Ecuador Diary
June 14 th 2008, Women on Waves arrived in Ecuador. Here is a day by day account of the campaign, the action, the activists, the progress of the hotline, the reactions on the local level to this initiative and the personal impressions of the people involved.
Banner action in Machala
The banner strikes again! This time, the banner was flown from the municipal…
Day and Night Street Parades Get the Message Out
In the morning, a team of activists participated in a procession through Quito…
Hotline Announced in Radio Debate
Abortion is suddenly a hot topic in Ecuador. Yesterday, the whole day in the…
Football Spectators Raise Call for Safe Abortion
Everyone was excited by the success of the banner drop at the Virgin, and…
From the Virgin: the call for safe abortion
Today the help telephone number was launched at the hill overlooking Quito. The…
After graffiti first call
A group of activists swarmed the city and sprayed the hotline number wherever…
Trainings and preparations
New action plans, now there is no ship to launch the hotline. After all, the…
All salvage attempts fail
Chiel and Dolf, the crew, tried to push the ship back in the sea during high…
"Harmony" hit by tropical storm
Just one day after setting sail for Ecuador the ship was caught in a severe…
Just one more meeting
The last meeting 2 weeks before the campaign will start. All the volunteers are…
Illegal abortion in Ecuador
Women can go to jail for 1 to 5 years for an abortion. Those performing an…
Safe abortion with pills for Ecuadorean women
The press conference will take place at the Panecillo in Quito at 11.30 with a…