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- What motivated you to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- To get in touch with other peacebuilders around the world.
To know more about the current debates in peacebuilding
To strength my network of peacebuilders
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- I am a lawyer from Los Andes University in Bogotá- Colombia. I also got my M.A. in International Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame, IN. I have extensive experience in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, especially in Colombia, but I have done some work in Canada and the Philippines. My area of expertise is conflict transformation and restorative justice, which include posts with the Colombian presidential
office and in the mayoral office of Bogotá, where I coordinated the implementation of a community-based conflict resolution programs. I also worked with the ombudsman’s office in the Board of Human Rights Complaints. I also have teaching experience in conflict transformation. In Canada, I have volunteered with the Mennonite Central Committee of Ontario and with Conflict Mediation Services of Downsview, in Toronto. I am also a founder of Peacebuilders International.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you have direct and significant expertise
- Colombia, the Philippines, Canada
- What is your current country of residence?
- Canada
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Wilfred Laurier PhD student. Conflict Transformation and anthropology of violence
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
- http://www.berghof-handbook.net/std_page.php?LANG=e&id=1
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
- http://www.beyondintractability.org/
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise?
- Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Civil Society
- Which are your primary skills areas?
- Training, Program Design, Intervention, Research
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- Conflict Transformation
My blog in Spanish.
For those interested in debates in conflict transformation and pecebuilding visit my blog in Spanish
http://construcciondepaz.blogspot.com/
http://construcciondepaz.blogspot.com/
Maria Lucia Zapata's Blog
Restorative Justice and Transitional Justice
I am working in a document in Conflict Transformation, Transitional Justice and Restorative Justice for Colombian peacebuilders.
As we know restorative Justice is a discipline under development. Colombian practitioners are skeptical about its use in a context of intractable conflict and gross violation of human rights. They prefer to work Transitional Justice. I think both disciplines complement each other.
During my research I was surprised the lack of theoretical documents about the relatio… Continue
Posted on July 19th, 2008 at 5:30pm —
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Rescued Ingrid Bentacourt and 14 more hostages
The Colombian government reported that "The ex presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three american citizens and 11 soldiers and policemen, are set FREE!. This might surely be the best news of the year, so far. Juan Manuel Santos, the colombian Defense Minister just announced at 2:30 p.m. (local time) that the operation called Jaque, held close to the Apaporis river, between the provinces of Guaviare and Vaupes, in the colombian forest, was sucessful. Fifteen hostages were rescued, released… Continue
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 at 4:30pm —
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Events
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3rd International Youth Media Summit
August 20, 2008 at 9am to August 27, 2008 at 9pm – Belgrade -
2008 Summer Professional Development Workshop
August 22, 2008 at 9am to August 27, 2008 at 5pm – Claremont Graduate University, CA -
Transitions Online announces the launch of Reporting EU Integration
August 25, 2008 at 9pm – Bosnia,-Herzegovina, Serbia, Moldova -
Systemic Peacebuilding - Executive Leadership Programme
August 26, 2008 at 9am to August 28, 2008 at 6pm – London
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Saludos
MLZ
Thanks for adding me. Let´s definitely keep in touch.
Gracias,
Ana
Yes, we missed seeing each other when you were here. I do remember Sofia mention that you were at ND. Anyways, we can continue with the conversations on this network. I hope all is going well on your side? What are you up to these days?
Stephen
Abrazo,
Mery
Thank you for your email and your good wishes. I am doing well. Getting ready for the peace demonstration, against kidnapping in Colombia. It is today in few hours.
Best wishes,
MLZ
How is going on?? Hope you doing well .My good wishes always with you.
Yadab
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