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Over 100 Food Baskets Delivered!

June 7, 2021—Over the past two weeks, Catalytic Communities has distributed 106 baskets of food staples to families hit hard by the pandemic in seven Rio de Janeiro favelas, including agro-ecological, fresh food baskets prepared by local and [...]
ANNOUNCEMENT: JOINT FAVELA PRESS CONFERENCE ON HUNGER FROM COVID-19, APRIL 29

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [PDF] COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD AND SUSTAINABLE FAVELA NETWORK TO HOLD JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 29 ‘A YEAR OF LOSSES! WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?’ Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard to [...]
(Re)Actions to the Pandemic from Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network

Favela vs. University Teach-In Article published February 26, 2021 by the Consortium on Sustainable Urbanization. For the original article, click here. by Theresa Williamson, CSU Advisory Board Member and Natalia Meléndez, Guest Contributor Rio de [...]
‘Vaccines for Favelas!’ Campaign Launched on Statewide Mobilization Day Against Covid-19 in Favelas

Cartoon provided in solidarity by artist Carlos Latuff Clique aqui para Português FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [CAMPAIGN WEBPAGE] February 10, 2021—The Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard has been publishing data since July on the scope of Covid-19 in [...]
Online Lectures for your Students on Rio de Janeiro Favelas by Dr. Theresa Williamson, founder of CatComm

Since 2010, Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director, Theresa Williamson, Ph.D., has given lectures at universities around the world on a range of topics related to favelas and issues of urban development in Rio de Janeiro. This is one of the [...]
The One Film You Should See from 2020: An Uplifting Start to 2021

January 2, 2021—Happy New Year! Here at Catalytic Communities, before we dive into our 21st year, we want to share a 28-minute video, now with English subtitles, that presents many of the most important moments we realized in 2020, through [...]

Over 100 Food Baskets Delivered!

ANNOUNCEMENT: JOINT FAVELA PRESS CONFERENCE ON HUNGER FROM COVID-19, APRIL 29

(Re)Actions to the Pandemic from Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network

‘Vaccines for Favelas!’ Campaign Launched on Statewide Mobilization Day Against Covid-19 in Favelas

Online Lectures for your Students on Rio de Janeiro Favelas by Dr. Theresa Williamson, founder of CatComm

The One Film You Should See from 2020: An Uplifting Start to 2021

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