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Quaker Lobby Honored to Receive US Peace Prize
FCNL is honored to be the 16th recipient of the Peace Prize given by the US Memorial Peace Foundation.Quakers Talk to Congress About Climate Change
Why do these 300 Young Adult Friends care so much about climate change? In this QuakerSpeak video, they explain the political and spiritual importance of their advocacy.Join Fellow Quaker Advocates: Take Action Today
These are urgent times.Quaker Lobby Commends Commutation of Death Sentences
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauds President Joe Biden’s commutation of sentences for nearly all individuals on federal death row. FCNL has been urging the White House to commute all death penalty sentences to life without parole.Quaker Lobby Welcomes Afghanistan Troop Drawdown
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) welcomed the recent announcement from Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller reducing military personnel in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by January 15, 2021.Quaker Lobby Troubled with Rising Food Insecurity
FCNL is troubled that the rate of food insecurity in the United States continued to tick upward for the second year in a row.Quakers Applaud Senate Passage of Savanna’s Act
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) welcomed the passage of Savanna’s Act (S.1942) by the Senate. The bill is now headed to the House for their approval. Savanna’s Act is named after Savanna LaFontaine Greywind, a Dakota woman eight-months pregnant who went missing and was found brutally murdered in August 2017.Quaker Peacebuilding Efforts Before Kenya's Elections
According to David Bucura, coordinator of the African Great Lakes Initiative, “Kenya is in tension and is hot in some places now. There is big tension before the elections.” AGLI is a project of the Friends Peace Teams which supports peace activities in the Great Lakes region of Africa.Quaker Lobby Denounces Ballooning Pentagon Budget
Congress is set to pass the largest Pentagon budget in history.Quaker Lobby Objects to Unjust Orders on Immigration and Border Policy
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.