Solidarities in Network and Networks of Solidarity: Humanitarian Reception and Housing Policy in an Urban Occupation of Palestinian Refugees in São Paulo

In this article, I describe the genealogy of the networks of relationships and events that led the Terra Livre housing movement and the pro-Palestinian Mop@t movement to create an intercultural urban occupation in São Paulo. These networks consist of actors, causes, and territories that become denser and expand through coalitions and events of high political and social impact. The Leila Khaled occupation became possible through the meeting of actors who constituted networks and created a space for cohabitation for Brazilian families, Palestinian families, and social movements. The building, once occupied by these movements, became a laboratory for NGOs, public figures and other social movements and political collectives.

KEYWORDS
social movements; networks; Palestinian refuge; Syrian conflict; housing; humanitarianism