The Experience of Community Land Trusts in Latin America - English 102121.mp4

The webinar "The Experience of Community Land Trusts in Latin America", was held on October 21 at 5 pm EST (GMT-4). The event was organized by Catalytic Communities' Favela-CLT Project (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and the Fideicomiso de la Tierra Caño Martín Peña (San Juan, Puerto Rico), and is supported by World Habitat, UN-Habitat Brazil and the Center for CLT Innovation. This webinar shared experiences of Favela Community Land Trusts in Latin America, highlighting their challenges and potentials through testimonials from those directly involved with ongoing projects.

Panelists:

- Enrique Silva—Director of International Initiatives at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in Cambridge, MA

- Mario Núñez—Executive Director of the Fideicomiso de la Tierra Caño Martín Peña in San Juan, Puerto Rico

- Waleska Castro—Vice-president of the Fideicomiso de la Tierra Caño Martín Peña in San Juan, Puerto Rico

- Lucy Rivera—President of the G8 (Group of Eight Communities) of the Caño Martín Peña in San Juan, Porto Rico

- Theresa Williamson—Executive Director of Catalytic Communities and coordinator of the Favela CLT Project, Rio de Janeiro

- Maria da Penha Macena—Community leader in Vila Autódromo and member of the Evictions Museum, Rio de Janeiro

- Ricardo de Mattos—Public Defender and Sub-coordinator of the Land and Housing Nucleus of the State Public Defenders' Office, Rio de Janeiro