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Q&A: Lethal Disregard for People on the Move
In December 2020, several Quaker organizations, including FCNL, released a joint “Quaker Statement on Migration,” which outlined a shared version for Friends’ work on migration policy. We spoke with Laurel Townhead, human rights and refugees representative for the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva, to learn more about her work and the process behind the documentNuclear Forces Treaty Needed to Keep the Peace in Europe
Washington – The Friends Committee today urged President Donald Trump not to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) between Russia and the United States.FCNL Welcomes New Ways to Track Ongoing Police Militarization
Washington, DC - The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today applauded House appropriators taking several modest steps to change a 1997 law that created a pipeline of weapons and materials between the Pentagon and local police departments. The pipeline is known as the 1033 program after a provision in the recently renewed National Defense Authorization Act.New Public Charge Rule Prioritizes Wealth over Hard Work and Family
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) strongly opposes a rule that would make it more difficult for immigrants to obtain green cards if they have used social services.Quaker Lobby Applauds Congress for Passing Farm Bill, Protecting Struggling Families by Supporting SNAP
Washington, DC – After months of intense negotiations and back-and-forth, both the House and Senate have approved the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R.2), now headed to the President to be signed into law. The final bill protects and strengthens SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) provisions. It also excludes harsh provisions in the House bill that would have cut people from SNAP who are struggling to find or keep work.FCNL Applauds Committee Passage of Genocide, Atrocities Prevention Act
Washington, DC (May 17, 2018) – The Quaker lobby, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauded the approval today of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017 (H.R. 3030) by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.FCNL Commends Bipartisan Farm Bill Passage
Washington, DC (June 29, 2018) – The Quaker lobby, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), applauds the Senate for protecting vital nutrition programs in the Senate Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which passed with strong bipartisan support in an 86-11 vote last night.Minute Calling for Humanity in the Middle East - Albuquerque Monthly Meeting (NM)
Albuquerque Monthly Meeting (NM) reaffirm their Minuted commitments and calls for reconciliation among all people in this conflict.Marta Rusek, 33
I want to run for office one day—to become the mayor of Philadelphia. The city was founded by a Quaker, though it’s never had a female mayor. And Pennsylvania has never had a female senator.
Washington Newsletter: Lessons from the 117th Congress and Looking Ahead to the 118th Congress
As the 118th session of the United States Congress begins, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) and its network of advocates will be lobbying legislators based on 13 legislative priorities in the next two years. The priorities reflect the discernment of more than 250 Quaker meetings, churches, individuals, and organizations from all over the country.