Violence in the student movement of October 2022 at the UAQ: a paradox in the fight against violence

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to show the way in which the exercise of power occurred and the justification of the use of violence between and towards the students, especially by the alleged group of joints and clashes identified as: “Bloque Negro”; This, during the strike that began on September 29, 2022 and ended after 30 days, on October 29, at the Autonomous University of Querétaro (UAQ). The investigation focused on the University Center (CU), and the topic was addressed from the press, social networks and the perspectives of those who participated in the mobilization; The aim was to understand the structure, integration and violence found in a contemporary student movement, and to observe how it was justified according to the context of the actors involved. We concluded that the movement had just goals and demands on the part of the community, but there was interference from groups with particular interests that infiltrated a legitimate student movement, and used violence as a mechanism of power and coercion to ensure control of the entire movement, in order to introduce their own political agenda.