Several people interested in Quaker lobbying met Saturday, July 29, 2023, at the Western Yearly Meeting IFCL session. The meeting included a report about the success of the column writing contest IFCL sponsored last spring and discussion of issues to support for the 2024 Indiana General Assembly. Phil Goodchild and Diana Hadley promoted affordable housing …
Photo: Diana Hadley, IFCL Clerk, attends a Greater Indianapolis Multifaith Alliance meeting to discuss legislative issues. It is that time of year when we begin to move past the recent legislative session and look toward the next one in 2024. The first opportunity for us to share ideas for 2024 priorities in person is during …
Photo: Jim Streisel, Carmel HiLite Adviser; Jillian Moore, HiLite Managing Editor, Phil Goodchild, Indiana Friends Committee on Legislation representative, Dr. Tim Phares, Carmel High School principal. Jillian Moore, Carmel High School senior and managing editor of the HiLite student online publication, is the recipient of a $1,000 first place award in the Indiana Friends Committee …
For information and talking points about from the two sides of the voucher debate click the link below. https://www.wfyi.org/programs/indiana-lawmakers/television/school-vouchers
Thanks to citizen response, a bill to make school board elections partisan did not survive. As the second half of the session begins, we need more citizen interaction with lawmakers to support public schools that will struggle to survive if vouchers are expanded. Since expansion of vouchers could be included in other bills, the best …
Phil Goodchild, Deb Goodchild, Diana Hadley, Clark Hadley and Mary Blackburn met with Rabbi Dr. Aaron Spiegel in early February to discuss our mutual concerns about housing issues in Indiana. We were impressed with the work the Greater Indianapolis Multifaith Alliiance (GIMA) was doing to lobby for better lives for all Hoosiers and offered IFCL …
The Great Okefenokee Swamp is in danger from Titanium mining. In the New York Times, Margaret Renkl shares about the wonders and importance of the Okefenokee to Georgia, Florida and all of us who care about habitat loss and its destruction of God’s ecosystem. “The Okefenokee is one of the great natural wonders of this …
IFCL Gave Testimony in favor of HB1138 which passed second reading with a unanimous vote. The Indiana Friends Committee stands in support of HB 1138 because our children are our legacy. As parents and community members, we want all children to reach their full potential and be thriving and healthy Hoosiers. For children, exposure to …
Use the link below for writing contest instructions. https://bit.ly/IFCL2023
In addition to students from Indiana high schools, state senators and representatives, IFCL Creation Care advocate Mary Blackburn shared information to support legislation to address climate change issues at the Indiana Statehouse, Wednesday, Feb.1. Coverage by TheStatehousefile.com is covered in the link below. https://www.thestatehousefile.com/politics/high-school-student-activists-push-for-environmental-change/article_1f747d10-a26b-11ed-a22b-9b6bb4605614.html Mary Blackburn’s remarks are printed below. Hello, I am Mary Blackburn, …
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