FOR February 2007 Delegation To Iran

FOR Delegation Speaking Out Across U.S.

Editor's Note (April 2007): new content will be added to this page on an ongoing basis as it is received from members of the March 2007 delegation. This includes statements and post-delegation resources being released to the home communities of the delegates and media agencies.

Post-Delegation Resources:

• The Olive Association: A letter from Iranian peace advocates to FOR and U.S. peacemakers
• Catherine Thomasson, M.D.: Delivered testimony to the Portland City Council in support of a resolution (click here to download a PDF of the resolution) to oppose U.S. military action against Iran and (2) support the formation of a "sister city" relationship between Portland, Oregon, and Shiraz, Iran.
• Phyllis Davies: Letter to the Editor of the San Luis Obispo Tribune
• Ed Kinane: A brief report on presentations in Greensboro, North Carolina; New York City; and Syracuse, New York.

Delegation Official Reports:

• Report 1, Part 1: Introduction and Arrivals
• Report 1, Part 2: Lessons of War
• Report 1, Part 3: Cultural Observations, and a Meeting with the Iranian Vice President
• Report 2, Part 1: Introduction, Letter to the Vice President, and Shiraz
• Report 2, Part 2: Connecting with the People and the Culture

Background Information:

• FOR leads third peace delegation to Iran: press release
• About the Feb.-March 2007 delegation: list of participants

Related Reports and Information:

• Blog by Paul Kawika Martin, national director of organizing, political, & PAC at Peace Action
• Report from Barbara Dua, executive director of the New Mexico Council of Churches: Esfehan Is Half the World
• Letter #1 from Catherine Thomasson, M.D., president of the national board of Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Letter #2 from Catherine Thomasson: The City of Shiraz
• Letter #3 from Catherine Thomasson: Notes on Esfehan: Religious Freedom and the Health System
• Letter #4 from Catherine Thomasson: Qom, Religion, and Politics