BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Embark Sustainability Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260113T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260113T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T171757 CREATED:20251027T230002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T101319Z UID:10000862-1768329000-1768334400@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Climate Workshop: The Politics of Mutual Aid DESCRIPTION:Climate Workshop: The Politics of Mutual Aid\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time\n Tue\, Jan 13\, 20266:30PM – 8:00PM \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n About the event\nIn the face of a climate crisis\, what forms of care keep us alive and connected? Join us with Ren from Distro Disco in this workshop where we will explore mutual aid as a practice of care\, resistance\, and collective survival—both within and beyond monetary exchange. Through discussion and hands-on collaboration\, participants will examine how mutual aid networks sustain marginalized communities in the face of systemic inequities and the climate crisis.  \nTogether\, we’ll: \n\nLearn the foundations of mutual aid: what it is\, what it isn’t\, and how it differs from charity or institutional aid.\nExplore the connections between mutual aid and climate equity\, considering how community-based redistribution and solidarity work build resilience amid environmental and social crises.\nPut together “distro” (distribution) packages for community care.\n\nLet’s connect\, imagine\, and practice the kinds of care that can carry us and our communities through crisis and change! \n  \nAGENDA \n\nWelcome & Grounding\nPresentation: What is Mutual Aid?\nGroup Activity: Distro Bag Assembly\nReflection & Discussion\nClosing & Clean-Up\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\nRen (they/themRen is a Chinese diasporic queer and trans settler living on the unceded land of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations. Ren is currently completing an internship to become a music therapist and is near completion of their Bachelor of Music Therapy at Capilano University. They have been with Distro Disco (DD)—a mobile free store of supplies run by volunteers—for two years\, mainly operating in fundraising\, supply sourcing\, and social media for DD. For Ren\, Distro Disco was their entry point into grassroots organizing\, and the concept of community care continues to shape their life musically\, artistically\, and through their activism and therapy work. In their spare time\, they enjoy singing in choirs\, painting\, cracking jokes\, and petting animals of all sorts. \n \n Follow Distro Disco\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. \nThis event will be held indoors at the Embark Studio\, room #1310 of the SUB Student Union Building (SUB)\, SFU Burnaby. Please review the following accessibility details: \n\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.\nThe event space is wheelchair accessible.\nAll-gender and wheelchair-accessible restrooms are located on the same floor.\nWe welcome all gender identities and expressions.\nWe provide access to a quiet space for personal meditation\, reflection\, or prayers.\nThe event space is a tree nut and peanut-free zone\nThe event space is a scent-free zone.\nUnfortunately\, we are unable to provide ASL interpretation at this time.\n\nWe strive to make our events accessible to as many of our community members as possible. If you have accessibility needs you’d like to share\, 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. 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 Sustainability’s Climate Equity Programs Coordinator at climate@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/climate-workshop-130126/ LOCATION:The Embark Studio\, SUB 1310 - 8888 University Drive\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Climate Equity ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Nov-CW-2025-banner.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250721T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250725T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T171757 CREATED:20250616T055314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250719T025437Z UID:10000796-1753095600-1753462800@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Liberation Summer: Organizers' Bootcamp 2025 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 Mon July 21st – Fri July 25th11:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT (each day) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location\n Embark Studio (SUB 1310) – SFU BurnabySFPIRG Lounge (SUB 1410) – SFU Burnaby \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click to Register\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? Are you ready to unite and organize ALL oppressed and exploited peoples? \nJoin Embark Sustainability & SFPIRG for Liberation Summer: a week-long\, bootcamp-style program for emerging and veteran organizers. From July 21st to July 25th\, we’ll be bringing you workshops\, skill-building\, and political education that will empower your organizer self.  \nWhether you are brand new to organizing or have years of experience\, this bootcamp is a space to grow\, reflect\, and strategize together. Capacity is limited – register now to secure your spot.  \n \n \n \n \n \n Land Acknowledgement\nThis program 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\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Adrian D'Alessandro (he/him)\n   \n\n \nMeet Adrian\nAdrian is an ancient and mysterious organizer who’s done everything from winning fossil fuel divestment at the University of Guelph to getting arrested and convicted for blockading the TMX pipeline. His organizing roots also include anti-pipeline resistance with Guelph Anti-Pipeline\, the Space Campaign\, and grassroots student advocacy through OPIRG-Guelph and SFPIRG. He’s now wrangling children with Parents for Palestine. \n\nDay 4 Workshop: Story-telling as an Organizing Principle (July 24)\n To build a movement\, we need stories that shape our shared imagination of what’s possible. In this workshop\, we’ll explore storytelling as both an explicit and implicit organizing principle: from shifting public narratives\, to living our values through action. Let’s learn how to tell stories that move people and build the future we want! \n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Kabir Madan (he/him) & Cameron Gilbert (he/him)\n   \n\n \nMeet Kabir\nKabir is an anthropologist and soccer coach in-training. He has been organizing on unceded Coast Salish territories for the past 3 years through various labour unions and coalitions including TSSU\, CWJ\, and the Vancouver Tenants Union\, as well as with independent South Asian organizers in conjunction with larger migrant alliances. \n \nMeet Cameron\nCam Gilbert is a white settler of mixed-European ancestry\, born and raised in Deep Cove\, North Vancouver on the unceded lands of the Tsleil-Waututh Peoples. He is a member-organizer with the Vancouver Tenants Union\, primarily in his neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant. He has been a member of the VTU since 2022. He is also a PhD Candidate in the UBC philosophy department. At UBC\, Cam organizes with the teaching assistant and academic assistant union on UBC campus (CUPE 2278)\, Graduate Students for Palestine\, and the newly formed UBC-VTU chapter. \n\nDay 2 Workshop: Building Power HERE! (July 22)\nIn this session\, tenant and labour organizers will share experiences building fights from the ground up. We will go over how to get in touch with your neighbours and find common ground\, organize a building\, and use our collective power to escalate and build—not only campaigns\, but long-term organizing relationships which go beyond single-issue mobilizing. \n  \n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Kanksha (she/her) & Dina (she/her)\n   \n\n \nMeet Kanksha\nKanksha is a labour organizer at Students\, Staff and Faculty for Democratic University (SDU+)\, an independent\, grassroots organization at SFU that brings together workers and students to struggle against the administration with the goal of democratic control over our conditions of work and study. \n  \n \nMeet Dina\nDina is an undergraduate student at SFU studying biomedical physiology. She first got involved in organizing through the Palestine movement at SFU in early 2024. She is a passionate anti-Zionist Jew organizing with IJV SFU. As a student living on residence\, Dina strongly believes in organizing students for better living conditions and standing in solidarity with dining workers. \n  \nDay 2 Workshop: The Mass Line & SICA (July 22)\nIn this session\, folks will explore the theory of The Mass Line: a form of political leadership that aims to expand and consolidate our movements for liberation through mass campaigns and mobilizations that reflect the subjective readiness and the objective interests of the masses. \nFolks will also learn about how to concretely determine the mass line through Social Investigation and Class Analysis (SICA). \n  \n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Tiara Cash (she/they)\n   \n\n \nMeet Tiara\nTiara is a Black American & Indigenous (non-enrolled Choctaw & Cherokee descendant) queer woman born and raised in Memphis\, TN. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Wellness (Arizona State University)\, a Master’s degree in Kinesiology (Western Illinois University)\, and a Master’s degree in Psychology (SFU). She is currently completing her doctorate in Social Psychology at SFU (August 2025) and is a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar. \nTiara is also a TEDxSpeaker who has worked in many community settings as an organizer and accomplice\, including: speaking and coordinating anti-Black racism events\, supporting anti-pipeline movements\, presenting on community care using mindfulness and collective care practices\, and being present on many advisory committees that support systemically and intentionally marginalized groups (i.e.\, PoGM\, 2SLQBQQIA+\, Disabled communities\, and many more). \n \nDay 3 Workshop: Cultivating Collective Care and Accountability during Organizing (July 23)\nUsing the Equitable Mindfulness Framework for awareness of self and others\n  \nWe often forget the benefits of supporting our comrades behind the scenes of our movements and revolutions. This session is about building a culture of care. By centering our self-awareness and awareness of others and focusing on increasing our compassion for the movement collective\, we can pause and respond in a more grounded way to stressful events and conflict. We’ll discuss and activate the Equitable Mindfulness framework to create the conditions for a culture grounded in respect\, accountability\, and collaboration. \nThis session will be highly experiential\, as the best way to engage in mindful action is by practicing! Bring your notebook\, your curiosity\, and your willingness to set outside the norm. \n  \n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Hannah (she/her) & NoName (they/them)\n   \n\n \nMeet Hannah\nHannah is the Director of Research and Education at the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG). She thrives on community work and THE various ways in which she can support and care for students and community members. \nHaving been a teacher for over ten years\, Hannah loves to organize events and facilitate workshops for students in order to help them find calmness in a chaotic world and resist the systems that actively oppress our bodies. \n  \n \nMeet NoName\nNoName is a student organizer on the stolen Coast Salish lands of so-called “Vancouver”. \nThey organize for Palestinian liberation while providing political education on the working class. \n  \n  \n  \nDay 1 Workshop: Becoming Scientists (July 21)\nIn this session\, we’ll learn how to carry out a scientific investigation of society for ourselves. \nWe’ll start by outlining the process of a social scientist’s study. Then\, we’ll look at how to ground our study in concrete material conditions and the struggle between the social classes. \nFinally\, we’ll review state-of-the-art attempts made by academics to mystify society and undermine scientific investigation and analysis. Expect a murder mystery activity! \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Noëll Cousins (she/her) & Lawrence Rowland (he/him)\n   \n\n \nMeet Noëll\nNoëll works as the Director of Engagement at the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group and\, in her role\, seeks to strengthen the community of organizations on SFU’s campus fighting for social and economic justice. \n  \n   \n \nMeet Lawrence\nNoName is a student organizer on the stolen Coast Salish lands of so-called “Vancouver”. \nThey organize for Palestinian liberation while providing political education on the working class. \n  \n  \n  \nDay 1 Workshop: Becoming Scientists (July 21)\nIn this session\, we’ll learn how to carry out a scientific investigation of society for ourselves. \nWe’ll start by outlining the process of a social scientist’s study. Then\, we’ll look at how to ground our study in concrete material conditions and the struggle between the social classes. \nFinally\, we’ll review state-of-the-art attempts made by academics to mystify society and undermine scientific investigation and analysis. Expect a murder mystery activity! \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Parsa Alziraei (he/him)\n   \n\n \nMeet Parsa\nParsa is a research assistant at the SFU Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies. \n \nDay 5 Workshop: Palestine at SFU and Beyond (July 25)\nThe local scene since 2021\nThis workshop aims to map the local organizing scene for Palestinian liberation through: \n\nunderstanding movements and organizations in solidarity or opposition to Palestinian liberation and their specific campaigns and goals; and\nunderstanding these actors historically and in their political-geographic context.\n\nBy collectively putting together what we know about the local scene\, we can act with more clarity and precision. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Chanelle (she/her)\n   \n\n \nMeet Chanelle\nChanelle organizes with Anakbayan BC\, a comprehensive Filipino youth organization that fights for National Democracy in the Philippines. The National Democratic movement is the largest united anti-imperialist socialist movement in the Philippines\, having existed for over half a century with thousands of people organizing and fighting every day for freedom from imperialism\, feudalism\, and bureaucrat capitalism. \nFor decades\, the National Democratic movement has been agitating\, organizing\, and mobilizing the Filipino people for their rights\, as well as cultivating a revolutionary Filipino culture that is mass-oriented\, scientific\, and liberatory. \nShe brings to us the lessons that this movement has learned in hopes that we may cultivate this revolutionary spirit in so-called “Canada”! “Onward\, my friends\, tomorrow is ours to make!” – Chanelle \n \nDay 3 Workshop: Propaganda for the Masses (July 24)\nHow to do cultural work in service of the People’s Revolution\nHow do we raise the consciousness of the masses? How do we get the people to see themselves in the international workers’ struggle? What is the role of propaganda work and why is it important for developing a culture for mass struggle and resistance? In the words of Toni Cade Bombara\, “As a culture worker who belongs to an oppressed people\, my job is to make revolution irresistible.” \nAs the new world struggles to be born\, we\, as organizers\, must take up the task of being cultural workers. The apple of revolutionary culture does not just fall from nowhere; we plant the seeds for it. It is more imperative than ever to combat reactionary ideologies\, expose the enemies of the revolution\, oppose their anti-people schemes\, analyze and illuminate the struggle of the masses\, and put forth our revolutionary goals. \nJoin us at our workshop as we explore and discuss these questions\, understand and grasp our tasks\, and remain principled and steadfast. \n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Serena (they/them)\n   \n\n \nMeet Serena\nSerena is a Punjabi\, disabled\, queer settler and the Director of Development at Embark Sustainability. They came into organizing through disability justice and the community they built as a co-founder of the Simon Fraser University Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance (DNA). \nGrounded in the principles of disability justice\, Serena’s work has grown to include cross-movement organizing and advocacy for equity-seeking communities in a range of contexts. \n\n \nDay 5 Workshop: Get off the Sidelines (July 25)\nWhere to start as an organizer\nIn this session\, folks will learn how to navigate the inertia of inaction. We’ll talk about the barriers to getting started with organizing and create solutions together according to our capacities. \nWe will go over creating a strong foundation for the fight you’re preparing for\, finding accomplices to join the movement\, and how to apply the lessons you learn along the way. \n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Accessibility\n\n\nThis event will be held indoors the at rooms #1310 and #1410 of Student Union Building (SUB)\, SFU Burnaby. Accessibility details include: \n\nThe venue is wheelchair accessible\, with gender-inclusive and accessible washrooms on-site.\nLight snacks\, tea/coffee\, and vegan lunch options will be provided daily.