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  • Learn. Lobby. Lead. Report on Annual Meeting 2017

    Event - Annual Meeting | October 26, 2017
    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.

  • Resources from Immigration Network Call

    Update | March 29, 2017
    Thank you for joining Jessica, Hannah and Mimosa for the March 29 call on immigration policy update and action steps!

  • Building an Intergenerational Movement to End Gun Violence

    Update | June 1, 2023
    Sometimes advocating for preventing gun violence can seem challenging and, frankly, a bit lonely. So, the opportunity to spend time with more than 300 young and motivated people who came to Washington, D.C., to lobby for dedicated funding for Community Violence Interrupters was refreshing.

  • An Epistle Encouraging Quaker Engagement with American Muslims

    Background | October 6, 2016
    If we stand together to practice equality and justice, we can enhance our understanding of American Muslims and theirs of us and raise American Muslim visibility in a positive way, which is of special importance to Muslim youth.

  • What Netanyahu Got Wrong

    Update | October 21, 2016
    Today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke before a joint meeting of Congress. Below is a quick reaction on what Netanyahu got wrong, and some of the problems with the substance, timing, and how the speech was arranged in the first place.

  • Work with FCNL

    Page | October 26, 2020
    FCNL is a nonpartisan organization that seeks to live our values of integrity, simplicity, and peace as we build relationships across political divides to move policies forward. View open jobs, volunteer positions, and paid opportunities for young adults.

  • Seeking Truth, Healing, and Right Relationship: Quakers and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

    Event - Quaker Changemaker Series | April 20, 2022
    In conversation with Paula Palmer and Jerilyn DeCoteau, FCNL’s Congressional Advocate for Native American Advocacy Portia Kay^nthos Skenandore-Wheelock will discuss FCNL’s work to build support for the bipartisan Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act (S. 2907/H.R. 5444). Paula and Jerilyn will share from their expertise and experience co-directing Towards Right Relationship with Native Peoples with Friends Peace Teams. Director of Quaker Leadership Alicia McBride will moderate the conversation.

  • Of Hope and Determination

    Update | July 28, 2017
    In the midst of tough votes on Pentagon spending, the health care victory this week shows the power of constituent action — and hope for a way forward.

  • Q&A: Figuring Out the Quaker Role in Ukraine With Michael Eccles

    Background | June 1, 2022

    For Friends in Europe, the invasion of Ukraine has sparked urgent discussions about how to respond to the continent’s largest conflict since World War II.

  • Joey Hartmann-Dow

    Person - SLW 2018 Workshops/Panelists  | March 13, 2018
    Joey Hartmann-Dow is an artist and activist currently serving as FCNL’s Friend in Washington for Spring 2018.