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I wasn’t born into a Quaker family, but I transferred to a Friends school in second grade. I started attending Friends camp and Meeting more and more until I started feeling integrated into the community. I love being Quaker!
FCNL and Partners Tell Congress: Support North Korea Diplomacy and End of War Declaration
In a letter sent on July 9 to the House Rules Committee, FCNL joined a coalition of foreign policy organizations in supporting an amendment to the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would affirm diplomacy with North Korea and call for a formal end of war declaration.FCNL Joins Coalition to Call for NDAA Measure on Diplomacy with North Korea
FCNL and nine other foreign policy organizations urged leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to keep an amendment supporting diplomacy with North Korea in the final version of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).#FriendsLobby
At the FCNL we are joined in our efforts to create a more just, peaceful, and equitable world by Quakers and friends around the globe who believe that change is possible. Together, we’re impacting policy and the political process through education, advocacy, and engagement with others.Quaker Lobby Applauds Supreme Court’s Census Verdict
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), the Quaker lobby, applauds the Supreme Court’s ruling this morning that the administration did not provide adequate justification to include a question on citizenship in the 2020 census.More Quakers Express Concern for Gaza War
As the war in Gaza continues to escalate and reverberate throughout the Middle East, increasingly more Quaker churches and meetings have issued minutes to express their concern for the conflict.US senators want vote to end support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen war
“Under this legislation, no longer would U.S. pilots serve as gas station attendants in the sky to refuel Saudi and UAE bombers that rein down terror on Yemeni men, women and children,” said Kate Gould, of the anti-war advocacy group Friends Committee on National Legislation.
Diana Ohlbaum Statement On Congressional Action To Stop War With Iran
Recently, FCNL joined Senators, House members, and many other faith groups at a rally calling for legislation to prevent unauthorized war with Iran, an issue FCNL has been working hard on for months, if not years.Young Quaker Leads Lobbying to Reduce Gun Violence
You do not have to be an expert or a professional to lobby Congress. Anyone can speak truth to power at any time. I am especially thrilled to see young Quakers claim this and train their peers.Quaker Lobby Appoints New Foreign Policy Director
Washington, DC (July 31, 2018) — The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today announced the appointment of Diana Ohlbaum as its Senior Strategist and Legislative Director of Foreign Policy.