\nWe aim to create a scent-reduced environment. Please avoid wearing strong fragrances. \nIf you have specific access needs\, please contact access@sfpirg.ca or engagement@embarksustainability.org by July 10th.\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. There is no tolerance for 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. If 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 or SFPIRG’s Director of Engagement at engagement@sfpirg.ca. \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-2025/ LOCATION:Student Union Building – SFU Burnaby\, 8888 University Drive\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bootcamp-2025-banner.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241004T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241004T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T171757 CREATED:20240710T232028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T194213Z UID:10000521-1728063000-1728077400@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Community Kitchen: একসাথে খাওয়া দাওয়া | Akshate Khawa Dawa | Together we eat DESCRIPTION:Community Kitchen: একসাথে খাওয়া দাওয়া Akshate Khawa Dawa | Together we eat\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time\n Fri\, October 4\, 20245:30 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark your calendars\, Community Kitchen is back 🥣 Join Embark Sustainability\, SFPIRG and SFSS Women’s Centre for an evening of intergenerational cooking and storytelling featuring Aindrila and Rea Chatterjee. Together we’ll be exploring the influence of food in Bengali culture\, the immense political relevance of food\, and the power of Adda (casual conversation)! We’ll be making: \n\nCha (tea) + muri (puffed rice) to start\nVegan option: Potato Cauliflower (Aloo Phool Kopir Dalna)\nNon-vegetarian: Fish curry (Macher Kalia)\nRice\n\nThis event is first-come first-serve until we reach capacity\, so we encourage you to register and arrive 10 minutes early. Thanks and see you there ✨ \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\nAindrila ঐন্দ্রিলা (she/her): Aindrila (@aindrilacooks) is a bengali settler on unceded Semiahmoo\, Katzie\, Kwantlen\, W̱SÁNEĆ and Stó:lō Territory. Since immigrating to Canada in the 1990s\, Aindrila has worked in many different capacities and while she is currently a healthcare unit clerk by day\, she has a deep passion for cooking\, art and dancing that she loves to share together with loved ones. As a homechef who grew up in Kolkata\, teaches how to cook and occasionally takes orders\, she is excited to share a taste of Bengali food with you all!  \nRea রিয়া (she/they): Rea is a first generation bengali settler living on stolen and occupied Musqueam territory. As a student\, Rea is studying psychology\, gender\, sexuality and women’s studies\, and asian studies with hopes to work in community archives and libraries! As an organizer Rea has also worked on and off campus with struggles of anti-imperialism\, migrant justice\, climate justice\, anti-carceral advocacy\, tuition freeze\, labour rights and mutual aid work to support unhoused community members in Surrey. She also loooves to cook and is currently learning bengali recipes from her ma and thammi <3 She is super excited to co-facilitate with her mom and share some Bengali classics! \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Accessibility\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 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 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/community-kitchen-september-2024/ LOCATION:SUB Community Kitchen – SFU Burnaby\, 8888 University Drive\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Community Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SEPTEMBER-CK.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240717T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240718T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T171757 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/ 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:20230301T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230301T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T171758 CREATED:20230215T203827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T203827Z UID:10000111-1677672000-1677675600@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Landback Talk - An Indigenous Climate Action Lunch + Learn DESCRIPTION:Have you been curious about what Landback really means? Join us for a lunchtime discussion on March 1st with Jacob Crane from Indigenous Climate Action! We are so excited to have Jacob come and speak to SFU students about the intersections of climate justice\, LandBack!\, and how we build toward Indigenous futures. He will also be speaking about Landback in the context of the TMX pipeline\, the terminus of which is located only 10 minutes away from SFU Burnaby campus\, highlighting the role universities and students play in addressing climate violence and its impact on Indigenous peoples and territories. This will be an online\, one hour event with a Q&A. \nSpeaker bio \nJacob is a citizen of the Tsuut’ina Nation\, Alberta\, Canada. He is the Community Engagement Coordinator for Indigenous Climate Action\, an Indigenous women-led organization dedicated to creating a world with sovereign and thriving Indigenous Peoples and cultures leading climate justice for all. He first joined the climate justice movement in 2015 after hearing about the No Dakota Access Pipeline and the struggles that the Standing Rock Sioux tribe was experiencing. It also brought him back to the Idle No More movements that swept across so-called Canada in 2012. \nIndigenous Climate Action – https://www.indigenousclimateaction.com/ \n  \nAccessibility \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. \nThis event will take place over Zoom. We will have closed-captioning available\, and attendees are free to opt in and out of the session as needed via muting mics and turning off cameras. We 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  \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  \nCommunity Agreement \nBy registering to attend this meeting\, 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 meeting. URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/landback-talk-an-indigenous-climate-action-lunch-learn/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Climate Equity,Landback ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Landback-Talk-An-Indigenous-Climate-Action-Lunch-Learn.