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  • A Witness Against War

    Background | October 6, 2020
    John Huyler, a member of Boulder Friends Meeting, shares his journey to Friends and FCNL.

  • FCNL Joins 58 Groups in Calling on the President to Reduce the Pentagon Budget

    Letter | February 14, 2023
    Today, 59 groups sent a letter to President Biden with a simple message: Reduce the Pentagon budget and redirect those funds towards priorities that actually meet the needs of the American people.

  • Toetie Zwart, 23

    Person - SLW 2018 | June 7, 2018

    I’m not Quaker but I have been involved with Quaker fellowship.

    I’ve had five visits on the Hill so far. It’s engaging but hard because the future is not bright for the community that I work with. This issue is something I see and feel every day.

  • Sam Fuller

    Person - Advocacy Corps 2016-2017 | January 3, 2017

    Sam Fuller is a senior Political Science and Economics double major at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. For the past year, Sam has been working with local community members and leaders to organize events that promote diversity and stand against hate.

  • Chelsey Adams, 23

    Person - SLW 2018 | June 7, 2018

    All of this feels really good: as a young person who knows how it feels to have very little power, to be able to face people that do and say, let me explain what will happen to us if you do XYZ.

  • Listen to the Recording: Let’s Talk Climate Solutions with Rep. Costello

    Event | May 30, 2019
    Rep. Ryan Costello (PA-06) has been key to the Friends Committee on National Legislation’s work to foster bipartisan climate change action in Congress. On May 22, he joined FCNL advocates for a special climate briefing.

  • Congress Fails to Pass the Dream Act by the Holidays

    Statement | March 19, 2021
    After Congress voted to fund the government and adjourn for the remainder of 2017 without passing the Dream Act — or similar legislation — FCNL’s lobbyist on immigration, Hannah Graf Evans, made the following statement.

  • Istra Fuhrmann

    Person - Former Staff, - Program Assistants 2021 | July 15, 2022
    Istra Fuhrmann was the program assistant for nuclear disarmament and Pentagon spending for 2021-2022.

  • Washington Newsletter: Forward Plan Resulted in a More Effective FCNL

    Washington Newsletter | December 16, 2022
    An analysis of the 2018–2022 Forward Plan concludes that despite the challenges of the last five years, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) has been transformed  into a “bigger, more resilient, and effective lobbying organization that continually innovates to meet challenges while remaining grounded in Quaker faith and practice.”

  • Letter to the Editor: End the Ukraine War

    FCNL in the News | August 22, 2023
    You don’t have to be a pope or a pacifist to recognize the perils inherent in continued military escalation — for Ukrainians, Russians and the world.