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  • Quaker Witness = Might and Action

    Update | November 6, 2017
    As the nation faces the latest mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Friends are offering thoughts and prayers, holding in the light all who are touched by these human tragedies. Out of this sense of spirit, Friends are also committing to action to stop this violence.
  • Change Through Comics

    Background | October 6, 2020
    Joey Hartmann-Dow spent her spring residency as a Friend in Washington creating a comic book. However, Seeks is not an ordinary comic book.
  • The World We Seek

    Page | March 18, 2025
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is a national, nonpartisan Quaker organization that lobbies Congress for peace, justice, and environmental stewardship. We seek a world free of war and the threat of war, a society with equity and justice for all, a community where every person’s potential may be fulfilled, and an earth restored.
  • Quakers Grapple with Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

    Background | March 30, 2022
    Following FCNL’s tradition of witnessing in solidarity with Native Americans, we are amplifying the efforts of Native advocates to formalize this truth-telling process in current legislation.
  • Quaker Lobby Urges Support for U.S.-North Korea Agreement

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (June 12, 2018) – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today congratulated President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for taking the first step in ending the war in the Korean Peninsula.
  • 75th Anniversary Celebration

    Update | August 17, 2020
    At a weekend of events at the Quaker Hill Conference Center and Earlham College, FCNL celebrated our 75th anniversary, honored the work of those who came before us, and looked forward to the years ahead of continued work towards the world we seek.
  • Beloved Community Interfaith Network, Prince George's County Meeting

    Event | June 12, 2020
    Join FCNL’s Hannah Evans for a discussion on working with an interfaith network to achieve positive change on federal immigration policy.
  • Environmental Advocacy Training & Stewardship Panel

    Event | April 11, 2019
    Join us on April 10 the next event in our Quaker Change Maker Series featuring Emily Wirzba and Milo Keller from FCNL’s Sustainable Energy and Environment team. Hear stories of Friends’ faith in action as we are called to be wise stewards of what God has provided.
  • Remembering Ed Snyder

    Update | October 12, 2016
    We’re deeply sad to share the news that former FCNL Executive Secretary Ed Snyder passed away on Friday, August 12. He served FCNL for 35 years, including as Executive Secretary from 1962 to 1990.
  • Kenyan Quakers Appeal for Restraint

    Letter | September 18, 2017
    Leaders of every Kenyan Quaker Yearly Meeting gathered to discuss the future of the Quaker movement in their country. During this retreat, they drafted a letter speaking to their concern about unity and peace in the lead up to the presidential election on the 17th of October.