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Creating Change through Advocacy: Making Things Happen! Friends Committee on National Legislation A Quaker Lobby in the Public Interest

Creating Change through Advocacy: Making Things Happen! Friends Committee on National Legislation A Quaker Lobby in the Public Interest

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Friends Committee on National Legislation We seek a world free of war and the threat of war We seek a society with equity and justice for all We seek a community where every person’s potential may be fulfilled We seek an earth restored

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Page 1: Creating Change through Advocacy: Making Things Happen! Friends Committee on National Legislation A Quaker Lobby in the Public Interest

Creating Change through Advocacy:

Making Things Happen!

Friends Committee on National LegislationA Quaker Lobby in the Public Interest

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What would you do to make change at your school?

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Friends Committee on National Legislation

We seek a world free of war and the threat of war

We seek a society with equity and justice for all

We seek a community where every person’s potential may be fulfilled

We seek an earth restored

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What makes Quaker lobbying special?

Students talk with Senator Sherrod Brown (OH) about climate change during FCNL’s Spring Lobby Weekend 2013.

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FCNL’s Issues

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Why would members of Congress want to hear from me?

The youth group from First Friends Meeting of Greensboro meets with Representative Howard Coble (NC) about taking action on climate change.

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Does it really matter what I think?

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Excited to take action? We are too!

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FCNL Internship

The 2012-2013 FCNL intern class had a fabulous year!

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Stay in touch!