Sustainability Consultant @SSGcoop | Deputy Editor @asparagusmag | Journalist interested in #immigration #globaldevelopment #sustainability #humanrights
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined May 2009
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Companies ranging from @HM to @patagonia to @EILEENFISHERNY are all asking you to recycle your clothes. My latest story for @asparagusmag looks at the role recycling can take in responding to the ecological crisis: bit.ly/3S8CUqk
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Congratulations to writers @OdetteAuger & @laurenkaljur, photographer Melody Charlie, editor @alia_d, and art director @christine_fwu for this excellent article being named a 2022 #COPAwards finalist for Best Multicultural Story! bit.ly/oldforest
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How sustainable is your city? In our latest newsletter, we introduce the Sustainable Cities Index: bit.ly/3zcBRNl @ralphtorrie @corporateknight #sustainablecities #ClimateCrisis #climateaction
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Quench your thirst for sustainable living know-how with our new Asparagus Tips newsletter! Sign up today to get a fresh batch of bite-sized, evidence-based tips delivered to your inbox every month. bit.ly/GusTips
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Asparagus Magazine's Spring 2022 issue is out! To celebrate, here's a 🧵 about all the delicious treats you'll find inside! (1/🧵)
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IN 30 MINUTES: Join us online for our summit: Cities Taking Rapid Climate Action Now. We'll be talking about carbon budgets, decarbonizing transportation and buildings, mobilizing communities and more. bit.ly/3q2AFZZ #COP26 #COP26Glasgow
Are you in #GlasgowCop26 ? Join us tonight for a free wine reception with remarks by @billmckibben @350
and beautiful music by @tenzinchoegyal!
TONIGHT! Join us for a wine reception in #GlasgowCop26 to talk #ClimateActionNow with remarks by @billmckibben and music by @tenzinchoegyal: bit.ly/RapidActionReception #COP26
I had a great time chatting with @doniveson about how Edmonton developed a climate action plan that aims to achieve carbon neutrality while doubling the city's population. Check out our conversation below:
We spoke to @CityofEdmonton Mayor @doniveson about why Edmonton developed the first municipal carbon budget in Canada and why public engagement is key to climate action. Here are his #ClimateAction insights: bit.ly/3Fuk1b9 #CityInsights
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Happy #WorldBeeDay! Why not celebrate by reading about Hives for Humanity's operations in Vancouver's Downtown East Side?
bit.ly/DTESbuzz
FREE TRAINING FOR CANADIAN JOURNALISTS: Hi everyone. @FrancescaFionda @neeeda and I are leading @jhrnews workshops on investigating and fact-checking misinformation. There are still spots available. You can sign up here: bit.ly/checkmisinfo and ping me if you have any Qs.
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With a couple of days left we only need $3450 to reach our goal. If you’re able, please help us get there! With your support we will be able to continue telling the small and large stories of sustainability through 2021 and beyond. shop.asparagusmagazine.com/d…
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Happy #EarthDay! Today, we're celebrating the progress we're making in caring for our spectacular planet. Over the past year, communities across Canada have taken important steps to tackle #climatechange #EarthDay2021 #EarthDayCanada #EarthDayEveryDay THREAD 1/7
I'm Deputy Editor of this wonderful sustainability mag and we need your support to keep putting out quality journalism on sustainability. Can you help Gus survive the pandemic?
2021 could be our best year, or our last year. The pandemic was really hard on Asparagus financially, and we need support from our community to make it through the year. If you're able, please make a donation of any size to help fund our future! bit.ly/FundGus
#NavrozMubarak to all those celebrating! I love this celebration of new beginnings and miss celebrating in person. But the pandemic has also made me more grateful for nature and Allah's creation.
6. @anarrajabali shares what she's learned about life and pluralism from her father, a landscape architect who has designed gardens around the world: bit.ly/3sf6xJi
7. And finally, Gazalla Hirji on how the chahar bagh (a traditional Islamic garden layout) has been interpreted and re-interpreted by artists through time: bit.ly/2OUKgSr