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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250206T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250206T144500 DTSTAMP:20260424T132815 CREATED:20241119T191251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T221547Z UID:10000630-1738848600-1738853100@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Food Rescue DESCRIPTION:Embark Sustainability’s\nFood Rescue Program\nWe collect healthy yet imperfect-looking produce that does not meet the selling criteria of supermarket chains and redistribute it to Simon Fraser University (SFU) students for free or by donation. Food is collected from Nesters Market and distributed at SFU Burnaby. \nStop by and grab some brain food between classes! Distribution takes place throughout each academic term and does not occur during exam periods or breaks between terms. URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/rood-rescue/2025-02-06/ LOCATION:Blusson Hall – SFU Burnaby\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Embark Sustainability,Food Rescue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Website-Banners-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250213T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250213T144500 DTSTAMP:20260424T132816 CREATED:20241119T191251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T221547Z UID:10000631-1739453400-1739457900@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Food Rescue DESCRIPTION:Embark Sustainability’s\nFood Rescue Program\nWe collect healthy yet imperfect-looking produce that does not meet the selling criteria of supermarket chains and redistribute it to Simon Fraser University (SFU) students for free or by donation. Food is collected from Nesters Market and distributed at SFU Burnaby. \nStop by and grab some brain food between classes! Distribution takes place throughout each academic term and does not occur during exam periods or breaks between terms. URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/rood-rescue/2025-02-13/ LOCATION:Blusson Hall – SFU Burnaby\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Embark Sustainability,Food Rescue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Website-Banners-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250215T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250215T193000 DTSTAMP:20260424T132816 CREATED:20250203T211024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T211316Z UID:10000647-1739640600-1739647800@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting DESCRIPTION:Annual General Meeting\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time\n Thurs\, February 13\, 20255:30 PM – 7:30 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 Join us at our Annual General Meeting to celebrate this past year’s accomplishments and elect new Board Members. This is your opportunity to have your say as a student member—and to win awesome prizes!  \nThe AGM Booklet (including information on how to vote) will be provided digitally closer to the event. Please RSVP with your SFU student email address for voting purposes; non SFU emails will not be able to access the AGM. \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 \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 us at info@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 Embark Sustainability at info@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/agm-2025/ LOCATION:SUB Ballroom – SFU Burnaby\, 8888 University Drive\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Embark Sustainability's AGM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-agm.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250220T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250220T144500 DTSTAMP:20260424T132816 CREATED:20241119T191251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T221547Z UID:10000632-1740058200-1740062700@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Food Rescue DESCRIPTION:Embark Sustainability’s\nFood Rescue Program\nWe collect healthy yet imperfect-looking produce that does not meet the selling criteria of supermarket chains and redistribute it to Simon Fraser University (SFU) students for free or by donation. Food is collected from Nesters Market and distributed at SFU Burnaby. \nStop by and grab some brain food between classes! Distribution takes place throughout each academic term and does not occur during exam periods or breaks between terms. URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/rood-rescue/2025-02-20/ LOCATION:Blusson Hall – SFU Burnaby\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Embark Sustainability,Food Rescue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Website-Banners-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250226T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250226T180000 DTSTAMP:20260424T132816 CREATED:20250212T214407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T185453Z UID:10000650-1740587400-1740592800@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:RadRoots: Cohort Meeting DESCRIPTION:RadRoots: Spring Cohort\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time\n Wednesdays\, Feb 26 – Mar 254:30 PM – 6:30 PM PDT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location\n Embark Studio\, SUB 1310 \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 ABOUT THE PROGRAM\nWe are super excited to bring you RadRoots\, a semesterly book club led by our JEDDI committee that we are trialing!  \nIt is designed to deepen students’ understanding of anti-oppression\, decolonization\, and equity through literature and student-led discussion. Our goal is to encourage students to think more critically about what it means to approach climate equity and food justice through an intersectional lens. What are the ‘roots’ of climate inequity and food injustice\, and what are the many resulting forms of oppression that exist? \nBooks are chosen thematically by the committee in alignment with this purpose and with preference given to books written by local authors and/or authors of systemically marginalized backgrounds. \nThe Cohort will meet every Wednesday from 4:30PM to 6:30PM in the Embark Studio (SUB #1310) starting February 26\, and runs until March 25. Preference will be given to registrants who can make all 5 cohort meetings this term\, while those who cannot will be placed on a waitlist. Thank you! \n \n \n \n \n \n \nLand 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  \nBook selection\nIn celebration of Black History Month\, the Spring Cohort will be reading “The Island of Forgetting” by Jasmine Sealy. \nThemes: Black love\, Black grief\, Colonialism\, generational trauma\, Queerness \nContent Warnings: This book features depictions of family death and Black death. \n*** We recommend cohort participants with personal triggers to certain content share this in the registration form\, and how we can accommodate accessibility needs relative to this. Research of the book’s themes ahead of meeting with the cohort is also recommended. \nSummary \n(via HarperCollins) \nBarbados\, 1962. Lost soul Iapetus roams the island\, scared and alone\, driven mad after witnessing his father’s death at the hands of his mother and his older brother\, Cronus. Just before Iapetus is lost forever\, he has a son\, but the baby is not enough to save him from himself—or his family’s secrets.  \nSeventeen years later\, Iapetus’s son\, the stoic Atlas\, lives in a loveless house\, under the care of his uncle\, Cronus\, and in the shadow of his charismatic cousin Z. Knowing little about the tragic circumstances of his father’s life\, Atlas must choose between his desire to flee the island and his loyalty to the uncle who raised him. \nTime passes. Atlas’s daughter\, Calypso\, is a beautiful and wilful teenager who is desperate to avoid being trapped in a life of drudgery at her uncle Z’s hotel. When she falls dangerously in love with a visiting real estate developer\, she finds herself entangled in her uncle’s shady dealings\, a pawn in the games of the powerful men around her.  \nIt is now 2019. Calypso’s son\, Nautilus\, is on a path of self-destruction as he grapples with his fatherless condition\, his mixed-race identity and his complicated feelings of attraction towards his best friend\, Daniel. Then one night\, after making an impulsive decision\, Nautilus finds himself exiled to Canada. \nThe Island of Forgetting is an intimate saga spanning four generations of one family who run a beachfront hotel. Loosely inspired by Greek mythology\, this is a novel about the echo of deep—and sometimes tragic—love and the ways a family’s past can haunt its future. \n \nAccessing the book\nEmbark has 10 physical copies of this book available on a first-come\, first-served basis. It is otherwise the responsibility of cohort participants to source their own copies of the book by the first meeting on February 26. \nThe E-book version is available for loan at the following public libraries: \n\nBurnaby\nSurrey \nVancouver *hold only*\nRichmond \nFraser Valley\n\nPaperback versions available for loan at the following public libraries: \n\nSFU Bennett Library\nVancouver *hold only*\nRichmond\n\n \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nJasmine Sealy \nJasmine Sealy is a Barbadian-Canadian writer. She is a graduate of the MFA program at the UBC School of Creative Writing where she won the 2020 UBC/HarperCollinsCanada Best New Fiction Prize. Her debut novel The Island of Forgetting was published in 2022. It was named a best book of 2022 by the CBC\, The Globe and Mailand The Sunday Times in the UK. It was shortlisted for the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. It won the 2023 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Accessibility\nThe RadRoots Book Club is free and open to Embark Sustainability members which includes Simon Fraser University undergraduate and graduate students\, as well as Embark Sustainability Associate Members. \nThe program will be held indoors at 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\n \nOther accessibility details include: \n\nAs we’ll be addressing sensitive topics\, it’s important that our attendees are able to address their needs in the moment. Attendees 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.\nUnfortunately\, we cannot provide ASL interpretation at this time.\n\nWe aim to make our programs 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 \nHealth and safety\nParticipants who register are agreeing to release Embark Sustainability Society from any liability related to COVID-19. Masks are optional but encouraged. \n\nCommunity 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 JEDDI Officer at jeddi@embarksustainability.org. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for this program\n  URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/radroots-spring-2025/2025-02-26/ LOCATION:The Embark Studio\, SUB 1310 - 8888 University Drive\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RadRoots-Website.