Yesterday we had a visit from a man in a large steamroller, who kept rolling right up to our tents. If you don’t know what a streamroller is, think bulldozer, and you’ll get a bit of an idea. To see one of these rather large machines roll right up to the edge of your tent elicits a feeling that I will just leave up to your imagination. What seemed like passive posturing to us, also served as a reminder just how precarious our situation is and that we cannot let our guard down. (It also served as a reminder that as the tent furthest from the camp, mine would be the first to go!)

Later, one of the construction workers for the site also paid us a visit, letting us know they will begin work at the site at 7am sharp the next morning, about four hours from now. We have reacted and prepared accordingly, and we will no doubt be ready for their arrival, sending out the same strong message that we aren’t going anywhere until plans for this factory are abandoned.

Unfortunately, the KFEM meeting with Ulsan’s mayor was rescheduled, we will keep you posted. We did have people from KFEM Busan here for most of the day, strategizing and planning for the weekend ahead, should we be here. We have no choice but to carry on as though we will, and no hard evidence to indicate otherwise. We are all very excited as we have planned a weekend full of events and are expecting quite a lot of guests - from KFEM members, to ex-pats, and members of the community. There will be english lessons and games for children, talks on life aboard a Greenpeace ship bearing witness to whaling in the southern ocean, the folk band blue whale coming to perform, as well as a night-time projection of images we have captured of life in Ulsan. Hopefully at some point there will be some good old fashion celebrating of the fact that we have all come together.

Every day we connect with more and more people about this issue. I have only one week left here and despite the not so glamorous conditions, I will be sad to leave. There is much hope and inspiration to be found in our dusty little camp, and in the people of Ulsan.

Kelly