Updates

Online Lectures for your Students on Rio de Janeiro Favelas by Dr. Theresa Williamson, founder of CatComm

Since 2010, Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director, Theresa Williamson, Ph.D., has given lectures at universities around the world on a range of topics related to [...]

COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE DECEMBER 10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [PDF] ‘BEYOND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, WHAT IS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT TO CONTAIN THE SECOND WAVE? PUBLIC TRANSIT IN DEBATE’ Covid-19 in [...]

Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard Launches Campaign Showing How Data Saves Lives

Action is part of the Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard’s campaign to overcome Rio’s pandemic data deficit. On October 26, Catalytic [...]

At Propositive Debate, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayoral Candidates Make Pledges to Favelas [VIDEO]

On October 22, Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network held its first ever mayoral debate, with eight candidates in attendance, and livestreamed on Zoom and [...]

Who Does Favela Research Serve? Residents and Academics Demand Reciprocal Exchange [VIDEO]

The virtual panel on October 14, “Favela-Academia Dialogue: Necessary Steps Toward Environmental Education,” organized by Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable [...]

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 [...]

Quilombo Leaders Reflect on Fights for Land Tenure and Against Exclusion During Pandemic [VIDEO]

Kickstarting UN-Habitat’s 2020 Urban Circuit on October 5, World Habitat Day, Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) hosted the livestreamed [...]

CatComm Turns 20!

Thank you to all those who joined us in celebrating Catalytic Communities’ 20th Anniversary! It has been our privilege to have so many incredible people involved with [...]

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 [...]

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