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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.DACA Hangs in the Balance, Congress Must Deliver
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments for State of Texas v.
A Quaker Lobbyist on Capitol Hill
In this QuakerSpeak video, Ruth Flower discusses her decades of work with FCNL. Whether it’s world peace, climate change, poverty, or justice, Ruth has lobbied Congress about it. And she wants you to become a lobbyist, too.Abby McElroy
Abby McElroy is the intern for grasstops, within the strategic advocacy department. She is a sophomore at Harvard College and intends to major in sociology.The Shadow of Oppenheimer
Explore “The Shadow of Oppenheimer” with this weekly podcast produced by Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation. The atomic bomb changed the world. We look at the radiation-exposed lives that exist in the shadow Oppenheimer’s nuclear legacy and how pop culture idolizes the man over the shadow. Guests include Matt Korda (Federation of American Scientists), Allen Hester (Friends Committee on National Legislation), Istra Fuhrmann (Peace and Security Funders Group), and Dr. Emma Belcher (Ploughshares Fund).Dominick Damper
Dominick Damper is an Advocacy Corps Organizer for Friends Committee on National Legislation working on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Through grassroots efforts and lobbying, he is working toward a ceasefire in Gaza, the restoration of UNRWA funding, and the end of U.S. arms sales to Israel.
FCNL's Written Testimony Supporting Savanna's Act Added to Congressional Record
FCNL submitted written testimony supporting S.1942 Savanna’s Act prior to markup on November 14, 2018. Savanna’s Act was then passed with unanimous support of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Here’s what we wrote.Q&A: "We Helped Create this Mess"
Stephen Zunes is a Quaker and a Middle East expert at the University of San Francisco. We spoke with him to learn more about the situation in Yemen and what Quakers can do to help.