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  • Prayer Vigil: Ceasefire Now

    Event | November 14, 2023
    On Nov. 20 at 6:00 p.m. EST you are invited to join FCNL’s Bridget Moix and Hassan El-Tayyab at the White House for an ecumenical prayer vigil. Together, we will join our voices in prayer and action as we call for a ceasefire.

  • Addressing Patterns of Racial Wounding and Racial Justice in Quaker Communities

    Event | December 13, 2023
    A Pendle Hill First Monday Lecture with Lauren Brownlee and Zenaida Peterson

  • FCNL and More Than 100 Other Organizations Call for Commitments to Peace

    Letter | September 20, 2019
    Sept. 21 marks the International Day of Peace, which was established in 1981 by a unanimous resolution in the U.N.’s General Assembly. To mark the day, FCNL joined over 100 peacebuilding organizations from around the world in issuing a statement to U.N. member states that brings attention to peace concerns.

  • Connecting Policy Issues with Standing Rock

    Background | November 20, 2016

    Issues raised by the Standing Rock Sioux and their allies weave through many of the interactions between the federal government and Native peoples in the U.S. and define and describe the flawed relationship between the U.S. and Indian nations.

  • Human Rights Week of Action: Interview with Diane Randall

    Background | December 12, 2018

    December 10th marked Washington, D.C.’s 10th anniversary as a Human Rights City.

  • Eight States Now on Both Hungriest and Poorest Lists

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – Eight states now rank in the top ten as both the hungriest and poorest in the country, according to recently released government data. New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia were on both lists in 2017. Now, for 2018, Oklahoma has joined their ranks.

  • FCNL’s Statement on Mark-Up of the NO BAN Act

    Statement | September 16, 2020
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation strongly opposes President Trump’s indefinite bans on nearly all travel from thirteen nations, unduly targeting Muslim-majority and African nations. These bans – in all their iterations – result in heartbreak and injustice for countless families across the globe.

  • Federal Aid Programs Prove Vital in Reducing U.S. Poverty

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – Despite the continued reductions of poverty rate, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), is dismayed to see the number of people still living in poverty in the world’s richest country. According to today’s Census Bureau report, the official poverty rate decreased from 12.3 percent in 2017 to 11.8 percent in 2018. Approximately 38.1 million people lived below the poverty line in 2018 ($25,465 for a family of four).

  • America’s Hungriest and Poorest States Need Sustained Federal Support To Escape Cycles of Poverty and Hunger

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (September 18, 2018) – Seven states ranked among the top ten hungriest and poorest in the country, according to recently released U.S. government data. The states are New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

  • Civil Society Welcomes Bipartisan Senate Bill to Tackle Global Violence

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Over 40 Alliance for Peacebuilding members and partners welcome S. 3368, the Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018, introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Todd Young (R-IN), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the United States Senate on August 22nd.