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Kate Gould speaks at Urgent Yemen Briefing on Saudi Arabia Arms Sales
Please join this important conference call to help prevent a further humanitarian disaster and mass famine from happening in Yemen and stop the U.S. from selling arms to Saudi Arabia.Quaker Lobby Supports Global Peacebuilders’ Call to Re-Commit to Peace
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today joined more than 170 peacebuilding organizations in an urgent call to action for global peace. The statement notes crisis responses that increase violence, injustice, and exclusion often worsen development losses and increase human suffering. Therefore, a focus on peace and justice must be at the heart of a global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Faiths United to Save Democracy: Elections 2022
People of faith are partnering to defend the right to vote and to respond to voter suppression tactics that compromise the vision and the values of our democracy.Spiritual Grounding for Social Change at Quaker House Chautauqua
Washington Newsletter: “…This Thing Would Have Turned Ugly”
From New York to Los Angeles, to Harrisburg, PA, and an increasing number of cities in between, a new approach to ending gun violence, especially in marginalized communities in urban areas, is starting to bear fruit and save lives. It is called violence interrupter programs.Tom Cassidy
Tom Cassidy was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He is a graduate of Strake Jesuit College Prep where he was President of the Ecology Club and a member of the Campus Green Committee. Tom is a convinced Quaker who has been an active attender at Live Oak Friends Meeting since November 2014.
Bethany Wright
Bethany Wright was FCNL’s communications intern, focused on social media and branding. She is a rising senior at Dickinson College, majoring in political science and French.
Deadline for Reporting Legislative Priorities
FCNL’s legislative priorities are set by Quaker meetings and churches all around the country who meet to discern FCNL’s way forward. We value your worshipful input and guidance.Diane Randall Testifies Before the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service
On April 25, 2019, the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service hosted a public hearing on policy options related to selected service.Eighty Years of Impact
As the oldest registered religious lobby in Washington, D.C., it would be easy for the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) to celebrate its accomplishments and ride off into the sunset. After all, the organization has done a lot in 80 years. But that is not FCNL’s way.