Inspirational Keynote Speaker Aruna speaks at community centers and churches. Her story has inspired many, and her message is fuel for discussion.
She is a hard-working volunteer, committed to creating awareness of the issues and to providing real-world understanding.
If you are interested in having Aruna speak to your group or at your conference, please fill out the contact form below.
Testimonials
TESTIMONIAL
Hats off to Aruna Papp – for raising awareness of the horrific issue of
so-called “honour” crimes. Her courage, wisdom, and compassion will shed
light on what is going on right here in Canada – so that this can
hopefully be stamped out in very short order. I applaud her bravery!
CBC Radio -Listener Response
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TESTIMONIAL
Once again thank you for being the keynote speaker at our conference.
The effectiveness of the conference can best be described “as a
catalyst” to drive the need of participants for more knowledge on this
important topic.
A/Sgt Anil Singh, Vancouver Police Department
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TESTIMONIAL
I am writing to express our great thanks to you for participating as the keynote speaker in our conference.
Your presentation on gender-based violence and honor violence was
incredibly well received by all conference participants, and given high
praise. It really opened my mind to the way we define and understand
violence in our communities, and how much we generalize a phenomenon
that is in fact a grouping of many distinguished and unique issues in
their own right.
We thank you for sharing your story with us, and for inspiring our
committee and our participants to continue to investigate the gender
issues in our communities.
Madeleine Orr, Vice-President of Social Affairs, PIDSSA
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TESTIMONIAL
I was very moved by Aruna Papp and her discussion of the horrible lives
many females face day to day, even in Canada. I agree with her
assessment that the basis of honour culture is not a religious issue
having been a teacher in a school with great cultural diversity. Like
the police, I think that even well- intentioned teachers fall back on
the cookie cutter approach when dealing with delicate situations, for
fear of appearing to stereotype people. I find it a convoluted use of
the word honour in honour killings, but I suppose even this illustrates a
defect in my understanding of the absolute power of a patriarchal
system. This is the issue that current ‘feminism’ should be addressing.
CBC Radio -Listener Response
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TESTIMONIAL
Aruna deserves the highest praise for creating safe-haven sanctuary for
girls who live with that threat. Yet – as a male – I was waiting to hear
whether there was -at-least- some support for her, and her campaign –
coming from the males in those cultures. I would even dare to hope that
some men from that same cultural/religious background would join the
battle in their own community to stop “honour-killing” and assist in
removing that blight from their cultural and religious-beliefs — dire
consequences not-with-standing.
CBC Radio -Listener Response
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TESTIMONIAL
Thank you Aruna Papp for giving voice to millions of women who suffer
silently within their own homes. People like Aruna need all the support
and encouragement so that they can be successful in exposing and
publicising this horror and bringing about action towards its
eradication. Suffering among immigrant women can be particularly acute
especially if their contact with the larger society is limited because
of lack of education, past accultration, fear and lack of any personal
resources. Aruna has our full support.
CBC Radio -Listener Response
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TESTIMONIAL
I am currently trying to escape an abusive relationship and her words
just uplifted me because as she said the loneliness you go through from
your own community and the blame is debilitating. It is the reason why
women don’t speak up or act. You helped to uplift me a bit more by
standing up for my values against violence – with all the challenges
that come with the choice.
CBC Radio -Listener Response
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TESTIMONIAL
I was brought to tears today by the story of Aruna Papp, first in sorrow
for her own experiences but then in a very great anger over what
continues to happen, even here in Canada. It is simply unconsionable
that women of a particular culture can be devalued to the point of such
great abuse and murder.
CBC Radio -Listener Response