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  • Capitol Hill Spring Break Destination for 400 Young Adults Pushing Criminal Justice Reform to #UnlockJustice

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    More than 400 young adults from 36 states are passing up Spring Break vacations this year to come to Washington to lobby Congress to pass criminal justice reform legislation.
  • Quakers and Migration: Local, National, and Global Action for Immigration Justice

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    FCNL’s February Quaker Changemaker event will highlight common threads in Quaker work for just migration policies, in local communities, on Capitol Hill, and internationally.
  • Quaker Lobby Calls on Biden to Uphold Landmine Promise

    Press Release | January 31, 2022
    Two years ago this week, the Trump administration revised government policy on anti-personnel landmines to allow the U.S. military to employ, develop, produce, and acquire these indiscriminate and immoral weapons.
  • Hundreds of Quaker Lobbyists Call for Passage of Build Back Better Act

    Press Release | November 22, 2021
    Today, more than 450 advocates from 44 states join FCNL to lobby Congress on passing the Build Back Better Act.
  • Lobbying for the World We Seek in the 119th Congress

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    Despite the chaos in the opening weeks of the second Trump administration, FCNL remains focused on our legislative agenda for the 119th Congress. While executive actions impact our agenda—e.g.

  • Chris Kearns-McCoy

    Person - Program Assistants 2018 | November 2, 2020
    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.
  • Grace Anne Gasperson

    Person - Advocacy Corps 2019-2020 | November 2, 2020
    Grace Anne Gasperson, a sophomore at Ohio University majoring in Global Studies, has a deep appreciation for culture which fuels an even greater passion for learning languages, which helps her engage people across linguistic boundaries.
  • Daniel Bellerose

    Person - Advocacy Corps 2017-2018 | May 30, 2017

    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.

  • Peacebuilding in Action – On the Ground in Rwanda

    Update | September 17, 2018
    During my fellowship at FCNL, I learned about the importance of advocating for U.S. policies that promote peace building and the peaceful prevention of deadly conflict. Now I am on the ground in Rwanda to learn how they are working to rebuild and reconcile communities following the 1994 genocide, which killed between 500,000 and 1 million people.
  • So, You've Written a Minute on Gaza, What Now?

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    Join FCNL’s Quaker Changemaker Event on Wednesday, December 11 to learn how Quaker communities are continuing their advocacy in support of peace in Israel, Palestine, and across the Middle East.