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Celebrating World Quaker Day
When I arrive at the FCNL office, I always stop for a moment before entering the building, just to read the banner hanging from the outside our building: #lovethyneighbor (No Exceptions).Privacy Policy
Donor Privacy Policy
In order to increase our base of support, we sometimes exchange the names and postal mailing addresses of a portion of our supporter list with other carefully-chosen, like-minded organizations.
Around the Country: March Today. Lobby Tomorrow.
You can stand in the way of Islamophobia, racism, economic inequity, and violence. Join FCNL’s fierce advocacy for justice. Get the resources you need for protest and policy change.The World We Seek
This statement of policy embodies our convictions and provides the foundation for our work. It derives from careful discernment by Friends throughout the nation who have identified the fundamental vision that underlies our legislative actions.Sister Simone Campbell To Deliver Keynote Address at FCNL
This November 2-5, hundreds of Quakers and friends will be gathering in Washington, DC for FCNL’s Quaker Public Policy Institute and Annual Meeting. Attendees will experience four days of lobbying, worship, fellowship, and community.Investing in a Better Future
It’s appropriations season on Capitol Hill. That means that Congress is deciding where and how to spend trillions of taxpayer dollars in the next fiscal year (which starts on October 1). This is important work, since most laws—good and bad—can only be implemented if they are funded.Continuing Revolution: Restorative Justice as Spiritual Practice
Friends Place, along with two of our Quaker retreat center peer organizations, Beacon Hill Friends House, and Pendle Hill, will be hosting a retreat
Why We Tell Our Stories: Speaking Truth to Power About the Realities of War
In the face of nationwide political crises, it can be hard to feel like the voices and actions of any one person—much less my voice, or my actions—can make a difference. But FCNL’s 75-year history of advocacy shows that in fact, it is the work of individuals, of constituents bringing their stories to their members of Congress’ offices, that make change in Washington possible.Issues We Work On
FCNL’s multi-faceted approach draws on the expertise of registered lobbyists in Washington, DC, the commitment and passion of Quakers and friends around the country in our advocacy network, and the relationships we cultivate with elected officials and community leaders.Quaker Communities Speak on the War in Israel-Palestine
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.