Independence FCNL Advocacy Team

Independence FCNL Advocacy Team The Independence, Missouri, Friends Committee on National Legislation Advocacy Team use our power as constituents to make change in Washington, DC.

Our success comes from our commitment to building relationships with Congress grounded in mutual respect.

We had a successful lobby visit today with staff from Senator Hawley's office, where we asked Senator Hawley to speak wi...
04/23/2024

We had a successful lobby visit today with staff from Senator Hawley's office, where we asked Senator Hawley to speak with Senator Warren in favor of re-introducing S 5255 to streamline the budget process at the Department of Defense and eliminate the unfunded priorities list, and to co-sponsor the bill when it is introduced.

We hosted a table at the Peace Works KC Art Fair (despite the thunderstorm and downpour): Love thy neighbor (no exceptio...
09/24/2023

We hosted a table at the Peace Works KC Art Fair (despite the thunderstorm and downpour): Love thy neighbor (no exceptions)! Come see us tomorrow 10-5 and sign letters to your senators and representatives to fund peace building!

06/17/2023

If you've ever wondered what a lobby visit is like, here's a little peek. We usually meet with a Senator or Representative's staffer on Zoom from the comfort of our own homes or offices. This is a 3-minute story that one of our members told.

During this visit, we lobbied for $20 million dedicated for violence interrupters in the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVI) in the FY24 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee (CJS) bill.

We had a great turnout for our movie, dinner, and discussion tonight! We learned about the kids in Venezuela who tried t...
03/20/2023

We had a great turnout for our movie, dinner, and discussion tonight! We learned about the kids in Venezuela who tried to use their passion for music to escape poverty. And we heard more context from Venezuelan María José Ramírez Braiz https://www.facebook.com/MajoTLCN, who has been living for the past 10 years in St. Joseph and is the founder and CEO of Te Lo Cuento News.

The team lobbied Senator Hawley's legislative aide this week on SJ Res 56. Al was energized by the visit and reminded ab...
10/01/2022

The team lobbied Senator Hawley's legislative aide this week on SJ Res 56. Al was energized by the visit and reminded about the importance of the situation in Yemen. We are continuing to build a positive relationship with him.

08/18/2022

Advocacy Teams are Quakers and friends changing public policy.
In 2022, we're working to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen.

This is what a lobbyist looks like! We'd love to have you join us!
08/16/2022

This is what a lobbyist looks like! We'd love to have you join us!

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