, ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁V W C , ▁felt ▁the ▁T AC ▁process ▁was ▁often ▁too ▁slow ▁and ▁was ▁un att ain able ▁for ▁low - in come ▁women . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - A pril ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁of ▁the ▁V W C ▁set ▁out ▁from ▁V ancouver ▁in ▁a ▁yellow ▁convert ible , ▁a ▁pick up ▁tr uck , ▁and ▁a ▁Volks wagen ▁bus ▁with ▁a ▁black ▁coff in ▁stra pped ▁on ▁the ▁roof . ▁A im ed ▁at ▁em ulating ▁the ▁On - to - O tt awa ▁Tre k ▁of ▁the ▁De pression ▁era , ▁the ▁Ab ort ion ▁Car avan ▁tra ve led ▁from ▁V ancouver ▁to ▁Ott awa , ▁stopping ▁in ▁twelve ▁communities ▁to ▁gal van ize ▁support . ▁As ▁they ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Ott awa , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁V W C ▁stopped ▁in ▁cities ▁and ▁towns ▁every ▁night , ▁holding ▁public ▁meet ings ▁and ▁listening ▁to ▁women ' s ▁concerns ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁bring ▁their ▁voices ▁to ▁the ▁government . ▁Al ong ▁the ▁way , ▁the ▁participants ▁also ▁held ▁gu err illa ▁theatre ▁performances . ▁ ▁The ▁Ab ort ion ▁Car avan ▁arrived ▁in ▁Ott awa ▁on ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁week end ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁A ▁con voy ▁of ▁Canadian ▁women , ▁over ▁five ▁hundred ▁strong ▁in ▁support , ▁arrived ▁- ▁coat ▁h angers ▁and ▁a ▁black ▁coff in ▁in ▁to w ▁- ▁to ▁demand ▁the ▁legal ization ▁of ▁un rest rict ed ▁access ▁to