RELEASE: ‘Stop Killing Us’ Protest This Sunday
May 23, 2019—RioOnWatch has been witnessing, with grave concern, the implementation of Rio de Janeiro’s current state and federal public security policies. Among [...]
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1st Sustainable Favela Network Exchange of 2019 Visits RevoluSolar and Favela Orgânica in Babilônia
The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build and reinforce solidarity networks, bring visibility and develop joint [...]
Favela Community Land Trusts
Catalytic Communities’ newest project has the potential of offering a land tenure security model for informal settlements around the world. We are studying the [...]
Resignifying Favelas Based on Their Core Qualities Discussed at 14th Annual BRASA Conference
On July 28, 2018, Catalytic Communities (CatComm) organized a panel entitled “Resignifying Favelas Based on Core Qualities: History, Solutions, Resilience, [...]
Our Article in Land Lines: Could Favela CLTs Solve the World’s Housing Crisis?
At this very moment, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is printing copies of its acclaimed Land Lines magazine and shipping them to readers around the world. [...]
Theresa Williamson in O Globo: Reflections on Vila Autódromo, the Olympics, Working with Favelas
Clique aqui para Português May 24, 2018–Catalytic Communities Executive Director Theresa Williamson was interviewed by journalist Lucas Altino in O Globo about her [...]
CatComm Facilitates Augustana College Visit to Vila Autódromo
On October 4, 2017, Catalytic Communities led an Educational Community Visit for a group of 26 students from Augustana College in Illinois to Vila Autódromo in Rio’s West [...]
Olympic Legacy Coverage: A Year Since the Games
One year after the Olympic Games, the legacy for the city of Rio is not what was promised by the Mayor, the Brazilian Olympic Committee, and the IOC. Below we compile [...]
RioONWire Favela News Wire Wraps Up 17 Months of Hourly Coverage
August 31, 2016—After 17 months of 24/7 hourly English news from Rio’s favelas, Catalytic Communities’ RioONWire news wire service fulfilled its goal and was [...]
WNYC’s ‘On the Media’ Explores Reporting on Rio’s Favelas
WNYC’s ‘On the Media’ show and national NPR podcast, produced a must-listen piece for all journalists reporting on Rio about the challenges of reporting on [...]