Launch | Policarpo III. Catholicism, Public Space, and Political Opposition. Chile 1986-1989

Tuesday, May 13 → 7:00 PM → L13 Auditorium. Cienfuegos 45. Downtown Santiago.

«Policarpo III. Catholicism, public space, and political opposition. Chile 1986-1989. María Soledad Del Villar Tagle, Marcos Fernández Labbé, and Diego García Monge (editors).

Within the framework of the 6th José Aldunate SJ Human Rights Chair 2024-2025 This new publication from the History Collection, which brings together a selection of texts from the bulletin, will be presented. We cannot remain silent From 1986 to 1989.

This event seeks to offer a valuable space for the circulation of knowledge, experiences, learnings, and proposals that contribute to strengthening the unanimous commitment to the defense and promotion of human rights by all of us who make up this society and region, commemorating the contribution made by José Aldunate SJ to Chilean society.

4:00 PM Registration

4:30 PM Words by Roberto Saldías SJ, Director of ITER UAH

4:40 PM Introduction of the Human Rights Center and the Education team

4:50 PM Formation of groups to discuss and answer the question: What did I know about human rights violations when I arrived at university?

5:45 PM Rest

6:00 PM to 6:30 PM Presentation of group work and general discussion

6:40 PM Synthesis of the organizing team

6:50 PM Close

7:00 PM Book presentation «Policarpo III. Catholicism, public space, and political opposition. Chile 1986-1989», edited by Marcos Fernández, Soledad del Villar, and Diego García (Ediciones UAH, 2025).