Diane will speak on “Engaging Congress in the Manner of Friends–How the Friends Committee on National Legislation Works in Washington.” She will also address how civility and compromise can help heal the divide in Congress and in our society at large.

Diane joined FCNL in March, 2011 as the fourth Executive Secretary in its 70-year history. Diane travels widely on behalf of FCNL and represents a voice for Quaker advocacy in Washington on the Hill, within the faith community, in media, and throughout the United States.
 

About FCNL

Founded in 1943 by members of the Religious Society of Friends, FCNL’s nonpartisan, multi-issue advocacy connects historic Quaker testimonies on peace, equality, simplicity, and truth with peace and social justice issues. FCNL fields the largest team of registered peace lobbyists in Washington, DC.

People are labelled from birth in gender categories. The vast majority of persons have no issue with this, and never give it a second thought. For a few, however, the assigned gender label simply doesn’t work – yet almost no one they interact with will tolerate such an “outrageous” notion. As a result, many transgender persons find that their lives are deeply dissonant, full of profound suffering, sometimes to the point of being unbearable.

 

This short “workshop” will explore what makes gender identity and expression “authentic”. Continue reading 04/27/2014 at Noon: Gender Identity and Expression – What makes them authentic? →

Rosalie Dance will talk about the Friends Women’s Association and their Rape Survivors Support project. The Friends Women’s Association operates a medical facility in Burundi. The clinic provides care to HIV+ women and delivers basic medical treatment to the general population.

The Friends Women’s Association is part of the African Great Lakes Initiative (AGLI.) AGLI strengthens, supports, and promotes peace activities at the grassroots level in the Great Lakes region of Africa (Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda).