Mary BlackburnIFCL Plain Speaking Dear Friends,It’s been a wild and woolly legislative session, primarily trying to keep bad bills from being really bad while trying to advance some earth friendly (and therefore, human friendly) legislation. We must continue to build relationships with like spirited people and our legislators. In this regard, the state of Indiana’s …
IFCL members Ed Morris and Phil Goodchild share information with people attending Renewable Energy Day. Renewable Energy Day at the Indiana Statehouse hosted by Solar United Neighbors, and co-sponsored by a wide swath of the environmental community: Earth Charter Indiana, Hoosier Environmental Council, Faith in Place, and Citizen’s Action Coalition and many others was held …
IFCL Plain Speaking November 22, 2023 was Organization Day, where legislative leaders gather at the statehouse to make opening statements for the upcoming session. Lobbyists and concerned citizens wait in the hallways, networking with each other and trying to catch a legislator as they pass by. House Leader Huston and Senate President Pro Tem Bray are …
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 …
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 …
Photos: Mary Blackburn, IFCL Earth Care lobbyist, attended Organization Day at the Indiana Statehouse to meet with legislators and other environmental lobbyists. Members of the Indiana General Assembly were sworn in, and the two caucuses shared their priorities with the public during the traditional Organization Day, Nov. 22. Additionally, leaders of the committees were …
More than 120 high school students and environmental activists met at the Indianapolis Interchurch Center Friday, September 16, 2022, for a conference organized by a team of high school activists led by Rahul Duran (West Lafayette), Ashlyn Walker (Carmel) and Chenyoo Liu (Carmel). Confront The Crisis In the 2022 legislative session, they had worked with …
A recent column in the Indianapolis Star suggested early Quakers were not supportive of education in Indiana. Tom Hamm, Earlham history professor and Quaker scholar, wrote a response to that article. It has been published in the Richmond Palladium-Item. It may appear in other publications as well. Here is a link to Tom’s article.https://www.pal-item.com/story/opinion/contributors/2022/05/17/hamm-what-college-column-got-wrong-quakers-indiana-education/9808981002/ In …
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