WE ARE NOT RE-WRITING HISTORY. WE ARE RIGHTING HISTORY.
Righting History is a platform that hosts intersectional, anti-colonial educational initiatives designed to amplify critical perspectives and community knowledges that help to advance environment, climate and social justice across the lands that are currently known as Canada.
A project of Shake Up The Establishment.
Our 2025-2026 offerings are funded by the Toronto Foundation, and as such, are dedicated towards highlighting transformative solutions that can help us advance environmental justice and address environmental racism in Toronto, Ontario. However, the many impactful lessons and stories that we have curated as part of this year's educational initiatives also carry impact for Canadians far and wide! All of our events, workshops and resources are free and open to all.
2025 Literary Contest
We believe storytelling is a tool of resistance, healing, and transformation. The 2025 Righting History Literary Contest invites writers and poets across what is currently Canada to explore this year's theme of (Im)migration Stories at the Nexus of Climate Justice in Canada through original creative work in poetry, fiction, or non-fiction. ​
Righting History Scholars
We are supporting three individuals to research and develop educational resources curated to this year’s theme of Lessons from Movements Before Ours: Sharing Stories Necessary for our Future. These materials are meant to be tools for critical inquiry, collective healing, and political imagination. ​
Active Learning Club
Active Learning Club meetings are spaces to unlearn and learn about climate and social justice in a safe, brave, and accountable environment. Each session in this year’s curated series is free and open to everyone - no prior knowledge needed. Whether you join one meeting or the whole series, you’ll find a supportive community ready to explore this year’s chosen topics alongside you. This year’s theme is 'Shifting Paradigms: Reimagining Climate Solutions Through a Justice Lens.'