Thank you for your interest! Applications for this year's Diaspora Organizer Gathering are now closed. We hope you can make it next year.


Join us for our Diaspora Organizer Gathering from September 21-23, 2024! Learn and lobby with FCNL on U.S. foreign policy with programming and lodging provided at Friends Place on Capitol Hill. We encourage all who are interested in attending to submit an application. Due to space limitations at Friends Place, not all individuals who apply will be accepted. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until August 23, with decisions announced the week of August 26.

This application is in two pages, this page covers basic information about yourself and the second page will have short answer questions. If you have questions about this event or application, please contact Hadiya Afzal, Diaspora Engagement and Partnerships Organizer.

This event is free to attend. FCNL will cover the cost of participant travel to Washington, D.C. No tickets or travel reservations are required at the time of registration. This event will provide overnight lodging, 10 meals, and programming.

Ideal participants:

    • Express a demonstrated interest in building country-specific organizing efforts to advance peace and nonmilitary responses to violent conflict

    • Are committed to human rights and diplomacy, and seeking a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world

    • Are highly interested in learning about the Congressional advocacy process and how to build long-term organizing relationships

    • Demonstrate a commitment to continued engagement with advocacy and organizing

    • Commit to attending one pre-trip Zoom call, post-trip monthly calls with their cohort and the previous Diaspora Organizer Cohort, and regular one-on-one check-ins with the Diaspora Program Organizer



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