On Saturday, March 5, the combined effort to provide health services to precarious populations in Mexico City continued, carried out with the support of the ChektNow clinical laboratory as well as Mi Valedor. The lack of access to health services is one of the many consequences of extreme marginalization, and which is acutely suffered by people living on the streets. In response to the situation, the solidarity apartments represent an initiative that confronts this social phenomenon from a logic of shared housing. From this perspective, both people who were homeless and young professionals can create a space for mutual support. This time, the meeting space for the vaccination was Casa Lázaro, the first solidarity apartment project in Mexico and Latin America with accommodation capacity for 10 people, whose floating population area has also served to more than 800 since the pandemic began, through dining room services, a doctor’s office, clothing delivery and workshops.
Ahead of our upcoming exhibition in November, we took a tour of the National Museum of Anthropology in continuation with our drawing workshop. The National Museum of Anthropology is one of the most prominent museums in Mexico City and ranks among the most important museums in its category in the world. It was inaugurated in […]
On Thursday, August 3rd, Mi Valedor took part in the 2nd International Real Social Reintegration Symposium at Los Pinos, organized by the Mexico City Social Reintegration Institute. We had the honor of sharing our experiences alongside other organizations working with vulnerable populations. It was an extremely enriching and beneficial space where diverse perspectives were exchanged, […]
We took part in the 16th Great Book and Movie Auction by the Monument to the Revolution. The event was organized by the Ministry of Culture of Mexico City to celebrate culture, reading, and diversity. We were absolutely thrilled to be given the opportunity to participate in such a wonderful event and the chance to […]
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 […]
