Events with CatComm

Food Sovereignty in the Favela! Sustainable Favela Network Event Plants Seeds of Food Sovereignty in Complexo da Penha [VIDEO]

On August 6, Serra da Misericórdia, the largest remaining forest in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, hosted the first in-person post-pandemic exchange [...]

Join CatComm at the 2022 World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland

The 11th World Urban Forum will be held in Katowice, Poland from June 26-30, 2022. Organized and convened by UN-Habitat, the World Urban Forum has become the foremost [...]

Join our webinar “The Experience of Community Land Trusts in Latin America” on October 21

Please join us for the webinar “The Experience of Community Land Trusts in Latin America”, on October 21 at 5pm EST (GMT-4). The event is being organized by [...]

At 1st Sustainable Favela Network International Exchange, 5 Nations Light a Path to Climate Justice

On August 28, 2021, 258 people from 33 countries gathered online to participate our the first Sustainable Favela Network International Exchange, where twenty community [...]

Rethinking the Future of Housing Worldwide: Favelas as a Sustainable Model with Theresa Williamson

Republished from Shareable Could Rio’s favelas offer a sustainable housing model for cities around the world? What are the impacts of over-policing black mobility in the [...]

Community Land Trusts and the Struggle for the Right to the City: Dialogue on Rio and Mozambique

Clique aqui para Português As part of the activities of UN-Habitat’s 2020 Urban Circuit, the Community Land Trust (CLT) Working Group held a livestreamed virtual event on [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Sustainable Favela Network Playing Host to One-of-a-Kind 2020 Mayoral Debate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RIO DE JANEIRO’S SUSTAINABLE FAVELA NETWORK PLAYING HOST TO ONE-OF-A-KIND 2020 MAYORAL DEBATE Network of Hundreds of Favela Environmental [...]

Online Event on Covid-19 in Favelas Dashboards Highlights Underreporting [VIDEO]

On September 9, a joint project conducted by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro’s Citizenship University, WikiFavelas – Marielle Franco Favelas Dictionary and [...]

Theresa Williamson’s Keynote at Melbourne’s Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Change and Cities Symposium

On September 30-October 2, 2020, the Melbourne School of Design Faculty of Architecture of the University of Melbourne, held its Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Change [...]

Favelas, Pandemics and Citizenships Debate [PORTUGUESE]

September 9, 2020—Catalytic Communities’ Theresa Williamson participated in a panel organized by Rio de Janeiro’s Federal University (UFRJ) on favela community [...]

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