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  • Washington Newsletter: Standing Up for Diplomacy

    Washington Newsletter | February 5, 2018
    Diplomacy doesn’t require admiration or even trust between the parties. It does require an orientation toward continuing conversation and a willingness to listen to other perspectives. It is, in its way, a spiritual discipline of endeavoring to speak to the Divine that lives in each of us.

  • Resources on Civil Rights

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    While FCNL covers a lot of issue areas directly, due to limited capacity, we don’t directly lobby and offer guidance on all issues that we find important and aligned with our values as a Quaker organization.

  • The Cost of Racism Affects Us All

    Background | April 22, 2022
    Racism is not only morally wrong, but it also has massive detriments to our economy

  • House Votes to End War with Iraq, Prevent War with Iran

    Update | October 27, 2020
    In a pair of stunning victories last week, the House of Representatives adopted bipartisan amendments to the annual defense policy bill that would repeal the 17-year-old authority to engage in a war with Iraq and prohibit spending on an unauthorized war with Iran. The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020 (NDAA) then passed the House by a final vote of 220-97, without any Republican votes.

  • Senate Votes to End Illegal U.S. War in Yemen

    Press Release | May 4, 2021
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) hailed today’s landmark Senate vote to end American involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The legislation (S.J. Res 7), passed 54-46, enforces the 1973 War Powers Act by ending American military participation in a war that has killed untold thousands and put millions of Yemenis on the brink of starvation.

  • FCNL Denounces Senate Vote on CIA Director

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (May 17, 2018)—The Quaker lobby, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), today denounced the Senate’s vote to confirm Gina Haspel to serve as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

  • Lobbying for the World We Seek in the 119th Congress

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    Despite the chaos in the opening weeks of the second Trump administration, FCNL remains focused on our legislative agenda for the 119th Congress. While executive actions impact our agenda—e.g.

  • Building Diaspora Solidarity to Transform U.S. Foreign Policy

    Update | August 8, 2024
    Representing diverse backgrounds—from Egypt to Niger, Bhutan to the Democratic Republic of Congo—these organizers spent four days engaged in deep discussions, advocacy training, and meeting with Hill staff.

  • Shukria Dellawar

    Person - Former Staff | January 3, 2023
    Shukria Dellawar was FCNL’s director of the Prevention and Protection Working Group (2019-2022). She has served as a peace and security expert, human rights advocate, and a gender specialist.

  • Two Weeks to Election Day: Let’s Harness Our Power

    Update | October 24, 2018
    I’ve been reflecting on power lately – who has it and who uses it. By the numbers we, millennials and members of Generation Z, should have a lot of sway.