NEW PUBLICATION—Favela vs. Asphalt: Suggesting a New Lens
March 1, 2020 Now available “Favela vs. Asphalt: Suggesting a New Lens on Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas and Formal City” chapter by Catalytic Communities’ [...]
Updates
Join CatComm at the 2020 World Urban Forum in Abu Dhabi—And Vote for Us by the 11th!
The 10th World Urban Forum will be held in Abu Dhabi from February 8-13, 2020. Organized and convened by UN-Habitat, the World Urban Forum has become the foremost [...]
Catalytic Communities Provides Training Course for SESC Community Development Workers [IMAGES]
From December 16-18, Catalytic Communities (CatComm) held a training program for 10 representatives of Brazil’s national Social Commerce Service (SESC). The three-day, [...]
NOW AVAILABLE—Our Chapter on Rio in TRANSFORMATIVE PLANNING: RADICAL ALTERNATIVES
January, 2020—Just out, Transformative Planning: Radical Alternatives to Neoliberal Urbanism is a collection of 41 essays edited by Tom Angotti and divided into eight [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Support CatComm in 2020
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 [...]
Global Symposium Panel: Challenges & Opportunities of Community Organization Around the World
On October 24, 2019, the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago held its Global Symposium on Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods. Watch [...]
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 [...]