“Construction of Inclusive Universities for Human Development” is the topic addressed this year by the Raúl Bitrán Nachary Chair.

A new appointment to talk, analyze and above all listen, was presented again in the second conference of the 2019 Raúl Bitrán Nachary Chair conference cycle at the University of La Serena. In the activity, the guests presented different information and experiences that made visible many of the situations that a transsexual person experiences every day.

Andrés Rivera Duarte, member of the Advisory Council of the Chile Human Rights Institute 2015-2019, was in charge of starting the conversation on Human Rights and transdiversity, clarifying terms and contextualizing the situation in Chile regarding the topic. “Talking about Human Rights, from my point of view, is a tremendous pending account, and it is a pending account because it is difficult for us to recognize that even trans people are human beings (...) because the way we look, the way we "We treat them and the way we do not make them visible means that we do not recognize them as such," he emphasized.

After a detailed presentation, Andrés Rivera showed the audience his process of transforming his life into images, from childhood to the present, which generated strong and sustained applause, with which the audience showed their respect and need to discuss these themes.

Subsequently, Alejandra Díaz, coordinator of the Diversity and Non-Discrimination Office of the Municipality of Coquimbo, shared daily experiences of the office and, above all, the struggle and support that takes place both in the physical premises and in the stories of the people who come every day in search of support.

Finally, both speakers thanked the invitation and the opportunity to talk about diversity and inclusion, the central theme of the cycle “Construction of Inclusive Universities for Human Development”, organized by the Directorate of Liaison with the Environment and Extension, in conjunction with the Project 1799 of Inclusion and Disability of the ULS.

Written by Jenifer Araya, DIVEULS