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  • Scott Duncan’s Trans-Pacific Work for Peace

    Update | August 29, 2024
    I first ran into FCNL when I was head of the fundraising department at AFSC in Philadelphia, and a friend of mine was in the development department at FCNL. When I retired here in Salisbury, Maryland, I became interested in FCNL and started to donate money to support their lobbying efforts. That’s the way I got introduced to the notion of citizen lobbying. I was just so impressed with the thoroughness and the clarity of the work that the staff did at FCNL.

  • Persistent Advocacy for Peace

    Update | June 24, 2019
    Yesterday, for the first time, the house voted to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) and end 18 years of war. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13), was included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 2968). In the coverage that follows, few newspapers are likely to report that a 76-year-old Quaker lobby has done the careful, long-term work to end a war that has spread to 19 countries.

  • Questions for Trump's New Foreign Policy Team

    Update | January 4, 2017
    President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominees will help set the direction of U.S. foreign policy going forward. They need to be able to answer serious questions about building a more peaceful world.

  • Shifting the Narrative to Restore UNRWA Aid

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    Gaza Needs Aid

  • This Week in the World: The Voices Congress Should be Listening to on Gaza

    This Week in the World | July 29, 2024
    On Wednesday, Congress convened a special joint session to hear from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu sought to rally even greater U.S. military support for a war that continues to inflict unprecedented suffering on the people of Gaza.

  • Forward Plan Resulted in a More Effective FCNL

    Background | December 16, 2022
    An analysis of the 2018–2022 Forward Plan concludes that despite the challenges of the last five years, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) has been transformed into a “bigger, more resilient, and effective lobbying organization that continually innovates to meet challenges while remaining grounded in Quaker faith and practice.”

  • A Different Future is Possible

    Letter | April 15, 2024

    This is a shared statement between FCNL and seven other Quaker organizations, published April 12, 2024. You can download it here.

  • The Politics of Islamophobia

    FCNL in the News | January 3, 2017

    Western Friend interviewed FCNL’s Yasmine Taeb about the politics of Islamophobia and how it impacts her lobbying efforts on Syrian refugees and other issues.

  • World Refugee Day Opening Remarks

    Statement | August 17, 2020
    WASHINGTON, DC - In commemoration of World Refugee Day, Rep. Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) will join Members of Congress, Minnesota State Rep. Ilhan Omar, refugees and faith leaders to talk about Congress’s bipartisan commitment to welcome and protect refugees.

  • November 2021: Inside the Greenhouse

    Inside the Greenhouse | November 5, 2021
    In late October, the White House and congressional leaders agreed to a preliminary framework for the Build Back Better Act. The framework contains some critical climate policies that FCNL has advocated for.