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Food Rescue Spring Distributor - Thursday Team

Type: Volunteer
Location: Simon Fraser University (SFU) – Burnaby Campus
Duration: Every Thursday from Jan 23 – April 3, 2025, with rotating/occasional bin drop offs on Mondays/Tuesdays
Hours: ~3 hours per week on Thursdays, from 12:50pm to 3:00pm

Start Date:
– Detailed Training: Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 12:00-2:00 PM.
– First Distribution: Thu, Jan 30, 2025, 12:30-3:00 PM

Application Deadline: Jan 26. 2025

Food Justice Facilitator

Type: Volunteer (2 positions open)
Location: Simon Fraser University (SFU) – All campuses
Duration: Jan 2025 – Apr 2025
Hours: 2-3 hours per week

Start Date: Week of Jan 20th, 2025 (Collective will decide best day to meet)
Application Deadline: Thursday, Jan 16th, 2025

BLOG POST SUBMISSION

What type of content can you submit? Writers are encouraged to share sustainability through their lens and take any interesting thought, story or idea and create content.
It could be features, articles, interviews, poetry/prose, dispatches, reviews, photography, illustration, and/or videography.

The only requirement is that the created content falls under one of the following Embark Sustainability priority areas or their intersections:

  • Climate Equity
  • Food Justice
POST RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Write about what you are passionate about and that aligns with priority areas. Or challenge yourself in creating something new. 
  • Think critically rather than just making statements.
  • Be creative.
KEEPING JUSTICE, EQUITY, DECOLONIZATION, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN MIND

Ask yourself the following questions while writing:

  • What communities does this topic affect and why?
  • What systemic barriers are involved in this topic?
  • Who benefits from the current systems in place? 
  • How does my positionality affect my understanding of this topic? How can I address this in my piece?

If you have any questions contact our Design & Communications Manager, communications@embarksustainability.org

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