervé Mbouri, a Cameroonian protection and peacebuilding specialist working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Hervé works with Search for Common Ground, one of the largest peacebuilding organizations focused on ending violent conflict around the world.

  • On This Anniversary of Guantánamo, President Biden Must Do All He Can to Close it

    Update | January 10, 2025

    On January 11, 2002, the first 20 so-called “War on Terror” detainees arrived at Guantánamo Bay detention camp. Over its history, the prison has housed nearly 800 detainees, today, 15 remain. 

  • FCNL Submits Comment Opposing Proposed Changes to SNAP

    Statement | November 25, 2020
    The Department of Agriculture recently unveiled a proposed rule that would reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by $4.5 billion over five years. FCNL submitted a public comment on Nov. 26 decrying the proposal, which would have an outsize impact on low-income families and marginalized communities.

  • Quaker Advocacy for the World We Seek

    Page | September 24, 2024
    This is a critical moment for our still-in-progress democracy. It requires persistent attention and boundless hope. Our faith and how we live it is infused with hope and readiness for action. Rather than subsuming to anxiety and fear, we get to work.

  • FCNL Joins Interfaith Coalition in Drafting Carbon Pricing Principles

    Background | October 22, 2020
    FCNL joined 20 faith-based organizations in drafting and endorsing a set of principles on carbon pricing. We believe that these principles can help guide policymakers as they work to advance climate legislation.

  • Lobbying and Advocacy During Summer Recess

    Update | October 6, 2020
    FCNL constituents visited local congressional offices across the country this summer while Congress was home for the August recess. Working with staff from our Washington office, volunteers organized more than 129 lobby visits or in some cases just dropped by congressional offices.