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From the FCNL web site (https://www.fcnl.org/events/annual-meeting-and-quaker-public-policy-inst...):
Brave & Constant: Building the World We Seek
Join Quakers and friends this November for worship, learning, fellowship, and action. Our gathering will be based in Washington, D.C., and span the country. We hope you can be part of coming together with joy amidst the challenges we face, individually and collectively.
Quick action Sept 6-9 for Children of Yemen (a request from the Memphis FCNL Advocacy Team)
Nashville’s FCNL Advocacy Team is sponsoring a post recess call-in campaign across the state of Tennessee:
Would you please take 5-10 minutes during the week of September 6-9, 2022, to contact your U.S. House Representative and your two U.S. Senators to help save the lives of 20 million Yemenis, 2.5 million who are children at imminent risk of starvation?
Susan recently attended FCNL’s 2021 Annual Meeting and Public Policy Day on Zoom and wrote about her "refreshing" experience for the newsletter. Here are some excerpts from her article, along with hyperlinks for more information (and refreshment):
FCNL Priorities for the New Congress
The challenges of 2020 are reflected directly in the priorities Friends Committee on National Legislation set for 2021. Priority setting is done every two years with input from Monthly meetings. Happily the new administration has begun addressing these issues.
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