Catalytic Communities (CatComm)

Victory in Rio de Janeiro: CLT are now back in the Master Plan! co-habitat.net/en/news/victor… @CatComm #TermoTerritorialColetivo #CLT @RioOnWatch @comcatrj

Check out the latest RioOnWatch.org Digest - bit.ly/ROWDigestXIV3 Sign-up for our digest to receive news like this in your inbox: catcomm.org/sign-up/ 📷: [1]:Mariana Terra | [2]: Bárbara Dias | [3]: Luiza de Andrade | [4]: David Amen

Rio de Janeiro’s ‘Governor of Massacres’ as an Affront to the ‘Right to the Favela’ By Tatiana Lima @Tatiana_Lima 🔗For the full article, visit our website: bit.ly/3P5cEy7 w/ @RaizesMovimento, @fogocruzado, @geni_uff, @idmjracial, @MareNoticias

Police Brutality Marks Forced Eviction of Homes and Businesses in Rato Molhado Favela in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone By Barbara Dias @barbaradiasph 🔗For the full article, visit our website: bit.ly/3qkXOc8 w/ @SeopRJ, @Prefeitura_Rio, @defensoria_rj

27th Favela University Forum Meeting in Manguinhos Debates Health Promotion and Knowledge Production by Young Favela Researchers By Vinicius Ribeiro @vinicius_nrib 🔗For the full article, visit our website: bit.ly/45Ah05W w/ @museudamare, @ceasm_, @Fala_Akari, @ufrj

Rio de Janeiro City Council Launches First Ever Special Commission to Combat Racism By Amanda Baroni Lopes 🔗 Read de the full article: bit.ly/428VjXG @muhcab, @RjMnu, @ArquivoBrasil, @Cultura_Rio, @fiocruz

Two Police Operations in Three Days Cause Psychological Terror for Residents and Leave Victims in the Favelas of Maré #VoicesFromSocialMedia By @Tatiana_Lima 🔗 Read de the full article: bit.ly/3OzSJ9X w/ @fogocruzado, @redesdamare, @vozdacomunidade, @MareVive,

Public Fills Rio de Janeiro City Council to Demand the Community Land Trust in the City’s Master Plan and Discuss City Hall’s Exclusion of Urban Policy Instruments #TTCFica! By @jcmendoncasant1 and @leocoelho_jor 🔗 Read de the full article: bit.ly/3HSi0bg

Primavera Collective Distributes Chocolate, Solidarity, and Affection for Easter in the Cavalcanti Favelas of Rio de Janeiro By Vinícius Ribeiro @viniciusnribeiro 🔗 Read de the full article: bit.ly/3LPU5Md w/ @vozdacomunidade

Long-Due Coronation of Maria Conga in Magé: Organizers Respond to Vandalism of Bust of ‘Brazilian Harriet Tubman’ By Barbara Dias @barbaradiasphoto 🔗 Read de the full article: bit.ly/3LPU5Md w/ @RjMnu, @idmjracial, @desencarcerarj

Political Violence Through Fake News: A New Face to the Criminalization of Poverty and Favela Community Organizers By @Tatiana_Lima 🔗 Read de the full article: bit.ly/3V3GyU9 w/ @vozdacomunidade, @article19org, @terradedireitos, @justicaglobal

First ‘Energy Efficiency in the Favelas’ Report Reveals New Insights About the Impacts of Energy Inefficient Services and Use on Poverty and the Exacerbation of Inequalities By Favelas Unified Dashboard 🔗For the full article, visit our website: bit.ly/EEonROW

In response, dozens of groups fed data into the Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard, that tracked the disease across 450 favelas in Rio de Janeiro. bit.ly/BrazilsFavelas…

With a special focus on Covid-19, the author mentions how many inside favelas suspected that official counts ‌had underestimated ‌caseloads. bit.ly/BrazilsFavelas…

The Favelas Unified Dashboard, facilitated by Catalytic Communities, was cited in a recent New York Times opinion piece. Written by Dr. Amy Maxmen, the piece shows how local solutions to systemic problems faced by favelas help build trust amongst residents.

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Heavily Amends City’s 10-Year Master Plan In Final Phase, Prompting Intense Criticism from Civil Society By Projeto TTC 🔗For the full article, visit our website: bit.ly/CLTinMP w/ @camarario

Mutirão 50: A 1980s Model in Mutual Aid, Self-Management, Micro-Urbanism and Collective Land Ownership in Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil By Yves Cabannes e Beatriz Terra 🔗For the full article, visit our website: bit.ly/3GIQbln

Fruit from the Tree Black Culture Center: Samba Quilombo in Rio’s West Zone Preserves Black Identity and Memory [IMAGES] By Larissa Nascimento 🔗For the full article, visit our website: bit.ly/3ZOureD

Check out the latest RioOnWatch.org Digest - bit.ly/ROWDigestXIV2 Sign-up for our digest to receive news like this in your inbox: catcomm.org/sign-up/ 📷: [1]: Bárbara Dias | [2]: Priscila Silva | [3]: Natalia S.Flores | [4]: Vinícius Ribeiro

Parliamentary Front for Climate Justice Launch at Rio's Legislative Assembly Debates Environmental Racism and Public Policies in Favelas By Vinícius Ribeiro @viniciusnribeiro 🔗 Full article: bit.ly/3JYATtl w/ @FMCJS, @fiocruz, @LabJaca, @data_labe, @CasaFluminense