RECIPIENT OF THE SHAKTI AWARDS IN PUBLIC SERVICE 2011
RECIPIENT OF THE SHER-E-PUNJAB AWARD IN OUTSTANDING SERVICE 2011
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, CANADA HERTIAGE MINISTRY
After an arranged marriage into an influential and wealthy family, the life of a young South Asian girl is drastically changed for the worse. Married in her late teens into a very wealthy and influential family, Kamal dreamed of a life as a princess. This dream soon faded and Kamal realized the harsh reality of her new life. With promises of a fairy tale life echoing in her ears, she is thrown into a world of abuse, violence and torture. Afraid for the lives of her family and children, she constantly looked death in the face but survived to tell her story. Black & Blue Sari is a true story about the cost of leaving a toxic relationship and how the transition can empower you and those around you. Domestic violence is an epidemic that leaves no community unaffected; one in every four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Author Kamal Dhillon has been a public speaker for many years, advocating for women and children who are suffering silently through the horrors of abuse. Since the release of her book in late November, Dhillon has made appearances on the:
Bill Good Show (CKNW)
CBC RADIO, Vancouver BC and CBC Radio, White Horse, Yukon,
Gup Shup (RJ1200),
P3 (Joy TV), Vancouver BC
Women in Focus TV program, Vancouver BC
Omni TV News, Vancouver BC
GS with GS live TV program, New York City
Listen UP TV, Toronto
100 Huntley Street, Ontario
Full Circle TV program, Ontario
Speaker and Workshop Facilitator in Kelowna BC 2011
Keynote Speaker for Sooke Transition House 2011
Keynote Speaker and Workshop Facilitator, White Horse Yukon 2011
Keynote Speaker Tamanawis High School 2011
Keynote Speaker at Langley Teacher's Association 2011
Presenter at the Surrey Learning Centre Conference 2011
Panelist at the International Women's Day at SfU 2010
Guest Speaker at Trinity Western University, Langley BC 2010, 2011
Keynote Speaker at the RCMP Awards Night 2010
Keynote Speaker at BC/Yukon Women's conference 2010
Guest Speaker Peace Portal Alliance church women's conference 2010
Guest Speaker at the Justice Institute of BC 2010
Keynote Speaker at the India Mahila Association 2010
Keynote Speaker and Guest of Honor Oliver Ambassador
Keynote Speaker at the BWSS fundraising event 2010
Keynote Speaker for PICS Bollywood Gala event 2009
Kamal has presented in High schools, coomunity events and churchs to empower and help others through her story and experiences.
Kamal is a survivor of Domestic Violence. She has selflessly accepted her purpose in life to educate and empower nations to end abuse. Her mission is to make every nation and tongue understand that abuse is not a 5-letter, single act word, but rather it has many sub-categories underneath it, like emotional, mental, physical and on and on.
Kamal's book tells about her experiences of being abused. She had candidly detailed these numerous accounts of abuse in a breakthrough Autobiography titled “Black & Blue Sari”, a story of abuse, torture, forgiveness and freedom.
Kamal has spoken internationally about the importance of recognizing, preventing and ending abuse. She is also marketing her book and is accepting opportunities to speak on these issues. Her messages are delievered in a very sensitive manner to every age group and every ethnic community. Whenever possible she engages her audience in Q&A.
