🌼🌞Celebrate the longest day of the year with us by relaxing in our beautiful Learning Gardens, sipping on refreshing strawberry lemonade, and unleashing your creativity.

This year, we have a special project: our garden bench is in need of a makeover, and we’re coming together to give it some TLC. Bring a friend, enjoy the summer vibes, paint to your heart’s content and leave your artistic mark on our garden. RSVP now and we can’t wait to 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.

Event Accessibility

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

This event will be held outdoors in the SUB Learning Garden, located on the third floor of the Student Union Building, on the back side of the main entrance.

Accessibility details include:

• Fully wheelchair accessible and shaded
• We aim to host a scent-free space. Please refrain from wearing scented products in attendance of this event.
• We cannot provide ASL interpretation at this time.
• Some light physical activity will take place at this event (gardening), but we can provide assistance from our volunteers! 
• As an attendee, you are free to opt-in and opt-out of activities as suit your 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, please contact our Programs Manager at programs@embarksustainability.org.

Health & Safety

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

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 Programs Manager at programs@embarksustainability.org.