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Know before you throw: The truth about Best-Before dates
How many times have you found yourself looking through your pantry, coming across that can of soup you’d purchased all those months ago and forgotten...
Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainability: Gary George
Sourced from the SFU Office of Aboriginal People's Introducing Gary George, the Officer of Community Relations at the Office for Aboriginal People’s....
Eat Wild
Photo of salmon farming in B.C. You know that famous saying, “you are what you eat”? Well, if that were true I would definitely be salmon considering the...
Veggie Lunch at SFU: Affordable 3-course vegan meal on campus!
Veggie Lunch is a great way to keep your momentum from Monday Veggie Challenge rolling forward all week. Affordably priced at $6 ($6.5 takeout), you’ll...
Sipping and Snacking Sustainably at SFU
Compostable Straws at SFU Mackenzie Cafe Credit: Teghan Acres Right under our noses, SFU has made a small change with a lasting impact. All Sodexo...
Decolonizing my Definition of Sustainability
Credit: https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2834/10862115076_33cfc8a0ea_z.jpg Unceded Lands, of the Musqueam, Skwxwú7mesh, Tsleil-Waututh and Kwikwetlem...
In bulk there’s benefits
This piece was written by Paula Soto. As a fourth-year environmental science student, I’ve always been passionate about protecting the environment. I...
Sustainable Development and a New Class of Consumers
By Bita Heshmati In environmental economics, sustainability is viewed in a couple of ways. First, there is weak sustainability that says, human capital...
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...
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...
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...
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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?
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