Julio López Varona
Julio López Varona is the Co-Director of Community Dignity Campaigns at the Center for Popular Democracy were he supports our affiliates in building campaigns around Puerto Rico and immigration. Originally from Puerto Rico, Julio moved to New Orleans after law school where, he served as law clerk for the Orleans Public Defenders and as a project officer Independent Police Monitor. In 2012, he moved to Connecticut where he became an organizer with SEIU NE 1199. Before joining CPD Julio was the founding organizer of Make the Road CT that has become one of the most respected immigrant rights organizations in Connecticut.