FCNL: Ten Years After September 11

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Remembering September 11

A Solemn Day and a Turning Point

On September 11, 2011, we mourn the people who died in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. We also mourn the tens of thousands of others around the world who have died since then in the wars our country launched in response to the 9/11 attacks. As a country, we can do better than that.

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Ask a Member of Congress

An Interview with Barbara Lee and Diane Randall

Ten years after Barbara Lee cast the only vote against the permanent “War on Terror,” she remains one of the staunchest advocates for a change in U.S. policy. Diane Randall will be interviewing Rep. Lee in early September. What would you like Diane to ask Rep. Lee? Submit your questions and watch this space for more on how you can be part of the interview.

What Can You Do?

1. End the Endless War. Support repealing the 2001 authorization for the use of military force.

2. End the War in Iraq. Ask your representative to cosponsor legislation to require the last U.S. soldier to leave Iraq on schedule on December 31, 2011.

3. Support an Exit Strategy for Afghanistan. Ask your representative to cosponsor legislation to make the president articulate a strategy for the U.S. withdrawal.

FCNL Staff Perspectives

What Will We Do on 9/11/11?

Joe Volk: On this tenth anniversary of 9-11, we will take a message -- with the help of our friends around the nation -- to the U.S. foreign policy establishment in Washington: War is not the answer, and peace is possible through peaceful means.

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Ten Years Later, War or Peace?

Bridget Moix: Ten years ago I was living in New York City and working with the Quaker United Nations Office when the attacks of 9/11 happened.

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This 9/11, I Feel Old

Alicia McBride: I now have two children of my own who will also someday learn about as history this event that was such a turning point in my young adulthood. I don’t think I’m alone in feeling that something profound changed on 9/11 about the way I thought about safety, security, patriotism, terrorism, family… the list goes on. If you put enough 20- and 30-somethings in a room together and leave them to talk long enough, eventually the conversation will turn to “where were you?”

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FCNL Statement, September 12, 2001

"Our hearts go out today to the victims of Tuesday's terrible attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the people in the four civilian aircraft. We call on Friends and others across the U.S. to offer prayers, solace, friendship, and aid to the survivors, families, and friends of the victims. We commend the heroic efforts of public safety personnel and the many others who, at great personal risk, are working to rescue and treat the victims of these tragedies.
We join with people across the country and around the world in expressing the hope that those who planned and orchestrated these terrible acts will soon be brought to justice under the rule of law.
We are concerned, however, about how the U.S. government responds now. "
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More Resources

Remembering 9/11 Flyer

Distribute this flyer with suggestions on encouraging Congress to act for peace.

How are Friends Remembering?

What's happening around the country at Friends' meetings, churches, and interfaith coalitions?

If your meeting or church is hosting or participating in an event, please contact Kathy Zager and tell us about it!

September 11 Anniversary Reflections, by Ed Snyder, Executive Secretary Emeritus

Let us follow the healer’s rule: "First, do no harm." Let us use America's unchallenged power to change the script, to break from the past, to reject violence, to build up international institutions of law and order, of economic and political justice and environmental protection.

Finding Safety in an Age of Terrorism: Reflections on September 11, 2001, by Bob Burnett

Reflecting upon the tragedy of September 11, these six safety lessons jump out of our collective history: take refuge in the spirit, maintain a spiritual practice, remember that the ends do not justify the means, stand in solidarity with our community, and reach out with love to those around us.

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