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Manvi Bhalla
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PhD student, UBC IRES / Co-Founder & President, Shake Up The Establishment / Co-Founder & Vice-Chair, missINFORMED / Website: manvibhalla.com
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Tomorrow’s my birthday - so as a gift to me, grab a gift for you today! Today is the LAST DAY to buy our merch discounted (including our book!) to support our fundraising efforts for 2026 alongside. Please consider making a purchase + share widely!

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December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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IRES grad student @manvi.bsky.social will present her research TODAY on how South Asian immigrants in Canada face environmental injustice and why their voices must be centered in the country’s new environmental justice strategy. 📢⚖️

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December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Are you getting tired of smoky summers and countless forest fires? Feeling like climate change/action became less of a priority over the last couple of years? You’re not alone.

On Oct 5th @ Trout Lake 3 pm, come talk power, action and community with a side of Earnest Ice Cream and good vibes🍦
Event poster for 'Connect the dots, trout Lake, park hang' 'bring your pals + coziest fall fits to chat about how climate justice connects with the issues shaping our everyday lives - from rent control, to free transit, to taking on billionaire influence. We'll have ice cream!' 'Time 3-5pm' 'Date Sunday October 5th' 'Ice cream by Earnest!' 'Location 3300 Victoria Drive, Vancouver BC'
September 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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✒️📚Calling all writers, poets & creatives, we have a paid opportunity for you!

We’re looking for original fiction, nonfiction &/or poetry pieces to be featured on Righting History - an anti-colonial education platform created by the national climate justice organization Shake Up The Establishment.
This is a mutli-slide post. Righting History's logo in the top left corner. 'Literary Contest 2025' with a image of hand holding a pen. 'Over $2,500 in prizes!' Slide #2: 'Our literary contest's theme this year is: (Im)migration Stories at the Nexus of Climate Justice in Canada' 'Within the context of Bill C-2 and Bill C-5, we're creating space for migrants roles, rights and contributions in so-called Canada, and are seeking literary contributions that centre migrants' perspectives on climate and social justice and trace connections between places, memories, borders and ecologies.' Image of two protesters from Draw the Line Vancouver holding signs that say 'Regularize Everyone status for all' and 'Migrant Rights are Workers Rights' 'photo credit: Mike Graeme' Slide #3: the title reads 'Submission Guidelines' in three bullet points below that it reads 'One original, unpublished piece in English per person (and please do not submit it elsewhere until we finalize our collection by or before Dec 31, 2025)' 'Open to anyone in Canada' 'We especially encourage (im)migratns, Indigenous, racialized, queer, trans & LGBTQIA+ folks, youth (18-35), women & gender-diverse people with lived experiences to participate given our theme and focus' 'Enter by November 1st!'
October 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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💥📝 We have a paid opportunity to create resources that connect lessons from past movements to today’s struggles.

The Righting History Scholars Fellowship is seeking individuals to research & create accessible educational resources for our anti-colonial education platform, Righting History.
This is a multi-slide post. Slide #1: Righting History logo and the top center with 'Scholars Fellowship' below it and 'Earn $500 to create an educational resource!' Slide #2: 'We are providing $500 for individuals interested in researching and creating an educational resource for our anti-colonial education platform, Righting History. These educational resources are meant to be tools for critical inquiry, collective healing and political imagination and will live on our website/be promoted across our platforms with full credit to their creators' Image of people holding posters that say 'People Over Profit' from Draw the Line at the bottom right corner Slide #3: 'This year's theme is 'Lessons from Movements Before Ours: Sharing Stories Necessary for our Future' in a bullet point list below 'Lessons and tactics from movements for racial, gender, economic, and environmental justice' 'Theories and modes of organizing informed by Indigenous sovereignty, abolitionist organizing, disability justice, queer/trans liberation' 'Strategies to address polarization, disinformation, facism and propaganda' 'Links between historical movements an today's struggles for equity and systemic change' Image of people holding posters from Draw the Line Vancouver at the bottom left corner. 'Photo credit: Mike Graeme' Slide #4: The title reads 'Formats We Accept:' In a bullet point list below 'Article (approx. 750 - 2500 words with in-text citations and references list)' 'Zine (5-10 pages long, with 200-word artist statement and references list)' 'Video (5-10 minutes long, with 200-word summary and references list)' 'Podcast (15-30 mins long, with 50-100 word description and verbatim transcript with in-citations and/or references list)' 'Apply by October 30th!'
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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🌿Calling all community organizers, researchers, and storytellers, we have a paid opportunity curated just for you!

We’re seeking facilitators to design and lead one 1.5 hour-long online workshop each, as part of our Active Learning Club (ALC), between November 15 – December 15, 2025.
This is a multi-slide post 'CALL FOR ACTIVE LEARNING CLUB FACILITATORS' Righting History Logo underneath it. Background image is a group of youth sitting in a learning circle Slide #2: 'Active Learning Club (ALC) meetings invite our community to unlearn/learn together about climate and social justice.' 'We're seeking facilitators (educators, organizers, knowledge-keepers, researchers, storytellers) to design and lead one 1.5 hour-long online workshop session between November 15th-December 15th, 2025. Our hope with this work is to help equip community organizers with the tools knowledges, and skills to advocate for necessary systemic changes.' Slide #3: The title reads 'Expectations for Facilitators' in a bullet point list below 'Create a brief resource list for participants to engage in pre-and/or post-session' 'Design an interactive 1.5 hour-long online workshop' 'Create a safe, brave and accountable space for inclusive participation' '30 minute tech-check and practice run before scheduled session' 'Workshops will be recorded and edited to be shared on YouTube and other channels' In an burnt orange drawn oval circle 'This year's theme is 'Shifting Paradigms: Reimagining Climate Solutions Through a Justice Lens' Slide #4: The title reads 'Compensation and Supports' below that in a bullet point list is '$500 per selected facilitator (3 total)' 'Our team will provide Zoom hosting, tech moderation, live captions + a short run-through with feedback prior to your event' Title reads 'Eligibility' below that in a bullet point list 'Open to anyone in Canada' 'We especially encourage (im)migrants, Indigenous, racialized, queer, trans & LGBTQIA+ folks, youth (18-35), women & gender-diverse people with lived experiences to participate given our theme and focus' 'Priority consideration for Toronto and Greater Toronto Area-based applicants due to funding'
October 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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🎊 Join us in congratulating @manvi.bsky.social who has been awarded the Andrew Thompson Award: Youth Changemakers for Environmental Justice, hosted by @wcelaw.bsky.social!

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June 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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📢 Calling all South Asians in #Toronto, #Vancouver & surrounding areas!

IRES PhD student @manvi.bsky.social is conducting community-based research to better understand the environmental health concerns of South Asians in Canada.

📝 Express your interest to participate now! tinyurl.com/sa-ej-study
April 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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📢 Calling all South Asians in #Toronto, #Vancouver & surrounding areas!

I’m conducting community-based workshops as part of my PhD research at UBC to better understand the environmental health concerns of South Asians in Canada. 

📝 Express your interest to participate at tinyurl.com/sa-ej-study.
March 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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📝 Can’t attend an event? Share your thoughts through our online survey: tinyurl.com/sute-rthe
Designing an Implementation Framework to Uphold Everyone's Right to a Healthy Environment
The Canadian Government is seeking the public's input on how they can uphold everyone's right to having a healthy environment. Believe it or not, this "right" was only added into Federal law in June 2...
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October 29, 2024 at 4:15 AM
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Apply to attend a public consultation event - we will provide $100 honoraria for the 5 in-person events and $75 for participation in our virtual session!

Apply via: tinyurl.com/rthe-events!

Applications for each event closes 2 days beforehand & applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 🌊
Public Consultation Event Application Form
Shake Up The Establishment (SUTE), Finance Engage Sustain (FES) and Women’s Healthy Environments Network (WHEN) are hosting in-person and virtual consultation events to capture youth perspectives on h...
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October 29, 2024 at 4:14 AM
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🗣️ Your voice matters. This is your chance to help shape the future of Canada’s right to a healthy environment implementation framework under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and ensure it reflects the needs of everyone, particularly those most affected by environmental inequities.
On a muted teal background at the top of the slide in a line across there is the Women's Healthy Environment Network logo, Shake Up the Establishment's logo, Finance Engage Sustain (FES) logo, Environment and Climate Change Canada logo as well as Trottier Family Foundation's logo. The title reads 'Participate in our Public Consultation Events to help shape a National Implementation Framework outlining how the Canadian Government can uphold everyone's 'Right to a Healthy Environment' under CEPA'. Underneath it says 'Apply now at tinyurl.com/rthe-events' and below that it says '*Application open on a rolling basis for each event, until 2 days before each event date/time. Successful applicants will be contacted for next steps via email.' On a muted teal background at the top of the slide in a line across there is the Women's Healthy Environment Network logo, Shake Up the Establishment's logo, Finance Engage Sustain (FES) logo, Environment and Climate Change Canada logo as well as Trottier Family Foundation's logo. Below that it reads 'If you are between the ages of 18-35, we invite you to participate in our high-impact consultations across the country.' In bullet points underneath it says 'No prior knowledge needed: our team will provide information on-site' '$100 honoraria for participation in our in-person events (3 hours long) and $75 for participating in the virtual event (2 hours long); all times include breaks' 'Accessibility funds available to support needs (e.g., local travel, childcare)' 'Food & beverages provided at all in-person events (V/GF friendly)' Below that it says 'Calgary: Sat, Nov 2 from 6-9PM Montreal: Sat, Nov 23 from 1-4PM Vancouver: Sun, Nov 17 from 1-4PM Halifax: Sun, Nov 24 from 6-9PM Toronto: Wed, Nov 20 from 5:30-8:30PM Virtual: Sun, Dec 1 from 1-3PM'. Underneath it says 'Apply now at tinyurl.com/rthe-events' and below that it says '*Application open on a rolling basis for each event, until 2 days before each event date/time. Successful applicants will be contacted for next steps via email.'
October 29, 2024 at 4:11 AM
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At Shake Up The Establishment, we’re more than just advocates for climate action—we’re storytellers. Our limited edition, hand-illustrated postcards are a way for you to carry the message of intersectional climate justice wherever you go. 💌
10 hand-illustrated postcards depicting scenes inspired by regions across what is currently Canada scattered randomly in a pile on a table. Someone holding up a Shake Up The Establishment Postcard
October 29, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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Educators, I want to personally invite you to a virtual event to learn more about youth-led nonprofit Shake Up The Establishment’s book Practicing Rest, Recovery, Resistance (3Rs). You will be provided with an overview of our work & impact, why we wrote this book & an overview of our 3Rs framework!
Exploring Rest, Recovery, Resistance (3Rs) in Pedagogy
Guided tour of our new book, "Practicing Rest, Recovery, Resistance" and how to use it as a teaching tool for intersectional climate justice
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February 21, 2024 at 8:32 PM