Favela Community Land Trust Publications & Presentations
Publications The Growth of the Global CLT Movement Series October 2019—In celebration of the 50th anniversary of New Communities Inc., the world’s first Community Land [...]
Articles by Theresa Williamson
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 [...]
Support CatComm in 2020
As Catalytic Communities gets ready to celebrate 20 years, the demand for our work is soaring across Rio’s favelas. RioOnWatch.org reporting, Sustainable Favela [...]
This Giving Tuesday, Ensure Catalytic Communities Continues to Thrive
As Catalytic Communities gets ready to celebrate 20 years, the demand for our work is soaring across Rio’s favelas. RioOnWatch.org reporting, Sustainable [...]
Sustainable Favela Network 2nd Annual Meet-Up Strengthens Bonds and Charts Network’s Future
The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a program of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build solidarity networks, bring visibility, and develop joint actions to [...]
Global Symposium Panel: Challenges & Opportunities of Community Organization Around the World
On October 24, 2019, the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago held its Global Symposium on Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods. Watch [...]
Land Matters Interviews Theresa Williamson on “Slums”
From Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s Land Matters Podcast: Over the years, cities have responded to the expansion of informal settlements with a range of policies [...]
World Habitat Day 2019 Letter from our Executive Director
Dear Friends, On this World Habitat Day (October 7, 2019) I write you from Vancouver, where I’m leading a workshop at the Ecocity World Summit titled “Shatter Your Lens [...]
What can favelas teach us about bringing empathy home?
Join Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director, Theresa Williamson, and colleagues on September 25th in Denver at the Biennial of the Americas to discuss housing [...]
Washington Post Cover Story: Stolen Lives and Childhoods of Favela Youth
On September 24, 2019, Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson was quoted in a Washington Post cover story which CatComm also supported with [...]