Abstract
The paper analyzes a social movement in Hermosillo, Mexicoagainst the destruction of a public park. The central objective is toshow the importance of the cultural and political environment forthe development of collective actions as well as the difficultiesfacing all civilian groups in Mexico that seeks to reverse a publicpolicy through non-violent means. The article suggests that thevariation of the following elements of the political opportunitieswere determinant: 1) the consequences for social mobilization wasthe existence of a coalition between the government and publicenterprises; 2) the existence or absence of institutional channels ofparticipation in decision making about the use of public space; 3)the use of forms of repression towards the demonstrators; 4) theinterest that a society has for certain social movements. The case isrepresentative of the conflicts still present in the relationship thatsome Mexicans state or municipal governments have with civilgroups.
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