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  • Welcome to the Team!

    Page | February 8, 2024
    Here are three simple steps to take in order to get connected with your local Advocacy Team, and to feel like you are ready to begin your citizen advocacy journey with FCNL.
  • National FCNL Network Mobilizes for Indigenous Justice

    Update | November 17, 2022
    In recent months, the FCNL community has mobilized around the country for indigenous justice in solidarity with tribes advocating for the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act (S. 2907/H.R. 5444).  
  • Communities of Color Disproportionally Hurt by Immigration Enforcement

    Background | March 13, 2018
    At all levels, the U.S. criminal justice system disproportionately arrests, convicts, and incarcerates people of color. When immigrants of color – or people of color perceived to be immigrants – are stopped by law enforcement, the web of immigration enforcement also makes them more vulnerable to unjust detention and deportation.
  • What Are You Being Asked To Do in This Moment?

    Update | September 9, 2020
    Amid a worldwide health crisis, an economic downturn that has devastated millions, and a pandemic of racism and police violence in the United States, this query has woven its way into my thoughts over these past months.
  • Addressing Police Brutality

    Event - Quaker Changemaker Series | 
    The United States needed police reform long before the murder of George Floyd, and it’s past time Congress takes action. Are you ready to keep working? Please join FCNL’s young adult program for a webinar on June 30 and learn how you can talk to your legislators about the issue of police brutality and reform.
  • Spring Lobby Weekend

    Page | May 23, 2024
    Each year more than 400 students, recent grads, Quakers, and young adults gather to learn and lobby Congress at FCNL’s Spring Lobby Weekend.
  • Young Adults Virtually Lobby for Climate Solutions

    Background | October 6, 2020
    More than 450 young adults from 40 states have registered to virtually attend Spring Lobby Weekend (SLW), March 29-31. They will attend from meetings, churches, colleges, and universities.
  • Filling in the Gaps of the State of the Union Address

    Update | February 8, 2023
    Even in a 90-minute speech, some critical topics remained unmentioned or underdiscussed—issues that are vital to the current and future state of our country and our world.  
  • FCNL Criticizes Much Reduced U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) criticized the drastic reduction of refugees to be admitted for resettlement in the U.S. This follows the Trump administration’s announcement late yesterday to resettle only 18,0000 refugees in FY 2020 – the lowest in the 39-year history of the program.
  • Why Tax Policy is a Moral Matter

    Update | November 4, 2024

    Economic policy is a moral issue. The 2017 Tax Cut and Job Act (TCJA) demonstrates a troubling preference for billionaires and large corporations at the expense of everyday Americans.