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  • Voting & Elections

    The damaging effects of money on our politics are clear. When money pours into our elections, the voices of average Americans are silenced. And voter suppression, too, continues to threaten our democracy.

  • Gun Violence Prevention

    Gun violence is a public health crisis that our country has been facing for decades. We seek a society where we can feel safe in our communities without the risk of violent death.

  • Protect America, Protect Immigrants

    Legislative Ask | 
    Oppose cutting vital social safety net programs to pay for indiscriminate immigration policies. 

  • Home

    Page | April 2, 2025
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation is a national, nonpartisan Quaker organization that lobbies Congress and the administration to advance peace, justice, and environmental stewardship.

  • Quakers Working in the Legislature

    Event - Quaker Changemaker Series |  -

    FCNL’s Quaker Changemaker series has lifted up stories of Friends working in lobbying, advocacy, public office, and more—but we’ve yet to highlight stories of Quakers working in the legislative process as staff to an elected official.

  • Quakers Talk to Congress About Climate Change

    Background | September 28, 2016
    Why do these 300 Young Adult Friends care so much about climate change? In this QuakerSpeak video, they explain the political and spiritual importance of their advocacy.

  • Lisa Graustein

    Person | August 7, 2023
    Lisa Graustein holds a Master of Education in Racial Justice Education and has facilitated DEI workshops for more than fifteen years.

  • Emily Wirzba Published in Quakers, Creation Care, and Sustainability

    Update | June 14, 2019
    Congratulations to Emily Wirzba, FCNL Legislative Representative for Sustainable Energy and Environment, and our former Program Assistant for Communications, Emmett Witkovsky-Eldred! They wrote a chapter in the book Quakers, Creation Care, and Sustainability entitled “Lobbying for an Earth Restored: Friends Committee on National Legislation.”

  • Quakers Uprooting Racism

    Event - Quaker Changemaker Series |  -
    Join the online discussion with representatives of the Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism to learn more about the coalition, their vision of a transforming Religious Society of Friends, and plans for the 2024 cohort of Quakers Uprooting Racism.

  • "A Marriage of the Heart and Mind"

    Update | August 2, 2021

    In my role as FCNL’s Quaker Engagement intern, I had the pleasure of surveying and interviewing Friends throughout the country about their advocacy efforts and their connection to their faith.