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Embark’s 2017-2020 Strategic Plan
BURNABY, BC - Embark, a non-profit student society empowering the next generation of student sustainability leaders at Simon Fraser University (SFU),...
Volunteer of the Semester: Getting to know Queenie!
Queenie Lei is the first recipient of Volunteer of the Semester for Summer 2017. This award ‘Volunteer of the Semester’ is given to an Embark volunteer...
Welcoming Rachel, the Sustainability Peer Program Coordinator
Rachel joins Embark as the new Sustainability Peer Program Coordinator. In this role, Rachel will support students in the Sustainability Peer Program, a...
Make a Difference Before You’ve Even Finished Your Morning Coffee
This piece was written by Paula Soto. As a fourth-year environmental science student, I’ve always been passionate about protecting the environment. I...
Groundwater Contamination
This post was written by Bita Heshmati. She is an undergraduate student studying Philosophy and Economics at SFU. She is interested in learning more...
Remembering Canada’s Orcas
This was written by Emeralde O'Donnell. She is an undergraduate studying Resource and Environmental Management and English with a passion for public...
Think Sustainable: Think Seafood
This piece was written by Paula Soto. As a fourth-year environmental science student, I’ve always been passionate about protecting the environment. I...
Welcoming Tessa
A few days ago, I started the preparation and training to become Embark’s new Programs Manager. I’d like to share with you the journey that led me to...
Redirecting Grocery Store Food Waste
This was written by Monika Kondo. She is an undergraduate student completing a joint major in Communication and English. When she is not dwelling on...
Food Recovery
When my friend Anna invited me to a film screening event hosted by Embark of the movie Just Eat It last year, I didn't realize the path it would put me...
Sustainability Storytelling & Dialogue Night
This blog piece is part of the Sustainability Peer Program. In the program, students were asked to create a sustainability initiative as a way to foster...
SFU TankTalks
This was written by Leah Yang, our Director-At-Large at Embark Sustainability. The Burnaby Mountain Tank Farm expansion has been a topic of much...
Earth Day 1990
Lydia is a Ph.D. student in Biology and has a long history of working in wilderness settings. Her past work involved being a Conservation Officer with...
Organic but not Sustainable
Moe Marjani is an undergraduate student majoring in English Literature. He is interested in Early Modern and Humanist literature, learning about...
5-Minute Shower Challenge
This was written by Alyssa Manalo, an undergraduate Communications student who is minoring in Interactive Arts and Technology. This month we're focusing...
BLOG POST SUBMISSION
What type of content can you submit? Writers are encouraged to share sustainability through their lens and take any interesting thought, story or idea and create content.
It could be features, articles, interviews, poetry/prose, dispatches, reviews, photography, illustration, and/or videography.
The only requirement is that the created content falls under one of the following Embark Sustainability priority areas or their intersections:
- Climate Equity
- Food Justice
POST RECOMMENDATIONS
- Write about what you are passionate about and that aligns with priority areas. Or challenge yourself in creating something new.
- Think critically rather than just making statements.
- Be creative.
KEEPING JUSTICE, EQUITY, DECOLONIZATION, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN MIND
Ask yourself the following questions while writing:
- What communities does this topic affect and why?
- What systemic barriers are involved in this topic?
- Who benefits from the current systems in place?
- How does my positionality affect my understanding of this topic? How can I address this in my piece?
If you have any questions contact our Design & Communications Manager, communications@embarksustainability.org