Neighborhood Movements: Acceptance of the Right to the City

This article explores the issue of the acceptance of people who lived in popular neighborhoods in Bogota in the late 70s and at the beginning of the 90s. We highlight the cultural and political processes of the circumstances that defined the media, the protests, and the space where they occurred. From this scenario, we analyzed the urban development of Bogota during this period, finding a fragmented and accelerated growth in distant and disconnected occupations. We also found a marginal situation in the suburbs and in downtown Bogota. This led to wrong answers from the State and the district's administration while the inhabitants of these sectors protested in order to claim for their right to the city and to generate changes within the urban policy. All this helped create a collective identity.