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July 7, 2020—COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD LAUNCHED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [RELEASE IN PDF] RIO DE JANEIRO’S COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD TO LAUNCH JULY 9 Initiative unites diverse peripheral collectives and civil society organizations and benefits from a network of trusted favela-based [...]
We Need You: Support Our Covid-19 Response Efforts

July 5, 2020—Since Covid-19 reached Rio de Janeiro we have seen a growth curve with no sign of letting up. The impact is particularly felt by favela residents where public sector neglect, insufficient water supplies, limited resources, dense [...]
NOW AVAILABLE—ON COMMON GROUND: International Perspectives on the Community Land Trust

June 30, 2020—Just out, On Common Ground: International Perspectives on the Community Land Trust is a collection of twenty-six original essays, written by forty-two scholars and practitioners from a dozen countries, tracing the growth and [...]
‘Is Solar Energy in Favelas Possible?’ [DEBATE + VIDEO]

Clique aqui para Português On June 10, Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network’s (SFN) Solar Energy Working Group held an online teach-in “Is Solar Energy in Favelas Possible?” Nine participants shared their [...]
Check Out the Teach-In: ‘Food Sovereignty in Favelas During the Pandemic’ [VIDEO]

Clique aqui para Português On Brazil’s Rural Workers’ Day, May 25, Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) Gardens and Reforestation Working Group held a live online teach-in event, “Nonpoisoned Food: Privilege or [...]
Favela Journalists Debate ‘Mistakes the Press are Making Covering Coronavirus in Favelas’ [VIDEO]

On May 21, Catalytic Communities (CatComm), through its bilingual news site RioOnWatch.org, held its third interactive Live teach-in event on the topic of “Mistakes the Press are Making Covering Coronavirus in Favelas.” Six community [...]

July 7, 2020—COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD LAUNCHED

We Need You: Support Our Covid-19 Response Efforts

NOW AVAILABLE—ON COMMON GROUND: International Perspectives on the Community Land Trust

‘Is Solar Energy in Favelas Possible?’ [DEBATE + VIDEO]

Check Out the Teach-In: ‘Food Sovereignty in Favelas During the Pandemic’ [VIDEO]

Favela Journalists Debate ‘Mistakes the Press are Making Covering Coronavirus in Favelas’ [VIDEO]

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