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  • Calling for a Ceasefire: Israel-Palestine Briefing

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    In war, civilians always pay the highest price. As the crisis in Israel and Palestine deepens following the attack by Hamas on Israel and Israel’s retaliatory violence, our voices are needed.
  • Quaker Lobby Joins Global X Disengagement Movement

    Press Release | December 17, 2024
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation, along with nine other Quaker organizations around the world, announced today their disengagement from X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Globally, this move within Quaker circles has come to be known as the eXodus and it has been a subject of much discernment.
  • Reza Dad Mohammadi

    Person - Summer Interns 2019 | November 2, 2020
    Class of 2021 at Simpson College in Iowa, Reza is a double major in International relations and International Business.
  • Why Quakers Value Process Over Outcome

    Background | September 28, 2016
    In this QuakerSpeak video, former FCNL Clerk Dorsey Green explores her experience clerking the General Committee. She explains the difference between everyone agreeing and finding the sense of the meeting.
  • Interfaith Prayer Service on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

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    Lamenting mistakes of the past and praying and acting for more peaceful tomorrows.
  • FCNL Priorities for the 117th Congress (2021-2022)

    Background | December 22, 2020
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) brings Friends’ spiritual values and testimonies to bear on U.S. public policy decisions, guided by the legislative priorities below.
  • Oppose Militarized Counterterrorism in Afghanistan

    Page | October 29, 2020

    The idea that it is necessary to maintain residual forces in Afghanistan to conduct counterterrorism operations is based on the flawed premise that “terrorism” must be fought and can be defeated militarily.

  • Letter from the Clerk: Searching for the Next General Secretary

    Background | April 22, 2021
    For the past ten years, Diane has fostered the growth and strength of FCNL among Friends and on Capitol Hill.
  • How to Teach Civics in a Quaker School

    Background | September 28, 2016
    The way we teach civics matters. In this QuakerSpeak video, Carolina Friends School teacher Randall Williams shows how Quaker School teachers can engage students by showing civics in action.
  • Why Do Quakers Care About Politics?

    Background | October 11, 2016
    Friends have always been very active in addressing our government and its rule. In this QuakerSpeak video, we ask Marge Abbott and Noah Baker Merrill why Quakers care about politics.