From Climate Curious to Climate Confident: An Evening of Climate Equity Storytelling

Join Embark Sustainability for an evening of activities to help you explore the concept of climate equity and what it means to you!

This is the event for you who are climate curious and want to feel more climate confident. Join us for an evening centring YOU (communities and people) and how your unique passions, skills, and interests can fill gaps in climate justice spaces. Through interactive activities, and inspiring speakers we’ll explore the meaning of climate equity and its connection to you.

You don’t need any previous knowledge or experience – come as you are and be introduced to a community that will lead you to find your passions and personal connections to climate equity. Let’s start writing your climate story!

You can expect to leave this event with a better understanding of:

📣 How to speak out, find the confidence to take action, and trust in your ability to advocate for change

🌎 What climate topics interest you the most

💚 How angles of your personal life, skills, passions, and dreams can connect to climate equity

RSVP required!

SPEAKER

AK Saini (they/she)

Director of Organizing, Organizing for Change (OFC)

AK brings to OFC nearly two decades of experience in grassroots community organizing with a particular passion for people-powered policy change. They played a lead role in organizing to win an historic raise in the U.S. federal tipped minimum wage and the decriminalization of medical cannabis in New York State. She is a proud daughter of working-class immigrants, political science graduate of the University of Toronto and McMaster University, and human to fur babies Mitz & Fitz the cats.

AGENDA

5 mins: Embark Sustainability Introduction & Acknowledgement

25 mins: Speakers share their climate stories

60 mins: Activity stations (15 mins x 4 stations)

25 mins: Storyboarding process, opportunity to share within the groups if comfortable

5 mins: Conclusion

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This event will take place on the unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and kʷikʷəƛw̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations. Unceded means that this land was never surrendered, transferred or relinquished in any way and, as such, the land remains sovereign Indigenous territory.

ACCESSIBILITY

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

This event will be held indoors at SFU Burnaby in the SUB Ballroom (located on the 5th floor of the SUB). Accessibility details to note include:

The fifth floor of the SUB is accessible via elevator and hosts accessible washrooms, including a single-stall all gender washroom.

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. However, we can provide a copy of the facilitator’s script.

Sturdy, armless chairs will be available for those looking to sit during this event.

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.

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, or if you have any questions, please contact us at programs@embarksustainability.org.

COMMUNITY AGREEMENT

By registering to attend this event or events, 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.