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Closing the Gaps: Understanding Students’ Perceptions of Physical Safety on SFU Campuses
A team of us from SFU’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program decided to take our course project beyond the classroom. As part of our Health Promotion...
BYO: a mobile app-based program that motivates individuals to bring their own cup
a mobile app-based program that motivates individuals to bring their owncup Every minute, Vancouver throws out an average of 258 disposable cups...
Statement From Embark Regarding the Violent Arrest of a Black SFU Alumnus
Statement From Embark Regarding the Violent Arrest of a Black SFU Alumnus Embark Sustainability Society would like to publicly express our condemnation...
Embark Sustainability stand in solidarity with the SFU First Nations Student Association Let Us Speak campaign
Embark Sustainability stand in solidarity with the SFU First Nations Student Association #SFULetUsSpeak campaign. As a student-led sustainability...
CommuniCreate: Improving Communication Through Creativity – Seed Fund Recipient
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead This...
Cultivate Inclusivity – Seed Fund Recipient
There is a widely demonstrated need for inclusive, flexible hiring in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). Vancouver’s DTES is one of the poorest postal...
Welcome Shabnam, our new Seed Fund Coordinator
Hi! My name is Shabnam and I am excited to start my role at Embark as the Seed Fund Coordinator! As a Health Sciences student, I am interested in social...
Welcome Inez, our new Climate Projects & Outreach Coordinator
My name is Inez (she/her) and I am starting my Masters in Economics this year. I am the Climate Projects and Outreach Coordinator at Embark. I am...
Welcome Teah, our new Climate Action Coordinator
Hi everyone! I’m Téah and I could not be more stoked to start my role at Embark as Climate Action Coordinator! I look forward to working with other...
Welcome Bradley, our new Social Sustainability Coordinator
Hello! My name is Bradley and I am super excited to be joining Embark as the Social Sustainability Coordinator! I am a 3rd year student majoring in Human...
Welcome Alyna, our new Youtube Content Coordinator
Hello mga kaibigan (friends)! My name is Alyna and I am one of Embark’s new YouTube Content Coordinator! Before we spend some quality time together on...
Welcome Nicole, our Youtube Content Coordinator
Hello! My name is Nicole and I'm excited to join Embark as the new YouTube Content Coordinator. As a first-generation Chinese Canadian, I recognize the...
Welcome Anita, our Food Systems Change Coordinator
Hello! My name is Anita and I am incredibly excited to be Embark’s new Food System Change Coordinator. Embark does an amazing job in addressing food...
Volunteer of the Semester – Emil Dzhunushaliev
Embark: When did you join as a volunteer at Embark and what have you done here? Emil: I joined Embark sometime in January, around the start of 2020. So...
How to Be an Intersectional Climate Activist
The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issue of our time, which requires a revolution of equivalent urgency. Therefore, it is reasonable that...
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