Responsibilities:

• Seek out opportunities federally, provincially/territorially, and locally to respond to official calls for public feedback on government climate justice policies and projects.

• Create non-partisan resources (i.e., blog posts, social media posts, reels, etc.) on issues in climate justice - particularly legislative, policy, and project commitments and missteps.

• During elections, aiding in the development and maintenance of our Non-partisan Party Platform Comparison Chart by monitoring party platforms, collecting commitments, and updating the chart via Wix.

Qualifications:

• Multilingual ability with French and English, but also additional spoken, written and sign languages is considered an asset

• We strongly value abilities to work collaboratively with others, maintaining confidentiality as needed for projects and deliverables that require it and good organization skills

• Any academic background welcome; In particular, transdisciplinary backgrounds and those with traditional, ancestral or cultural ways of knowing are assets we value which critically contribute towards the richness and impact of our work

• Excellent communication skills and time management, particularly when working with those in different timezones and in an exclusively virtual environment

• Previous experience as a community organizer, working with registered non-profits and/or community groups is highly valued

• Must be technologically proficient (or a quick learner), and needs to have access to a device to engage in our work - however we encourage you to apply and if you are experiencing accessibility barriers for this, please reach out and we will do our best to accommodate this

• Attend monthly Active Learning Club events.

What is the active learning club?

• The Active Learning Club (ALC), which is a monthly meeting (mandatory for all members of Shake Up The Establishment) where we continue one's on-going education on climate and social justice issues in our society, to consistently decolonize our activism and strive to practice better allyship. The structure of the ALC is around 2 hours of individual reading/viewing material per month, and a monthly meeting to discuss the material.