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Barbara Price Monahan
Barbara Price Monahan retired as Associate Secretary for Development at FCNL as of December 31, 2019. She is currently serving as a consultant for development through the transition period.Politics is Slowly Overcoming the Dignity and Justice of the Most Vulnerable
We need to pass bills lowering mandatory minimum sentences, improving prison conditions, and authorizing programs to help formerly incarcerated individuals successfully reenter communities across the countryAiyana Coard
Aiyana Coard is an active and proud tribal member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and a student at the NYU School of Professional Studies, pursuing her master’s degree in Global Affairs with a focus on human rights and international law.“We get heard by listening”: FCNL Advocacy Teams Use Quiet Power to Make Noise in Washington
The world of foreign policy can be noisy. In this interview, Anthony Wier, who leads FCNL’s work on nuclear disarmament, explains how the quiet, behind-the-scenes work done by grassroots FCNL Advocacy Teams cuts through the noise on Capitol Hill.FCNL Joins #NoBorderWall Coalition Opposing Barrier Funding in FY19
In anticipation of the appropriations process, FCNL joined 97 other organizations to speak out against funding a border wall or additional border barriers in FY19.Living Our Values to Protect Central American Refugees
How can our work be informed by the biblical call to love thy neighbor as ourselves? The U.S. should be prioritizing protection over detention, deportation, and deterrence strategies for Central Americans seeking refuge.Civil Society Welcomes Bipartisan Legislation to Tackle Global Violence
Thirty five Alliance for Peacebuilding members and partners welcome H.R. 5273, the Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018, introduced by Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ted Poe (R-TX), Mike McCaul (R-TX), Adam Smith (D-WA), Bill Keating (D-MA), and Paul Cook (R-CA) in the United States House of Representatives.The Environmental Cost of War and Armed Conflict
The United Nations recognizes November 6 as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. It is a day to acknowledge the devastation inflicted upon communities and ecosystems by endless war and the role that the climate crisis plays in fueling conflict around the world."It is too easy to feel helpless... We are not helpless"
Participants in the recent Spring Lobby Weekend left the March event buoyed with hope but also realistic of the challenges confronting two federal programs they sought to protect.
ICE and CBP Funding Used for Cruel and Inhumane Immigration practices
This past week revealed more examples of abuse by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. These agencies use taxpayer dollars to perpetuate cruel and inhumane immigration practices. Congress meanwhile, continues to increase funding for immigration enforcement and detention, while failing to hold the Trump administration accountable.