BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Embark Sustainability Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Embark Sustainability Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Embark Sustainability Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240918T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240918T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T201649 CREATED:20240826T192304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240906T204649Z UID:10000589-1726680600-1726691400@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Eviction to Empowerment: Save Our Spaces Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:Eviction to Empowerment: Save Our Spaces Campaign Discussion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time\n Wed\, September 18th\, 20245:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location\n The Embark Studio\, SUB room #1310 – SFU Burnaby \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Constituency groups and societies like ours have space in the SUB because of the dedicated efforts of SFU student organizers (learn more about the movement here). This panel is dedicated to reflecting on and honouring the efforts that went into the Save Our Spaces Campaign! Individuals who led the campaign will join us to go over their experiences\, share advice for organizing in university settings\, and answer attendee questions. Light snacks provided! \n \n \n \n \n \n Land Acknowledgement\nThis event takes place on the unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish)\, səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, Katzie and kʷikʷəƛw̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations. \n \n \n \n \n \n About the facilitators\n \nAnnie Bhuiyan (She/Her)Annie (she/her) is an alumnus of SFU’s English department. Here\, she was involved with various student organizations and movements including Tuition Freeze Now\,  the Teaching Support Staff Union\, and Save our Spaces. Her work with grassroots movements continues to inspire her work today as a digital communications specialist with non-profits and unions.  \n \nBalqees Jama (She/Her)Balqees is a Communications student whose understanding of community-care and governance has helped shape the development of anti-oppressive policies and practices at SFU. Through various leadership capacities in SFSS\, SFPIRG\, and SOCA\, Balqees organized against the eviction of marginalized community groups to successfully retain their spaces\, now located in the SUB. She co-led campaigns for other milestone achievements at SFU such as: cluster-hiring of Black and Indigenous faculty\, institutionalizing more equitable Health & Counseling services\, establishing the SFU VP People\, Equity\, & Inclusion office\, and more. Balqees is grateful to have worked with many people at SFU and across Canada on important issues affecting students like affordability\, climate justice\, anti-racism\, etc. In recognition of her national impact\, Balqees was nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction Award this year and named one of Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch in 2022 (CIBWE). \n \nMagnus Thyvold (he/him)Magnus Thyvold is the Station Manager of SFU’s Campus Community Radio Station CJSF 90.1FM. Involved with CJSF 90.1FM for decades\, Magnus was a frontline representative for the station when negotiating for space in the Student Union Building. \n \n \nWeiChun Kua (He/Him)WeiChun Kua\, 柯伟俊 (he/him) is a second-generation stateless Chinese from Brunei. As an international student at SFU\, he was deeply involved in student advocacy\, climate action\, and migrant rights. Notably\, he played a pivotal role in SFU350’s eight-long year campaign\, where they successfully campaigned SFU to divest its $650 million endowment fund from fossil fuels. After learning about the Rotunda Group’s potential eviction in 2019\, he got involved in the Save Our Spaces campaign and was later elected to the 2020-2021 SFSS Board that granted the Rotunda Groups their SUB space today. WeiChun remains active with Migrant Students United at SFU\, a grassroots group of former and current international students and workers advocating for their fair rights and currently works at Solid State Community Industries as a Coop Developer\, supporting racialized and immigrant people in Surrey building worker cooperatives and enterprises. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Event Accessibility\nEmbark Sustainability events are free and open to Embark members which includes Simon Fraser University undergraduate and graduate students\, as well as Embark Associate Members.This event will be held indoors in the Embark Studio\, room #1310 of the Student Union Building (SUB)\, SFU Burnaby. The Embark Studio is: \n\nwheelchair accessible\nwelcomes all gender identities and expressions\na tree nut and peanut-free zone\na scent-free zone\nlocated near wheelchair accessible and gender-neutral restrooms\nprovides access to a quiet space for personal meditation\, reflection\, or prayers\n\nWe 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 Director of Engagement at engagement@embarksustainability.org. \n \n \n \n \n \n Health & Safety\nParticipants who register are agreeing to release Embark Sustainability Society from any liability related to COVID-19. \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Agreement\nBy 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. \nEmbark 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. \nIf these agreements are broken by someone\, we will have to ensure the safety of our community members by removing them from the event. \n \n \n \n \n \n Questions\nIf you have any questions about this event\, please contact Embark Sustainability’s Director of Engagement at engagement@embarksustainability.org. