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FCNL Opposes Bill Limiting Access to Asylum
On June 14, the House Judiciary Committee is marking up a bill misnamed the Protection of Children Act (H.R. 495) which would make children and asylum seekers more vulnerable and decrease meaningful access to the asylum process. Read FCNL’s statement of opposition for the record.Young Adults Lobby to #ResistInjustice
Just days before a vote to eliminate the Medicaid program as we know it and repeal the Affordable Care Act, 400 young adults from 37 states came to Washington, DC to lobby at FCNL’s Spring Lobby Weekend.Turning the Tide on Incarceration
We’re starting to turn the tide in Congress. “We have 5% of the world’s population, but we have 25% of the world’s prisoners.” This is being repeated over and over, between a multitude of briefings, press conferences, and FCNL’s meetings on Capitol Hill.Wise as Serpents, Innocent as Doves
What touchstones, teachings, and traditions can Quakers draw on to nourish and guide our outward lives and activism?Prophetic. Persistent. Powerful. Annual Meeting 2018
Hundreds of Friends came together from across the country for worship, listening, advocacy, and community, as we looked forward to the next 75 years for FCNL.Congress Finally Pushes Back Against the Imperial Presidency With Vote to Cut US Support for War in Yemen
“Today is a historic day for peace,” Diane Randall, the executive director of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, which has been in the forefront of the struggle to end US support for the Saudi-led war and the de-facto blockade of Yemen, declared shortly after Thursday’s vote.
Holding Black and Brown Lives in the Light
José Woss, FCNL’s legislative manager for criminal justice and election integrity, provides powerful testimony about the experience of living in America, coming to terms with its racial realities, and taking a stand for the generations to come.Quaker Contacts
FCNL’s grassroots network includes hundreds of Quaker meetings and churches around the country.Online or Off, Spirit Weaves Us Together
FCNL’s Domestic Policy Legislative Director Amelia Kegan preached these words two weeks ago to a Zoom room of North Pacific Yearly Meeting Friends during their virtual Annual Sessions:Sample Page
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