Op-Eds, Interviews, Public Lectures, Opinion Pieces and Articles by CatComm Staff
- SESC — October 30, 2020: Circuito Urbano Fórum Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis – Painel 3: Desenvolvimento Sustentável em Comunidades with Clara Ferraz (also at UN Habitat-Brazil) [Brazil-PT]
- World Habitat — October 30, 2020: Securing land rights: Community Land Trusts in Informal Settlements with Theresa Williamson [United Kingdom-EN]
- Fórum de Ciência e Cultura da UFRJ — September 9, 2020: Favelas, pandemias e cidadanias: Painéis Covid 19 nas favelas with Theresa Williamson [Brazil-PT]
- University of Melbourne — September 13, 2020: ABP Symposium – SDGs, Urban Planning for Equity and Climate Resilience in our Cities Keynote by Theresa Williamson [Australia-EN]
- Shareable The Response Podcast — July 28, 2020: The Response: Crowdsourcing data to fight the pandemic in Rio’s favelas [PODCAST interview with Theresa Williamson] by Tom Llewellyn [USA-EN]
- Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization – July 1, 2020: Taking Action and Pivoting to Respond to the Growing Epicenter of COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas by Theresa Williamson and Chauncie Bigler [USA-EN]
- For ORF — May 21, 2020: Chat with Theresa Williamson for RioOnWatch.org [Austria-EN]
- Al Jazeera The Stream – May 1, 2020: Does Brazil’s Bolsonaro care about coronavirus? with RioOnWatch Editor Edmund Ruge [TV] [USA-EN]
- Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization – January 23, 2020: Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network and Its Take on the SDGs by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
- Land Matters Podcast – August 30, 2019: Episode 4: Solutions in Slums: Interview with Theresa Williamson and Enrique Silva [PODCAST] by Anthony Flint [USA-EN]
- University of Cambridge Sociology MPhil – January 29, 2019: Strategic Alternative Media at the Rio 2016 Olympics by Cerianne Robertson [USA-EN]
- Revista Periferias – December 2018: O papel das periferias na democracia by Luisa Fenizola [Click for English, French and Spanish] [Brazil-PT]
- Land Lines – July 31, 2018: Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas: Could Community Land Trusts in Informal Settlements Help Solve the World’s Affordable Housing Crisis? by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
- O Globo – May 24, 2018: Urbanista especialista em favelas escreve sobre Vila Autódromo em livro da Olimpíada 2016 by Lucas Altino [Click here for English translation] [Brazil-PT]
- Americas Quarterly – March 21, 2018: The Fight for Rio’s Future by Theresa Williamson [Click here for Portuguese translation] [USA-EN]
- Hello Citoyens – February 16, 2018: Interview: Clara Ferraz of Catalytic Communities [VIDEO | PAGE] by Marie Altmayer and Camille Renard [France-FR]
- Global Public Affairs at UCLA Luskin – January 18, 2018 Theresa Williamson on Catalytic Communities [VIDEO] [USA-EN]
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Blog – December 20, 2017: The potential of community land trusts in Rio’s favelas [VIDEO] by Anthony Flint [USA-EN]
- Brookings Cafeteria – October 20, 2017: The real cost of hosting the 2016 Rio Olympics by Bill Finan [PODCAST] [USA-EN]
- WBUR ‘Only a Game’ / NPR – July 21, 2017: In Vila Autódromo, Resistance Continues 1 Year After Rio Olympics by Bill Littlefield [USA-EN]
- Progressive City – May 2, 2017 The Favela as a Community Land Trust: A Solution to Eviction and Gentrification? by David Robertson and Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
- Humans of New York – March 9, 2017 Rio was the biggest slave port in world history by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
- The Guardian – December 5, 2016 No more ‘rat kids’: Fighting the way we think about the residents of Rio’s favelas by Katia Savchuk [UK-EN]
- First Post – August 25, 2016 Olympics 2016 came at a high price for Rio de Janeiro, an enchanting city of jarring inequality by Samindra Kunti [India-EN]
- BRIGHT – August 24, 2016 The Tiny NGO That Changed Reporting on Rio’s Favelas During the Olympics by Katia Savchuk [USA-EN]
- BBC World Service World Have Your Say – August 22, 2016 Rio’s Olympic Legacy [RADIO] by Orla Barry
- TRT World The Newsmakers – August 22, 2016 Rio 2016’s Legacy [TV] [Turkey-EN]
