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Building Community: Centering Practitioners Voices to Advance Community Safety Initiatives
FCNL’s inaugural Violence Interrupter Symposium was more than just an event which brought together passionate individuals and organizations — it was a journey showcasing true community.
FCNL Denounces Israeli Violence Against East Jerusalem Palestinians
FCNL urges the Biden administration and members of Congress to use their influence to help bring a swift conclusion to the latest round of violence, ensure that Palestinian rights and dignity are protected, and negotiate a peaceful and permanent end to the conflict in Israel/Palestine.James Rider
James is a master’s student at Clark University where he is studying international development focusing on refugees, forced migration, and belonging. Before joining the Advocacy Corps, he was a Peace Corps youth development volunteer in Perú.Tanmai Vemulapalli
Tanmai graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., with a bachelor’s degree in international affairs and anthropology. After graduating in 2018, she worked for a year as an anthropology teacher at a small liberal arts school in Yangon, Myanmar.Yasmine Taeb Honored by Penn State Law, Delivers Keynote Address at Annual Diversity Banquet
FCNL’s lobbyist on human rights and civil liberties, Yasmine Taeb, received the 2016 Diversity Award for Leadership in the Legal Profession at Penn State Law’s 4th Annual Diversity Banquet. The banquet honors members of the law school community who have contributed to the development of the legal profession.FCNL Welcomes the Bipartisan PREPARE Act
On November 2nd, the bipartisan PREPARE Act unanimously passed the House Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee, which was re-introduced in the 115th Congress by Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-17) and Rep. Leonard Lance (NJ-07).Black Lives Matter. Black Immigrants’ Lives Matter. Black Asylum Seekers’ Lives Matter.
Black, indigenous, and other people of color have long called attention to the systemic racism and oppression that is prevalent in our society, and anti-blackness is at the center of it all. This is the case in the current the U.S. immigration system.Invest in Peacebuilding
Peacebuilding and conflict prevention programs reduce violent conflict and human suffering while saving taxpayer dollars. Yet, U.S. support for this work has been persistently underfunded.A Friend in Washington explores art, faith, and advocacy at FCNL
Welling Hall presented her gun violence sculptures and gave an artist talk “Art Transforming Violence” on November 14, 2018, in the Quaker Welcome Center.Coalition Letter on Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill
FCNL led 63 organization in a letter urging the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs) leadership to safeguard and invest in critical funding for peacebuilding, human rights, humanitarian aid, migration, foreign climate aid, poverty-focused development assistance and related accounts.