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Historic Iran Deal Deserves Full Congressional Support
The Friends Committee on National Legislation welcomes the historic breakthrough between six powers and Iran, and calls on Congress to support this accord, which guards against another nuclear-armed nation and war in the Middle East.Quakers and Migration: Local, National, and Global Action for Immigration Justice
FCNL’s February Quaker Changemaker event will highlight common threads in Quaker work for just migration policies, in local communities, on Capitol Hill, and internationally.Hundreds of Quaker Lobbyists Call for Passage of Build Back Better Act
Today, more than 450 advocates from 44 states join FCNL to lobby Congress on passing the Build Back Better Act.Quaker Lobby Calls on Biden to Uphold Landmine Promise
Two years ago this week, the Trump administration revised government policy on anti-personnel landmines to allow the U.S. military to employ, develop, produce, and acquire these indiscriminate and immoral weapons.Daniel Bellerose
Daniel is a researcher, writer and organizer who has been catalyzing local communities on the issue of climate change for several years. While living in New York, Daniel was a member of Alfred Friends Meeting.
Chris Kearns-McCoy
Chris Kearns-McCoy served as the program assistant for communications from 2018-2010. He worked with various teams within FCNL to lift up important issues and work, and to share stories of that work in Washington, D.C. and throughout the country.Grace Anne Gasperson
Grace Anne Gasperson, a sophomore at Ohio University majoring in Global Studies, has a deep appreciation for culture which fuels an even greater passion for learning languages, which helps her engage people across linguistic boundaries.Peacebuilding in Action – On the Ground in Rwanda
During my fellowship at FCNL, I learned about the importance of advocating for U.S. policies that promote peace building and the peaceful prevention of deadly conflict. Now I am on the ground in Rwanda to learn how they are working to rebuild and reconcile communities following the 1994 genocide, which killed between 500,000 and 1 million people.So, You've Written a Minute on Gaza, What Now?
Join FCNL’s Quaker Changemaker Event on Wednesday, December 11 to learn how Quaker communities are continuing their advocacy in support of peace in Israel, Palestine, and across the Middle East.
Greater Middle East
Since the U.S.-backed overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mossadegh in 1952, our nation’s reliance on regime change and militarized approaches to Middle East policy has contributed to growing political instability throughout the region.