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  • This Week in the World: Working Toward a Future Free from the Nuclear Shadow

    This Week in the World | August 9, 2024

    This week, we mourned and honored the more than 100,000 people who were killed in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 79 years ago.

  • 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.

  • Resources from Immigration Network Call

    Update | August 17, 2020
    Thank you for joining Jessica, Hannah and Mimosa for the March 29 call on immigration policy update and action steps!
  • Quaker Advocacy to End Gun Violence

    Page | August 3, 2023
    Friends believe that through the Spirit there is always a chance for reconciliation, rehabilitation, and personal transformation. Too often, the presence of guns at critical times cuts short potential opportunities for redirection and renewal, resulting in tragic consequences. We support efforts to reduce gun violence by such measures as regulating gun ownership, possession, and use through the implementation of universal background checks, bans on military-style weapons, and public health-oriented research and education.
  • Home

    Page | April 24, 2026
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation is a national, nonpartisan Quaker organization that lobbies Congress and the administration to advance peace, justice, and environmental stewardship.
  • Tennesseans and Bob Corker can help prevent global genocide

    FCNL in the News | April 12, 2018

    Thursday is Yom HaShoah – or Holocaust Remembrance Day – which honors the memory of the six million Jews who perished during World War II.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Love Thy Neighbor: Annual Meeting 2019

    Event - Annual Meeting |  -
    More than 400 Quakers and friends came together from across the country to engage in worship, listening, and advocacy as we lobbied together to end endless war!