Social Movements in fight for Housing at Encosta Norte Complex, East Zone of São Paulo city

Abstract

The Encosta Norte Housing Complex (São Miguel Paulista E), located in the extreme East Zone of São Paulo, will be investigated as a result of the performance of micropolitics and macropolitics, through the actions of Social Movements and the performance of Urban and Housing Development Company (CDHU). The methodological approach foresees information search about social movements´ organization and the stablishment of the set, between the decades of 1980 and 2000. The approach also focuses on the current time, through the tracking of leaderships and local associations that promote actions in order to improve life quality in this community. The research aims to understand how the dynamics that are established in this territory can both reinforce the status quo, represented by a rigid system of space production relations and a modern paradigm of urban design, as well as build alternative paths, adapting and transforming spaces, designing housing policies and social relations according to the needs and desires of the community, creating better living conditions for the locals. The discussion achieved by relating the past of this region, with its history of fight for housing programs, to present actions articulated in order to achieve a fairer and more inclusive city, reaffirms the continuous work of articulation and transformation of this territory in line with SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities.