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Yemen at the Crossroads: Updates On the Humanitarian Crisis and What Congress Can Do About It
For this event, panelists will offer updates on the Saudi blockade of Yemen, the ongoing humanitarian crisis, and the United State’s role. They will highlight stories from the ground in Yemen and offer perspectives on what role Congress can play in ending U.S. involvement in the war and blockade, including analysis of provisions in the NDAA.Repairing the Wounds of War: Nonviolent Peaceforce in Ukraine
On the International Day of Peace, join FCNL for an online event featuring experts from Nonviolent Peaceforce, an organization dedicated to protecting civilians in violent conflict through unarmed strategies.Quaker Lobby Applauds House Passage of Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act
Washington, DC (July 18, 2018) – The Quaker lobby, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauded the House of Representatives for passing the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act (H.R. 3030). Named after Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, the bill ensures the U.S. government is equipped with the most constructive and cost-effective tools to address the root causes of violent conflict.Why I Have to Be In Washington this November
I have to be in Washington, DC this year November 2-5 for the Friends Committee on National Legislation’s Annual Meeting.David Marshall Culp, Jr: In Memoriam
Our entire FCNL community is mourning the loss of our colleague and friend whose passion and leadership on issues of nuclear disarmament, the outdoors, and Washington, DC politics was second to none.Quaker Peace Advocacy in Two Decades of War
Twenty years after the shock and grief of Sept. 11, 2001, its legacy lives on in U.S. policies of perpetual warfare.Directors Agree to New Management of William Penn House
For more than 50 years, FCNL and William Penn House have worked to advance Quaker witness on Capitol Hill. After several months of discernment and worship, the boards of directors of both organizations agreed that the FCNL Education Fund would assume governance and management of William Penn House effective Sept. 1, 2019.Tumult, Turmoil and Truth: Vital Quaker Witness Today
In a tumultuous world filled with turmoil and abounding in lies and half-truths, the voice of Quakers in the public sphere is needed more than ever. Quakers have gifts for witness, standing for peace, nonviolence, protection of our planet, concern for the oppressed, neglected, and scorned.Statement on the Peace Testimony and Ukraine
Quakers are a people who follow after peace, love and unity. Our peace testimony is our witness to the Truth as we experience it. We continue to support peacebuilding measures. We call on the governments of Ukraine, Russia, neighboring countries, the United States, NATO and the European Union, to explore all avenues—whether public or private—for a renewed conversation to address the human security needs of all the peoples and countries in the region, to help provide the basis for long term peace.My Continuing FCNL Journey
I became a Quaker because of FCNL. Part of that story is personal, tied to the people I have met through this work, including my fellow intern and now husband. FCNL has introduced me to communities and people who are now, quite literally, my family.