[Peace] Quaker lobbyist to speak

[Charlotte Green]

Ned Stowe is a legislative secretary and a primary lobbyist for the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL).  On Sunday July 22 at 12:30pm, at the Urbana-Champaign Friends Meetinghouse, 1904 E. Main St., Urbana, Ned will discuss his work for FCNL on his current interests – environment, climate change, and energy legislation.  Ned can also answer questions about other aspects of FCNL work.
 
FCNL is the oldest registered ecumenical lobby in Washington, DC.  The organization's legislative priorities and policies are set by a General Committee made up of some 220 Quakers from around the country.  FCNL's multi-issue advocacy connects historic Quaker testimonies on peace, equality, simplicity, and truth with peace and social justice issues which the United States government is or should be addressing.  In the last six decades, FCNL has played a pivotal role in the creation of the Peace Corps, was instrumental in lobbying for the creation of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, played an important role in lobbying for the Civil Rights Act, and led efforts in Washington to oppose both the first (1991) and second (2003) Iraq wars.  FCNL's recent accomplishments include encouraging Congress to challenge the direction of U.S. policy in Iraq; lobbying to protect civilians in Darfur, Sudan; leading the effort to block the development of a new generation of new nuclear
 weapons; and working to reduce U.S. dependence on oil that is critical cause of violent conflict in the world today.  FCNL is a 501(c)4 public interest lobby.  It is neither a political action committee (PAC) nor a special interest lobby.  For more information see www.fcnl.org/index.htm

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