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  • Conversations that Open Hearts and Minds

    Update | September 24, 2016
    Democracy happens in difficult conversations, when we open our hearts and minds to the possibility that the person who disagrees with us is not motivated by malice and we explore the tensions between our beliefs, that our society progresses.

  • Saving Guilford College

    Update | May 19, 2021
    Many small liberal arts colleges, like Guilford in Greensboro, NC, have been struggling financially for years. The pandemic only worsened the situation.

  • Quaker Lobby Praises Biden’s Moves to End Yemen War

    Press Release | February 4, 2021
    FCNL applauds President Joe Biden’s announcement that the United States will end support for offensive operations in the Saudi/UAE-led coalition’s war in Yemen.

  • Quaker Lobby Deplores Boost in Pentagon Spending

    Press Release | July 23, 2021
    In a meeting closed to the public, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a bill adding a massive $25 billion to President Joe Biden’s already bloated Pentagon budget request.

  • Receiving Opportunities to Make a Difference

    Update | July 26, 2021
    When Janet Leslie and Jim Anderson—a retired public health nurse and a former professor of comparative religion—became Quakers in the late 1970s, they knew that standing up against injustice would be an important part of their faith practice.

  • Quaker Lobby Honors Senator Todd Young, Representative Rosa DeLauro

    Press Release | November 17, 2021
    Two members of Congress will be honored this week during FCNL’s Annual Meeting: Senator Todd Young (IN) will receive the Edward F. Snyder Award for Peace while Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT) will be given the FCNL Justice Award.

  • Quaker Lobby Supports Policing Executive Order as Positive First Step

    Press Release | May 26, 2022
    FCNL fully supports the executive order issued this week by President Joe Biden to advance effective, accountable policing and strengthen public safety.

  • Quaker Lobby Urges End to US Support for Yemen War

    Press Release | June 1, 2022
    FCNL applauded yesterday’s introduction of a Yemen War Powers Resolution to end our involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.

  • War is Not the Answer in Yemen

    Event - Quaker Changemaker Series | March 31, 2022
    Join us for April’s Quaker Changemaker event, where we’ll attempt to understand the war in Yemen from different advocacy angles—from the perspective of Capitol Hill, local activists, and FCNL’s Advocacy Teams who are focusing on this issue. FCNL’s Legislative Director for Middle East Policy Hassan El-Tayyab and local Yemeni activist Iman Saleh will discuss their advocacy. FCNL’s Sarah Freeman-Woolpert will moderate the conversation.

  • Viewpoint: To Be a Scholar-Activist

    Background | April 1, 2022
    My time as a student was split between protesting and reading —a true marriage of theory and praxis.