author : Sally Armstrongwebsite : http://www.speakers.ca/speakers/sally-armstrong/Human rights activist and journalist SALLY ARMSTRONG has covered stories about women and girls in zones of conflict all over the world. Her eye witness reports have earned her awards including the Gold Award from the National Magazine Awards Foundation. She received the Amnesty International Media Award in 2000, 2002 and 2011, and she was a member of the International Women’s Commission, a UN body whose mandate is assisting with the path to peace in the Middle East. She is the author of Uprising: A New Age Is Dawning for Every Mother's Daughter.