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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

  • 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.

  • Gifts From Your Will or Trust

    Page | January 5, 2021

    For example, your bequest can be a stated dollar amount, or you can bequeath specific property to Friends Committee on National Legislation.

  • 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).

  • 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 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.

  • 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).

  • Systems, Relationships, and History: Advocating for Peace Today

    Background | September 17, 2020
    Sept. 21 marks the International Day of Peace. What does it mean to work for peace, as our country and world face painful conflicts?

  • 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.

  • The Electoral College Should be Abolished

    Background | October 20, 2020
    On July 6, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that states have the power to require presidential electors to vote for their party’s candidate for president. One of the plaintiffs as a “faithless elector,” was Esther Little Dove John, a member of the FCNL General Committee and from Sierra Cascades Yearly Meeting.