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Julie Flores-Castillo
Julie Flores-Castillo is currently running for county committee in her town and, at age 18, is the youngest candidate.Change Can Happen
This has been an inspiring time in Washington, D.C.! We have been riveted by our baseball team, the Washington Nationals, who unexpectedly made it into the playoffs and won the World Series! I became a big fan of this team. That they won and that I became so invested is testament that change can happen.Minutes as a Shared Witness
When Quakers conduct business in a monthly meeting or church, it is done in worship. A minute is a record of a corporate decision reached during a meeting for worship, or for business, or the account of a single transaction in the written record of a meeting for business or committee.Q&A: Advocating Native Issues
How can Friends be allies with the Native community?
Native organizations most often ask for lobbying support. FCNL’s monthly Native American Legislative Update makes that easy. Some Quakers want to become effective community educators.
Speaking Truth to Power Out of Quaker Grounding
On May 4, FCNL welcomed Dr. Sa’ed Atshan, associate professor of Anthropology at Emory University, to share his experiences with Quaker education growing up, his life’s journey with Quakerism, his thoughts on Quaker institutions, and his overall reflections on faith.What You Can Do
The beginning is knowing — really knowing — and acknowledging the history we share as Indians and non-Indians on this continent. Useful action flows from that place of recognition of how we stand with each other. Here are three sets of recommendations for your next steps.Renewing Spiritual Strength, Reinvigorating Our Political Imagination
I am eager to be with all of you during the FCNL Annual Meeting, a time when Friends from various branches of Quakerism can be together in fellowship, community, and worship. This is particularly important during these turbulent times both in our national politics and also within the Quaker community. I believe that our collective voice for peace and justice is no less essential at this time.Tea Party-Aligned Group Helping Push Congress To Debate U.S. Role In Yemen War
And GOP leaders in the House who seek to defer to the Trump administration and avoid upsetting Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other American partners invested in the war may attempt to prevent the vote from taking place altogether through arcane legislative maneuvers, said Kate Gould
Minute Concerning the War in Israel-Palestine: Montclair Monthly Meeting (NJ)
As members of the Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Montclair, New Jersey, we proclaim this Peace Testimony. We believe that there is that of God in every person. We believe that violence only perpetuates violence. Therefore, we oppose the use of violence, and we work to realize peace, together with justice and compassion, to heal this world.Miriam Myers
Miriam comes to FCNL from Bryn Mawr College, where she majors in Political Science and minors in Spanish. She has interned at San Francisco’s City Hall and has interest in grassroots organizing, immigration and housing rights.