Meeting Minute | February 8, 2024
We urgently call for: an immediate ceasefire, return of the hostages, ongoing humanitarian aid, help from trauma-informed peace teams, and a global commitment to finding peaceful ways to resolve conflict.
Background | March 1, 2022
Quakers are known for translating their faith into action. Few communities had embodied that commitment more fully than Dover Friends Meeting in New Hampshire and their engagement with sanctuary ministry.
Update | May 11, 2021
You might know that you can visit members of Congress in their offices by setting up a lobby visit—but did you know that members of Congress will also visit you? Two groups of Quakers put this knowledge to work when they invited their members to attend their Quaker meetings.
Meeting Minute | November 29, 2023
We urge our elected leaders to do everything possible to de-escalate the conflict and support an immediate ceasefire.
Meeting Minute | November 30, 2023
We seek and urge the creation of a world without war. We urgently call for a multilateral ceasefire as a first step toward addressing the root causes of violence.
Meeting Minute | November 30, 2023
We condemn the violence unleashed by Hamas and we denounce the retribution of the Israeli Defense Force on Gaza. We urge our government to call for an immediate ceasefire.
Meeting Minute | December 20, 2023
Nashville Friends Meeting abhors the horrific violence continuing in Israel and Palestine. As Quakers, we respect the universal sanctity and dignity of all people. We urge our government to call for an immediate cease-fire among all parties to allow them to enter into diplomatic negotiations to build a just and lasting peace.
Meeting Minute | January 3, 2024
We join with many millions across the world to call for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access, an end to the catastrophic bombing of civilian Gaza, and action to address the inequalities underlying this situation so as to create the conditions for a lasting peace.
Meeting Minute | January 3, 2024
We urge members of Congress and President Biden to call for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further civilian harm in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Further, we urge them to address the root causes underlying this explosion of violence.
Event | March 19, 2021
José Santos Woss, FCNL’s Legislative Manager for Justice Reform and Election Integrity, will offer the Keynote address at the virtual gathering of Intermountain Yearly Meeting’s gathering. The event will take place from June 16-20, 2021.