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A Quaker Vision for Migration Justice
Five Quaker organizations recently issued a joint statement on migration. “A Quaker Statement on Migration” draws on foundations the Religious Society of Friends and their work with migrants and on migration.No More Gun Violence #EnoughIsEnough
This morning, I put on my coat and joined FCNL staff on the sidewalk facing the Hart Senate Building. For 17 minutes, we joined the hundreds of thousands of school children, teachers, parents and allies all over the world who walked out of their classrooms and places of work, and with their bodies and voices, said enough is enough.Calling for a Ceasefire: Israel-Palestine Briefing
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
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
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
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
Lamenting mistakes of the past and praying and acting for more peaceful tomorrows.FCNL Priorities for the 117th Congress (2021-2022)
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.Letter from the Clerk: Searching for the Next General Secretary
For the past ten years, Diane has fostered the growth and strength of FCNL among Friends and on Capitol Hill.Oppose Militarized Counterterrorism in Afghanistan
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.