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for this event\nGET REMINDERS & EVENT DETAILS now URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/sub-space-campaign-panel-discussion/ LOCATION:The Embark Studio\, SUB 1310 - 8888 University Drive\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Cause ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SEPTEMBER-FROSH-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240717T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240718T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T201649 CREATED:20240527T190436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T191032Z UID:10000125-1721210400-1721322000@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Liberation Summer Organizers' Bootcamp DESCRIPTION:Liberation Summer Organizers’ Bootcamp\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time\n Weds\, July 17 & Thurs\, July 18\, 202410:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location\n SFU Harbour Centre & 312 Main \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Are you ready to win freedom for yourself\, your family\, and your communities? Come find your kinfolk with Embark Sustainability\, SFPIRG\, and Organizing for Change for two days of learning\, sharing\, networking\, and skill building. Register now to join us July 17-18 for Liberation Summer at SFU Harbour Centre and 312 Main. \nAs we build our collective power in response to the urgency of ongoing global crisis\, moments of reflection and connection are crucial in strategizing to realize the change we want\, need\, and deserve in the world today. It’s vital to lift each other up in this fight and collaborate on our tactics together in real-time. Whether you are a seasoned activist or new to the game\, enrolled student or lifelong learner\, employed in an environmental organization or aspiring to work in the sector someday soon\, all are welcome\, and we know we are strongest when we harness the diversity of our networks. \nFrom July 17-18\, we will be building intentional space for both emerging and veteran organizers to come together and strategize our next steps at the intersections of climate justice\, disability justice\, abolition\, Indigenous sovereignty\, poverty reduction\, and racial justice. Participants in Liberation Summer will leave better motivated and equipped to actively work toward climate justice sustained by their community and comrades. \nWhat can you expect from us? \n\nRelationship Building\nIntergenerational exchanges of knowledge\nMulti-sensory workshops & activities\nStrategies for building sustainable movements\nResources for getting involved in local climate and social justice movements\n\nIf you have any questions or support needs\, please email programs@embarksustainability.org. In the meantime\, remember: “Another world is not only possible\, she is on her way; on a quiet day\, I can hear her breathing.” ~ Arundhati Roy \n \n \n \n \n \n Land Acknowledgement\nThis event takes place on the unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish)\, səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, and kʷikʷəƛw̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations.\n \n \n \n \n \n Event Accessibility\nEmbark 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. \nThis event will be held at SFU Harbour Centre and 312 Main. Accessibility details include: \n\nAll spaces are wheelchair accessible.\nWe aim to host a scent-free space. Please refrain from wearing scented products in attendance of this event.\nWe cannot provide ASL interpretation at this time.\nAs 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.\n\nWe 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n Health & Safety\nWe further acknowledge that COVID is not over and that the pandemic disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable among us including BIPOC\, poor people\, and folks living with illness and/or disability. In light of these realities\, and in the spirit of nurturing communities of care\, we will be practicing the highest level of precaution possible including masking during all indoor programming. We ask that all participants similarly act with the utmost precaution to limit transmission of the virus. Masks will be provided for attendees. \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Agreement\nBy 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. \nEmbark 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. \nIf these agreements are broken by someone\, we will have to ensure the safety of our community members by removing them from the event. \n \n \n \n \n \n Questions\nIf you have any questions about this event\, please contact Embark Sustainability’s Programs Manager at programs@embarksustainability.org. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for this event\nGET REMINDERS & EVENT DETAILS now URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/liberation-summer-organizers-bootcamp/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Cause,Climate Action,Climate Equity,Embark Sustainability,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-Liberation-Summer-Organizers-Bootcamp_WEBSITE.