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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; "><b>Conversation with Aruna Papp</b></span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Counsellor/therapist, Workshop Facilitator, Motivational Speaker, Human rights activist</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">In collaboration with the Zonta Club of Kitchener-Waterloo a, we have arranged for Aruna Papp to take time out of her busy schedule and come
to UW to speak with faculty and students interested in women’s issues. We encourage you to come out and meet this exceptional woman!</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Aruna Papp, is a researcher, author of Unworthy Creature, and founder of several centres to help immigrant women. Ms. Papp will be the keynote
speaker at the 10th annual International Women's Day event hosted by the Zonta Club of Kitchener-Waterloo to be held Wednesday, February 27, 2013. She has also been invited to be part of the Canadian delegation to the United Nations from March 4 – 9. As
part of this she has been invited to address the Heads of State. </span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">The following biography was copied from</span></font><a href="http://www.preventhonorbasedviolence.com/7_contact.html" target="_blank"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">http://www.preventhonorbasedviolence.com/7_contact.html</span></font></a></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Aruna Papp: Educator, Counsellor/therapist, Workshop Facilitator, Motivational Speaker, Human rights activist</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">For the past 30 years Aruna Papp, has worked as a therapist counselling families dealing with honor based violence.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Born in India, in a patriarchal honor based family structure, Aruna is the eldest of seven siblings. As a teenager her marriage was arranged
to a much older man. She came to Canada in 1972, with a 3rd grade education, two little girls and an abusive husband. She survived 18 years in an abusive marriage. Aruna founded three organizations to assist victims of honor based violence.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Aruna holds two Masters Degrees, her area of research is "Cultural Conflicts". Aruna has written extensively on the subject of honor Based
Violence and Cultural Conflict which are barriers to services. Aruna is Research Associate with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. She is a Counsellor/ Therapist with Family Services York Region, Ontario.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">She conducts Cultural Competency workshops throughout Canada for frontline service providers which include police, teachers, social workers,
crown attorneys and health care providers.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Aruna is the recipient of eleven awards and recognitions from governmental and non-profit agencies.</span></font></span></font></div>
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