Each For All Host

Sandy Goldman

Host & Producer Since 2016

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!

105 episodes on Each For All

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Episodes with Sandy

Season 17 · February 21, 2023 · 31 min

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…

Season 17 · January 3, 2023 · 60 min

Each For All 2022 Year End Retrospective

The Each For All team sat down for our annual retrospective on the past year. It was another full year over current events coverage through a co-operative lens. Summer festivities with the 2022 Each For All team (Robin, Joshua, Dale, Sandy and Blue) Listen in…

Season 16 · November 3, 2022 · 32 min

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…

Season 16 · July 26, 2022 · 60 min

Abiwin Housing Coop – Pride Week in Ottawa 2022

Abiwin Housing Co-op Pride Abiwin Housing Co-op is a not-for-profit housing co-op located in downtown Ottawa with 98 units. They sum up their history as follows: "Abiwin was founded by a group of LGBTQ2+ members in the 80s to provide safe and secure housing for…

Season 16 · July 26, 2022 · 35 min

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,…

Season 16 · June 21, 2022 · 37 min

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…

Season 16 · May 10, 2022 · 31 min

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…

Season 16 · May 7, 2022 · 60 min

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…

Season 16 · April 26, 2022 · 30 min

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…

Season 16 · March 22, 2022 · 29 min

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…

Season 16 · March 8, 2022 · 60 min

International Women’s Day! CDF staff in Ukraine / BCCA newcomers program

On International Women's Day, there is war in Ukraine and the world is realizing what that means for us all, for gender equality and for the co-operative movement. CDF programs in Ukraine The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada has staff in the Ukraine working on…

Season 16 · March 1, 2022 · 60 min

War in Ukraine! Housing sector update from CHFBC

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, we reached out to members of the Ukrainian Canadian community for their reaction and guidance as to what all of us, as members of civil society, could do to make a difference. Eugene Lupynis, board member of…

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