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Make a Difference Before You’ve Even Finished Your Morning Coffee
This piece was written by Paula Soto. As a fourth-year environmental science student, I’ve always been passionate about protecting the environment. I...
Groundwater Contamination
This post was written by Bita Heshmati. She is an undergraduate student studying Philosophy and Economics at SFU. She is interested in learning more...
Remembering Canada’s Orcas
This was written by Emeralde O'Donnell. She is an undergraduate studying Resource and Environmental Management and English with a passion for public...
Think Sustainable: Think Seafood
This piece was written by Paula Soto. As a fourth-year environmental science student, I’ve always been passionate about protecting the environment. I...
Redirecting Grocery Store Food Waste
This was written by Monika Kondo. She is an undergraduate student completing a joint major in Communication and English. When she is not dwelling on...
Food Recovery
When my friend Anna invited me to a film screening event hosted by Embark of the movie Just Eat It last year, I didn't realize the path it would put me...
Sustainability Storytelling & Dialogue Night
This blog piece is part of the Sustainability Peer Program. In the program, students were asked to create a sustainability initiative as a way to foster...
SFU TankTalks
This was written by Leah Yang, our Director-At-Large at Embark Sustainability. The Burnaby Mountain Tank Farm expansion has been a topic of much...
Earth Day 1990
Lydia is a Ph.D. student in Biology and has a long history of working in wilderness settings. Her past work involved being a Conservation Officer with...
Organic but not Sustainable
Moe Marjani is an undergraduate student majoring in English Literature. He is interested in Early Modern and Humanist literature, learning about...
5-Minute Shower Challenge
This was written by Alyssa Manalo, an undergraduate Communications student who is minoring in Interactive Arts and Technology. This month we're focusing...
Lupii Cafe, Vancouver’s First Zero-Waste Cafe
This was written by Alyssa Manalo, an undergraduate Communications student who is minoring in Interactive Arts and Technology. Lupii Cafe, located in...
Zero Waste
This post was written by Jeannie Wong, an undergraduate student studying in Communications. On her spare time, you'll find her making drinks at JJBean,...
Patagonia, The Eco-Conscious Fashion Trendsetter
This was written by Hannah Jensen, an Environmental Science student from North Vancouver. When she isn’t at SFU, you’ll find her working as a lifeguard,...
Buy Less, Buy Better
This was written by Alyssa Manalo, an undergraduate Communications student who is minoring in Interactive Arts and Technology. How many times have you...
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?
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