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How to Teach Civics in a Quaker School
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?
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.Quaker Lobby Statement on the War in Ukraine and Peace Testimony
The Friends Committee on National Legislation and its partner Quaker organizations issued the following statement today on the war in Ukraine and the Quaker commitment to peace.Developing Leaders in Campus Chapters
The Young Adult Program’s Campus Chapters initiative is an opportunity for students to become engaged in advocacy with FCNL on their college campuses
Jose Manuel Maldonado-Morales
Jose Manuel Maldonado-Morales is graduating from the University of Washington with a bachelors in educational studies and American ethnic studies and a minor in labor studies as a first generation student.
An Earth Month Call to Action
Join FCNL’s Sustainable Energy and the Environment and Quaker Engagement teams for a special Earth month event on advocacy for the environment. In the first hour, we’ll exchange stories about friends from around the country engaged in climate action.
Stewarding Stillness
As we look toward the next eight decades—or even the next five years—we wonder how to remain brave and constant amid deep partisan divides, ongoing horrors of war, racism, xenophobia, and an environment in crisis. Being still during some of our most trying times has enabled us to hear, recalibrate, and think deeply, instead of being strictly reactionary.Hoping to Heal a Wounded Nation
Minutes are faithfully discerned messages that powerfully communicate concerns weighing heavily on the hearts and minds within the Meeting. Minutes can also help Friends convert faith into action with members of Congress. We encourage Friends to consider forwarding Meeting Minutes as advocacy tools, as we lift concerns for peace and justice. For more information, please visit fcnl.org/minutes. North Carolina Fellowship of Friends offers this prayer, read aloud during their August 10, 2019, gathering in Quaker Haven Camp, NC.President Trump's Helsinki Statements Undermine Our Democracy
Washington, DC (July 17, 2018) – The Quaker lobby, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), issued the following statement by Executive Secretary Diane Randall regarding the summit between the U.S. and Russia.Learn about Quakers and Effective Lobbying
We are pleased to offer two new resources that explore the Quaker grounding of FCNL’s advocacy. Whether you want to understand Quakerism better or to spend time reflecting on the relationship between your faith and political action, you will find a great deal to consider in these publications.