As part of the IFCL effort to focus on food insecurity and affordable housing for the 2024 Indiana General Assembly, Deb and Phil Goodchild and Diana and Clark Hadley attended the “Hope for the Working Hungry!” event at St Luke’s United Methodist Church Tuesday, August 29.Speakers reminded us, our fellow Hoosiers, the press and our …
by Diana Hadley 
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 …
by Diana Hadley 
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 …
by Diana Hadley 
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 …
by Diana Hadley 
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
by Diana Hadley 
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 …
by Diana Hadley 
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 …
by Diana Hadley 
Use the link below for writing contest instructions. https://bit.ly/IFCL2023
by Diana Hadley 
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, …
by Diana Hadley 
IFCL wishes everyone an enjoyable Christmas blessed with good health and special time with family and friends. It’s also the time of year when state legislators reach out to assess their constituents’ stands on issues through mailings. It’s important to respond to those opportunities to be heard. If the wording of questions isn’t clear, use …
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