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Mollie Sequeira
Mollie Sequeira is FCNL’s development research and outreach Intern for summer 2022. She is earning her BA in Political Science at the University of Richmond.Prayers and Policy for Gun Violence Prevention
On Valentines Day we watched in horror as another mass shooting unfolded in the United States, this time at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The time for thoughts and prayers without action is over. We need you to urge Congress to act.Always Speaking Truth to Power
As we join millions of people in our country and around the world in celebrating the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration and a new Congress, let us do so with fierce love. Let us do so firm in our belief that as Quakers and people of faith, we must always speak truth to power no matter who our earthly leaders are.Virtual Witness Wednesday Silent Reflection
Take a moment to reflect in keeping with the Quaker practice of silent worship.For-Profit Corporations Have No Place in the Justice System
In its 2019 session, the California State Legislature banned the state from entering into contracts with for-profit prisons, including for immigrant detention. As a Quaker organization, FCNL applauds this initiative. Private business interests have no place in the justice system. For-profit corporations exacerbate the horrific effects of detention felt by millions of people and families.FCNL Statement on the Implications of the Flores Settlement Agreement
FCNL submitted a statement for the record in response to a Senate hearing on the child welfare standards that have prevented the expansion of family detention.FCNL Statement for the Record for House Judiciary Committee Markup of Anti-Refugee Bill
Quakers are challenged to answer that of God in all people and therefore called to act with openness to all refugees, regardless of their country of origin or religion. FCNL calls on Congress to treat refugees with the same dignity and respect and urges the Committee to support the U.S. refugee resettlement program.90-day Freeze on U.S. Foreign Assistance Endangers Millions
The Trump administration’s recent actions to freeze almost all U.S. foreign assistance has put at risk millions of the world’s most vulnerable people who rely on these programs for their healthcare, livelihoods, and other basic needs.
June 2021: Inside the Greenhouse
On June 1, the Interior Department announced that it suspended all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as it reviews the environmental impacts and legality of previous lease sales.Bringing the 1969 Anti-War Protests to the Screen
“The Movement and the ‘Madman’” explores how the massive protests in late 1969 caused President Richard Nixon to cancel plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam—including threats to use nuclear weapons.