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  • Staff & Governance

    Page | October 29, 2025
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation and the FCNL Education Fund are governed by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
  • Update: Where the Farm Bill Stands Now

    Update | July 3, 2018
    On Thursday, June 28, the Senate passed H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act, better known as the Senate farm bill. The bill passed by an overwhelming vote of 86-11 and without any harmful amendments. This was a huge victory.
  • Quaker Communities Speak on the War in Israel-Palestine

    Update | August 13, 2024

    As violence escalates and reverberates in the Middle East, Friends feel a call to act. For many, that action includes working in their own community to distill their grief, fear, confusion, and concern into a collective and corporate statement of belief and action.

  • Addressing the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

    Page | January 31, 2023
    In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Christian churches collaborated with the government to create hundreds of boarding schools for Native American children.
  • The Quaker Institute: Beloved Community as Prophetic Witness

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    Join FCNL staff and advocates at Pendle Hill for this on-campus gathering of Friends to learn and practice rebuilding community as prophetic witness. Includes workshops with Friends and Quaker organizations: Friends Committee on National Legislation, Friends General Conference, American Friends Service Committee, and more!
  • Quakers, Race, and Police Brutality

    Background | October 6, 2020
    Friends across the country are speaking out against racism and police violence. Here, we excerpt some of the minutes and statements that they have shared with us.
  • Everyone Deserves Protection—Regardless of Immigration Status

    Update | September 16, 2020
    These are difficult times for everyone. But immigrant communities are facing particularly severe risk and hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Grace in Generational Transition: Raising Up Young Adult Leaders

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    How can the Religious Society of Friends gracefully navigate generational transitions and work to raise up young adult leadership in our communities? ​Join FCNL and New England Quakers for this online conversation on Monday, Nov. 1 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.
  • We're Working to Uproot Racism and We Need You with Us

    Update | September 3, 2024

    We are seeking a peaceful, equitable, and just world. We bring this vision into reality by working in coalition with like-minded organizations and friends to confront systemic racism in our communities.

  • Faith Statements on Nuclear Disarmament

    Background | October 14, 2016
    There is broad, interfaith support for a world free of nuclear weapons.