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Welcome to FCNL's New Website!
After seven years with our old website, we’ve redesigned fcnl.org. The transition should make the website more accessible to more people — whether you’ve been working with us for years, or you’re just getting to know our work.Fierce Love: Annual Meeting 2020
More than 800 Quakers and friends from across the country gathered virtually to engage in worship, listening, and advocacy as we lobbied together for strong action to address the crisis of racism, police brutality, and the militarization of police!Quaker Lobby Continues to Oppose Opening ANWR to Development
Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) reiterates its opposition to the Interior Department’s decision to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas leasing, the first step toward drilling in one of the last pieces of untouched land in the United States.Minute Concerning the War in Israel-Palestine: Wilmington Monthly Meeting (DE)
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.Virginia Faith Leaders Urge Rep. Goodlatte to Re-introduce Sentencing Reform
On Monday November 13th, the Friends Committee on National Legislation convened local faith leaders in Lynchburg, Virginia to call on Rep. Bob Goodlatte to re-introduce his 2015 Sentencing Reform Act.FCNL Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee on Dream Act of 2017
The Friends Committee on National Legislation’s statement for the record, pertaining to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Oversight of the Administration’s Decision to End Deferred Action for Childhood ArrivalsQuaker Organizations Call for a Ceasefire and Humanitarian Protections in Gaza
Quakers believe in the sacred worth of each person and stand against violence in all its forms. As Quaker organizations, we mourn all lives lost and lament with everyone who is suffering. We grieve for those in Israel and Palestine who have lost precious lives.
Faith Leaders to Biden: Lift Sanctions, Expedite Relief to Syria and Turkey
National Faith Organizations urge the United States to lift sanctions on Syria and expedite humanitarian assistance to facilitate earthquake response.Daniel Bellerose
Daniel is a researcher, writer and organizer who has been catalyzing local communities on the issue of climate change for several years. While living in New York, Daniel was a member of Alfred Friends Meeting.
Chris Kearns-McCoy
Chris Kearns-McCoy served as the program assistant for communications from 2018-2010. He worked with various teams within FCNL to lift up important issues and work, and to share stories of that work in Washington, D.C. and throughout the country.