Sandy Goldman

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About Sandy Goldman

I love radio and pursue stories about people and communities working together to solve challenges creatively and often, with a lot of heart. It's the human side of the co-op model that intrigues me. That and any chance to travel, especially to smaller locales, where folks seem to know that co-operating just makes good sense!

Gulf Islands Food Co-op

The Gulf Islands Food Co-op was created in 2018 to foster inter-island co-operation and develop new resources and practical supports for food producers and consumers on Galiano, Mayne, Pender and Saturna islands. (the Southern Gulf Islands SGI) The co-op's main goals are to help sustainably increase island food production, food security and resilience by encouraging [...]

By |2023-05-31T11:24:39-07:00May 29th, 2023|Show|0 Comments

Kincardine Ladies Fitness Co-op

What do you do when you live in a small town, rely on a particular fitness facility for its "women-only" exercise program, the place keeps changing hands, and the final owner realizes she can't make a go of it and closes everything down? Well, if you are woman from Kincardine, Ontario, who wants to stay [...]

By |2023-05-08T17:38:01-07:00May 8th, 2023|Show|0 Comments

You Don’t Know What War Is – The Diary of a Young Girl From Ukraine

Yeva Skalietska with her book - You Don't Know What War Is At 5:10 am on February 24, 2022, Yeva Skalietska, then 12, woke up to the sound of explosions which her Granny said were missiles being fired at Ukraine by Russia. "I'd grown up hearing about war, but I'd never been in [...]

By |2023-02-22T08:54:09-08:00February 22nd, 2023|Show|0 Comments

Atlantic Edge Credit Union Supports Hurricane Fiona recovery

On September 25, 2022, Hurricane Fiona tore through Atlantic Canada leaving a path of destruction in its wake. It was the costliest and most intense post-tropical cyclone to hit Canada on record. Parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador faced torrential rains and winds of up to 160 km/hour. Powerful tidal [...]

By |2022-11-03T05:53:44-07:00November 3rd, 2022|Show|0 Comments

African Heritage Food Co-op

The African Heritage Food Co-op (AHFC)  was formed so that Black communities in Western New York State, including Niagara Falls and Buffalo, can take ownership of their food system, create jobs and use resources to improve the health and well-being of residents. For too long, the economic and political structures have failed Black residents creating [...]

By |2022-08-29T13:03:42-07:00August 9th, 2022|Show|0 Comments

New Brunswick Media Co-op

When a single company, J.D. Irving Limited, with vast interests in forestry, agriculture, food processing, oil and petroleum, transportation and shipbuilding, also owns the major English-language daily newspapers, plus a large number of weeklies, chances are reporting that is critical of its industries and supportive of workers, the environment and human rights, will be scarce. [...]

By |2022-07-04T10:49:23-07:00July 4th, 2022|Show|0 Comments

Home Care Workers Co-operative – Ontario – Federated Care Co-op

Amy Firlotte, Danielle Turpin, Denise Armstrong - co-founders of the Home Care Workers Co-op. Most seniors would like live at home as long as possible with support. Sadly, many end up in long-term care, a system plagued by short-staffing, low levels of funding and other problems that the COVID-19 pandemic only made worse. [...]

By |2022-06-10T00:00:33-07:00May 17th, 2022|Show|0 Comments

Rotating Savings and Credit Associations

A Rotating Savings and Credit Association (ROSCA) is a group of individuals who act as an alternative financial institution. Each person contributes money towards a common fund, and the funds rotate through members at regular intervals. The member who borrows the funds will eventually repay their portion back into the association so the next member [...]

By |2022-05-18T16:47:22-07:00May 10th, 2022|Show|2 Comments

Vancouver’s East End Food Co-op Closing

On April 15/22, news broke that Vancouver's  East End Food Co-op (EEFC) will be closing its Commercial Drive storefront on May 15 after 50 years of serving the community. The co-op itself will remain in place for the time being. Its future will be discussed at the AGM in June. You can show your support [...]

By |2022-05-07T08:24:29-07:00April 26th, 2022|Show|0 Comments

Westman Communications Group

Westman Communications Group is a consumer co-op that formed in 1977 to bring cable television to southwestern Manitoba and since then has grown to serve 54 rural communities and 25,000 members. Its head office is in Brandon. Besides offering all the latest technology from high-speed internet, TV, streaming and phone services, the co-op ensures its [...]

By |2022-03-25T08:33:27-07:00March 22nd, 2022|Show|0 Comments