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  • The Duality of Hope: Reflecting on the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

    Update | September 18, 2023
    Sixty years after a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klan members killed four little girls as they prepared for Sunday services, I visited the 16th Street Baptist Church. Standing there, I was struck by how beauty and hope can coexist alongside indescribable pain. It is this duality that propels our advocacy.

  • One Year Without RECA: Why Congress Must Act Now

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    It’s been one year since the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) expired.

  • Washington Newsletter: Building Peace in Times of War

    Washington Newsletter | June 28, 2022
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  • Justice Reform

    We all lose when we lock people away. Incarceration denies the opportunities for rehabilitation and healing that are necessary for a person to fulfill their potential. This is a loss not only to the individual and his or her family, but to society as a whole. We call for a transformation of our current criminal legal system, which today is used principally as an instrument of retribution — a policy contrary to our Quaker beliefs.

  • Two Weeks in April, Hundreds of Citizen Lobbyists

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    There was no “spring break” for FCNL advocates this year.

  • Let's Talk About Fear

    Update | September 28, 2016
    We have fears about harm that could happen to us and harm that could happen to our loved ones. These fears cause us to do all kinds of things to protect ourselves and our property—including buying expensive security systems and fortifying ourselves with weapons.

  • FCNL Lobbying Pays Off in Funding Bill

    Update | March 12, 2022
    The House and Senate approved a giant omnibus spending package on March 10. The bill, soon to be signed into law, held some disappointments. Nonetheless, there were several clear victories for our advocacy efforts. Here are four ways the impact of our collective advocacy showed through.

  • Minutes as a Shared Witness

    Background | October 6, 2020
    When Quakers conduct business in a monthly meeting or church, it is done in worship. A minute is a record of a corporate decision reached during a meeting for worship, or for business, or the account of a single transaction in the written record of a meeting for business or committee.

  • PPWG: Putting “Never Forget” Into Action

    Update | April 19, 2021
    With FCNL’s leadership, the PPWG advocates for specific actions the executive branch can and should take to prevent armed violence against civilians and respond to mass atrocity events.

  • Storytelling Truth to Power

    Update | October 24, 2024

    “This weekend transformed my life.” Heads nodded in agreement as Deogratias Kawunde, a Ugandan organizer from Maryland, shared how he felt after FCNL’s Second Diaspora Organizer Gathering.