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The Future Needs an Advocate
Spring Lobby Weekend (SLW) changed the course of my life. I hope you’ll give it the same chance for yours.FCNL Welcomes New Ways to Track Ongoing Police Militarization
Washington, DC - The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today applauded House appropriators taking several modest steps to change a 1997 law that created a pipeline of weapons and materials between the Pentagon and local police departments. The pipeline is known as the 1033 program after a provision in the recently renewed National Defense Authorization Act.In Memoriam: Landrum Bolling
Former FCNL staff member Jim Fine reflects on the life of Landrum Bolling: Quaker, activist, and educator with a passion for “walking cheerfully over the world answering that of God in every one.”Fierce Love: Annual Meeting 2020
More than 800 Quakers and friends from across the country gathered virtually to engage in worship, listening, and advocacy as we lobbied together for strong action to address the crisis of racism, police brutality, and the militarization of police!House Votes to End War with Iraq, Prevent War with Iran
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.Nathan Baring, 18
I am Quaker and a major climate change activist. I believe that young people do not have an adequate seat at the table to be represented in decisions that will affect their futures.
There is a disconnect between politicians and the people.
Annual Meeting 2025: Still Speaking Truth to Power
Jameelah Lewis
Jameelah Lewis served as the Advocacy Teams Organizer for Friends Committee on National Legislation in 2022.FCNL Wins Five Communications Awards
The Religion Communicators Council recently granted FCNL five DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards in recognition of the excellence of its communications work in 2019. RCC is the oldest group of its kind and the DeRose-Hinkhouse is most prestigious in the field of religious communications.Tax Reform Moving in Congress Hurts Middle and Low Income People; Raises Deficit
When most people hear about the tax reform, their eyes glaze over. But the decisions that Congress makes about taxes are moral decisions with enormous consequences. If you want to know about the values and priorities of a nation, just take a look at that nation’s tax code.