Quaker Updates

The rapid destruction of the natural world and the increasingly devastating effects of climate change leave us with an urgent call to act for restorative policies that would mitigate climate change’s effects.

On Dec. 6-8, FCNL’s outgoing General Secretary Diane Randall and incoming leader Bridget Moix joined leaders from Quaker Agencies in London to mark a time of transition in our leadership and our work. Together they affirmed their collective commitment to working to build the just and peaceful world God tells us can be ours.

The Friends Committee on National Legislation announced today that Bridget Moix will be the Quaker lobby’s new General Secretary effective January 24, 2022.

What does the next generation of leadership look like in the Religious Society of Friends? What is the role of current leaders in Quaker meetings and organizations in nurturing that leadership?

Every Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. ET, FCNL hosts a gathering on zoom for F/friends around the country. This is an opportunity to engage in silent worship and reflection with one another. It is a time to come together in community.

Polly Attwood and Becky Jones are members of the New England Yearly Meeting’s Noticing Patterns Working Group.

In my role as FCNL’s Quaker Engagement intern, I had the pleasure of surveying and interviewing Friends throughout the country about their advocacy efforts and their connection to their faith. These conversations served as a way to hear from Quaker advocates in FCNL’s network, and were incredibly inspiring to me as a young person interested in social change.

As a young Quaker who is passionate about faith and the way it motivates social justice, I was excited to spend my summer supporting faith leaders in their advocacy.

As the country reopens, we have a chance to push for a recovery that promises basic humanity to individuals who have been overlooked for far too long.

“FCNL is one of the most well-organized and strategic advocacy teams in Washington,” Rep. Barbara Lee told RNS. “Their advocates always speak with detailed knowledge and moral clarity. I have found them to be an invaluable ally in our shared efforts to end war and advance human rights and needs.”