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This Week in the World: Our Advocacy is Making History
In historic votes Wednesday evening, 19 senators sent a strong message: U.S. complicity in the Israeli government’s catastrophic war in Gaza is unacceptable and must end!
Recommendations for Executive Action for the Remainder of President Biden’s Term
Climate
Recommendation: Submit and publicize the U.S. government’s next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).
August 2025: Inside the Greenhouse
Inside the Greenhouse is a monthly update on FCNL’s environmental advocacy and the climate crisis.
This Week in the World: Trump Opens a New Chapter of the Forever Wars
Today, President Donald Trump announced that he is changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department
This Week in the World: Political Violence is a Grave Threat to Us All. We Must Change Course
We are horrified and deeply saddened by the killing of political commentator Charlie Kirk on Wednesday. We are holding all of his loved ones in the Light.
We stand in solidarity with Open Society Foundations
Open Society Foundations has been one of FCNL’s most generous partners for more than a decade. Their support has helped FCNL engage thousands of people across the country in every state with tools to become effective advocates for ending war and building peace.
Peacebuilding
In our pursuit of a world free of war and the threat of war, we are changing U.S. foreign policy from one that is overly militarized to one that prevents, mitigates, and transforms violent conflict.U.S. Wars & Militarism
FCNL seeks to create a world free from war and the threat of war. Since September 11, Congress has largely ceded its constitutional authority to determine when and where the United States goes to war, and successive presidents have expanded our country’s military presence around the world. The result has been a ballooning military budget, a legacy of torture and other unlawful mistreatment, indefinite detention at Guantanamo Bay, the use of drones to kill people far from traditional battlefields, and the deaths of over 335,000 civilians.Justice Reform
We all lose when we lock people away. Incarceration denies the opportunities for rehabilitation and healing that are necessary for a person to fulfill their potential. This is a loss not only to the individual and his or her family, but to society as a whole. We call for a transformation of our current criminal legal system, which today is used principally as an instrument of retribution — a policy contrary to our Quaker beliefs.Economic Justice
By most measures, the United States is a country of wealth and abundance. Yet, for many people, the economy isn’t working. Every day, people in our communities experience the frustration and indignity of struggling to pay rent and put food on the table.