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  • Quaker Lobby Welcomes Afghanistan Troop Drawdown

    Press Release | December 8, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) welcomed the recent announcement from Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller reducing military personnel in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by January 15, 2021.
  • Haaland Announces Indian Boarding School Initiative

    Update | March 30, 2022
    Quakers managed at least 30 of these schools, and conditions were brutal.
  • Quakers and Economic Justice

    Event - Quaker Changemaker Series |  -
    As our country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re presented with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix our economy and invest in children and families.
  • FCNL's Diane Randall Joins Faith Leaders for Infrastructure Bill Signing

    Update | November 16, 2021
    In a rare bipartisan moment, President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package into law on Monday. FCNL General Secretary Diane Randall joined faith leaders and others gathered at the White House for the bill signing.
  • Voting and Values: Young Adult Voters Mobilizing for Change

    Event |  -
    Join Quaker Voluntary Service (QVS) and the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 8:00 p.m. EDT for a conversation about why and how to exercise our values in the 2022 elections. We’ll talk about where we are politically and how our spiritual grounding connects to our involvement as activists, organizers, and voters.
  • Faith Voices Call: Citizenship For All

    Event |  -
    Join FCNL’s Anika Forrest and the Interfaith Immigration Coalition for a webinar to learn more about what recent court decisions mean for current DACA recipients, the future of the program, and what you can do to advocate for a pathway to citizenship.
  • Interfaith Press Conference Opposing a Government Shutdown and Calls for a Faithful Budget

    Press Release | November 21, 2023
    WISC is hosting a press conference on November 15 urging Congress to avoid a government shutdown and pass a faithful budget that provides funding for critical human needs programs without funding harmful border militarization.
  • Katherine Jones

    Person - Program Assistants 2024, - Staff | December 10, 2024

    Katherine Jones is the Program Assistant for the Justice Reform and Election Integrity team.

  • FCNL Submits Comment to USDA on Proposed Work Requirements for SNAP

    Statement | April 13, 2018
    FCNL submitted a comment to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) about a new rule that was recently proposed. The rule would place new requirements on Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) within the SNAP program, and would place restrictions on their access to SNAP benefits.
  • 90 Organizations Urge Congress to Denounce Islamophobic Rhetoric and Policies

    Letter | April 1, 2018
    Concerned by President-elect Trump’s anti-Muslim policy proposals and rhetoric, as well as previous Islamophobic statements made by several of his nominees for high-level positions, FCNL joined nearly 100 organizations in sending a letter to members of Congress asking them to reaffirm their commitment to the First Amendment and the principle of religious freedom.