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Ingrid Betancourt and Clara Rojas
see also :
The South-American
Epic Tale of Aéropostale
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Why in Eygalayes
As soon as the news about Ingrid Betancourt’s kidnapping broke out, an incredible support movement was spontaneously created throughout the world.
Initially focused on Ingrid – because barely anyone was aware of the magnitude of the problem then – this movement rapidly spread its action to the liberation of all the hostages in Columbia.
Originating from Belgium, Canada and France, this movement has now spread to numerous European countries as well as to North and South America. There are presently over
280 support committees in 39 countries.
Under the impulsion of the committees, many cities, parishes and regions have also been willing to show their solidarity to the 3000 hostages and their families, and have decided to vote an official support motion. The vast majority decided to symbolically name Ingrid Honorary Citizen. To this day, more than 1400 parishes, towns, departments, regions… around the world have made this gesture.
Some have gone even further. In France, in the Drôme region, the small village of Eygalayes has renamed its town square ”Ingrid Betancourt Square”.
The Mayor, Jacques Laurent, also decided to give a postal address, on this very town square, to EVERY single one of the hostages of Columbia, and therefore to serve as a starting point to our campaign and to get the mail that you will write to its
addressees.