Sally Armstrong

Topics

Presentations

The Power of One: Making Your Voice Count

Who in the World Cares? The awesome consequences of looking the other way when the community, the corporation, the country is in trouble.

Human Rights- Human Wrongs: You know what's wrong and you know how to right it, so who's stopping you?

Women and Children Last: Studies done by The World Bank say the treatment of women can alter the economy. Now is the hour for action.

Diversity

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Summary Profile

 Sally Armstrong is an Amnesty International award winner, a member of the Order of Canada, journalist, teacher, author and human rights activist. She was appointed to the International Women's Commission at the UN in 2010.

Armstrong is a powerful and engaging speaker whose far-ranging career has given her a foundation for her message, which is inspirational for people in every walk of life.

While working as the editor-in-chief of Homemaker's Magazine from 1988-1999 and then as editor-at-large for Chatelaine from 1999-2004 she has covered stories about women and girls in zones of conflict all over the world. From Bosnia and Somalia to Rwanda and Afghanistan, her eye witness reports have earned her awards including the Gold Award from the National Magazine Awards Foundation and the Author's Award from the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters. She received the Amnesty International Media Award in 2000 and again in 2002.

Armstrong has an impressive list of awards and credentials which include the prestigious Women of Distinction Award from the YMCA; the Achievement Award for Human Rights for Women from Jewish Women International; Media Watch's Dodi Robb Award; the Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement from the National Magazine Awards Foundation; the Red Cross Humanitarian award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Journalism Foundation and she has also been awarded six honorary degrees. Most recently, Armstrong became the fourth recipient of the 2010 Calgary Peace Prize.

Armstrong has three published literary works which include: Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of the Women of Afghanistan, 2002; The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor, 2007; and Bitter Roots, Tender Shoots: the Uncertain Fate of Afghanistan's Women, 2008.

As a member of the International Women's Commission, a UN body that consists of 20 Palestinian women, 20 Israeli women and 12 internationals Armstrong assists with the mandate of a path to peace in the Middle East.

Armstrong shows organizations how to meet the opportunities and challenges of an era when business and civil society must move in harmony. She helps audiences understand the driving world forces that are shaping this new century and how to meet the needs of the people in their organizations who will make this happen. With topics that include, The Power of One, and Human Rights, Human Wrongs, Armstrong defines the importance of making every voice count in an effort to create positive change. 

 Client Testimonial:

"On behalf of the CGFNS International, I wish to thank you for your contribution to the success of the symposium, Building Global Alliances: The Challenges of Migration for Health Professional Women. The articulate and passionate stories of your experiences in Rwanda, Somalia, and Afghanistan and the women with whom you came in contact, were at once disturbing, heart rendering and heart warming. You painted touching and realistic pictures that provoked insight and context for the following day that served as a foundation on which all of the subsequent speakers could build."

Commission of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools

"She was the absolute perfect speaker for our event. She took the time to research and take in the event and artfully wove together our YMCA Peace Medal recipients and their personal stories with her message. It was the perfect message for our event and the people we were honouring and I so appreciated her time and care she took in preparation for the speech to make it so personal to our community."

YMCA Northumberland