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Quaker Lobbying
FCNL’s lobbying connects historic Quaker testimonies on peace, equality, simplicity, and integrity with issues and legislation in Washington, DC.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).Listening to Voices from the West Bank
“Nonviolence can affect more than the heart and change people from the worst versions of themselves to a better one. I have seen people change.”
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.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.
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
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.