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Choose Hope, Work for Justice: Annual Meeting 2021
Each year, hundreds of Quakers and friends gather to advocate for a more just and peaceful world.Holding Candidates Accountable
Everyone is talking about the upcoming elections, and for good reason: We have the opportunity to elect lawmakers who will support us in Congress.Faith Groups to Congress: Prioritize Human Needs, Not Immigration Enforcement
As the appropriations process for 2020 begins, FCNL joined 30 national, faith-based organizations in calling on Congress to recognize its moral obligation to allocate federal funds in a manner that prioritizes human needs, rather than expanding immigration enforcement measures that attack children, families, and workers.National Coalition Calls for an End to Saudi Blockade of Yemen
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation, Demand Progress, and Just Foreign Policy have teamed up with Actor and humanitarian Mark Ruffalo and the creators of the 2021 Oscar-nominated film HUNGER WARD, to urge President Biden to convince Saudi Arabia to immediately lift its inhumane blockade of Yemen.Our Experts
This Week in the World: Loving Our Post-Election Neighbors, No Exception
“We are not for names, nor men, nor titles of Government, nor are we for this party or against the other.” Rather, “we are for justice and mercy and truth and peace and true freedom, that these may be exalted in our nation … that these things may abound.”
Annika Cole, 22
I went to a Quaker school outside of Philly (Westtown School) and have adopted a lot of what Quakerism has to offer. Those values resonate with me and my family.
Rep. Lofgren Introduces Legislation to Rescind Muslim Ban 2.0
Calling President Trump’s most recent executive order “un-American” and “unconstitutional,” Representative Zoe Lofgren has introduced legislation to rescind it.FCNL's Yasmine Taeb Organizes Rally to Protest President Trump's Muslim Ban 2.0
Several hundred people, including DNC Chairman Tom Perez, attended a rally outside the White House on March 6th in response to President Trump’s executive order barring refugees and individuals from six Muslim-majority countries.Yasmine Taeb Discusses Continued Support for Refugee Resettlement Amidst Calls for Fast-tracking Anti-Refugee Bill
FCNL’s lobbyist on Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Yasmine Taeb, spoke with Politico about the need to continue supporting our refugee resettlement program after the arrest of two refugees in California and Texas prompted some members of Congress to call for fast-tracking anti-refugee legislation.