About the Episode
Bringing yet another new flavour to this season of Pause, this episode features Matthew Taylor, manager of Communities United (at United Way), who shares two stories with us. The first about the inception of Communities United and the second about how running a small pop-up market in the dead of winter with a sky dancer bloomed into their program Market Ready. With both stories taking the arch of fizzle (or rather starting as a small sizzle) to a full blown sizzle.
About Communities United
Communities United is a collaborative initiative in five Edmonton Neighbourhoods that is building connections and activities to strengthen the lives of individuals, families, and communities.
Resource Links
Communities United website: https://cuyeg.org/
About their Market Ready program: https://cuyeg.org/local-economic-development/new-market-ready-business-program-stirs-up-excitement-for-local-entrepreneurs/.
Essay by Bertrand Russell talked about during the episode: https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/radical/id/305
If you’re interested in being a guest on the show, contact Elise (elise@absiconnect.ca) with a few details about yourself and your story.
Thank You!
We’d like to thank our funding partner the Suncor Energy Foundation, our fearless guests on the show, co-hosts Babs Weber, Christine Spottiswood, and Brooks Hanewich and producer, editor, and host of the show Elise Martinoski of ABSI Connect.