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  • Diana Roose

    Person - Former Staff | July 2, 2018

    Diana Roose serves as the Friend in Residence at FCNL. Her particular perspective as a longtime Quaker activist is useful in strengthening FCNL’s advocacy and research. She comes to FCNL as a member of the Oberlin (Ohio) Friends Meeting, and the Lake Erie Yearly Meeting.

  • Second Annual Diaspora Organizer Gathering

    Event |  -
    Join us in Washington, D.C., for our second annual Diaspora Organizer Gathering at Friends Place on Capitol Hill. Learn advocacy skills, build relationships, and meet with policymakers on issues of U.S. foreign policy. Programming and lodging are provided by Friends Place.
  • How FCNL Decides Priorities and What's Next

    Update | August 15, 2024

    People who are new to FCNL often ask me how we decide where to focus. Amid concerns for a wide variety of issues for peace and justice, how does FCNL discern where to concentrate our efforts to impact federal policy?

  • What Netanyahu Got Wrong

    Update | October 21, 2016
    Today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke before a joint meeting of Congress. Below is a quick reaction on what Netanyahu got wrong, and some of the problems with the substance, timing, and how the speech was arranged in the first place.
  • An Epistle Encouraging Quaker Engagement with American Muslims

    Background | October 6, 2016
    If we stand together to practice equality and justice, we can enhance our understanding of American Muslims and theirs of us and raise American Muslim visibility in a positive way, which is of special importance to Muslim youth.
  • Quaker Lobby Criticizes Attorney General’s Biblical Justification for Breaking Up Families

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (June 15, 2018) – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today strongly criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions for using the Bible to justify the separation of children from their families at the United States-Mexico border.
  • This Week in the World: Senate Passes Truth and Healing Commission Bill!

    This Week in the World | December 20, 2024

    BREAKING: Today, the Senate unanimously passed the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (S. 1723)! This is “a landmark milestone in the fight for truth and healing,” FCNL’s Rachel Overstreet said.

  • Seeking Truth, Healing, and Right Relationship: Quakers and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

    Event - Quaker Changemaker Series |  -
    In conversation with Paula Palmer and Jerilyn DeCoteau, FCNL’s Congressional Advocate for Native American Advocacy Portia Kay^nthos Skenandore-Wheelock will discuss FCNL’s work to build support for the bipartisan Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act (S. 2907/H.R. 5444). Paula and Jerilyn will share from their expertise and experience co-directing Towards Right Relationship with Native Peoples with Friends Peace Teams. Director of Quaker Leadership Alicia McBride will moderate the conversation.
  • The Torture Report

    Background | September 26, 2016
    Small steps are constantly being made in a long and difficult journey. We must learn from both the Torture Report and the recent Committee Against Torture review and admit responsibility. Only after acknowledging the full scope of U.S. torture can we heal and prevent these horrific mistakes from repeating themselves. 
  • Q&A: Figuring Out the Quaker Role in Ukraine With Michael Eccles

    Background | July 18, 2022

    For Friends in Europe, the invasion of Ukraine has sparked urgent discussions about how to respond to the continent’s largest conflict since World War II.