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No Se vende (Not for sale). An anti-gentrification grassroots campaign of Puerto Ricans in Chicago

No Se vende (Not for sale). An anti-gentrification grassroots campaign of Puerto Ricans in Chicago

No Se vende (Not for sale). An anti-gentrification grassroots campaign of Puerto Ricans in Chicago

No Se Vende (Not for Sale) is a grassroots campaign that claims that Puerto Ricans, even those who are renters, are the legitimate owners of Humboldt Park, Chicago. In this assertion, legitimacy and ownership are one and the same, regardless of the legal status of “homeowner”. No Se Vende then contradicts the original meaning that inspired the legal code, property that can be bought and sold which is not based on “use” values. Legality, to some extent, has lost its legitimacy in the eyes of these activists and, therefore, they have decided to claim their rights thought the symbology of language. In this sense, the idea of Puerto Ricans renting in Humboldt Park or simply deciding to stay has become an instrumental right of resistance to the perceived oppression. The campaign has played a key role in the construction of a new sense of legitimacy in the recent housing struggles after the financial housing crisis. This paper employs a single case study through participant observation, ethnography, and Participatory Action Research (PAR). Keywords: renters; owners; gentrification; Puerto Ricans; Chicago; activism; No Se Vende campaign

No Se Vende es una campaña popular que afirma que los puertorriqueños, incluso aquellos que son arrendatarios, son los legítimos propietarios de Humboldt Park, Chicago. Con esta afirmación, la legitimidad y la propiedad son lo mismo, independientemente del estado legal de ser “propietario de una casa”. No Se Vendecontradice el significado original que inspiró el código legal, propiedad que se puede comprar y vender que no se basa en valores de “uso”. La legalidad, hasta cierto punto, ha perdido su legitimidad a los ojos de estos activistas que, por lo tanto, han decidido reclamar sus derechos a través de la simbología del lenguaje. En este sentido, la idea de que los puertorriqueños alquilen en Humboldt Park o simplemente decidan quedarse se ha convertido en un derecho instrumental de resistencia a la opresión percibida. La campaña ha jugado un papel clave en la construcción de un nuevo sentido de legitimidad en las recientes luchas por la vivienda después de la crisis financiera de la casa. Este documento emplea un estudio de caso único a través de la observación participante, la etnografía y la Investigación-Acción Participativa (IAP). Palabras clave: arrendatarios; propietarios; gentrificación; Puertorriqueños; Chicago; activismo; campaña popular No Se Vende campaign

No Se Vende (Not for Sale) is a grassroots campaign that claims that Puerto Ricans, even those who are renters, are the legitimate owners of Humboldt Park, Chicago. In this assertion, legitimacy and ownership are one and the same, regardless of the legal status of “homeowner”. No Se Vende then contradicts the original meaning that inspired the legal code, property that can be bought and sold which is not based on “use” values. Legality, to some extent, has lost its legitimacy in the eyes of these activists and, therefore, they have decided to claim their rights thought the symbology of language. In this sense, the idea of Puerto Ricans renting in Humboldt Park or simply deciding to stay has become an instrumental right of resistance to the perceived oppression. The campaign has played a key role in the construction of a new sense of legitimacy in the recent housing struggles after the financial housing crisis. This paper employs a single case study through participant observation, ethnography, and Participatory Action Research (PAR). Keywords: renters; owners; gentrification; Puerto Ricans; Chicago; activism; No Se Vende campaign

10.13125/americacritica/3886

urn:nbn:it:unica-25771