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More than $625 billion of the federal budget fuels the U.S. Military; and now’s the time to start making cuts to that financial plan so tax payer money can be used more effectively. That was Quaker lobbyist Diane Randall’s message Saturday morning as she addressed about 40 Spokane residents at Salem Lutheran Church.

Faith leaders and community activists are coming together this weekend to discuss the economy, peace and military spending with Diane Randall, executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation.

She’ll be the keynote speaker at the Fall Advocacy Forum, co-hosted by Washington State’s Faith Action Network.

Washington State’s Faith Action Network is working with several Spokane-area groups to host a Fall Advocacy Forum, featuring Diane Randall as the keynote speaker.

Randall serves as the executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a 70-year-old peace lobby in Washington, D.C. During her visit she will present, "Not Under the Bus, Not Off the Cliff: lifeline programs, Pentagon spending, and our values in action."