Puerto Resistencia : Reconstrucción de un tejido social

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the case of Puerto Rellena, a neighborhood in the eastern part of Cali, whose social and economic composition has been shaped by violence, exclusion, and displacement. Through the historical narration of Puerto Resistencia, named as such after the social protests of 2019 and 2021, a memory is constructed that goes beyond the neighborhood itself, encompassing the communities that found an opportunity in it to rebuild their social fabric. The research is based on various forms of communication, documentary review, interviews, and fieldwork in the territory to integrate multiple perspectives and investigations on the subject. Throughout this study, it analyzes how these historical circumstances and social demands have shaped the identity and struggle of Puerto Resistencia in the midst of stigmatization by certain political sectors.