- WORT Radio – August 22, 2016 Olympiad Impact: What’s Next for Rio and Its Favelas? [RADIO] by Brian Standing [USA-EN]
- Edge of Sports – August 19, 2016 The Other Olympic Rio with Favela Activist Theresa Williamson by Dave Zirin [USA-EN]
- The TODAY Show on NBC – August 12, 2016 Santa Marta: Matt Lauer tours one of Rio de Janeiro’s oldest favelas by Matt Lauer [USA-EN]
- Metropolis – August 10, 2016 Will the Olympics’ Failures Spark A New Urban Paradigm for Rio? by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
- openDemocracy – August 5, 2016 Rio’s real vs. unmet Olympic legacies: what they tell us about the future of cities? by Theresa Williamson [UK-EN]
- POLITICO – August 3, 2016 How not to write about Rio by Cerianne Robertson [USA-EN]
- Guernica – July 18, 2016: Oportunidade para o Desconhecido: Ann Deslandes entrevista Theresa Williamson by Ann Deslandes [USA-PT]
- Guernica – June 15, 2016: Opportunity for the Unknown: Ann Deslandes interviews Theresa Williamson by Ann Deslandes [USA-EN]
- Americas Quarterly – June 3, 2016: Inside Rio’s Favelas: The Fallout from an Alleged Gang Rape: Interview with Theresa Williamson [PODCAST] by Stephen Kurczy [USA-EN]
- Edge of Sports – May 20, 2016: The Olympics and the Battle for Rio’s Future (Radio) by Dave Zirin [USA-EN]
- The New York Times ‘Room for Debate’ – May 16, 2016: Holding the Olympics in Rio Was Always a Bad Idea by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN] [Click here for Portuguese translation]
- WORT Radio – January 26, 2016 Favela Autonomy and the Rio Olympics [RADIO] by Brian Standing [USA-EN]
- Radio New Zealand – January 18, 2016: Rio Olympics: corruption, police brutality, and forced evictions [RADIO] by Lynn Freeman [New Zealand-EN]
- Architectural Review – May 30, 2015 A New Threat to Favelas: Gentrification by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN, scroll down for Portuguese translation]
- KGNU Radio – April 7, 2015: Catalyzing Marginalized Communities in Latin America [RADIO] by Joe Richey [USA-EN]
- Conference on World Affairs – April 6-10, 2015: Panels [USA-EN]
- Maré de Notícias – November 1, 2014: Os Riscos de Título de Propriedade by Theresa Williamson [Brazil-PT] [Click here for English translation]
- Rádio CBN – April 17, 2014: Especulação imobiliária faz moradores se mudarem de favelas da Zona Sul do Rio [RADIO] [Brazil-PT]
- WBGO Journal – March 14, 2014: In the Way of the Games [RADIO Interview with Theresa Williamson] by Monica Miller [RADIO] [USA-EN]
- OsteRio – December 9: Gentrificação: Favelas e Bairros em Transformação no Rio de Janeiro [PowerPoint] by Theresa Williamson [Brazil-PT]
- Casa Fluminense October 7, 2013: Cidades Singulares: Planejamento Urbano e Regularização Fundiária nas Favelas Cariocas by Theresa Williamson [Brazil-PT]
- NPR Worldview – July 16, 2013: What Did Brazil’s Protests Accomplish? [RADIO interview with Theresa Williamson] by Jerome McDonnell [USA-EN]
- Urb.im – June 20, 2013: Protests are Just the Beginning: Change Will Come to Brazil by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
- The New York Times ‘Room for Debate’ – June 19, 2013: It’s Just the Beginning: Change Will Come to Brazil by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN] [Click here for full response and here for Portuguese translation]
- NPR Worldview – June 19, 2013: Protests in Brazil and Managing Europe’s Air Traffic [RADIO interview with Theresa Williamson] by Jerome McDonnell [USA-EN]
- Folha de São Paulo – October 4, 2012: Reassentamento não pode ser retrocesso no desenvolvimento das comunidades by Theresa Williamson [Brazil-PT] [Click here for English translation]
- DETAIL – Autumn 2012: Statements from Rio de Janeiro by Theresa Williamson [Germany-EN]
- The New York Times Op-Ed – August 12, 2012: In the Name of the Future, Rio Is Destroying Its Past by Theresa Williamson and Maurício Hora [USA-EN] [Click here for Portuguese translation]
- The New York Times ‘Room for Debate’ – April 3, 2012: Brazil is Missing an Opportunity to Invest in the Favelas by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
- NPR Worldview – January 6, 2012: As Rio prepares for the 2016 Olympics many residents of the city’s favelas are evicted from their homes [RADIO interview with Theresa Williamson] by Jerome McDonnell [USA-EN]
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