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  • Native American Legislative Update

    Native American Legislative Update | June 17, 2020
    Welcome to FCNL’s Native American Legislative Update! The NALU is a monthly newsletter about FCNL’s Native American policy advocacy and ways for you to engage your members of Congress. FCNL’s Congressional Advocate for Native American policy is Lacina Tangnaqudo Onco (Shinnecock/Kiowa).

  • 23 Organizations Call on Congress to Fund Conflict Prevention

    Letter | October 12, 2018
    Twenty-three faith-based and humanitarian organizations urge robust funding for the international affairs budget including programs that prevent violent conflict, mitigate atrocities and protect civilians.

  • 62 Organizations Urge Congress to Prevent War with Iran

    Letter | September 14, 2020
    FCNL signed a letter with 61 partner organizations asking Congress to stop the march to war with Iran.

  • FCNL Joins 30 National Religious Organizations Calling on Congress to Support H.R. 9.

    Letter | April 29, 2019
    H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, would prevent the Trump administration from using any funds to withdraw from the vital Paris Climate Agreement. It would also require the administration to develop plans to meet our emissions reductions goals in the agreement.

  • More than 40 Organizations Support Ending Aid for the Saudi-led War in Yemen

    Letter | October 26, 2020
    FCNL joined 40 organizations in sending a letter to House leadership applauding their support of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would halt all U.S. military aid for the illegal Saudi-led war in Yemen.

  • When Fire Season Lasts 12 Months, It’s Time To Act

    Update | July 15, 2019
    Here in Sonoma County, we know the impacts of climate change all too well. While our community is incredibly resilient, we have been beaten back numerous times by fires and floods. Our fire season is no longer a season — it’s fire year. Recently, a close friend lost her family home while her parents barely escaped the Bennett Valley hills driving through blinding smoke to safety. Too many here could tell similar stories.

  • FCNL Urges House Judiciary Committee to End Family Detention and Separation

    Letter | February 26, 2019
    On Tuesday, February 26, prior to the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Family Separation Policy,” FCNL submitted a statement urging an end to the devastating practice of family detention and the use of adult immigrant detention that results in family separation.

  • 34 Organizations Oppose Rescission of Complex Crises Fund

    Letter | May 15, 2018
    More than 30 non-governmental organizations issued a letter today urging all Senators and Representative to oppose the rescission of $30 million from the Complex Crises Fund.

  • Weapons of Mass Creation

    Update | July 9, 2018
    On Tuesday morning, I greeted a flock of 5th graders from Moses Brown School in Rhode Island. These ten-year-old children had arrived at FCNL for lobby training.

  • Trump's March to War with Iran Must be Stopped by Congress

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    FCNL condemns President Trump’s dangerous decision to violate the Iran nuclear deal, which has blocked that country’s pathways to building a nuclear weapon and guarded against the risk of U.S. war with Iran. By refusing to issue sanctions waivers as required under the landmark nuclear accord, President Trump is dramatically increasing the risk of war. Our 75-year-old Quaker lobby in the public interest is urging members of Congress to do everything in their power to prevent another catastrophic U.S. war in the Middle East.