RioOnWatch Receives Award, Making Plans for After Olympics
May 17, 2016–We’re thrilled to share that RioOnWatch.org has been recognized as a 2016 Honoree by the Webby Awards in the “Best Communities” category! [...]
Updates
Our Opinion Piece on Whether to Postpone the Olympics in New York Times Debate Forum
Click here for article published in the New York Times Room for Debate Forum on May 16, 2016. Holding the Olympics in Rio Was Always a Bad Idea Theresa Williamson, a city [...]
Olympics Resources For Journalists now available
Did you know some 30,000 journalists are expected to be in Rio covering the Olympic Games? With the unprecedented global media spotlight on Rio in mind, as part of our [...]
Volunteers Needed for Final Favela Perceptions Survey
Are you or students you know interested in gaining hands-on experience as a survey researcher? Catalytic Communities is seeking volunteer captains, surveyors and [...]
2015 Update & Next Up in 2016
December 21, 2015 — As 2015 draws to a close, we at Catalytic Communities would like to express our huge thanks to everyone who has made our work possible during this [...]
Listen to Theresa Williamson at the Conference on World Affairs
Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director, Theresa Williamson, has just wrapped up an exciting week at the 67th Annual Conference on World Affairs in Boulder, Colorado [...]
Announcing RioONWire
Alongside its hyperlocal news site RioOnWatch.org, CatComm has now launched a private, English-language favela newswire: @RioONWire. [...]
Take the Olympic Pledge, Get the Inside Scoop*
These pre-Olympic years offer a unique opportunity for Catalytic Communities to generate real, tangible change on behalf of Rio’s favelas and urban development [...]
RioOnWatch: Full Interview for Viva Favela [December 2014]
In December 2014 Catalytic Communities was interviewed by Juliana Portella for this piece on RioOnWatch for Viva Favela. Here is our full response: Editorial Line 1 – [...]
2014 Update & Next Up in 2015
As 2014 draws to a close, Catalytic Communities would like to express huge thanks to everyone who has made our work possible during this important year for Rio and its [...]