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Celebrating World Quaker Day
When I arrive at the FCNL office, I always stop for a moment before entering the building, just to read the banner hanging from the outside our building: #lovethyneighbor (No Exceptions).The Quaker Institute: Beloved Community as Prophetic Witness
Join FCNL staff and advocates at Pendle Hill for this on-campus gathering of Friends to learn and practice rebuilding community as prophetic witness. Includes workshops with Friends and Quaker organizations: Friends Committee on National Legislation, Friends General Conference, American Friends Service Committee, and more!Quakers, Race, and Police Brutality
Friends across the country are speaking out against racism and police violence. Here, we excerpt some of the minutes and statements that they have shared with us.Grace in Generational Transition: Raising Up Young Adult Leaders
How can the Religious Society of Friends gracefully navigate generational transitions and work to raise up young adult leadership in our communities? Join FCNL and New England Quakers for this online conversation on Monday, Nov. 1 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.We're Working to Uproot Racism and We Need You with Us
We are seeking a peaceful, equitable, and just world. We bring this vision into reality by working in coalition with like-minded organizations and friends to confront systemic racism in our communities.
September 2020: Native American Legislative Update
In a huge victory for Indian Country, both Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act passed in the House on Sept. 21. The bills, which already passed the Senate by unanimous consent in March, will help to address the rising numbers of missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. Both bills will now go to the president’s desk to be signed into law.This Week in the World: On Anniversary of Oct 7 Attacks, Conflict in Middle East Worsens
On the one-year anniversary of the horrific Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, we took some time this week to reflect and mourn the lives lost and forever changed that day, and in all the days since.
Issues We Work On
FCNL’s multi-faceted approach draws on the expertise of registered lobbyists in Washington, DC, the commitment and passion of Quakers and friends around the country in our advocacy network, and the relationships we cultivate with elected officials and community leaders.Everyone Deserves Protection—Regardless of Immigration Status
These are difficult times for everyone. But immigrant communities are facing particularly severe risk and hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic.Listening and Discerning Legislative Priorities
Every two years, FCNL asks Friends around the country for help in setting the focus of our advocacy work.