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Month: July 2015

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School of Popular Communication Launches Class on Affirmative Publicity

By Gabriela Weldon • July 25, 2015

Clique aqui para Português On July 14, the Popular School for Critical Communication (ESPOCC) launched its 2015-2016 class on Affirmative Publicity at Observatório de Favelas (Favelas Observatory) in Complexo da Maré, in Rio’s North Zone. Each year, after a […]

#CommunityMedia

A Young Man’s Dreams in Complexo do Alemão

By Viviane Ribeiro • Translation by Wendy Turner • July 23, 2015

Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese by Viviane Ribeiro, published in Jornal Alemão Notícias, click here.  At 16 years of age a young man has many dreams and so much is happening all around […]

#GentrificationWatch

Final Participatory Meeting in Port Area Discusses Social Rent as Solution to Housing Crisis

By Katja Majcen • July 22, 2015

Clique aqui para Português On Thursday July 9, the Port Urban Development Company (CDURP) of Rio de Janeiro held the last meeting in the series of weekly thematic sessions on the elaboration of a public […]

Maria do Socorro, newly elected President of Indiana's Residents' Association
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Anti-Eviction Activist Wins Election in Indiana Favela

By Brooke Parkin • July 21, 2015

Clique aqui para Português As Rio de Janeiro prepares for the Olympic Games in just over a year’s time, a trend is emerging with community activists being elected to head Neighborhood Associations in a number of […]

Civil Society

Soccer Team in Complexo do Alemão in Urgent Need of Donations to Turn Dream into Reality

By Nicole Froio • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • July 20, 2015

Clique aqui para Português A football team in Complexo do Alemão in Rio’s North Zone could lose their chance to play in the national soccer tournament “Bicampeonato Fut7” if they do not secure the funds they urgently […]

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