University of Santiago de Compostela: don’t punish the students who peacefully protested against a sexist teacher

Last February, Luciano Mendez, a professor of the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), accused a student of “distracting him” with her ​​cleavage during the class. This sexist remark, which unfortunately was added to many others made by this professor ​​over time, encouraged several students to organize a protest in order to demand to the University to take measures against this teacher. To attract attention to their protest, seven girls and a boy went shirtless (the girls were wearing only a bra) to a class led by Luciano Mendez.

The teacher was finally punished for his sexist comments, but the University also opened a disciplinary procedure against the students who protested peacefully against him by taking off their t-shirts. Now these students face the possibility of losing their place at the University during this year because of this punishment.

We can’t allow a group of boys and girls from the University of Santiago to be punished for protesting peacefully and legitimately to demand equal treatment and an education committed to the values ​​of equality and gender equality. Join me and sign this petition to ask to the rector of the University of Santiago de Compostela to withdraw the disciplinary procedure against these students!