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  • Jamie DeMarco

    Person | November 2, 2020
    Jamie is a member of Baltimore Yearly Meeting. He has served in many capacities in the Religious Society of Friend, including worked as a Young Fellow (2017 - 2018) at FCNL.
  • Minute Concerning the War in Israel-Palestine: Wilmington Monthly Meeting (DE)

    Meeting Minute | June 24, 2024
    We grieve for the loss of life and suffering witnessed in Israel/Palestine on both sides. We value the lives of all people equally. In keeping with our Quaker Peace Testimony, we maintain that WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER to ending a conflict that has endured for more than 100 years.
  • GOP Senator Stalls Trump Nominee Over Saudi Handling Of U.S. Aid For Starving Yemenis

    Update | March 7, 2018

    “[It’s] past time for a nomination to be put on hold until the State Department answers some basic questions about what tortured legal rationale the US is using to aid and abet the Saudi-led slaughter in Yemen that has plunged millions to the brink of starvation,” Kate Gould of the Friends Commit

  • Accompany Spring Lobby Weekend Advocates in Spirit

    Event - Witness Wednesday |  -
    When Friends travel in the ministry, they often journey with an elder who can provide grounding and spiritual accompaniment. Let us gather ahead of Spring Lobby Weekend (Mar. 20-23) and practice spiritual accompaniment for the young adults preparing to lobby their members of Congress and the congressional staff who will receive their ministry. All are welcome
  • World Quaker Day

    Event | 
    We will be celebrating World Quaker Day on October 3, 2021. Our theme: Resilience and hope: drawing strength from our Quaker faith.
  • Julie Flores-Castillo

    Person - Advocacy Corps 2022-2023 | August 12, 2022
    Julie Flores-Castillo is currently running for county committee in her town and, at age 18, is the youngest candidate.
  • Videos by Presidential Candidates Focus on Faith, Hunger, and Poverty

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – More than 50 Christian leaders with the Circle of Protection asked all of the presidential candidates, Republican and Democratic, to send a short video explaining what they “would do as president to offer help and opportunity to poor and hungry people in the United States and around the world.”
  • FCNL's Lacina Onco Speaking in New Mexico

    Update | April 4, 2018
    New Mexico supporters of the Friends Committee on National Legislation have a special opportunity to meet Lacina Onco, Congressional Advocate on Native American Policy, on the weekend of March 10-11.
  • The Quaker Welcome Center Takes Shape

    Update | November 25, 2020
    In recent months, the FCNL office has been noisier than usual, with the sounds of rumbles, bangs, and crashes adding to the usual hum of conversation. The extra noise, coming from the renovation work next door, is a source of gratitude.
  • FCNL Opposes Administration Policy Change on Israeli Settlements

    Statement | December 8, 2020
    As a Quaker organization seeking a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) strongly opposes the Trump administration’s recent decision to allow the expenditure of U.S. taxpayer funds in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.