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SUMMARY:Lived Realities of the Climate Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Lived Realities of the Climate Crisis\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Our Grandmother the Inlet: A Special Screening with Filmmaker Kai George \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n					\n						Date & Time\n						Thu\, Mar 19th\, 20262:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT \n					\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n					\n						Location\n						SUB Ballroom (5th. floor)\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				In the face of the climate crisis\, colonial systems continue to extract from lands and waters while marginalizing the very communities who have stewarded them for generations. Climate change is not an isolated environmental issue\, but a justice issue rooted in dispossession\, erasure\, and unequal responsibility.  \nJoin us for an afternoon of learning\, reflection\, and shared conversation as we gather for a screening of Our Grandmother the Inlet (2023) by filmmaker Kai George\, followed by a facilitated discussion and food. Together\, we will explore:  \n\nIndigenous voices in the climate crisis: youth leadership\, cultural resurgence\, and art as resistance in the face of ongoing colonization.\nRelationality in practice: understanding land and water as living relations\, not resources.\nWhat climate equity requires: confronting colonial histories and building collective responsibility toward reconciliation and climate justice\n\nLet’s connect storytelling\, film\, and dialogue to the broader struggle for climate equity! \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Land Acknowledgement\nEmbark Sustainability’s work takes place across the unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish)\, səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, kʷikʷəƛw̓əm (Kwikwetlem)\, q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie)\, Qayqayt\, Kwantlen\, Semiahmoo\, and Tsawwassen Nations. We greatly encourage our community members to reflect on the lands they are tuning in from; learn whose lands you occupy through native-land.ca. \n  \nAGenda\n\n2:00PM | Doors Open for Registration\n2:20PM | Appreciation & Gifting Ceremony\n2:30PM | Land Acknowledgement by Rebecca Ballard\n2:40PM | Introduction & Opening Remarks from Kai George\n3:10PM | Break\n3:20PM | Film Screening\n3:35PM | Discussion Panel\n4:10PM | Break & Food Service\n4:50PM | Teach in & Letter Writing: Dredging the Inlet\n5:50PM | Closing Remarks\n\n  \n  \nABOUT THE FIlm\nDelving into the ancestral lineage of the George family\, the film explores the significance of [Kai] and Ta7a’s deep connection to water\, revered in the Tsleil-Waututh Nation as their oldest grandmother and the birthplace of creation. \n \n \nABOUT THE FACILITATORS\nKai (Kayah) George (she/they)Kai is an Indigenous filmmaker\, activist\, and student from the Tulalip and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Her work blends storytelling\, environmental advocacy\, and cultural revitalization. She co-wrote\, directed\, and produced Our Grandmother the Inlet (2023)\, which received an honourable mention for Best Canadian Short at the Vancouver International Film Festival and won the Trickster Award at SFU’s Skoden indigenous film festival. Kayah is currently co-directing a National Geographic-funded educational documentary series on orcas and matriarchy with Danielle Khan Da Silva. Recognized in Globe and Mail and named one of Corporate Knights’ “30 Under 30” sustainability leaders in Canada\, she continues to work in film and activism. Alongside filmmaking\, she studies Linguistics and Psychology at Simon Fraser University. \n  \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				ABOUT EMBARK’S ANNUAL CLIMATE EQUITY EVENTS\nEvery spring\, the students of Embark’s Climate Equity Collective organize one large event as part of our Climate Equity programming to wrap up the school year. It aims to bridge students and the wider community in meaningful conversation and collective action towards climate equity. \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. For this event\, you will have to register with your active SFU email. \nThis event will be held indoors at SFU Burnaby in the SUB Ballroom (located on the 5th floor of the SUB). Accessibility details to note include: \n\nThe fifth floor of the SUB is accessible via elevator and hosts accessible washrooms\, including a single-stall all gender washroom.\nWe aim to host a scent-free space. Please refrain from wearing scented products in attendance of this event.\nUnfortunately\, we cannot provide ASL interpretation at this time. However\, we can provide a copy of the facilitator’s script.\nSturdy\, armless chairs will be available for those looking to sit during this event.\nAttendees 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.\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\, or if you have any questions\, please contact our Director of Engagement\, Marie\, at engagement@embarksustainability.org.\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 our Climate Equity Coordinator\, Rebecca\, at climate@embarksustainability.org. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Register for this event\nGET YOUR TICKET NOW
URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/kai-george-screening/
LOCATION:SUB Ballroom – SFU Burnaby\, 8888 University Drive\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Climate Equity,Landback
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