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Trump’s budget sacrifices diplomacy for bigger guns
“Theo Sitther, Legislative Secretary for Peacebuilding at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, told ThinkProgress he was worried about the impact this ‘heavily militarized’ budget would have on conflict resolution.”
Quaker Pacifism in the Context of War
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many Friends have struggled to make sense of their pacifism and the morality of their non-violent stance. Watching the horrors of the war unfold has led many Quakers to reflect on what it means to be a pacifist and, for some, to question whether Quakers should be pacifist at all.The Guiding Light of the Quaker Peace Testimony
Quakers are particularly known for a testimony to peace. But what does a peace testimony mean for individuals and Quaker communities and organizations like FCNL?What's the real value of U.S. foreign aid?
“According to the Friends Committee on National Legislation, prioritizing development would be 60 times less expensive than military intervention and the subsequent assistance required for helping nations rebuild in the aftermath.”
Minute Concerning the War in the Middle East: Baltimore Yearly Meetng
Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM) of the Religious Society of Friends Minute as to the ongoing U.S. military aid in the Israeli-Palestinian WarEnding the Afghanistan War Responsibly
To end the war responsibly, the exit of troops must be paired with steps to minimize any further harm to the people of Afghanistan.Statement to the House Judiciary Committee Pertaining to H.R. 1585, the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019."
The Friends Committee on National Legislation urges members of the House Judiciary Committee to support the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 1585) and its effortsto address violence against Native women.
A Call to #LOVETHYNEIGHBOR (No Exceptions)
“The Friends Committee on National Legislation has a long history of speaking truth to power, and it continues to do so with what may well be the savviest and strongest response to all the threats posed by Donald Trump’s presidency.”
Minute on Policing
Minute addressing systemic racism and racists policing practices. Approved June 2020.Powerful Beyond Measure: Trusting the Call to Leadership Exercising Our Citizenship
Assuming there may be people in this Meeting who might find dissonance between Quakerism and leadership, consider three key practices of both our faith and of leadership: listening, trusting, and acting.