Mark your calendars, Community Kitchen is back! Join Embark Sustainability and SFSS Women’s Centre for an evening featuring the fulsome flavours of Egyptian breakfast and tea. In Egypt, tea is called “shai”, but “duty” is its common nickname, because serving tea is considered a must anytime you welcome guests into your home. We’ll cook up delicious eats and chat about serving food to others as an act of care, connection, and community building. Don’t miss out on this night steeped in warm flavours and warmer conversations!

You’ll be making:

• Tameya (Falafel)
• Hummus
• Gibna beda weh outa (Tomato and feta salad)

Alongside orange pekoe tea ☕

RSVP ASAP to secure your spot. Members of all gender identities and expressions are welcome. Don’t be shai, join us for the tameya life!

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

Marie Haddad (she/her)

Hey! My name is Marie and I’m part of your Food Justice Team and I’m an amateur gardener at the Embark Learning Garden.

I’m so excited for our community kitchen coming up soon, as an Indigenous Copt Egyptian, food has taken many forms and reminds me of resistance. Despite the foreign influences by the Greeks, Romans, Persians, Ottomans, and French, among others, Egyptian cuisine has managed to maintain its unique identity and authenticity. Egyptian food is not just about nourishing the body but also the soul while bringing people together.

As we gather together, we’ll be experiencing all these fusions and influence in our dishes, but the one thing I want you to remember is, food is power, our ability to commune around Egyptian foods highlights that our existence as Indigenous peoples is still present, and strong.

Fun Fact: In Egypt, tea is called “shai”. A vital part of daily life and folk etiquette in Egypt. A visit to anyone of any socioeconomic level entails a compulsory cup of tea. A nickname for tea in Egypt is “duty”, as serving tea to a visitor is considered a duty, while anything beyond is a nicety.

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.