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  • Freedom of Press and Rule of Law are Sacred American Values Say Quakers

    Statement | November 8, 2018
    Washington, DC - The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today expressed concern over the denial of press access to the White House and the threat to independent government investigations.
  • No One Will Win if This Violence Continues to Escalate

    Update | October 13, 2023
    In recent days, I’ve counted losses that I still cannot comprehend. This is a human crisis, and one thing is very clear: no one will win if this war continues to escalate. The U.S. must act urgently to help de-escalate the violence in Israel-Palestine.
  • Three Months After Its Introduction, We Need The Freedom Of Religion Act More Than Ever.

    FCNL in the News | October 4, 2016

    Yasmine Taeb, the Legislative Representative for Human Rights & Civil Liberties at the Friends Committee on National Legislation joined the House delegation on stage.

  • Arthur Meyer Boyd

    Person | September 23, 2016

    Arthur joined the FCNL staff in August, 1995, having previously been for many years the Baltimore Yearly Meeting representative to the FCNL General Committee, and clerk of the Personnel Committee, and a donor.

  • Statement Regarding Anti-Terrorism Compliance

    Statement | October 13, 2016
    Many foundations and other institutional funders are now requiring that grantees certify as a condition for receiving a grant that they are not supporting terrorism.
  • Faith Vigil for Peace in Ukraine

    Event |  -
    On the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, please join us in praying together and lamenting the human harm caused by violence and conflict.
  • Trump pressures Saudi Arabia on Yemen blockade

    Update | March 7, 2018

    Kate Gould, legislative director for Middle East policy for the Friends Committee on National Legislation, said Trump’s statement Wednesday was a welcome development.

  • Sitara Nath looks to create immigration policy change with grassroots effort from The Bluff

    FCNL in the News | September 30, 2016

    “Nath spent 10 days this past summer in Washington D.C. with the nonprofit Friends Committee on National Legislation learning and beginning to lobby for immigration reform.”

  • 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).  
  • Poverty, Tax Credits, and the American Rescue Plan

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    Join the Friends Committee on National Legislation’s Diane Randall and Bread for the World’s Rev. Eugene Cho for this special conversation with Senator Sherrod Brown (OH).