While the Rio+20 UN conference may have disappointed many, its opening day marked a turning point for Vila Autódromo, the West Zone community situated just meters from where the conference took place. Last Wednesday, an […]
Clique aqui para Português In front of Rio’s Museum of Modern Art, at the heart of the Rio+20 People’s Summit, community leaders gathered on Saturday morning to create a collective narrative of the favela today. […]
Clique aqui para Português April 2, 2012–CatComm Executive Director Theresa Williamson invited to engage in a New York Times debate forum on the legacy of mega-events. See original debate here with concise response here. Full […]
On a hot summer day, just before Carnival, a group of us decided to walk through Vila Autódromo, a community that is targeted by city government for removal. The city’s claim is that Vila Autódromo […]
Since the era of Henry I in England, societies have understood that property ownership is an important means to building wealth for individuals and creating value for communities. Therefore, when property was left unclaimed or abandoned it […]