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  • Human Dignity: A Casualty of War

    Background | October 31, 2016
    The United States has waged war in Afghanistan for more than a decade, at a cost of thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars, with little progress toward peace. The Strategic Partnership Agreement that the U.S. and Afghanistan signed in May is unlikely to lead to positive outcomes.
  • Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines

    Background | March 7, 2017
    We believe that it is extremely important that our financial investments are consistent with FCNL’s vision of a world free of war and the threat of war, a society with equity and justice for all, a community where every person’s potential may be fulfilled, and an earth restored.
  • The Roots of Environmental Justice

    Background | April 22, 2021
    You need not look far from FCNL’s headquarters to see environmental injustice in action.
  • National Coalition Calls on Biden to Halt Weapons Sales to Israel

    Press Release | June 10, 2021
    FCNL joined more than 100 national organizations in signing a letter to President Biden urging him to block $735 million in weapons to Israel.
  • Seeking to Build a Just and Resilient Democracy

    Background | December 11, 2023
    FCNL’s nonpartisan approach is a commitment to listening deeply, connecting over shared values, and taking practical steps forward together toward the world we seek. It is a commitment to seeing that of God in everyone, including members of Congress. We believe it is the way to sustain a just and resilient democracy.
  • Building Diaspora Solidarity to Transform U.S. Foreign Policy

    Update | August 8, 2024
    Representing diverse backgrounds—from Egypt to Niger, Bhutan to the Democratic Republic of Congo—these organizers spent four days engaged in deep discussions, advocacy training, and meeting with Hill staff.
  • January 2025: Native American Legislative Update

    Native American Legislative Update | 

    FCNL is aware of reports that Native Americans have been subject to or targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in immigration raids.

  • Quaker Advocacy for the World We Seek

    Page | September 24, 2024
    This is a critical moment for our still-in-progress democracy. It requires persistent attention and boundless hope. Our faith and how we live it is infused with hope and readiness for action. Rather than subsuming to anxiety and fear, we get to work.
  • More Than 200 Faith Leaders and Organizations Call for Values-Driven Immigration and Refugee Budget

    Letter | July 21, 2017
    To bring U.S. immigration policy in line with our values of welcome and assistance to those in need, FCNL joined a letter urging members of Congress to fully fund refugee protection and oppose funding for the creation of a mass deportation force.
  • We Cannot Afford to Sit Back as White Supremacy Wrecks Our Society

    Background | October 6, 2020
    The world changed following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black women and men. Millions of people were motivated to publicly protest these brutal murders and to proclaim that Black lives matter. Their deaths were the tipping point that roused the public’s conscience to confront racism publicly.