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Meet our Board of Directors!
We welcome our new Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 year! Enjoy this little Q&A to get to know them all a bit better. Priscilla LamChair What are...
Sustainability Peer Program
The Sustainability Peer Program is on hold Our 8-month co-curricular cohort, the Sustainability Peer Program, co-run with SFU's Sustainability Office, is...
Volunteer Recognition – Our Podcast Producer
Hi everyone! My name is Shannon Gilchrist, and I am a recent grad from SFU's department of Physics! I joined Embark at the end of October 2018 and I've...
Volunteer Recognition – Our Videographer
Hi everyone! My name is Sarah Kushneryk, and I am an English major here at SFU. Since October, I have worked as Embark's videographer, focusing on...
Volunteer of the Semester: Mariah Mund
Every semester, Embark takes time to acknowledge and celebrate our superstar volunteers. While we host semesterly volunteer socials, we have also created...
Volunteer Recognition – Our Social Sustainability Coordinator
Hi everyone! My name is Manvir Aujla, and I am currently majoring in the department of Health Sciences here at SFU. My studies are focused in the...
SI Seed Fund recipients Neighbour Lab ’s story
Introducing one of our Social Innovation Seed Fund recipients, Neighbour Lab. Through our change-maker grant, Neighbour Lab has shown how an...
Creating Space for a Sustainable Future: Part Two
How has Canada created space for incorporating and acting on the Sustainable Development Goals? Climate change is real, it is happening, and it is now....
The Challenge of Space: Tips for Growing Your Own Mini Garden
Spring will soon be upon us. The sun will be shining bright and students will be rushing out to bask in the sunshine. To take full advantage of it...
Challenge. Is living a zero-waste lifestyle actually possible?
I tried the zero-waste challenge for a month The zero-waste challenge. Maybe you’ve heard about it through social media, maybe you know someone who’s...
The Challenge of Building a Sustainable Future: Part One
What challenges do we face with incorporating sustainability into society as a whole? Protect the environment. Go green. Reduce, reuse, recycle;...
An initiative to increase plant-based options on SFU Burnaby Campus
Initiative to increase plant-based options on SFU Burnaby Campus Embark's Climate Action Team is constantly working towards increasing student awareness...
Challenging my Creativity
Everyone is capable of creativity. Back in high school, my teachers always told me to challenge myself. I never knew what that meant. I didn’t...
What does GREEN mean to You? -Part 2
Read Part 1 here Green to me came neither as a color nor as a flagship, but as a sensation of life, full of possibilities. “Verde que te...
Volunteer of the Semester: Angela Christina Lara
Every semester, Embark takes time to acknowledge and celebrate our superstar volunteers. While we host semesterly volunteer socials, we have also created...
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