<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Catalytic Communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catalytic Communities (CatComm) is a 26-year-old housing rights nonprofit empowering Rio de Janeiro’s favela residents through community-led social change, environmental justice, sustainable networks, and bilingual advocacy.]]></description><link>https://www.catcomm.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:20:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.catcomm.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Massive! Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network Showcases 180 Favela Solutions at 3rd Sustainable Favela Festival [RELEASE]LARGEST EVENT OF ITS KIND ANYWHERE FEATURES ORGANIZERS FROM 150 FAVELAS]]></title><description><![CDATA[180 ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES AND AUDIENCES IN DOWNTOWN RIO: CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, SOLIDARITY MARKET, HEALING SPACE, DISCUSSION CIRCLES, FILMS, EXHIBITIONS]]></description><link>https://www.catcomm.org/post/massive-rio-de-janeiros-sustainable-favela-network-showcases-180-favela-solutions-at-3rd-sustainable</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a4653930-e6f5-462c-b301-4c0b1774549f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:36:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/019db0_77d946b4b723455fbc1bc137209e5aca~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_341,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CatComm Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nine Elements of CatComm’s Approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 2017—Updated from:]]></description><link>https://www.catcomm.org/post/9elements</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4088ac61-29c2-464b-ab64-96fe24375195</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/019db0_358c60e0d3054fed9bc5767d123ff968~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_532,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CatComm Team</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>