The press conference was a part of a national week of actions on Iraq organized in coordination with student networks, faith communities, and activist organizations. The success of the tour made it clear that a more concerted effort to support and encourage congressional legislation on Iraq needs to be organized. The institutions involved with the tour provide a good nexus to forward this work. This includes a greater emphasis on educating elected officials in Washington and locally. Faith communities offer an established moral standing that can be heard by policy makers.
Structures exist that lend themselves to educating, mobilizing and organizing.
Building on the basic principles elucidated in the tour, the sponsoring organizations should begin working on broader United Nations protocols that insure the protection of the individual. In particular, the convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Fourth Geneva Convention. Broader policy failures also need to be integrated into our work. Organized by the American Friends Service Committee.