The Mexican press reports numerous cases of “social cleansing” of homeless people in recent years. With these words, they refer to practices aimed at removing those who live in public spaces. The methods used range from harassing them to move from one place to another where they won’t “bother,” to forced relocation to state-run shelters, […]
In the company of the anthropologist Fabrizio Pistillo, the advocates created a dictionary in which they established what various terms commonly used in social policy instruments directed at socially excluded people mean to them. These concepts are often discussed in academic circles, but with this exercise, we open up the space to understand what those […]
On Friday, January 13th, it was an important day for the streets of this “city of rights.” An organized group of homeless individuals decided to put a stop to acts of social cleansing. They appeared resolute and confident. Photo by Eréndira Aquino The events unfolded as follows: Before noon on Thursday, January 12th, the mayor […]
Article 123 was once a street for the coexistence and overnight stay of homeless individuals; however, they were gradually displaced, and today it is an almost empty space that speaks to us about social cleansing policies, gentrification, and human rights violations. In a symbolic act and as a peaceful protest, on August 19, 2022, we […]
Clavo Movimiento is a nomadic art space dedicated to the exhibition of both emerging and established projects, whose main impulse is to give a twist to the traditional structures of the art fair. This weekend, from April 19 to May 1, 38 exhibitors showed at its new presentation space, located on Querétaro Street, Colonia Roma. […]
The public policy of Mexico City has evolved in its way of understanding and caring for people who are homeless, by proposing laws, institutes and programs aimed to solve this problem for over twenty years. The Interinstitutional Protocol for Comprehensive Care for People Living on the Street in Mexico City represents the most up-to-date document […]
In the midsts of 1985, a surprising rumor began to spread: you could find through the streets of Iztapalapa the famous Statue of Liberty, the same one that has its residence on Liberty Island, in front of New York, USA. Hurriedly, many young people went to corroborate the story and found themselves face to face […]
There are few people who, out of interest or necessity, know in depth the content of the Political Constitution of our country, and it is also not known that, by law, the rights of homeless people must be guaranteed. Particularly the following: Education Integration to the community Training for employment and self-employment Place to spend […]
Talking about homeless people is also talking about institutional invisibility, structural violence and a deficient exercise of human rights. As people with insufficient support networks, they are subjected to violence and mistreatment without others interceding to stop them. What obligations do institutions have to guarantee the exercise of their rights? Let’s go by steps: First, […]
“The plan was to add color to the houses because all of them made a gray patch.” This is part of what Dione Anguiano, head of Iztapalapa, said when an urban improvement program was launched in August 2016 to paint 2,500 houses in Cerro del Peñón, a neighboring area between the municipality and Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, […]
Reflections from a life far away and yet so close to Mexico City. Inaugurated on November 6, 2021, and completed on January 8 of the present year, The Invention of the Outskirts (la invención de la periferia) addresses life from the perspective of various artists from Mexico City’s periphery. 12 women, mostly from the State […]
