Background

For this year’s International Day of Peace, 21 September, 131 peacebuilding organizations wrote a statement laying out steps to consolidate and broaden gains of peace around the world. Writing to the international community and the UN General Assembly, this statement asks them to fully commit to peace in the 2030 Agenda. This is a critical time to push for peace and inclusion and to focus on supporting local and regional methods of sustaining peace.

Despite the new name, the Graham-Cassidy health care proposal includes many of the same dangerous health care policies of previous attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Important national security voices are echoing President Ronald Reagan’s warnings about the perils of nuclear warfighting and urging the United States to exercise restraint in dealing with North Korea.

The week of September 11, the Senate will debate its proposal for the National Defense Authorization Act. FCNL is tracking a number of amendments on this military policy bill.

Congress has pushed major budget decisions off until December, which means that lobbying for a moral budget at FCNL’s Annual Meeting and Quaker Public Policy Institute in November is even more critical.

In light of President Trump’s announcement that he’ll resume transfers of weapons from the Pentagon to local police departments, here’s what you need to know.

Here is (we hope) the answer to your burning question about FCNL House Parties. More questions? Email julia@fcnl.org

What transpired in Charlottesville, VA unnerves and grieves us. It is a manifestation of fear and hatred that is contrary to the world we seek - a society with justice and equity for all.

Spend a couple of hours with friends finding new motivation and inspiration for the work ahead. We’ll broadcast a special training from Washington, DC, and you’ll connect with other FCNL advocates in your area.

Facing the most dangerous threat to America’s health care system in decades, constituents across the country stepped up in a major way. All of those efforts paid off in the early morning hours of July 28, when key GOP votes sunk toxic health care legislation.