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  • Where is the courage of conscience in Congress?

    FCNL in the News | 
    When I began working with a faith-based lobbying organization 30 years ago, I could never have imagined how much change I would witness in Congress during my career, nor how deeply my own faith in our democratic system would be challenged.
  • Relentless Advocacy

    Update | November 25, 2020
    This year, Congress finally took important, bipartisan votes to end endless war. Despite growing recognition of the need to assert congressional authority over war, lawmakers ultimately failed to do so.
  • Violence Interrupters in Urban Communities

    Update | August 3, 2021
    There are many solutions to community-based violence, but one main one is violence interrupters. This work goes to the heart of the Quaker Peace testimony by reducing violence in communities.
  • Q&A: Care for the Environment as a Testimony

    Background | November 15, 2022

    Francisco Burgos is the executive director of Pendle Hill, a Quaker learning and conference center outside of Philadelphia. Kristen Archer spoke with him about the link between a personal relationship with the natural world and advocating for economic justice.

  • Ceryn Schoel

    Person - Advocacy Corps 2018-2019 | November 2, 2020
    Ceryndipity Aslan Schoel was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and after living in the freezing mountains of Vermont to attend Middlebury College, she returned to her hometown.
  • Continuing to Hold Kenya in the Light

    Update | September 29, 2017
    As Kenya prepares for its upcoming repeat presidential election, FCNL and American Friends hold Kenyan Friends in the Light and urge the United States and Kenyan governments to promote peaceful solutions.
  • Keep Trump's Finger off the Button

    Statement | January 28, 2017
    New legislation would require President Trump to get approval from Congress before starting a nuclear war.
  • Your Community Lobby Day Stories

    Update | December 16, 2016
    All around the country, members of the FCNL community have been visiting the local offices of their members of Congress and asking them how they will work to #unlockjustice in 2017.
  • Washington Newsletter: Lessons from the 117th Congress and Looking Ahead to the 118th Congress

    Washington Newsletter | May 1, 2023
    As the 118th session of the United States Congress begins, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) and its network of advocates will be lobbying legislators based on 13 legislative priorities in the next two years. The priorities reflect the discernment of more than 250 Quaker meetings, churches, individuals, and organizations from all over the country.
  • Washington Newsletter: Towards the World We Seek

    Washington Newsletter | February 6, 2024
    As we look toward the next eight decades—or even the next five years—we wonder how to remain brave and constant amid deep partisan divides, ongoing horrors of war, racism, xenophobia, and an environment in crisis.