The Faculty of Education leads the creation of the first Network Against Gender Violence and Discrimination at the UC.

The completion of this cycle represents a significant step in the Faculty's commitment to ensuring violence-free spaces, where the educational community takes on a leading role in building environments of respect, diversity, and mutual care.

On Tuesday, August 5, the closing ceremony of the program "Agents for the Prevention of Violence and Gender Discrimination in Educational Spaces" took place. The program was developed during the first semester of 2025 with the participation of student representatives—especially from the Gender Vocalities of the student centers—from the various UC Pedagogies.

This milestone, which took place in the Gabriela Mistral Auditorium, marked the end of a participatory and reflective process, where teachers in training were able to prepare to form the first Agent Network of the UC in this matter.

During the ceremony, Francisca Corales, Coordinator of Well-being, Health and Coexistence of the Subdirectorate of Student Development and promoter of the initiative, highlighted:

"This network is designed as a space for support, collaboration, and action, both within the university and in the educational spaces where they live and will live as teachers. Because prevention isn't just about reacting to violence; it's about creating the conditions to prevent it from occurring. It's about building environments where everyone feels safe, heard, respected, and valued."

On behalf of the students, Javiera Rodríguez, in charge of the Gender and Comprehensive Sexual Education Vocality of Pedagogy in Physical Education and Health UC, shared her reflection on what this instance meant, where they were able to delve into theoretical concepts, such as restorative justice and intersectionality, but also address more pertinent issues, such as non-sexist education, funas, consent, among many others.

“Every Tuesday at lunch, we met in a space deeply relevant to what we were discussing, where each person was a person with their own name, story, and uniqueness. The encounter and dialogue were ways of learning, sharing concerns, exploring their own experiences, and becoming part of the class.”

Regarding the projection of this experience, Rodríguez concluded his intervention by saying:

“Today we are the first of what I hope will be a large network of people committed to a more diverse and safe university, education, and—why not?—a world.”

During the activity, they also shared their words Vice Dean of the Faculty of Education, Daniela Véliz, as well as the Deputy Director of Student Development, John Williams, as well as the teacher, musician and researcher, Philip Porflitt, who enlivened the event by performing two songs of his own.

The completion of this cycle represents a significant step in the UC School of Education's commitment to ensuring violence-free spaces, where the educational community takes on a leading role in building environments of respect, diversity, and mutual care.