Embark Sustainability
WMC 2621 - 8888 University Drive V5A 1S6 Burnaby, BC, Canada

Simon Fraser University students don't miss this! Since you're already a member of several student societies on campus - you should make sure to get to know us Join all SIX of SFU’s student societies for the first-ever All-Student Society Orientation session brought to you virtually, September 30th from 3:30 to 5:30pm. Learn what services we offer, and how you can get involved in student governance on campus! We hope to see you there!... GSS at SFU Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) The Peak CJSF 90.1 Simon Fraser Student Society

Don't forget to RSVP to our very first virtual Community Kitchen - " Dumpling like it's hot", facilitated by the one and only Jennifer "Meme queen" Chou, October 2nd. In partnership with the SFSS Women's Centre, we will be offering support for the groceries for Community Kitchen! RSVP then email Melisa, our oh-so-fab Programs Manager, at [email protected] to get a grocery store gift card. Spaces limited!... https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/embarks-community-kitchen-dumpl

A big welcome to our new coordinators! Let's together welcome Inez, our new Climate Projects & Outreach Coordinator "I am looking forward to this year with Embark, and hope to have some meaningful conversations about systemic actions and our role to fight climate change!" -Inez Hillel Make sure to read her blog post and leave a comment

A big welcome to our new coordinators! Let's together welcome Teah, our new Climate Action Coordinator "Completing a Political Science minor and seeing the most recent developments in the climate movement being led by Indigenous groups and young people, I realized that societal systems, political institutions and policies have a huge impact on an equitable and sustainable future for our planet and was inspired to take action in a tangible way." -Teah U-Ming Make sure to read her blog post and leave a comment

Attention SFU students you don't wanna miss the opportunity to join the new Climate Action Student Collaborative: project-based co-curricular program! Are you curious about project management? Are you looking to develop and apply your climate action knowledge and build community with like-minded students? Don’t know where to get started as a sustainability changemaker? Look no further! Last day to apply is Wednesday, September 23rd at 4:30pm Pacific (It's a short application ...that won’t take too long to complete!) For more info and to apply, head over to https://www.embarksustainability.org//climate-action-stud/ Simon Fraser University SFU Sustainability Office #ClimateAction #StudentAction #Leadership #Changemaking #SFU

A big welcome to our new coordinators! Let's together welcome Alyna, one of our new Youtube Content Coordinators "Hello mga kaibigan (friends)! It’s great to be part of a team that values incorporating sustainability into every aspect of daily living, while also recognizing the fact that it doesn’t look the same for everybody." -Alyna De Guzman Make sure to read her blog post and leave a comment

Tune in this Thursday at 12:30pm on Instagram Live to watch our first Ask Me Anything of the semester! Join Téah, Embark’s Climate Action Coordinator, in a conversation with @Simon Fraser University Professor Dr Tim Takaro about his tree sit-in to stop the TMX expansion on Burnaby Mountain. #NoConsent #noTMX https://www.embarksustainability.org/embark-camp/

A big welcome to our new coordinators! Let's together welcome Nicole, one of our new Youtube Content Coordinators "As a first-generation Chinese Canadian, I recognize the competing relationship between two significant aspects of my identity: my cultural background and care for sustainability. My interests are in uncovering and learning about the intersection of environmental sustainability, culture, and lifestyle." -Nicole Woo Make sure to read her blog post and leave a comment

Attention Simon Fraser University students! New Program Alert!!!! Are you curious about project management? Are you looking to develop and apply your climate action knowledge and community? Don’t know where to get started as a sustainability changemaker? Look no further! SFU Sustainability Office and Embark Sustainability are looking for enthusiastic undergraduate students to join the Climate Action Student Collaborative who are looking to check all of the above! ... Apply by Wednesday, September 23rd at 4:30pm Pacific (It's a short application that won’t take too long to complete!) For more information and to apply, head over to https://www.embarksustainability.org//climate-action-stud/

Due to technical issues, we decided to cut the LIVE short and upload the full video instead. One with CC will be available on our Youtube channel Monday, September 21st. Thank You and sorry for the inconvenience

*** TECHNICAL ISSUES! The video is being uploaded instead **** https://www.facebook.com/watch/ Our first official Embark Camp event is today! Join Mehak & Pablo in a virtual garden workshop to learn to grow your very own microgreens at home It’s all going down over Facebook Live today at 12 pm... https://www.embarksustainability.org/embark-camp/ See more

This year's Embark Camp is a month-long virtual event series to get to know Embark's programming & opportunities available for SFU students! Check out the schedule and mark down your calendar https://www.embarksustainability.org/embark-camp/

A big welcome to our new coordinators! Let's together welcome Anita, our new Food Systems Change Coordinator "As a Resource and Environmental Management student, also pursuing a minor in Indigenous Studies, I am interested in solving the inequalities and geographic restrictions that prohibit the access to affordable healthy foods in multiple communities." -Anita So... Make sure to read her blog post and leave a comment https://www.embarksustainability.org/welcome-anita-our-foo/

We're so excited to welcome our new coordinators! Let's together welcome Bradley, our new Social Sustainability Coordinator "I look forward to creating and cultivating space for social cohesion and celebrating the diversity of our community!" -Bradley Sarandi... Make sure to read his blog post and leave a comment https://www.embarksustainability.org/welcome-bradley-our-n/

Guess what's back, back again?! EMBARK CAMP! What is that, you may wonder? This year's Embark Camp is a month-long virtual event series to get to know Embark's programming & opportunities available for SFU students! Stay tuned for all the details. Simon Fraser University

Have you registered for our Farm to Campus initiative? If you answered YES - make sure to check your email. Deadline to confirm pick up is every Sunday for the following Wednesday. Also, If you're a SFU student seeing this for the first time, click the link to learn more about our initiative to reduce food waste from local farms and provide you with a low-cost bag of fresh veggies! SFU Surrey

Ever wish there was a Surrey campus food recovery program? Look no further - we've just launched the Farm to Campus program with SFU Surrey-TD Community Engagement Center. Sign up for our weekly produce bag subscription and help the fresh farm produce turned away by the supermarket find a home! If you're an SFU student you can register to pick up a regular or family-sized bag of seasonal veggies, distributed on a pay-what-you-can fee starting at $3. Want to know more? SFU Surrey SFU Surrey - TD Community Engagement Centre Volunteers

We are so proud to introduce our Volunteer of the Semester - Emil Dzhunushaliev. In early 2020, Emil was looking for a volunteer experience that would help his future career and joined Embark's Food Rescue team to learn about food waste and the connection to the global climate emergency. After two semesters with Embark Emil's main takeaways are not to give up and continue pushing, as the global climate emergency is one that will have serious consequences on all our lives. "F...ood waste is a big contributor to that issue (global climate emergency) and the Food Rescue project tries to eliminate that on the SFU campus, to the best of our ability. With more cooperation from other communities and more people starting to take the issue seriously, I believe the program will experience even more success." Read more about what volunteering at Embark can look like, according to Emil! https://www.embarksustainability.org/volunteer-of-the-seme/

Missed Pablo's garden workshop on planting in small spaces last week? Want to watch it again? It is now available in HD on our Youtube Channel for you to enjoy on your own time. Let us know what other virtual workshops you want to see from us

You can watch the workshop LIVE here on Facebook! Pablo will start at 12:30 PM See you soon!