2nd Sustainable Favela Network Exchange Visits Vale Encantado
The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) designed to build solidarity networks, bring visibility, and develop joint actions to [...]
Updates
Resignifying Favelas Based on Their Core Qualities Discussed at 14th Annual BRASA Conference
On July 28, 2018, Catalytic Communities (CatComm) organized a panel entitled “Resignifying Favelas Based on Core Qualities: History, Solutions, Resilience, [...]
Our Article in Land Lines: Could Favela CLTs Solve the World’s Housing Crisis?
At this very moment, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is printing copies of its acclaimed Land Lines magazine and shipping them to readers around the world. [...]
Theresa Williamson in O Globo: Reflections on Vila Autódromo, the Olympics, Working with Favelas
Clique aqui para Português May 24, 2018–Catalytic Communities Executive Director Theresa Williamson was interviewed by journalist Lucas Altino in O Globo about her [...]
Our Op-Ed in Today’s Americas Quarterly: The Fight for Rio’s Future
“They tried to bury us, but didn’t realize we are seeds.” – Proverb cited at events marking the March 14 death of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman [...]
Catalytic Communities’ Official Statement on the Assassination of Marielle Franco
“The favela is not a problem. The favela is the city. The favela is the solution.” These were the words of City Councilor Marielle Franco in a recent debate on [...]
Lincoln Institute Hosts Theresa Williamson on Favela CLTs [VIDEO]
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Features Theresa Williamson Discussing Potential of Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas December 20, 2017–Catalytic [...]
2017 Update & Next Up in 2018
Since learning Rio de Janeiro would host the 2016 Olympic Games, back in 2009, we at Catalytic Communities realized we’d need to focus our attention on supporting favelas [...]
Join Us: The Potential of Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas
“The Potential of Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas” Join Catalytic Communities‘ Executive Director Theresa Williamson at the Lincoln [...]
CatComm Facilitates Augustana College Visit to Vila Autódromo
On October 4, 2017, Catalytic Communities led an Educational Community Visit for a group of 26 students from Augustana College in Illinois to Vila Autódromo in Rio’s West [...]