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Join CatComm at 2019 Ecocity World Summit in Vancouver

The Ecocity World Summit is the longest-standing international summit that addresses building cities in balance with nature. This year, the Summit will take place in Vancouver, Canada, from October 7-11, 2019. CatComm has participated in the past [...]
What can favelas teach us about bringing empathy home?

Join Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director, Theresa Williamson, and colleagues on September 25th in Denver at the Biennial of the Americas to discuss housing rights, housing innovation and what favelas can teach us about bringing empathy [...]
Washington Post Cover Story: Stolen Lives and Childhoods of Favela Youth

On September 24, 2019, Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson was quoted in a Washington Post cover story which CatComm also supported with context and contacts. The article, by Terrence McCoy and Marina Lopes, summarized [...]
4th Sustainable Favela Network Exchange of 2019: History, Art, and Self-Care in Vila Kennedy

The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build and reinforce solidarity networks, bring visibility and develop joint actions to support the expansion of community-based initiatives that [...]
3rd Sustainable Favela Network Exchange of 2019: Graffiti, Composting, Recycling at RONGO

The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build and reinforce solidarity networks, bring visibility and develop joint actions to support the expansion of community-based initiatives that [...]
2nd Sustainable Favela Network Exchange of 2019: Collective Action in Quilombo do Camorim

The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build and reinforce solidarity networks, bring visibility and develop joint actions to support the expansion of community-based initiatives that [...]

Join CatComm at 2019 Ecocity World Summit in Vancouver

What can favelas teach us about bringing empathy home?

Washington Post Cover Story: Stolen Lives and Childhoods of Favela Youth

4th Sustainable Favela Network Exchange of 2019: History, Art, and Self-Care in Vila Kennedy

3rd Sustainable Favela Network Exchange of 2019: Graffiti, Composting, Recycling at RONGO

2nd Sustainable Favela Network Exchange of 2019: Collective Action in Quilombo do Camorim

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