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  • FCNL’s Priorities Process Builds Community and Drive to Act Among Friends

    Update | September 9, 2020
    The COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t stop thousands of Quakers from conducting business with FCNL this March and April. 215 Meetings and Churches, as well as Yearly and Quarterly Meetings, chose to center their first virtual meetings for business on discerning FCNL’s legislative priorities for the 117th Congress.
  • Jesse Greer

    Person - Advocacy Corps 2018-2019 | November 2, 2020
    Jesse Greer is a lifelong Quaker from Silver Spring, Maryland who is a member of the Adelphi Monthly Meeting.
  • US support for Saudi war in Yemen soars under Trump

    FCNL in the News | November 17, 2017

    “This revelation should be a wake-up call to every policymaker and every American that this country is literally fueling the largest humanitarian crisis in the world and the worst cholera outbreak in recorded history,” said Kate Gould, a lobbyist with the Friends Committee on National Legislation

  • José Santos Moreno

    Person - Experts, - Staff | January 30, 2025
    José Santos (Woss) Moreno is FCNL’s director for justice reform. He leads FCNL’s work on criminal justice reform, election integrity, and policing.
  • Looking Back on 80 Years of Advocacy for Peace and Justice

    Update | December 30, 2023
    Since 1943, FCNL has been at the forefront of many important social movements, faithfully lobbying Congress and 15 successive presidential administrations to advance peace, justice, and environmental stewardship. Today, it is one of the most effective change agents in Washington, D.C.  
  • The Simplicity Testimony

    Background | October 6, 2020
    When asked to speak to the simplicity testimony, Quaker Lloyd Lee Wilson said, “Simplicity is the name we give to our effort to free ourselves to give full attention to God’s still, small voice: the sum of our efforts to subtract from our lives everything that competes with God for our attention and clear hearing.”
  • Senator Grassley Conversation on Criminal Justice Reform

    Update | July 17, 2018
    This Tuesday May 22nd, Senator Chuck Grassley joined FCNL at the Quaker Welcome Center to share why he supports sentencing reform. Diane Randall, José Woss, Interfaith Criminal Justice Coalition partners, and his Iowa constituents took part in the dialogue.
  • One Roof Grows 118 Trees

    Background | April 22, 2021

    When FCNL installed 27 solar panels on top of the Quaker Welcome Center (QWC) in December 2019, it might as well have planted 118 trees. Since the panels became fully operational, FCNL has prevented the equivalent of more than 15,000 lbs.

  • Roadmap to Peace in Ukraine: FCNL’s New Resource

    Update | October 5, 2023
    To effectively overcome the challenges and impact of the crisis in Ukraine, U.S. foreign policy needs a major reorientation. Collectively, the actions described in the brief would help set a path toward de-escalating the conflict, supporting a long-term diplomatic resolution, and securing sustainable peace in the region.
  • Endless War

    Page | October 16, 2020

    The United States has launched airstrikes, land invasions, and drone strikes around the world since 9/11 under the auspices of keeping us safe from terrorism.