https://halena.ca/home daily 1.0 2026-06-12 https://halena.ca/about daily 0.75 2026-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/1589753303639-RU7FN6FJ6VLBFR5TLZL5/IMG-20191007-WA0095.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/5f7325ad-04a1-461c-8822-8d8937f3c939/TitTalks_VIBF2026_Baevocative_01.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/7d7c56df-e4de-48d8-a098-a013bd221499/TG1_1207.jpg https://halena.ca/organizer daily 0.75 2026-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/1589699796373-7TO4CWXJVYOV8LMDIV2R/IMG_20190609_215034_086.jpg Organizer - Education Master of Public Policy - 2016 Simon Fraser University; Vancouver, BC Thesis: “Running in Place: Overcoming Barriers for Women in Canadian Municipal Politics;” received Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant for this research, and was awarded with IPAC Canada National Student And Thought Leadership Award In Public Administration - Silver Winner. Bachelor of Arts (Honours), International Development - 2013 University of Regina; Regina, SK Honours Paper: “The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement for Palestine: Analyzing Involvement in Canada” Bachelor of Arts, Sociology - 2013 University of Regina; Regina, SK Minor in English Literature Northern Scandinavian Politics and Society Program - 2011 Nord University; Bodø, Norway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/1589700424150-PZ0QJZG20VJ2D2FWLFNJ/IMG_20180912_173234_153.jpg Organizer - Selected Work Experience Executive Director (previously Director of Community Engagement), Living in Community - January 2020 - December 2025 Researcher, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women - January 2018 - April 2020 Campaign Organizer, Living Wage for Families Campaign - August 2018 - January 2020 Research and Policy Analyst, Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT) - May 2015 - April 2018 Outreach and Events Coordinator, Regina Public Interest Research Group - April 2012 - August 2013 https://halena.ca/contact daily 0.75 2026-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/fed7aa14-d6cf-4235-98a9-c3d43809d7aa/Halena+Lou+-+Gloss+Boudoir.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/a2803317-2368-445b-b380-82ec9ab824f4/summer-rayne-photo-vancouver-boudoir-photography-studio-burlesque-halena-1.jpg https://halena.ca/creator daily 0.75 2026-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/cb239c6b-ed31-45b5-8142-5ab228beb417/History+Uncovered+IG+Squares.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/1d7c37ad-5ecf-4946-87ce-82cccdcaa620/13.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/5062ad7d-d771-4684-ac97-7ac58e60d10c/NightOut4Pal.KelliRP-197-Enhanced-NR.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/c0e4c821-60fc-49f2-ab85-1d4872efbb2e/UPDATED+SQUARE+ALT-+Justice+Laid+Bare.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/1622657587581-546N5W79S61I90RWWUWC/5D3_0099.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/1589752168463-NYY05S7ANU358Z0ZVC67/halena+additional-14.jpg https://halena.ca/writer daily 0.75 2026-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/256ff0be-9d34-421e-9f65-eb47d66dc143/Softer+Logo+1.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec0afd451c4b27b5ee59c5c/c68e637e-f82c-4ce2-9b22-799542b7033a/MLB_7727%5B1%5D.jpg Writer - Published Writing & Media Op-Ed: “The fight for BC sex worker rights is far from over.” The Georgia Straight, November 2023. Podcast: “Poetry and All That Jazz!” Life in a Schell with Christina Schell, July 2023. Essay: “I Don’t Want To Know What Time It Is: Work, Rest, and Time in a Pandemic.” Loose Lips Magazine, February 2023. Essay: “A Love Letter to the People that Progressive Movements Leave Behind.” Salty, August 2022. Op-Ed: “The ‘freedom convoy’ shows why we need a long-term climate plan.” National Observer, February 2022. Op-Ed: “Our new Parliament must address every issue as a climate change issue.” National Observer, October 2021. Essay: “The Space In Between: On Spending My 30th Year Inside.” Loose Lips Magazine, April 2021. Essay: “Making art while the world is burning.” Eco-Anxious Stories, October 2020. Podcast: “Conversation about structural poverty.” Shape the Conversation by Global Shapers Vancouver Hub, Episode 1, January 13 2020. Op-Ed: “In an election about affordability, why aren’t we talking about low wages?” The Tyee, October 16 2019. Op-Ed: “B.C. child-care spending shows power of good public policy. What’s next?” Vancouver Sun, May 13 2019. Op-Ed: “Basic income must be only one part of poverty-reduction plans.” The Times Colonist, March 16 2019. Article: “Taking On Sexism at City Hall.” Herizons Magazine, Vol. 31 No. 1, Summer 2017. Article: “Not in my backyard or anyone else’s: Defending reproductive rights everywhere in the age of Trump.” Briarpatch Magazine, Vol. 46 No. 2, March/April 2017. Article: “Mobilizing for a Transition: An interview with Lliam Hildebrand of Iron & Earth.” Briarpatch Magazine, Vol. 45 No. 3, May/June 2016. 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