The Porto Alegre community recently came together to look at the need for integrated work and community participation in housing and urban development initiatives in the seminar “Sustainability Network and Citizenship and new challenges.” The event took place in November at the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF4), in partnership with the Municipality of Porto Alegre and the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme.
The focus of discussions was the joint effort by the city and by institutions such as the resettlement of Chocolatão TRF4 village in 2011. Located on the ground Union, the community received social and civic actions, preparing residents for their transfer to units Residential housing in New Chocolatão.
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- Marcos Botelho, Director DEMHAB, Porto Alegre Minister of Housing
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- Judge Joāo Pedro Gebran Neto of the Regional Court TRF4 and Cezar Busatto, Minister for Local Governance for the City of Porto Alegre
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- Vania Gonçalves de Souza Coordinator the for Sustainabiltiy and Citizenship Network, addressing the seminar
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- From left: Miguel Antonio Orlandi, Catia Segabinazzi, Daniela Cidade and Denise Souza Costa. Denise is speaking about her experience with the Isla community
