Welcome Zaena, our new Programs Manager
Hello everyone! My name is Zaena (she/they), and I am so excited to be part of the Embark Sustainability Community as the new Programs Manager!
I’m a recent SFU alumnus (School of Philosophy and International Studies!), so you may have seen me around.
I got my start in community building while working for the Global Connections Program, at International Services for Students at SFU. Post-covid, I realized the need for human connection, especially as a process for making meaning (what are we without each other?) and catalyst for creating change.
I’m also quite passionate about our recent communications technology revolution, which is why I founded ReclaimTechSFU in my final year.
Throughout my degree, I was fortunate enough to learn more about Climate Equity and Food justice issues in an international context. Coming to Embark Sustainability, I’m curious on the interaction between our global and our local context – there’s so much potential within our local communities, so I’m excited to dive into that!
When I’m not working, you can find me mulling over video essay ideas I’ll never write, and taking walks around my city, which resides on unceded traditional territory of the Kwikwetlem First Nation, which lies within the shared territories of the Tsleil-Waututh, Katzie, Musqueam, Qayqayt, Squamish, and Sto’:lo Nations – Colonially known as Coquitlam.
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It could be features, articles, interviews, poetry/prose, dispatches, reviews, photography, illustration, and/or videography.
The only requirement is that the created content falls under one of the following Embark Sustainability priority areas or their intersections:
- Climate Equity
- Food Justice
POST RECOMMENDATIONS
- Write about what you are passionate about and that aligns with priority areas. Or challenge yourself in creating something new.
- Think critically rather than just making statements.
- Be creative.
KEEPING JUSTICE, EQUITY, DECOLONIZATION, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN MIND
Ask yourself the following questions while writing:
- What communities does this topic affect and why?
- What systemic barriers are involved in this topic?
- Who benefits from the current systems in place?
- How does my positionality affect my understanding of this topic? How can I address this in my piece?
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