Don’t Miss Our Full 2019 Annual Report
Dear Friends, Thank ou for making this our most impactful year ever, by far! 2019 was a year of unprecedented growth and unparalleled impact for Catalytic Communities. Click [...]
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RioOnWatch 2019 Report: Proactive Grassroots Solutions to Guarantee Human Rights
On this Human Rights Day, we would like to invite CatComm fans and RioOnWatch readers to get an inside look at RioOnWatch‘s work in 2019 through a detailed look at our [...]
This December, Make Sure CatComm 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 Favela [...]
CatComm on Participation at Rio’s 2nd International Workshop on Challenges to Local Projects: How to Build Spaces Together
How are we building our cities? Who participates in decisions about city production and management? What are the landscape transformation potentials? These and other issues [...]
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 [...]
5th Sustainable Favela Network Exchange of 2019: Sustainable Drumming and Favela Green Roofs
The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build and reinforce solidarity networks, bring visibility and develop [...]
Join CatComm at 2019 Ecocity World Summit in Vancouver
The Ecocity World Summit is the longest-standing international summit that addresses building cities in balance with nature. This year, the Summit will take place in [...]
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 [...]
4th Sustainable Favela Network Exchange of 2019: History, Art, and Self-Care in Vila Kennedy
The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build and reinforce solidarity networks, bring visibility and develop [...]
3rd Sustainable Favela Network Exchange of 2019: Graffiti, Composting, Recycling at RONGO
The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build and reinforce solidarity networks, bring visibility and develop [...]