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220927T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220927T173000 DTSTAMP:20260423T171758 CREATED:20220908T185625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T190704Z UID:10000096-1664292600-1664299800@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:TMX Zine Making DESCRIPTION:Share your thoughts about the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) through this collective zine-making session. You’ll have a chance to learn more about anti-TMX efforts\, share your grief\, anxieties or frustrations\, and share your aspirations for the future. Perfect for student organizers looking to process their experiences and newcomers looking to learn more about the pipeline. \nPlease note that we’ll be asking folks to arrive on time for this event to get the most out of the session! \nA BIT ABOUT TMX \nFirst built in 1953\, the Trans Mountain Pipeline connects oil facilities (the tar sands) in Edmonton AB with ocean tankers in Burnaby BC. In 2012\, fossil fuel company Kinder Morgan set sights on expanding the pipeline. This system includes the large oil tanks on the south side of Burnaby Mountain\, located dangerously close to SFU Burnaby. \nFederal and provincial governments approved the project without the consent of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation\, and the project has faced immense backlash for its contrived consultation process and disregard of Indigenous sovereignty. In 2018 the expansion was dropped by Kinder Morgan due to uncertainty around the project and bought by the federal government. \nIndigenous leaders and activists\, environmental groups\, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and other affected First Nations and communities continue to fight against TMX through activism\, education and advocacy. \nLAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT \nThis event will take place on the unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish)\, səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, and kʷikʷəƛw̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations. Unceded means that this land was never surrendered\, transferred or relinquished in any way and\, as such\, the land remains sovereign Indigenous territory. \nAs people living and working on these lands\, we are accountable to the laws and protocols of the people who have cared for this land since time immemorial. It is our intention to ground our discussion in Indigenous sovereignty over the lands and waters on which the TMX project has been proposed\, and use this time together to unpack the colonial systems of power that perpetuate projects like TMX. \nACCESSIBILITY \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. \nThis event will be held indoors at the SUB Social Stage\, the seating area beside Blenz on the 3000 level. Accessibility details to note include: \n\nWheelchair accessible restrooms are located nearby\, on the 3000 level of the SUB near the elevators. Gender neutral bathrooms can be found on the 1000 level of the SUB.\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 written instructions and a copy of the facilitator’s script.\nOur facilitators are happy to provide image descriptions of collage materials and other visuals. Just ask us at the event!\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 programs@embarksustainability.org. \nCOMMUNITY AGREEMENT \nBy registering to attend this event or events\, 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. URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/tmx-zine-making/ LOCATION:Student Union Building – SFU Burnaby\, 8888 University Drive\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TMX-Zine-Making-FBTwit.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220623T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220623T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T171758 CREATED:20220615T164104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T190955Z UID:10000091-1655992800-1656000000@www.embarksustainability.org SUMMARY:Summer Solstice Climate/Land Zine Making and Open Mic Night DESCRIPTION:Join Embark Sustainability and SFPIRG for an afternoon of creativity and community! \nYou’ll learn a little bit about zines (what are those\, anyway?)\, the history of zine-making\, and contribute to a one-time collective zine authored by the attendees of this event. The zine will be a collection of our thoughts about land\, climate\, and community. \nThis event will be held at the Student Union Building\, with an exact room or outdoor space to be determined (weather dependent). We will confirm location details closer to the date of the event via email. \nDrop-ins welcome but please RSVP if possible so we can get a sense of numbers. More details through the link below. Thanks! \n \n SECURE YOUR SPOT URL:https://www.embarksustainability.org/event/summer-solstice-climate-land-zine-making-and-open-mic-night/ LOCATION:Student Union Building – SFU Burnaby\, 8888 University Drive\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.embarksustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Solstice-Newsletter.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR