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Don’t Miss Our Full 2019 Annual Report

Dear Friends, Thank ou for making this our most impactful year ever, by far! 2019 was a year of unprecedented growth and unparalleled impact for Catalytic Communities. Click below to access the full 2019 Annual Report for each of program: [...]
RioOnWatch 2019 Report: Proactive Grassroots Solutions to Guarantee Human Rights

On this Human Rights Day, we would like to invite CatComm fans and RioOnWatch readers to get an inside look at RioOnWatch‘s work in 2019 through a detailed look at our just-out 2019 Annual Report. This year, 34% of our reporting covered human [...]
This December, Make Sure CatComm Continues to Thrive

As Catalytic Communities gets ready to celebrate 20 years, the demand for our work is soaring across Rio’s favelas. RioOnWatch.org reporting, Sustainable Favela Network demonstration projects, and Community Land Trust pilots have never [...]
Sustainable Favela Network 2nd Annual Meet-Up Strengthens Bonds and Charts Network’s Future

The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a program of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build solidarity networks, bring visibility, and develop joint actions to support the expansion of community-based initiatives that strengthen [...]
Global Symposium Panel: Challenges & Opportunities of Community Organization Around the World

On October 24, 2019, the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago held its Global Symposium on Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods. Watch Catalytic Communities’ Theresa Williamson present on the panel [...]
CatComm on Participation at Rio’s 2nd International Workshop on Challenges to Local Projects: How to Build Spaces Together

How are we building our cities? Who participates in decisions about city production and management? What are the landscape transformation potentials? These and other issues were addressed in the II International Workshop—Local Project Challenges: [...]

Don’t Miss Our Full 2019 Annual Report

RioOnWatch 2019 Report: Proactive Grassroots Solutions to Guarantee Human Rights

This December, Make Sure CatComm Continues to Thrive

Sustainable Favela Network 2nd Annual Meet-Up Strengthens Bonds and Charts Network’s Future

Global Symposium Panel: Challenges & Opportunities of Community Organization Around the World

CatComm on Participation at Rio’s 2nd International Workshop on Challenges to Local Projects: How to Build Spaces Together

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