The new government, called the Government of National Unity, has been careful not to discriminate when writing its new constitution, adding provisions to protect the black majority and gays and lesbians. Fehnel indicated the group came to the United States hoping to find answers to certain questions. Tanamika Terry, director of the UW Black Student Commission, attended the brunch and was impressed by the research being done to address the problems in South Africa. Terry suggested that involving students in ways such as through the formation of student commissions could be beneficial to the process. Commissions serve not only as a liaison between faculty, staff and students, but raise cultural consciousness in those constituencies.
Constituents can then have greater pride in themselves and contribute positively to the campus.