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Quaker Lobby Urges Swift Senate Action on Gun Bill
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) praised the passage of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 8) late today. It urges the Senate to act swiftly in passing a similar bill.FCNL Denounces Decision to Leave Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Paris Agreement. FCNL strongly denounces this decision, and urges the President to reconsider.FCNL Welcomes Bill to Prevent Genocide and Atrocities
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) welcomes introduction of legislation that would focus the U.S. government at the highest levels on effective early prevention of violent conflict as an alternative to the often ineffective late military intervention that has become a hallmark of U.S. policy.Young Organizers Learn from Each Other
Twenty-one Advocacy Corps organizers from the 2021–2022 and the 2020–2021 classes met for the first time in Washington, D.C., over Indigenous Peoples’ Day weekend.Quaker Voices for Truth, Healing, and Justice
Join us on April 24 to learn about the trauma inflicted by Indian Boarding Schools and how it has affected Native communities over generations. We are grappling with the legacy of Quakers who supported the system by operating 30 such schools and working to make amends.Spirit-Led Social Action
My message is simple: I believe that a Spirit led life leaves us no choice but social action.Progressive champion Sanders joins fight against Yemen war
“The two of them working together is certainly going to attract a lot of media attention and there’s been a lot of grassroots support for this issue,” said Kate Gould, the legislative director for Middle East Policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a Quaker lobby.
Minute Concerning the War in the Middle East: Abington Monthly Meeting (PA)
In response to the recent widening of armed conflict in the Middle East, Abington Friends affirm the call for the immediate cessation of violence.FCNL Written Statement for House Homeland Security Hearing on Refugees
Statement of Yasmine Taeb, Legislative Representative for Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Friends Committee on National Legislation, submitted to the hearing on: “Crisis of Confidence: Preventing Terrorist Infiltration Through U.S.
Tanzania Thomas
Tanzania Thomas (she/her) is the Advocacy Corps Manager at the Friends Committee on National Legislation. Tanzania oversees, coordinates and guides the work of the Advocacy Corps Program; a 10 month-long program that onboards up to 20 young adults organizing their local community around federal legislation.