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250227T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250227T144500 DTSTAMP:20260424T132816 CREATED:20241119T191251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T221547Z UID:10000633-1740663000-1740667500@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Food Rescue DESCRIPTION:Embark Sustainability’s\nFood Rescue Program\nWe collect healthy yet imperfect-looking produce that does not meet the selling criteria of supermarket chains and redistribute it to Simon Fraser University (SFU) students for free or by donation. Food is collected from Nesters Market and distributed at SFU Burnaby. \nStop by and grab some brain food between classes! Distribution takes place throughout each academic term and does not occur during exam periods or breaks between terms. URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/rood-rescue/2025-02-27/ LOCATION:Blusson Hall – SFU Burnaby\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Embark Sustainability,Food Rescue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Website-Banners-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250227T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250227T213000 DTSTAMP:20260424T132816 CREATED:20250208T013326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T213721Z UID:10000648-1740677400-1740691800@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Community Kitchen: Celebrating Black Heritage with SOCA DESCRIPTION:Community Kitchen: Celebrating Black Heritage with SOCA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time\n Thur\, Feb 27\, 20255:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location\n SUB Community Kitchen\, room #2125 – 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 \n\nJoin us for an extra special Community Kitchen celebrating Black History! We are excited to be joined by Stacy and Mekeil from the SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA)\, who will be sharing easy-to-make Jamaican and Kenyan recipes. This event aims to inspire participants to prepare home-cooked meals and preserve cultural bonds through food and shared dining experiences. The featured dishes are thoughtfully chosen to bridge cultural divides within the Caribbean and African diaspora\, recognizing food as a vital means of community-building and restoration. While the month-long celebration comes to a close\, every day we’re witnessing Black History!  \n\n\n\n\n\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 ABOUT THE FACILITATORS\nStacy KimaniStacy’s involvement with SOCA is driven by their passion for community-building in spaces that uplift and empower marginalized voices. Stacy grew up on their family’s farm\, where cooking with fresh\, homegrown ingredients was part of their daily life. Having supported small\, local farmers and buying from roadside markets in Kenya\, Stacy now brings that same love for sustainable and local ingredients to Vancouver while preserving the traditions that shape who they are today. They love recreating childhood meals and experimenting with new recipes inspired by her cultural roots.  \nThis Black History Month\, Stacy aims to inspire others to embrace home-cooked meals—not just for health\, but for the stories and heritage they bring. Through this community kitchen\, they hope to create a space where food brings people together to share\, learn\, and celebrate the flavors that shape us. \nMekeil WilsonMekeil is a third-year Sociology major and currently serves as an Executive-at-Large for SOCA. Being born and raised in Jamaica has taught them the importance of food in a building community. Growing up\, their family was deeply involved in farming and poultry raising. Mekeil was encouraged to cultivate seasonal fruits and vegetables in their backyard\, which fostered a deep understanding of food’s importance. Visits to local markets further strengthened their bond with fresh\, locally-grown produce. These experiences shaped their belief that food is a fundamental right—one that should be nutritious\, accessible\, and life-sustaining.  \nMoving to Canada deepened Mekeil’s passion for food justice and the importance of equitable access to healthy\, culturally diverse food. Their favorite Jamaican dish is curry goat\, and they’re also a fan of cheesecake! The phrase “Likkle but we tallawah” (though we’re small\, we’re strong) reflects their resilient spirit. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Accessibility\n\n\nEmbark Sustainability events are free and open to Embark Sustainability members which includes Simon Fraser University undergraduate and graduate students\, as well as Embark Sustainability Associate Members. \nThis event will be held indoors at the SUB Community Kitchen\, room #2125 of the Student Union Building (SUB)\, SFU Burnaby. Accessibility details include: \n\nAs we’ll be addressing sensitive topics\, it’s important that our attendees are able to address their needs in the moment. Attendees 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.\nSome appliances and counter areas of this room are not accessible when using a wheelchair or other mobility aids. The dining/lounge area is accessible when using a wheelchair or other mobility aids.\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. We will be providing written recipe instructions.\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 Embark Sustainability’s Director of Engagement at engagement@embarksustainability.org. \n\n\n\n\n\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. Masks are optional but encouraged.\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’s Food Justice Coordinator at food@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/community-kitchen-soca/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Community Kitchen,Embark Sustainability,Food Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Feb-25-CK-Website-2.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR