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  • What to do with our history?

    FCNL in the News | 
    First I would like to thank the author, Rachel Overstreet, for accompanying me when I lobbied my congressmember and senators on this very issue! Friends Committee for National Legislation (FCNL) is such a valuable resource for lobbying.
  • Quakers Defend Birthright Citizenship; FCNL, FGC Join Faith Groups in Amicus Brief

    FCNL in the News | 
    Quakers from Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) and Friends General Conference (FGC) signed a friend of the court brief, also called an amicus brief, supporting the plaintiff, pseudonymously named Barbara. Attorneys filed the brief on March 4, 2026. Barbara is an asylum seeker who escaped gang violence in Honduras and discovered she was pregnant in February 2025, WCNC reported. Barbara is one of three plaintiffs using pseudonyms in the class action suit, according to NPR.
  • Quakers Grapple with Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

    Background | March 30, 2022
    Following FCNL’s tradition of witnessing in solidarity with Native Americans, we are amplifying the efforts of Native advocates to formalize this truth-telling process in current legislation.
  • Change Through Comics

    Background | October 6, 2020
    Joey Hartmann-Dow spent her spring residency as a Friend in Washington creating a comic book. However, Seeks is not an ordinary comic book.
  • Quaker Lobby Urges Support for U.S.-North Korea Agreement

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (June 12, 2018) – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today congratulated President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for taking the first step in ending the war in the Korean Peninsula.
  • Environmental Advocacy Training & Stewardship Panel

    Event | April 11, 2019
    Join us on April 10 the next event in our Quaker Change Maker Series featuring Emily Wirzba and Milo Keller from FCNL’s Sustainable Energy and Environment team. Hear stories of Friends’ faith in action as we are called to be wise stewards of what God has provided.
  • Kenyan Quakers Appeal for Restraint

    Letter | September 18, 2017
    Leaders of every Kenyan Quaker Yearly Meeting gathered to discuss the future of the Quaker movement in their country. During this retreat, they drafted a letter speaking to their concern about unity and peace in the lead up to the presidential election on the 17th of October.
  • Remembering Ed Snyder

    Update | October 12, 2016
    We’re deeply sad to share the news that former FCNL Executive Secretary Ed Snyder passed away on Friday, August 12. He served FCNL for 35 years, including as Executive Secretary from 1962 to 1990.
  • Diane Randall

    Person - Former Staff | June 14, 2023
    Diane Randall served as the General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation from 2011-2021. She was the fourth General Secretary and first woman to hold the position.
  • 75th Anniversary Celebration

    Update | August 17, 2020
    At a weekend of events at the Quaker Hill Conference Center and Earlham College, FCNL celebrated our 75th anniversary, honored the work of those who came before us, and looked forward to the years ahead of continued work towards the world we seek.