Squeeze in some dedicated writing time this Sunday. Join our @TWSSFU writing sprint on Bluesky (ow.ly/hlXQ50ZXIHL), where we'll write together starting at 10:30 a.m. PT.

How can we create more livable, affordable Vancouver neighbourhoods? Find out in this video replay of Density By Decree, an Oct 14 @SFUcity lecture featuring Michael Geller and former Vancouver urban planning directors Dr. Ann McAfee and Larry Beasley. ow.ly/HjZy50ZZTOQ

Join us Nov 17 for a free online info session about our Vocational Rehabilitation and Disability Management Certificate program. Discover how you can pursue a fulfilling career in helping people get back to work safely across multiple industries. RSVP: ow.ly/viXv50ZXIxF

Join us Nov 3 at 12 p.m. PT for a free online discussion on climate action and burnout, leadership, power and community-based action. Featuring moderator @andreareimer and panelists Daniela Guerrero-Rodriguez, @janellelapointe and Lyndsay Poaps. RSVP: ow.ly/o0H350ZUGsK

Last chance to register for our free Oct 22 Human Resources Management Certificate online info session! Learn how our HR program can prepare you for CPHR certification, validate your qualifications and position you for promotion. RSVP now: ow.ly/SLC450ZXIw1

On Oct 26 at 7 p.m. PT, join @TWSSFU at Container Brewing for our always-popular Reading Series. You'll hear from talented members of our Writer's Studio community working in a variety of genres. Free with no registration required.

Last chance to register for our free Oct 22 Restorative Justice Certificate program online info session! Learn how you can apply restorative justice approaches to the justice, policing, corrections and family service sectors. RSVP today: ow.ly/ptBU50ZUFVL

Reminder: Join @TWSSFU in person for our next free Lunch Poems event at the SFU Vancouver Campus on Oct 21 from 12p.m.–1 p.m., where you'll hear from poets and authors Jaime Forsythe and melanie brannagan frederiksen. Details: ow.ly/ytIL50ZUFQa

What happens when a paramedicine leader steps outside his comfort zone? Keith Tyler took our Equity in Healthcare Certificate program to better understand inequities in healthcare systems. Today, he's using those lessons to train paramedics across B.C. ow.ly/91kK50ZUFO4

Explore the ethical and professional standards for working in vocational rehabilitation and disability management through our Nov 3 course. Learn about informed consent, confidentiality, professional relationships and more. Register: ow.ly/qKwX50ZUCny

Why do we watch films? In this Oct 28 course, we'll examine how cinema stages and (re)configures structures of subjectivity through fantasy, desire, the gaze, the voice and ideology. Register: ow.ly/Ar1P50ZSUSG

Enable effective civic engagement by incorporating dialogue into planning with our Nov 4 course. Develop an understanding of issues and choices, inclusive planning processes and how to drive participation. Register: ow.ly/jO7A50ZSUS1

Explore how climate change affects different communities and what more equitable climate planning can look like. Our next Climate Action course starts Nov 4. ow.ly/2uxH50ZSURH

First responders: Learn to develop an effective support system with our course starting Oct 27. Explore the connection between relationships at work, home and the broader community. Register: ow.ly/Cete50ZSURj

Urban planners: Discover how you can structure and draft design guidelines in varied contexts with our course starting Nov 13. Register today: ow.ly/xmln50ZSUTC

Healthcare professionals: Learn strategies and techniques for improving EDI in your workplace with our Equity Essentials: Self, Power and Privilege course, starting Jan 13. Register: ow.ly/CbX750ZUChK

Join us for our next free @TWSSFU Lunch Poems event at the @SFUVan Campus on Oct 21 from 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT. You'll hear from poets and authors Jaime Forsythe and melanie brannagan Frederiksen. Details: ow.ly/RAls50ZSUQc

Our offices are closed today for the Thanksgiving holiday. We look forward to connecting with you when we reopen tomorrow.

Create clear and understandable materials with our Plain Language Principles course, starting Oct 20. Gain practical skills for audience-focused research, writing and design. Register: ow.ly/5Q7250ZUCbX

Learn to develop civic meetings and events with our Effective Group Facilitation course, starting Oct 20. Gain practical skills in group discussion techniques, tools and best practices. Register: ow.ly/m0T750ZSSjL