Strategic Communications and Public Relations Specialist
Ziyana is a Calgarian anti-violence advocate and gender communications professional. As the Strategic Communications & Public Relations Specialist at Shift, Ziyana applies social justice theories and principles to drive knowledge mobilization projects focused on research findings, policy recommendations, legislative reforms, and practice changes to prevent gender-based violence. Armed with an MPhil in Multi-Disciplinary Gender Studies from the University of Cambridge, Ziyana was recognized as one of Alberta’s 2024 Top 30 Under 30 and a 2023 Rising Star National Finalist with the Women Empowerment Awards. She has served in several leadership roles across not-for-profits, including as the inaugural Chair of the Safe Campus Coalition and co-author of the “Our Campus, Our Safety” violence-prevention national action plan representing 1.2M+ students across Canada. Ziyana is currently an advisor to Senator Marilou McPhedran via the Canadian Council of Young Feminists, sits on the Boards of Directors for Plan International Canada and Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre, and represented Canadian youth as an official delegate with Young Diplomats of Canada to the 2024 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
Shift acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 4, Treaty 6, and Treaty 7 territories and the traditional meeting grounds and home for many Indigenous Peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, and Nakota Sioux, the Siksika, the Piikani (Peigan), the Kainai (Blood), the Tsuut’ina (Sacree), Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, Dene, Mountain Cree, and the Stoney Nakoda First Nations, including Chiniki, Bearpaw, and Wesley First Nations. It is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 and Region 4. We respect the Treaties that were made, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
Initiated by The Brenda Strafford Chair in the Prevention of Domestic Violence
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