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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 22, 2022 · 31 min

Mornington Communications Co-operative

Mornington has been serving rural residents in Perth County, Ontario, since 1919. It began as a municipal telephone system using operators and party lines. In 1964 direct dial technology came on board and in 1994, Mornington Municipal Telephone System became Mornington Communications Co-operative. With a…

Season 16 · March 15, 2022 · 60 min

Ukrainian Agricultural Co-ops in Crisis! / Canadian Co-op Sector Update

Agricultural production cannot be disrupted mid-season, mid-process. Farmers are tied to their land and animals. So what happens to agricultural co-ops during war? Sofia Burtak and Iryna Volovyk, co-op developers with Ukraine's Coop Academy, explain what is has been like on the ground. This interview…

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…

Season 16 · February 22, 2022 · 60 min

A Place to Call Home: Stories of Black Canadians (Housing Central panel)

On February 15th, our friends at Housing Central hosted a panel discussion titled “A Place to Call Home: Stories of Black Canadians”. We at Each For All are grateful to share this educational discussion with you, our listeners. Panelists Selwyn Jacob, Deborah Dobbins, Rachael Otukol,…

Season 16 · February 15, 2022 · 30 min

Dr. Jennifer Wolowic on Strengthening Democracy

When this aired Canada was in its third week of the convoy protests in Ottawa and across the nation. People in Canada were beside themselves witnessing the unlawful events and the openly displayed symbols of hate and racism. This isn't the democracy we know and…

Season 16 · February 8, 2022 · 60 min

Jessica Gordon-Nembhard on Racial Justice and Co-operatives

Each For All: The Co-operative Connection is pleased to bring you the keynote speech from this past year’s CASC conference – Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard speaks on Racial Justice and Co-operatives. The Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation or CASC is a multidisciplinary network of researchers…

Season 16 · February 1, 2022 · 35 min

Colour The Trails

"Outside is for everyone. It's time we acted like it!" That was the title of an apology letter from what was then Mountain Equipment Co-op after being called out for only portraying white people participating in outdoor activities. Judith Kasiama, a refugee from The Democratic…

Season 16 · February 1, 2022 · 27 min

Freedom Dreams Co-operative Education

Freedom Dream Co-operative Education shares knowledge about co-operatives and the solidarity economy from a Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) perspective. Through a series of online and place-based workshops, Freedom Dreams hopes to empower participants with knowledge about the histories and experiences of co-operation…

Season 16 · January 11, 2022 · 61 min

Ontario Co-operative Association/London Brewing Co-op

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the way co-ops do business in Ontario? Are there new ways of collaborating or communicating that are leading to innovation and growth of the sector? That's what we put to Erin Morgan, Executive Director of the Ontario Co-operative Association.…

Season 16 · January 4, 2022 · 60 min

Each For All 2021 – Looking back at our history

We have an annual tradition at Each For All of starting the new year by reflecting on what we've covered in the past year. In this year's reflection we also wanted to get to hear more of the stories from our producers, how and why…

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