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200212T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200212T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T201649 CREATED:20200205T205333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200205T205333Z UID:10000045-1581530400-1581539400@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Responsible Activism Workshop DESCRIPTION:This Responsible Activism Workshop is an opportunity to come together with peers from the SFU community to explore and learn from each other on how to be responsible activists. In this event\, we will be discussing ways to support groups and communities according to their needs while exchanging personal and cultural backgrounds\, and perspectives with each other. Through workshop-style activities\, we will collaboratively design a tool kit of skills and approaches to participate or initiate an activist movement\, particularly under the umbrella of climate justice. \nAgenda: \n6:00-6:30: Introduction & IceBreaker Activity\n6:30-6:50: Community Consultation Dialogue\nHow can we make sure communities’ needs are being understood? How can we make sure our activist efforts attend those needs?\n6:50-7:10: Break\n7:10-7:50: Responsible Activism Activity in small groups\nBy the end of this activity\, each group will have designed a toolkit on activism for their chosen climate justice movement\n7:50-8:15: Closing Activity and short Feedback Survey \nAcknowledgments\nThis event is being hosted on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. In particular\, this includes the land of the Musqueam\, Skxwú7mesh\, Tsleil-Waututh\, Kwikwetlem\, Kwantlen\, Katzie\, and Semiahmoo nations where we work\, live\, and play. \nAccessibility\nSRCY 3200 is wheelchair accessible. \nEvent information\nEmbark events are free and open to Embark members which includes Simon Fraser University undergraduate and graduate students\, as well as Embark Associate Members. URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/responsible-activism-workshop/ LOCATION:SFU Surrey\, Canada CATEGORIES:Cause ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/305-_MG_0407.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191125T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191125T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T201649 CREATED:20191118T185917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191118T185917Z UID:10000030-1574699400-1574706600@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:A N-EAT Event: Local Food Systems in BC First Nations Communities DESCRIPTION:Come together in building community over a shared learning opportunity exploring complexities of food systems in BC First Nations community\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nAre you a SFU student interested in enhancing your engagement in food security and environmental sustainability activities with BC First Nations communities? This N-EAT event is an opportunity to engage in dialogue and learning around the intersection of indigenous governance\, food security and environmental sustainability of First Nations communities. \nJoin us on November 25th\, in learning about solutions and engaging in dialogue to brainstorm what SFU student involvement could look like. \nAgenda \nAcknowledgments \nThis event is being hosted on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. In particular\, this includes the land of the Tsleil-Waututh\, Musqueam\, Skwxwú7mesh\, and Kwikwetlem nations where we work\, live\, and play. \nAccessibility \nThis event is hosted at SFU Burnaby Campus in Halpern Centre which is wheelchair accessible. \nThis is a collaboration between Embark\, N-Eat\, SFU Faculty of Environment and Pacific Water Research Centre. Embark events are free and open to Embark members which includes Simon Fraser University undergraduate and graduate students\, as well as Embark Associate Members. URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/a-n-eat-event-local-food-systems-in-bc-first-nations-communities/ LOCATION:Halpern 126 – SFU Burnaby CATEGORIES:Cause ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/A-NEAT-EVENT-v3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190927T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190927T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T201649 CREATED:20190913T185805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190923T223459Z UID:10000014-1569587400-1569603600@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:SFU Climate Strike DESCRIPTION:On September 27th\, a global strike will demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. Embark together with SFU350\, ChangeSFU\, and the Sustainabiliteens are mobilizing SFU students\, staff\, and faculty that want to join the movement! Together we’ll march to show our elected leaders worldwide they need to act now for an equitable future. \n“If not you\, then who? If not now\, then when?” -Greta Thunberg \nLocation/Route: SFU students meet at Broadway City Hall\, Canada Line Station at 12:30 pm. Together we’ll walk over to march for climate change with start at Vancouver City Hall 1 pm.\nThe march will take us across the Cambie Street Bridge to Downtown Vancouver\, and finish on Hamilton Street between Georgia and Robson where there will be more speeches and awesome activities. \n!! Sign making: We’re working to secure space\, more information TBD. \n#climatestrike URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/climate-strike-sign-making/ LOCATION:Vancouver City Hall CATEGORIES:Cause ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/climate-strike.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR