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Quakers Working in the Legislature
FCNL’s Quaker Changemaker series has lifted up stories of Friends working in lobbying, advocacy, public office, and more—but we’ve yet to highlight stories of Quakers working in the legislative process as staff to an elected official.
Quakers Talk to Congress About Climate Change
Why do these 300 Young Adult Friends care so much about climate change? In this QuakerSpeak video, they explain the political and spiritual importance of their advocacy.Lisa Graustein
Lisa Graustein holds a Master of Education in Racial Justice Education and has facilitated DEI workshops for more than fifteen years.Emily Wirzba Published in Quakers, Creation Care, and Sustainability
Congratulations to Emily Wirzba, FCNL Legislative Representative for Sustainable Energy and Environment, and our former Program Assistant for Communications, Emmett Witkovsky-Eldred! They wrote a chapter in the book Quakers, Creation Care, and Sustainability entitled “Lobbying for an Earth Restored: Friends Committee on National Legislation.”Quakers Uprooting Racism
Join the online discussion with representatives of the Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism to learn more about the coalition, their vision of a transforming Religious Society of Friends, and plans for the 2024 cohort of Quakers Uprooting Racism."A Marriage of the Heart and Mind"
In my role as FCNL’s Quaker Engagement intern, I had the pleasure of surveying and interviewing Friends throughout the country about their advocacy efforts and their connection to their faith.
Quaker Witness = Might and Action
As the nation faces the latest mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Friends are offering thoughts and prayers, holding in the light all who are touched by these human tragedies. Out of this sense of spirit, Friends are also committing to action to stop this violence.Repeal of Clean Energy Credits Impacts Quaker Meetings
Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA, P.L. 117-169) in 2022, more than 400,000 clean energy jobs were created and over $422 billion invested in 48 states and districts, including Puerto Rico.
Change Through Comics
Joey Hartmann-Dow spent her spring residency as a Friend in Washington creating a comic book. However, Seeks is not an ordinary comic book.The World We Seek
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is a national, nonpartisan Quaker organization that lobbies Congress for peace, justice, and environmental stewardship. We seek a world free of war and the threat of war, a society with equity and justice for all, a community where every person’s potential may be fulfilled, and an earth restored.