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Quaker Lobby Appoints New Foreign Policy Director
Washington, DC (July 31, 2018) — The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today announced the appointment of Diana Ohlbaum as its Senior Strategist and Legislative Director of Foreign Policy.FCNL Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of the Dream Act
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) applauds the bipartisan Dream Act of 2017, introduced today by Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) joined by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and Chuck Schumer (D-NY). This legislation outlines a path for Dreamers to become full and flourishing citizens of the country in which they grew up.Elections in Kenya – Recommendations to the U.S. Government
Friends in Kenya are calling on the U.S. government to take early action to prevent violence in Kenya’s upcoming presidential elections.Statement on the Attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Civilian Aircraft
FCNL wrote this statement the day after the September 11 attacks. Now and always, we seek a world free of war and the threat of war. We hold the victims, the survivors, their families, and all those affected in the Light.Annual Meeting 2023: Justice Calls Us. Love Unites Us.
Our 2023 Annual Meeting brought together hundreds of Friends online and in Washington, D.C., to learn, lobby, worship, and chart FCNL’s future.Jamie DeMarco
Jamie is a member of Baltimore Yearly Meeting. He has served in many capacities in the Religious Society of Friend, including worked as a Young Fellow (2017 - 2018) at FCNL.GOP Senator Stalls Trump Nominee Over Saudi Handling Of U.S. Aid For Starving Yemenis
“[It’s] past time for a nomination to be put on hold until the State Department answers some basic questions about what tortured legal rationale the US is using to aid and abet the Saudi-led slaughter in Yemen that has plunged millions to the brink of starvation,” Kate Gould of the Friends Commit
Accompany Spring Lobby Weekend Advocates in Spirit
When Friends travel in the ministry, they often journey with an elder who can provide grounding and spiritual accompaniment. Let us gather ahead of Spring Lobby Weekend (Mar. 20-23) and practice spiritual accompaniment for the young adults preparing to lobby their members of Congress and the congressional staff who will receive their ministry. All are welcomeWorld Quaker Day
We will be celebrating World Quaker Day on October 3, 2021. Our theme: Resilience and hope: drawing strength from our Quaker faith.Julie Flores-Castillo
Julie Flores-Castillo is currently running for county committee in her town and, at age 18, is the youngest candidate.