In Oaxaca, the walls speak and are a sign of society’s feelings regarding the gentrification that grows every day in the capital city.
Among signs that offer services, real estate and announce galleries or workshops, mainly in English, there is urban art that denounces the rising cost of services, the lack of water experienced by local residents, the rising cost of rent and housing, among other causes of this social phenomenon that has been changing the context of the city.
“Excess of gringos.”
“Gringo is not a friend.”
Proposal against gentrification
Gentrification is not new in Oaxaca, and the neighborhoods of Jalatlaco and Xochimilco, not counting the historic center, where renting a room or house exceeds 30 thousand pesos, are examples.
In the Congress of Oaxaca there is already a bill with 22 articles that seeks to “Prevent Gentrification and Protect the Local Communities of Oaxaca.”
The proposal recognizes gentrification as a threat to identity and well-being, and proposes measures, sanctions, and regulations to reclaim and revalue community life.
The initiative seeks to impose limits on rent increases to protect existing tenants from sudden or excessive price increases.
It also requires that a percentage of new housing units be affordable for low-income people, and to avoid arbitrary displacement, and measures to prevent evictions without justified cause be implemented.
This initiative also regulates digital platforms that offer accommodation services. It seeks to create a registry of hosts of accommodation platforms, who must register and obtain a specific license or permit to operate, with a series of requirements.
Source: aristeguinoticias
