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Bringing Ourselves into Lobbying
FCNL’s March Quaker Changemaker event is an intergenerational conversation about what “bringing ourselves into lobbying” looks like. Speakers will offer their own experiences, encourage us all to consider how identity affects our lobbying, and discuss the ways that power and privilege show up in (and can be challenged through) congressional advocacy.Living the Palestine Experience by Arthur Meyer Boyd and Margaret Boyd Meyer
Under military occupation in Palestine, a Quaker school is thriving. How are Quaker values providing hope and building a foundation for a peaceful, just future? How does the Israeli-Palestinian conflict affect daily life in Israel and Palestine? What might the future hold for this troubled region? Join us for the next Quaker Change Maker series event to hear how from Friends Arthur Meyer Boyd and Margaret Boyd Meyer.Kay Cannon
Kay Cannon is the Hospitality Manager at FCNL, where she serves as the primary on-site host and point person for Friends Place and Quaker Welcome Center guests.General Committee
FCNL is governed by a General Committee of approximately 180 Friends, the majority of whom have been appointed by 26 Yearly Meetings and seven national Friends’ organizations.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting: How to Lobby
Join Alicia McBride of the Friends Committee on National Legislation for a workshop about lobbying. This event is hosted by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.Emma Hulbert
Emma Hulbert was FCNL’s 2021-2022 program assistant for Quaker Outreach.How Mysticism Informs Quaker Activism
In this QuakerSpeak video, Jennie Isbell explores her journey from skepticism into activism.Strengthening Democracy this Election Year
Join us on Weds. Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. EDT to discuss how Quakers are being led to respond to threats to our democracy. We’ll be joined by Gretchen Castle, dean of the Earlham School of Religion and a member of the Quaker Call steering committee, and Margaret Lew, a Friend from New York actively involved in organizing efforts responding to the Quaker Call to action. They’ll be in dialogue with FCNL’s Senior Director of Community and Culture Alicia McBride.Join Fellow Quaker Advocates: Take Action Today
These are urgent times.Quaker Meeting Aligns with Nuclear Treaty
Friend Timmon Wallis approached the meeting with an idea: Northampton could become the first faith community in the United States to come into compliance with the Nuclear Ban Treaty.