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Letter to the Editor: End the Ukraine War
You don’t have to be a pope or a pacifist to recognize the perils inherent in continued military escalation — for Ukrainians, Russians and the world.Washington Newsletter: Forward Plan Resulted in a More Effective FCNL
An analysis of the 2018–2022 Forward Plan concludes that despite the challenges of the last five years, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) has been transformed into a “bigger, more resilient, and effective lobbying organization that continually innovates to meet challenges while remaining grounded in Quaker faith and practice.”A Witness Against War
John Huyler, a member of Boulder Friends Meeting, shares his journey to Friends and FCNL.FCNL Joins 58 Groups in Calling on the President to Reduce the Pentagon Budget
Today, 59 groups sent a letter to President Biden with a simple message: Reduce the Pentagon budget and redirect those funds towards priorities that actually meet the needs of the American people.Washington Newsletter
The Washington Newsletter is a publication of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) and the FCNL Education Fund, two national nonpartisan Quaker organizations working for peace, justice, and environmental stewardship. It is printed in six editions each year.Annual Meeting 2024: Advocacy That Never Gives Up
Our 2024 Annual Meeting brought together hundreds of Friends online and in Washington, D.C., from November 13-17 to learn, lobby, worship, and chart FCNL’s future.Rebuilding Our Democracy
When World War II broke out, more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were stripped of their rights. Actor George Takei and his family were among those imprisoned in ten internment camps throughout the U.S.Send Sentencing Reform to the President's Desk
A few months ago, it seemed sentencing reform was on life support. There just wasn’t enough time before the election to move any legislation forward — let alone a bill that would start to reverse the failed 40-year “war on drugs.”Poor People's Campaign Moral March on Washington
The Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington will be a generationally transformative and disruptive gathering of poor and low-wealth people, state leaders, faith communities, moral allies, unions and partnering organizations.Breaking Down the Building Blocks of Endless War: A Conversation with Rep. Barbara Lee and Other Experts
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, we have a real and urgent opportunity to knock out key pillars upholding the United States’ endless wars, and to do right by the hundreds of thousands of people harmed here and abroad as a result.