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This Week in the World: Celebrating a momentous milestone for peace
After decades of advocacy from FCNL’s network and the broader peace movement, the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq has finally been repealed!
Quakers: A Quick Guide
Quakers: A Quick Guide
International Day of Peace Statement by Peacebuilding Groups
For this year’s International Day of Peace, 21 September, 131 peacebuilding organizations wrote a statement laying out steps to consolidate and broaden gains of peace around the world. Writing to the international community and the UN General Assembly, this statement asks them to fully commit to peace in the 2030 Agenda. This is a critical time to push for peace and inclusion and to focus on supporting local and regional methods of sustaining peace.FCNL Welcomes Protections for Young Immigrants, Calls for Path to Citizenship
On November 29, 2021, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) commented on the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed rule to preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).Campus Chapters
This Week with North Korea
Tensions with North Korea escalated dramatically this week. President Trump threatened “fire and fury” against North Korea, while North Korea boasted of plans to splash missiles in the waters around Guam, a U.S. territory home to more than 162,000 people.Celebrating Quaker Changemakers
For Quakers, faith is not practiced only in a particular building, on a particular day of the week. We are invited to let our lives speak, to demonstrate our beliefs with each decision and action.
After Budget Deal, Faith Groups Urge Investment in True Human Needs
More than 30 national faith-based organizations urged Congress to reserve the increases for non-defense discretionary spending for true human needs programs, rather than for increased immigration enforcement.25 Faith Organizations Push for Sentencing Reform in the House Judiciary
Twenty-five faith organizations sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee today calling for comprehensive criminal justice reform that includes sentencing reform.25 Groups urge President Trump to fill key leadership position for Africa
FCNL signed a letter to President Trump urging him to fill a key leadership position at the State Department. The highest level of diplomatic efforts are desperately needed to address conflict across Africa.