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  • Quakers Know Prisons from the Inside Out

    Background | September 15, 2020
    From the earliest days of their formation as the Religious Society of Friends, Quakers were imprisoned as they followed their evangelist leadings. Their crimes were blasphemy, public speaking, refusal to swear oaths, and disturbing the peace, among other distressing behaviors.

  • Minute on the Ukraine War

    Meeting Minute | July 11, 2022
    Boulder Friends Meeting statement of concern about the Ukraine War.

  • Minute on Responding to the Police Violence Against People of Color

    Meeting Minute | January 5, 2021

    Friends Meeting of Austin Minute on Responding to the Police Violence Against People of Color, June 2020.

  • Minute on War in Ukraine

    Meeting Minute | November 29, 2022
    Friends Meeting of Washington minute calls on President Biden to work toward diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine.

  • Yasmine Taeb speaks at Refugee Forum

    Update | October 17, 2016
    Join in an afternoon of education, networking and action on October 9 in Sandy Spring, MD.

  • Effectively Engaging Election Candidates

    Background | October 6, 2020
    As the November 2020 election approaches, political candidates are hosting town halls, talking to voters, and listening more closely to constituents.

  • FCNL Submits Statement for the Record for Senate Hearing on Authorization for Use of Military Force

    Statement | March 31, 2018
    On October 30, 2017, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to discuss the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). Yasmine Taeb, FCNL’s Legislative Director for Human Rights and Civil Liberties, submitted the following statement for the record.

  • Minute on Renaming Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky

    Meeting Minute | January 6, 2023
    Boulder Meeting of Friends approved a minute supporting the renaming of Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky in support of the requests of the Mestaa’ehehe coalition.

  • Fierce Love Now and Forever

    Background | December 22, 2020
    In these troubled times, it’s not surprising that people are anxious, gripped with uncertainty.

  • Letter in support of a Truth and Healing Commission

    Meeting Minute | July 18, 2022
    Midcoast Friends Meeting’s letter to Representatives Grijalva and Westerman to urge support for the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools in the United States Act.