CatComm Reporting Policy
Through RioOnWatch reporting and other media work, Catalytic Communities aims “to engender a more accurate picture of favelas, their contributions to the city, and the [...]
Articles by Theresa Williamson
RioOnWatch Turns 8!
On this, our 8th birthday, we are setting out to make RioOnWatch financially sustainable by engaging the monthly support of fans like you. Read on to see [...]
Our Op-Ed in Today’s Americas Quarterly: The Fight for Rio’s Future
“They tried to bury us, but didn’t realize we are seeds.” – Proverb cited at events marking the March 14 death of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman [...]
Catalytic Communities’ Official Statement on the Assassination of Marielle Franco
“The favela is not a problem. The favela is the city. The favela is the solution.” These were the words of City Councilor Marielle Franco in a recent debate on [...]
Sustainable Favela Network Now Mapped
February 28, 2018—With support from the Heinrich Böll Foundation Brazil, between June and October 2017 Catalytic Communities took a leap from the work begun for the UN [...]
2017 In Review: Best & Worst Reporting on Favelas
This is the latest contribution to our media watchdog series on the Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio’s favelas, part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing conversation [...]
Lincoln Institute Hosts Theresa Williamson on Favela CLTs [VIDEO]
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Features Theresa Williamson Discussing Potential of Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas December 20, 2017–Catalytic [...]
2017 Update & Next Up in 2018
Since learning Rio de Janeiro would host the 2016 Olympic Games, back in 2009, we at Catalytic Communities realized we’d need to focus our attention on supporting favelas [...]
This #GivingTuesday:
This #GivingTuesday, we are thrilled to launch our Community Catalysts Campaign to ensure Catalytic Communities continues to flourish and generate transformative change on [...]
Join Us: The Potential of Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas
“The Potential of Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas” Join Catalytic Communities‘ Executive Director Theresa Williamson at the Lincoln [...]