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 
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 
As we pray for the people of Afghanistan in the midst of the turmoil of the U.S. and allied forces, it is helpful to remember that Afghanistan is a tribal network of 14 ethnic groups. According to Thomas Friedman of the New York Times, the country is composed of Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, Balochis, Turkmen, …
by Mary Blackburn 
By Claire Castillo TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Legislative leaders in charge of Indiana’s redistricting process plan to hold eight meetings in different parts of the state, some of which will occur Friday, but few details have been released about how Hoosiers can participate. The first four meetings will be held Friday, two beginning at 10 a.m. in Lafayette …
by Diana Hadley 
The For the People Act is a once-in-a-generation set of reforms to clean up our political system, get big money out of politics, end partisan gerrymandering, hold elected officials accountable for corruption, and create a democracy that values the voices of all Americans. Join fellow Hoosiers calling on Senators Young and Braun to support S.1, …
by Diana Hadley 
Thanks to Mary Blackburn for attending and reporting on the Gerrymander Meander Votercade yesterday, July 17, 2021. The event was organized by All IN for Democracy, an alliance of over 20 civic, social and religious groups including Common Cause Indiana, League of Women Voters, Citizens Action Coalition, IFCL and others, working for redistricting reform in …
by Diana Hadley 
Indiana Friends Committee on Legislation champions nonviolent actions that advocate for equal opportunity and justice for people in our communities near and far. Like generations of Quakers before us, we work to strengthen relations with courage and kindness between all individuals, organizations and governments.
by Diana Hadley 
Sometimes the effort to make a difference as bills travel through the Indiana General Assembly seems impossible, but Governor Holcomb’s veto of SB 148 sent a message that every message counts. According to a March 26, 2020, Indianapolis Star article, “hundreds of individuals and organizations representing senior citizens, African Americans, veterans, immigrants, domestic violence and …
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