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  • We Hold These Truths: Quakers in America

    Event | November 20, 2018
    Join FCNL Executive Secretary Diane Randall on Sunday, November 18 at We Hold These Truths: Quakers in America – a discussion of Mat Smart’s play The Agitators.
  • Oppose Militarized Counterterrorism in Afghanistan

    Page | October 29, 2020

    The idea that it is necessary to maintain residual forces in Afghanistan to conduct counterterrorism operations is based on the flawed premise that “terrorism” must be fought and can be defeated militarily.

  • The Consequences of War with North Korea

    Background | January 5, 2018

    In this op-ed, Abigail Stowe-Thurston, the program assistant for nuclear policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, and Erin Connolly, the program assistant at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, urge the U.S. to choose peace in the face of nuclear conflict.

  • Diane Randall Speaks at Quaker Fundraisers Gathering

    Event | June 22, 2020
    Diane Randall was happy for the opportunity to give the keynote address at Friends Fiduciary’s 2018 Quaker Fundraisers Gathering on September 30, 2018 .
  • Echoes of Colin Powell: Nikki Haley’s recent Yemen push mirrors the Bush Iraq intelligence failures

    FCNL in the News | January 3, 2018

    “Intelligence is, of course, supposed to be used to make a decision,” Kate Gould, the Legislative Director for Middle East Policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation told Salon. “Not to market political propaganda, and that’s what we’re seeing on display here.”

  • Model Minute for Quaker Accountability for Indigenous Boarding Schools

    Meeting Minute | April 29, 2024
    Model minute for consideration by yearly meetings, 2022, on accountability for the Quaker Indigenous Boarding Schools.
  • Naming the Truths

    Update | October 6, 2020
    Sometimes we are touched by Spirit in ways that are both tender and forceful, and we simply can’t turn away. Often, these spiritual openings come in places and times that we don’t expect.
  • Afghanistan Needs Long Term Peace, Not Quick Fixes

    Update | February 24, 2020
    Reporting indicates that the U.S. and Taliban are prepared to sign a deal, provided that each side can maintain a seven-day reduction in violence. Intra-Afghan talks are slated to begin soon after the signing of this deal.
  • Faith Voices Call: Citizenship For All

    Event | September 16, 2021
    Join FCNL’s Anika Forrest and interfaith partners for a bilingual webinar on Monday, Sept. 20. They’ll share updates on Congress’s budget reconciliation process, who could get covered by the path to citizenship that has been included in budget reconciliation legislative text, and how you can take action to help get a clean and inclusive path to citizenship across the finish line.
  • Interfaith Faith Vigil for Peace in Ukraine

    Event | February 23, 2024
    Ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, please join us in praying together and lamenting the human harm caused by violence and conflict.