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  • Quaker Lobby Honors Senators Kaine and Murkowski at Annual Meeting

    Press Release | November 18, 2022
    Two members of Congress will be honored this week during the Annual Meeting of the Friends Committee on National Legislation November 16-20.
  • From Grassroots to Global: Inspiring Peace Through Advocacy for a Gaza Ceasefire

    Update | March 21, 2024

    As the war in Gaza continues into its sixth month, the consequences for civilians have been devastating.

  • Interfaith Letter: Support Victims of U.S. Nuclear Testing

    Letter | May 31, 2024

    Fifteen interfaith groups joined in a letter to members of Congress to urge them to support and expedite the passage of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act.

  • Rebuilding Our Democracy

    Background | October 6, 2020
    When World War II broke out, more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were stripped of their rights. Actor George Takei and his family were among those imprisoned in ten internment camps throughout the U.S.
  • Send Sentencing Reform to the President's Desk

    Update | October 13, 2016
    A few months ago, it seemed sentencing reform was on life support. There just wasn’t enough time before the election to move any legislation forward — let alone a bill that would start to reverse the failed 40-year “war on drugs.”
  • Poor People's Campaign Moral March on Washington

    Event | June 17, 2022
    The Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington will be a generationally transformative and disruptive gathering of poor and low-wealth people, state leaders, faith communities, moral allies, unions and partnering organizations.
  • Breaking Down the Building Blocks of Endless War: A Conversation with Rep. Barbara Lee and Other Experts

    Event | October 21, 2022
    As we approach the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, we have a real and urgent opportunity to knock out key pillars upholding the United States’ endless wars, and to do right by the hundreds of thousands of people harmed here and abroad as a result.
  • Protecting Communities in the Clean Energy Transition

    Event | October 24, 2022
    Join FCNL’s Clarence Edwards and experts from the Inter-religious Working Group on Extractive Industries for a webinar to learn about the choices before us and actions we can take to aid the transition to renewables without harming vulnerable communities and the earth.
  • Linnea Halsten

    Person - Staff | January 8, 2024
    Linnea Halsten is the Anti-Racism, Anti-Bias, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (AJEDI) manager. She partners with the associate general secretary for Community and Culture in leading FCNL’s dynamic engagement with the organization’s AJEDI commitments.
  • Bridget Moix's Remarks at a Meeting with President Pezeshkian of Iran

    Update | November 13, 2024

    Remarks as prepared for delivery for Bridget Moix’s September 24, 2024 meeting with President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran in New York City.