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The Advocacy Teams Network is made up of more than 1,500 Quakers and friends from across the country who use their power as constituents to make change in Washington. Our success comes from our commitment to building relationships with Congress grounded in mutual respect and listening.History
Since 1943, the FCNL community has lobbied Congress to advance peace and justice.FCNL Celebrates the Reauthorization of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act
Thanks to bicameral, bipartisan action, Congress recently extended a key reporting requirement for another six years, demonstrating a renewed commitment to atrocity prevention work.Minute Concerning the War in Israel-Palestine: Bellingham Friends Meeting (WA)
“the City of Bellingham believes in and advocates for the self-determination of all people, regardless of religion, race, or nationality”Minute Concerning the War in Israel-Palestine: Strawberry Creek Monthly Meeting (CA)
As members of Strawberry Creek Friends Meeting (Quakers) in Berkeley, California, and in keeping with our historic peace testimony, we are horrified by the killing on all sides in Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, and the larger Middle East. We support a lasting ceasefire, together with peaceful action by the United States and other world power, to bring about lasting peace, justice, and freedom.Minute Concerning the War in Israel-Palestine: San Diego Friends Meeting (CA)
Friends feel a responsibility to act on the immense suffering in Gaza, as well as the ongoing violence in the West Bank. All the peoples of Israel and Palestine deserve to live in peace.Minute Concerning the War in Israel-Palestine: Claremont Friends Meeting (CA)
We call on our government to reset its policy: to call for an immediate ceasefire and to pursue negotiations to free the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza.Minute Concerning the War in Israel-Palestine: Orange Grove Friends Meeting (CA)
As Quakers, we oppose war and seek a just and lasting peace in Israel/Palestine. We grieve the death of over 1,200 Israelis and over 33,000 Gazans, including 13,800 children (As of April 2024).Minute Concerning the War in Israel-Palestine: Ames Friends Meeting (IA)
Ames Friends Meeting affirms the dignity and human rights of Palestinians, Israelis, and all persons.Sarah Freeman-Woolpert
As FCNL’s deputy director of Strategic Advocacy, Sarah Freeman-Woolpert was responsible for deepening and expanding our Advocacy Teams program, a network of hundreds of Quakers and friends lobbying to build congressional champions for peace and justice.