In February 2026, the last remaining U.S.–Russia nuclear arms control agreement, New START, will expire. For more than a decade, this treaty has limited the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals and provided valuable transparency, helping to prevent dangerous escalation.
When Neil Young’s team invited FCNL to table at his shows this summer, we knew exactly what messages to uplift:
From Michigan and Ohio to New Hampshire, New York, and Washington, hundreds of concertgoers have eagerly picked up our stickers and bookmarks – spreading FCNL’s urgent calls for peace and justice.
What does it mean to be Still Speaking Truth to Power in 2025?
The fear, anger, and chaos of this year can feel overwhelming. Yet, as we prepare to gather in November for FCNL’s Annual Meeting, we are reminded that our vision for peace and justice is clearer and brighter than the turmoil around us.
When we asked Friends in FCNL’s network how this theme speaks to them, here’s what we heard. Share your reflections by emailing us at quakers@fcnl.org.
On a beautiful August morning in Richmond, VA, more than twenty Christian, Muslim, and Jewish faith leaders gathered for a day of advocacy. As prayers, readings, and stories were offered from across traditions, a shared purpose emerged: to bring our faith into action for peace and an end to suffering in Gaza.
My heart wept reading about European countries leaving the Mine Ban Treaty.
Politics and warfare have changed since its signing in Ottawa in 1997, but these weapons’ devastating impact on civilians has not.
As we mark the 80th anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, FCNL joined the Ploughshares Fund and dozens of partners in a community statement calling for urgent global disarmament and nuclear arms control.
Eighty years ago, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than 200,000 people. Eight decades after those attacks, we are once again called to change course.
Good evening and thank you for your witness!
My name is Bridget Moix and I have the joy and honor of serving as General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). FCNL is a Quaker lobby organization based here in DC and working with a network of passionate and persistent advocates around the country to advance federal policy for a better world.
What a joy to spend a week serving as the Friend of the Week at Quaker House Chautauqua. It was full of deep dialogue, seeking understanding across difference, educating one another on the issues of the day, and building community for a better world.
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