Articles by Cerianne Robertson

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 [...]

Rio Olympics ‘Reality Tour’

Journalists, help us gauge interest in an “Olympics Reality Tour,” a full-day itinerary for a group of reporters to visit favelas affected by the Olympics [...]

CatComm Supports Critical Vox Video “2016 Olympics: What Rio doesn’t want the world to see”

Catalytic Communities was thrilled to collaborate with the production of this critical 8-minute documentary viewed over 1.1 million times in two days on Facebook and 1.4 [...]

Volunteers Needed for Final Favela Perceptions Survey

Are you or students you know interested in gaining hands-on experience as a survey researcher? Catalytic Communities is seeking volunteer captains, surveyors and [...]

And the 2015 Rio Raffle Winner is…

A MASSIVE thanks to all who supported Catalytic Communities over the past year in our most important ever fundraising efforts! Your support and generosity have allowed us [...]

Success! Check out our Crowdfunding Campaign Results in Infographics

Thank you to all our [...]

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