RioONWire Favela Newswire Now Launched!
Here’s a summary of content from the 50+ tweets during @RioONWire‘s Day 1. Don’t miss [...]
Articles by Theresa Williamson
Announcing RioONWire
Alongside its hyperlocal news site RioOnWatch.org, CatComm has now launched a private, English-language favela newswire: @RioONWire. [...]
RioOnWatch: Full Interview for Viva Favela [December 2014]
In December 2014 Catalytic Communities was interviewed by Juliana Portella for this piece on RioOnWatch for Viva Favela. Here is our full response: Editorial Line 1 – [...]
2014 Rio Raffle Ticket Holders: Good luck!
Thank you to this year’s Rio Raffle ticket holders, and GOOD LUCK! We’ll be announcing the winner by 4:30pm EST December 12th. Lavinia Sharp Seamus Moloney Josep [...]
Why Buy a #RioRaffle Ticket?
Last year we achieved incredible things because of your support. Thanks to our 2013 Rio Raffle, Catalytic Communities has continued to shape the international debate on [...]
See Where Our 2014 Raffle Winners Will Stay…
Don’t miss Catalytic Communities’ 2014 Rio Raffle for a chance of winning a trip for 2 to Rio de Janeiro while supporting Rio’s favela communities and an [...]
The 2014 Rio Raffle Early Bird Deadline is Sunday Night
Don’t miss Catalytic Communities’ 2014 Rio Raffle and grab your Early Bird ticket this weekend for an extra chance of winning a trip for 2 to Rio de Janeiro while [...]
2014 Rio Raffle is ON!
Our annual Rio Raffle is now over! Thank you to everyone who participated! Nov 20, 2014–We’re raffling a trip for two to Rio de Janeiro from any major city in the [...]
Qualities of Urban Informality
By 2050, around one third of the world’s population is expected to be living in informal settlements. The processes of informal production have an essential role in [...]
A Lawyer Responds: What is a Favela?
by Alex Ferreira Magalhães, Professor of Urban and Environmental Law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro The construction of the concept of a favela, specifically [...]