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  • Statement for Dismantling Racism

    Meeting Minute | January 5, 2021

    Whidbey Island Friends Meeting Statement for Dismantling Racism: A Faithful Ethical and Moral Framework, June 14, 2020

  • Faith Leaders to DHS: Bring Juan Back Home

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington D.C. - Following news that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiary Juan Manuel Montes was deported, faith leaders join the #JusticeforJuan campaign to demand answers and call for his return home.

  • Advocacy Teams at Five Years: Now in 42 States

    Background | February 25, 2021
    The first teams were launched in 2015. Today, we have more than 120 teams stretching across 42 states, engaging Congress to end endless wars.

  • Minute for the Repeal of the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs

    Meeting Minute | November 23, 2021
    Bridge City Friends Meeting’s minute for the repeal of the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) and for building peace in the world.

  • Our Approach

    Page | July 26, 2023

    Because our lawmakers are making decisions about people’s lives, we must be ready to work with them, regardless of party or agreement on all issues. We meet both policymakers and advocates where they are and seek opportunities to work together where there is common ground.

  • Minute on the Truth and Healing Commission

    Meeting Minute | August 3, 2022
    Twin Cities Friends Meeting minute in support of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools in the United States Act (S. 2907/H.R. 5444).

  • Minute on Renaming Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky

    Meeting Minute | January 6, 2023
    Fort Collins Friends Meeting approved a minute supporting the renaming of Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky in support of the requests of the Mestaa’ehehe coalition.

  • The Failures of The War On Terror

    Background | August 31, 2022
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation believes the U.S. War on Terror—the use of war and other military means to defeat terrorist groups—is based on a flawed proposition. It is simply not possible through the use of armed force to eliminate armed groups who engage in terrorism.

  • Minute on Immigration Legislation to Sen. Tillis

    Meeting Minute | December 7, 2022
    Swannanoa Valley Friends Meeting writes to Senator Tillis to express their concern about the inaction of the Senate to pass the Dream Act (S. 264) and the SECURE Act (S. 306).

  • Take a Stand for Peace and Get Rid of the Draft

    Update | April 16, 2021
    Peace is more than a buzzword. For Quakers and advocates across the world, it is a calling, a way of life that affirms our faith, our morals, and our collective humanity. And throughout U.S. history, few things have challenged that commitment to living in peace more than the military draft.