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 [...]
Updates
CatComm Inaugural E-Newsletter: WUF | Favela Sewage Bio-system | Water Justice Research | Mobilization Training | Favela CLT Legislation | Mourning Dom Phillips
Dear Friends, It is with great joy that I share with you Catalytic Communities’ inaugural e-newsletter, a feature we’re introducing to keep our friends [...]
New Sustainable Favela Network Map Makes Palpable The Sheer Diversity of Favela Solutions
Clique aqui para Português Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) recently launched an update to its Sustainable Favela Network Map. The results [...]
Sustainable Favela Network Launches 11 New Thematic Objectives
September 2021—This month the Sustainable Favela Network concluded a multi-month planning process engaging over 160 network members to update our approach and design our [...]
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 [...]
ANNOUNCEMENT: JOINT FAVELA PRESS CONFERENCE ON HUNGER FROM COVID-19, APRIL 29
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [PDF] COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD AND SUSTAINABLE FAVELA NETWORK TO HOLD JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 29 ‘A YEAR OF LOSSES! [...]
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 [...]