Lobby Weekend News Today

Join us on April 24 to learn about the trauma inflicted by Indian Boarding Schools and how it has affected Native communities over generations. We are grappling with the legacy of Quakers who supported the system by operating 30 such schools and working to make amends.

In many ways, 2023 was a challenging year. Through this, FCNL’s lobbyists and advocates have remained steadfast in their work to advance peace and justice through public policy. We refused to be distracted, and as a result, our advocacy marked real progress. As we look towards a new year and Congress enters the second half of its 118th session, we see the potential for significant legislative victories at the beginning of 2024.

June is Gun Violence Awareness Month. While the terrible and growing number of high-profile mass shootings continues to make news, these events represent just a fraction of the toll that gun violence extracts. Community-level shootings, acts of intimate partner violence, and suicides comprise most gun violence incidents in this country.

Gun violence is all around us in the United States. It takes lives in our schools, houses of worship, and theaters. Join us for a conversation with FCNL’s Director for Justice Reform José Santos Woss and Peter Murchison, FCNL’s Friend in Washington. They will discuss how violence interrupters can help address gun violence and what other tools are necessary to change our country’s course. FCNL’s senior manager of the Young Adult Program, Larissa Gil-Sanhueza, will moderate this discussio...

Every day, 321 people are shot in the United States. For decades policymakers have debated how to address the scourge of gun violence, often defaulting to a militarized police response. This solution has repeatedly failed, with sometimes fatal consequences. We need a new way forward, and a promising solution does exist. That’s where FCNL’s network of young adult advocates comes in.