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  • Sixty Years of the Voting Rights Act

    Update | 

    Why is the Voting Rights Act important?

  • Minute on Policing

    Meeting Minute | January 5, 2021
    Minute addressing systemic racism and racists policing practices. Approved June 2020.

  • What You Can Do

    Background | January 6, 2017
    The beginning is knowing — really knowing — and acknowledging the history we share as Indians and non-Indians on this continent. Useful action flows from that place of recognition of how we stand with each other. Here are three sets of recommendations for your next steps.

  • Is the US Fanning the Flames of the World’s Largest Humanitarian Catastrophe?

    FCNL in the News | November 7, 2017

    Kate Gould, the legislative director for Middle East Policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, calls the maneuver yet “another example of House leadership going to extreme measures, including violating the War Powers Resolution, to block any kind of consideration of the US role in

  • Renewing Spiritual Strength, Reinvigorating Our Political Imagination

    Update | August 17, 2020
    I am eager to be with all of you during the FCNL Annual Meeting, a time when Friends from various branches of Quakerism can be together in fellowship, community, and worship. This is particularly important during these turbulent times both in our national politics and also within the Quaker community. I believe that our collective voice for peace and justice is no less essential at this time.

  • 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.

  • 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.