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The Torture Report
Small steps are constantly being made in a long and difficult journey. We must learn from both the Torture Report and the recent Committee Against Torture review and admit responsibility. Only after acknowledging the full scope of U.S. torture can we heal and prevent these horrific mistakes from repeating themselves.Statement on the Attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Civilian Aircraft
FCNL wrote this statement the day after the September 11 attacks. Now and always, we seek a world free of war and the threat of war. We hold the victims, the survivors, their families, and all those affected in the Light.Equity and Justice -- for All
On any given day, I am outraged and saddened by the violence of injustice in the world. Yesterday it was Philando Castile and the day before that it was Alton Sterling. This morning, we wake to the murders of police officers in Dallas. The week before that it was the violence against civilians in Baghdad, Ankara, Orlando. That’s only the past 30 days.A Radical Return to Common Principles
Climate change is considered by many to be the greatest challenge facing humanity. We are the first generation to recognize the errors in the way we live our lives, and perhaps the last generation able to do something about it. The stakes are vast and monumental.Grounding Friends Presence on Capitol Hill
How can Quaker work spaces reflect our values and priorities? How is the environment we create a part of our effort to look for the Light in all those we encounter? FCNL considered as we planned to rebuild our Quaker home in the heart of Washington, D.C., in the 1990s.
Interview: Tracy Edmonds, Grassroots Lobbyist
Tracy Edmonds describes himself as “just a regular guy.” He works as a software engineering manager at Cisco Systems and lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife, Beth Edmonds, and their two teenage daughters.The Link Between Climate and Conflict
The Pentagon is preparing for a world remade by climate change. The agency’s “2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap” clearly lays out the connection between climate and national security. It argues that climate change adds to the burdens of already fragile and weak states, creating an environment ripe for political dissent and instability.FCNL Applauds Justice Department Phasing Out Private Prisons
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauds the Department of Justice (DOJ) announcement that it will phase out contracts with private prison corporations.Nine Conclusions on Ed Snyder's 90th Birthday
Executive Secretary Emeritus Ed Snyder delivered these remarks at the 2015 Annual Meeting on the occasion of his 90th birthday, summarizing nine “trite but true” things he’s learned in the past nine decades.Conversations that Open Hearts and Minds
Democracy happens in difficult conversations, when we open our hearts and minds to the possibility that the person who disagrees with us is not motivated by malice and we explore the tensions between our beliefs, that our society progresses.