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20 Years Later: Revisiting FCNL's Statement on the Attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Civilian Aircraft
Twenty years ago today, FCNL released this statement in response to the attacks of September 11, mourning the lives lost and insisting that war was not the answer.Advocacy Corps Past and Present: Community-Building Retreat
Twenty-one Advocacy Corps organizers from the 2021-2022 class and the 2020-2021 class met for the first time in Washington, D.C. over Indigenous Peoples’ Day Weekend.Seeking Divine Guidance and Holding Compassion on Abortion
Quakers have not found unity on the issue of abortion. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling calls us to renew our discernment.Century-old Artwork Finds a Home on Capitol Hill
A century-old work of art, which took more than six months to restore, now hangs over a fireplace mantel in one of the Friend’s Place dining rooms where historic meetings for peace and planning for demonstrations took place in the last 50 years.Faith, Elections, and our Democracy
Active and informed citizen participation in the political and electoral process is essential to the proper functioning of government. - The World We Seek: FCNL Statement of Legislative PolicySupport the Message that Torture is Wrong. Always.
Today, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to move forward with the nomination of Gina Haspel for director of the CIA. As you may know, Gina Haspel has a record of overseeing torture by the CIA and destroying evidence related to the program.Watching the Final Days
When a Congress emerges from an election period and it faces the final few days of a session, it is called a “lame duck” Congress. But Congress is anything but lame during these seasons. Typically, members compress a lot of activity — not all of it good — into the final days.Remembering Guatemala's Genocide
Panabaj is a tiny village in Guatemala with one big distinction: The military can never enter.Call to Conscience: Learn how to Decarbonize Your Home
This month, Barbara Briggs from Friends Meeting of Washington will be our guest. She will share how tax credits secured in the Inflation Reduction Act (Public Law No: 117-169) can be used to decarbonize our homes.New Data Makes Clear Poverty is a Policy Choice
Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data showing what we had feared: a devastating rise in U.S. poverty. It’s never been clearer that poverty is a policy choice.