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Welcome Alice, our new Climate Equity Coordinator

Hi everyone, my name is Alice (she/her), and I am Embark’s Climate Equity Programs Coordinator for the fall and spring semesters! I look forward to working with a fantastic group of volunteers to create events to support SFU students interested in climate hope and...

Welcome Alice, our new Climate Equity Coordinator

Hi everyone, my name is Alice (she/her), and I am Embark’s Climate Equity Programs Coordinator for the fall and spring semesters! I look forward to working with a fantastic group of volunteers to create events to support SFU students interested in climate hope and...
Zero Waste

Zero Waste

This post was written by Jeannie Wong, an undergraduate student studying in Communications. On her spare time, you'll find her making drinks at JJBean,...

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Cigarette Waste

Cigarette Waste

Cigarette waste is one of the most littered items across the globe, thus posing a major concern on our environment. However, there is a lack of awareness...

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Embark Referendum

Embark Referendum

EMBARK POSES REFERENDUM QUESTION TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR EXPANDED PROGRAMMING Burnaby, British Columbia – October 27, 2016 – Embark...

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Burnaby Learning Garden Cohort Member

 

Duration: Weekly sessions every Thursday from April 11th to May 16th, 2024 (6 weeks)

Mandatory Orientation Date: Thursday, April 4th, 2024

Hours: 1.5 hour per week: 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Type: Learning Garden Cohort Member

Reports to: Gardens Manager

Apply by: Thursday, March 28th, 2024 @ 11:59 pm.

Director of Engagement

 

 

Location: Simon Fraser University (SFU) – Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver (multi-location)
Compensation: $62,000 – $65,000  (commensurate with experience)
Hours of Work: ~40 hours per week
Contract Length: three years
Start Date: May 27th, 2024
Application Deadline: April 28th, 2024 at 11:59pm

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

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