About this event

Get ready to spice up your arrival or return to the SFU campus as Community Kitchens returns with a bang for the new semester! Join Embark Sustainability and SFSS Women’s Centre on a trifecta fiesta with vibrant Ethiopian flavours as we celebrate a new school year, Embark Sustainability’s new programs manager, and pay homage to Ethiopian New Year in style! 🥳🇪🇹 Prepare to tantalize your taste buds and expand your culinary horizons as you dive into the heart of Ethiopian cuisine while discussing how our traditional cultural heritages interact with our newfound cultural environments.

Don’t miss out on this sizzling opportunity to ignite your senses, forge new friendships, and make unforgettable memories. Mark your calendars, because the Community Kitchens are back, and they’re here to spice up your university life like never before! 🔥📚

RSVP ASAP to secure your spot. Members of all gender identities and expressions are welcome!

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

Zaena Tesfa (she/they)
Hi there! My name is Zaena, and I am the new Programs Manager for Embark Sustainability! I’m recently graduated from SFU as a Philosophy and International Studies Major. I was raised on the unceded traditional territories of the Kwikwetlem nation, which resides in shared territories of the Musquem, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Qayqayt, Sto’:lo, and Katzi nations – or, what is Colonially known as “Coquitlam”.

There’s a lot of new beginnings for me – A new school year, Ethiopian New Years has just passed, and I’m new to Embark! Newness often feels like a sudden and uncomfortable break in what we know. But when I think of newness, I also think of how cultural traditions transform to create new twists, giving us throughlines to the past and present.

Food is often at this epicentre of these throughlines. It carries on the traditions of our ancestors, while adapting to its new environments. This cultural fluidity reminds me that newness has a cushion of the familiar underneath – which is almost as comforting a thought as eating some delicious Ethiopian meals.

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:

– As we’ll be addressing sensitive topics, it’s important that our attendees are able to address their needs in the moment. 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 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 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 Programs Manager at programs@embarksustainability.org.