One Year After the Games: The Vila Autódromo Story featured on NPR’s ‘Only a Game’
July 22, 2017—Yesterday, Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson had the opportunity to share the story of Vila Autódromo on NPR’s [...]
Updates
The NEW RioOnWatch is up to you. Survey extended to June 10.
It’s time to tell us what you think. As you know, we’ve decided to keep RioOnWatch going and evolving after the 2016 Olympic Games, which was the original [...]
Q&A Theresa Williamson—April 2017
Answers to an April 28, 2017 Question & Answer with Theresa Williamson for Canadian FREQ Magazine: 1. Can you tell me a little about your organization and what it does? [...]
Week-Long Exchange Shares Sustainable Infrastructure Strategies in New York and Rio
On Thursday March 16, in collaboration with Catalytic Communities, urban planning and architecture Masters students from Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute’s Programs for [...]
Educational Community Visit: Pratt Institute Visits Asa Branca
On March 14, 2017, Catalytic Communities visited Asa Branca favela on an Educational Community Visit as part of a week-long exchange with Pratt Institute’s Urban [...]
Humans of New York Publishes CatComm View on Favelas
On March 9, 2017, Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson was quoted on the world-famous Humans of New York Facebook and Instagram feeds, which [...]
Our Plans for 2017
From 2010 through 2016, Catalytic Communities’ mandate was to harness the global Olympic media spotlight on Rio to build nuance and accuracy in reporting on favelas. [...]
2016 Update & Next Up in 2017
2016–What a year! Since learning Rio de Janeiro would host the 2016 Olympic Games, back in 2009, we at Catalytic Communities realized we’d need to focus [...]
“Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas Changed in Rio’s Mega-Event Years” Report Launched with Panel at Casa Pública
On Thursday, December 15, Catalytic Communities (CatComm), the NGO that publishes RioOnWatch, released its report Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas [...]
Post-Olympics Debrief & Next Up for CatComm | RioOnWatch
November 1, 2016–Now that the Olympics are over we have the chance to reflect and take stock of all Catalytic Communities and RioOnWatch have been able to accomplish [...]