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This Week in the World: Israel Invades Lebanon, U.S. Must Cut Off More Weapons
We are holding everyone threatened by the escalating violence in Lebanon, Israel, and Gaza in the light.
This Week in the World: Our Advocacy is Making History
In historic votes Wednesday evening, 19 senators sent a strong message: U.S. complicity in the Israeli government’s catastrophic war in Gaza is unacceptable and must end!
Recommendations for Executive Action for the Remainder of President Biden’s Term
Climate
Recommendation: Submit and publicize the U.S. government’s next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).
Tick Tock On the Clock: Big Change Coming Soon with the 119th Congress
The Republican Congressional majority is talking about quickly moving reconciliation packages, legislation that could dramatically impact millions of lives.
This Week in the World: Solidarity and Hope Amid Chaos and Injustices
The second week of the new Donald Trump administration brought more pain, fear, and confusion.
President Trump’s executive actions obstructing federal funding fueled more chaos, with far-reaching consequences for millions across the country and the globe.
U.S. Wars & Militarism
FCNL seeks to create a world free from war and the threat of war. Since September 11, Congress has largely ceded its constitutional authority to determine when and where the United States goes to war, and successive presidents have expanded our country’s military presence around the world. The result has been a ballooning military budget, a legacy of torture and other unlawful mistreatment, indefinite detention at Guantanamo Bay, the use of drones to kill people far from traditional battlefields, and the deaths of over 335,000 civilians.Environment & Energy
The U.S. Congress is pivotal to national and global efforts to meet the challenge of climate disruption. However, for Congress to be part of the solution, leadership is needed from members of both political parties. Our moral obligation to address climate change and protect vulnerable communities transcends partisanship. By changing the dialogue in Congress on climate change, we are paving the way for meaningful legislative solutions to gain bipartisan support and become law.Justice Reform
We all lose when we lock people away. Incarceration denies the opportunities for rehabilitation and healing that are necessary for a person to fulfill their potential. This is a loss not only to the individual and his or her family, but to society as a whole. We call for a transformation of our current criminal legal system, which today is used principally as an instrument of retribution — a policy contrary to our Quaker beliefs.Nuclear Weapons
Decades after the Cold War, the drive to build nuclear weapons continues, energized in no small part by the policies of the U.S. government. The faith of Quakers is grounded in the belief that there is that of God in every person. The awful power of nuclear weapons indiscriminately threatens all people.Native Americans
The federal government has a trust responsibility to protect and enhance tribal self-determination and economic prosperity. FCNL works to hold the federal government accountable to tribes and to American Indian and Alaska Native people by advocating for legislation that will protect tribal sovereignty and treaty rights.