Covid-19 Favela Teach-Ins

At Propositive Debate, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayoral Candidates Make Pledges to Favelas [VIDEO]

On October 22, Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network held its first ever mayoral debate, with eight candidates in attendance, and livestreamed on Zoom and [...]

Who Does Favela Research Serve? Residents and Academics Demand Reciprocal Exchange [VIDEO]

The virtual panel on October 14, “Favela-Academia Dialogue: Necessary Steps Toward Environmental Education,” organized by Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable [...]

Online Event on Covid-19 in Favelas Dashboards Highlights Underreporting [VIDEO]

On September 9, a joint project conducted by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro’s Citizenship University, WikiFavelas – Marielle Franco Favelas Dictionary and [...]

Quilombo Leaders Reflect on Fights for Land Tenure and Against Exclusion During Pandemic [VIDEO]

Kickstarting UN-Habitat’s 2020 Urban Circuit on October 5, World Habitat Day, Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) hosted the livestreamed [...]

The Reinvention of Favela Artisans During the Pandemic [VIDEO]

On August 17, Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network’s (SFN) Income Generation Working Group hosted the virtual teach-in “How Can Favela Artisans [...]

Favelas Hold Teach-In ‘Are Brazilians Without Memory? The Memory of the Pandemic in the Favela’ [VIDEO]

On July 27, the Memory and Culture Working Group of Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network (RFS) held the online teach-in “Are Brazilians Without Memory? [...]

Resilient Favela Community Organizations During the Pandemic: Hear the Activists Speak [VIDEO]

On July 16, Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network’s (SFN) Environmental Education Working Group held the online teach-in “How has [...]

Transformation of Basic Sanitation in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas Debated at Online Teach-In [VIDEO]

On July 9, Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) Water and Sewerage Working Group held an online teach-in event, “Perspectives on the [...]

Teach-In ‘How Does the Pandemic Impact Waste Pickers?’ Reinforces #SupportAWastePicker Campaign

Clique aqui para Português In the wake of the #ApoieUmCatador (#SupportAWastePicker) campaign, which seeks to offer support to Rio de Janeiro’s waste pickers who are [...]

‘Is Solar Energy in Favelas Possible?’ [DEBATE + VIDEO]

Clique aqui para Português On June 10, Catalytic Communities’ Sustainable Favela Network’s (SFN) Solar Energy Working Group held an online teach-in “Is [...]

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