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Olivia Delaplaine
Olivia Delaplaine serves as the Program Coordinator for Friends Place on Capitol Hill, a Quaker learning center and guesthouse affiliated with the Friends Committee on National Legislation.Workshops and Programs for Deepening Faith-in-Action
Through FCNL’s online and onsite travel to monthly meetings, Friends churches, and other Quaker communities, we join in meeting for worship, share messages, hear leadings and concerns, and provide spiritual and practical support to knit together Friends’ witness and FCNL’s advocacy for the world we seek. Here are just some of the ministries we offer Quaker communities and ways we can be a resource for your witness. Request a visitor to lead a program or contact us at Quakers@fcnl.org to learn more.The Pervasiveness and Tenacity of Fierce Love
This has indeed been a year of reckoning—of challenges so big and so constant we cannot turn away. Reckoning with the election; the coronavirus pandemic; systemic racism of our country; and the continued destruction of our planet.Prisons and the President – a Historic Week
Obama became the first sitting President to visit a federal prisonInterview: 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.Legislative Priorities
Every two years, FCNL asks Friends and their meetings, churches, and other groups to consider which public policy issues they feel are most pressing for the next session of Congress. The feedback we receive from hundreds of Friends helps us form the legislative priorities that guide our work.A Transformative Middle Ground
Andrew Tomlinson heads the New York Office of the Quaker United Nations Office. He is a member of the Chatham-Summit Monthly Meeting in New Jersey.Where to Go in Israel and Palestine
Most visits to Israel/Palestine stay on the beaten path. These suggestions can help policymakers and members of the public gain a greater understanding of the conflict, and to witness first-hand the work of Israeli and Palestinian peacebuilders to bring about a just and lasting resolution to the conflict.Jackson Malkus
Jackson Malkus is the outreach and events coordinator at Friends Place on Capitol Hill. He is responsible for helping to build the Friends Place community by organizing and facilitating events to educate, energize, and create fellowship. He forms partnerships and collaborations and stewards existing relationships to strengthen the Friends Place network.Diane Randall Joins Faith Leaders' Call to Keep Government Open & Protect Immigrants
Twenty-nine faith leaders representing national faith-based organizations sent a letter to members of Congress tasked with finding a way forward on government spending ahead of February 15. The signers urged the committee to avert a shutdown and implement responsible spending practices for immigration enforcement.