Julian Portilla's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

Mediating between brothers, parents, trying to get friends from my two countries of origin to understand more about the other, frustration with crazy Reagan-era policies in Central America and North Africa.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

I work for the Centro de Colaboración Cívica in Mexico City DF. We work on a wide range of conflicts from fisheries and other environmental issues in the Gulf of California to land and agrarian conflicts in Oaxaca. We work with national legislators to help them come to agreements on issues such as justice reform and climate change legislation.

www.colaboracioncivica.org
www.cambiodemocratico.org
www.partnersglobal.org

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Latin America. I have worked in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Panamá, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico.

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

Mexico

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Project Directos at the Centro de Colaboración Cívica

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://beyondintractability.org

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.cdainc.com

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Conflict Resolution, Development, Organizational Development, Environment

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Training, Program Design, Advocacy, Intervention