UPDATE: Registration is now full due to the overwhelming interest in the event! Thank you for your support and stay tuned for updates on our next Community Kitchen on Thursday, Feb 29th.

What does it mean to cook in a digital age? Join Embark Sustainability, SFSS Women’s Centre and ReclaimTech SFU for an evening exploring the ways online recipe sharing impacts the way we preserve, share, remix and (re)connect to cultural recipes over a delish mix of Ukrainian & Chinese foods.

You’ll be making:

• pierogi
• spicy cucumber salad
• scallion pancakes
• borscht

Let’s chat bytes and bites together! Members of all gender identities and expressions are welcome 🙂 This event is first come first serve until we reach capacity, so we encourage you to arrive on time and register to get reminders and updates, share any dietary restrictions or access needs, and give us a better sense of numbers. Thanks and see you there!

Land Acknowledgement

This event takes place on the unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and kʷikʷəƛw̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations.

About the facilitator

Daniel
Hello, my name is Daniel Kuziw (he/him). I am a 3rd year molecular biology student and a co-president of ReclaimTech. I frequently like to use cooking as an outlet to destress from the ungodly amount of anxiety this life gives us and a way to try and coerce my Slavic family into being more plant-based.

Rini
Rini Liu (she/her) is the external relations executive of ReclaimTech and a political science and economics undergraduate student. She yearns to throw her phone away and live alone in the forest but she needs Youtube to eat. Her goals are to live in and uphold a community that is able to embrace the femininity of life recovered from the dominating effects of colonial and capitalist practice or die in the near future from a microchip implanted in her brain.

Event Accessibility

Embark Sustainability events are free and open to Embark Sustainability members which includes Simon Fraser University undergraduate and graduate students, as well as Embark Sustainability Associate Members.

This event will be held indoors at the SUB Community Kitchen, room #2125 of the Student Union Building (SUB), SFU Burnaby. Accessibility details include:

• Attendees are free to opt in and opt out of activities as suits their needs throughout the event, including exiting and re-entering the event space.
• Unfortunately, some appliances and counter areas of this room are not accessible when using a wheelchair or other mobility aids. The dining/lounge area is accessible when using a wheelchair or other mobility aids.
• We aim to host a scent-free space. Please refrain from wearing scented products in attendance of this event.
• Unfortunately, we cannot provide ASL interpretation at this time. We will be providing written recipe instructions.

We aim to make our events accessible to as many of our community members as possible. If we can take further action to make this event accessible to you, please contact Embark Sustainability’s Food Justice Coordinator at food@embarksustainability.org.

Health & Safety

Participants who register are agreeing to release Embark Sustainability Society from any liability related to COVID-19.

Masks are required at all times, until we are seated and eating as socially distanced as possible. Embark Sustainability will also provide sanitation supplies for wiping down furniture, and hand sanitizer for guests to use.

Community Agreement

By registering to attend this event, you are agreeing to be respectful when listening to and communicating with others, and be mindful of the space you are taking up amongst your peers.

Embark Sustainability does not tolerate violence or aggression against others on the basis of race, ethnicity, place of origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, or ability. Please also refer to people using the introductions they provide and do not assume pronouns/gender/knowledge based on someone’s name or appearance.

If these agreements are broken by someone, we will have to ensure the safety of our community members by removing them from the event.

Questions

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Embark Sustainability’s Food Justice Coordinator at food@embarksustainability.org.