Rio de Janeiro: Mega-Events and the Dynamics of Urban Change
Event Details
Date
Friday, November 20, 2015
Time
12 p.m.
Location
260 Bascom Hall
Description
Theresa Williamson, PhD, Founder of Catalytic Communities
What pre-Olympic Rio teaches us about poor urban planning and development policies, as well as effective community organizing and resistance. What can we learn from Rio's favelas about how to organize, and how not to organize, our own communities and what would truly inclusionary policies look like? Case studies here include the communities of Vila Autódromo, Favela do Metrô, Indiana, Horto and Providência.
What pre-Olympic Rio teaches us about poor urban planning and development policies, as well as effective community organizing and resistance. What can we learn from Rio's favelas about how to organize, and how not to organize, our own communities and what would truly inclusionary policies look like? Case studies here include the communities of Vila Autódromo, Favela do Metrô, Indiana, Horto and Providência.
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Cost
Free