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A Quaker Lobbyist on Capitol Hill
In this QuakerSpeak video, Ruth Flower discusses her decades of work with FCNL. Whether it’s world peace, climate change, poverty, or justice, Ruth has lobbied Congress about it. And she wants you to become a lobbyist, too.Abby McElroy
Abby McElroy is the intern for grasstops, within the strategic advocacy department. She is a sophomore at Harvard College and intends to major in sociology.The Shadow of Oppenheimer
Explore “The Shadow of Oppenheimer” with this weekly podcast produced by Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation. The atomic bomb changed the world. We look at the radiation-exposed lives that exist in the shadow Oppenheimer’s nuclear legacy and how pop culture idolizes the man over the shadow. Guests include Matt Korda (Federation of American Scientists), Allen Hester (Friends Committee on National Legislation), Istra Fuhrmann (Peace and Security Funders Group), and Dr. Emma Belcher (Ploughshares Fund).Standing in the Light
FCNL’s Diane Randall delivered the Friday night message at Annual Meeting 2017, envisioning the next five years for FCNL.DACA Hangs in the Balance, Congress Must Deliver
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments for State of Texas v.
Dominick Damper
Dominick Damper is an Advocacy Corps Organizer for Friends Committee on National Legislation working on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Through grassroots efforts and lobbying, he is working toward a ceasefire in Gaza, the restoration of UNRWA funding, and the end of U.S. arms sales to Israel.
Graham Bonnell
Graham Bonnell is a current sophomore at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine where he is pursuing physics and political science. While serving as president of his high school’s student council, Graham developed an admiration for leadership, and supporting local communities.
Helen Mountjoy-Venning
Helen Mountjoy-Venning is a graduate of Earlham College, where she studied environmental studies and Middle Eastern Studies, and helped lead a campus divestment campaign. During college she studied abroad in Amman, Jordan, interning at Friends of the Earth Middle East.
US support for Saudi war in Yemen soars under Trump
“This revelation should be a wake-up call to every policymaker and every American that this country is literally fueling the largest humanitarian crisis in the world and the worst cholera outbreak in recorded history,” said Kate Gould, a lobbyist with the Friends Committee on National Legislation
Invitation to Quaker Advocacy
In these tumultuous times, it is more important than ever to engage in prophetic, powerful, and persistent advocacy. On Sunday, Jan. 5, 2019, 12:30-1:30 p.m. PST, I will be visiting La Jolla Friends Meeting to lead a second hour discussion entitled, “Invitation to Quaker Advocacy.” I hope you will join me.