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  • Walking in the Light

    Statement | June 12, 2020
    We seek a world free of war and the threat of war We seek a society with equity and justice for all We seek a community where every person’s potential may be fulfilled We seek an earth restored
  • FCNL and QuakerSpeak

    Background | August 17, 2020
    We partnered with Friends Journal for the second season of QuakerSpeak. Here’s what happened.
  • Quaker Leaders Recommit to Work of Building Just World for All

    Statement | December 9, 2021
    On Dec. 6-8, FCNL’s outgoing General Secretary Diane Randall and incoming leader Bridget Moix joined leaders from Quaker Agencies in London to mark a time of transition in our leadership and our work. Together they affirmed their collective commitment to working to build the just and peaceful world God tells us can be ours.
  • Brave & Constant: Annual Meeting 2022

    Event - Annual Meeting | September 21, 2023
    Our 2022 Annual Meeting brought together hundreds of Friends online and in Washington, D.C., to learn, lobby, worship, and chart FCNL’s future. Nearly 300 advocates from 43 states completed 160 lobby visits in support of the Environmental Justice for All Act (H.R. 2021/S. 872).
  • A Year of Bold Advocacy and Faithful Witness

    Update | December 19, 2024

    As 2024 draws to a close, we are pausing to reflect on the remarkable strength and dedication of this community. You have played a critical role in connecting the concerns of Friends in your meeting or church with advocacy with federal policymakers. I am so grateful to work with all of you.

  • Sarah Freeman-Woolpert

    Person - Former Staff | May 6, 2024
    As FCNL’s deputy director of Strategic Advocacy, Sarah Freeman-Woolpert was responsible for deepening and expanding our Advocacy Teams program, a network of hundreds of Quakers and friends lobbying to build congressional champions for peace and justice.
  • Debt Ceiling Showdown: Here’s What You Need to Know

    Event | May 22, 2023
    Join FCNL and interfaith partners for a webinar to learn more about what is happening and how you can act to support vulnerable communities here at home and around the world as Congress negotiates a deal to lift the nation’s borrowing limit.
  • Freedom of Press and Rule of Law are Sacred American Values Say Quakers

    Statement | November 8, 2018
    Washington, DC - The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today expressed concern over the denial of press access to the White House and the threat to independent government investigations.
  • No One Will Win if This Violence Continues to Escalate

    Update | October 13, 2023
    In recent days, I’ve counted losses that I still cannot comprehend. This is a human crisis, and one thing is very clear: no one will win if this war continues to escalate. The U.S. must act urgently to help de-escalate the violence in Israel-Palestine.
  • Sandy Robson

    Person | March 28, 2017

    Sandy Robson develops programs for the new Quaker Welcome Center and sets up processes for the Friend in Washington program.