Canadian songstress Alanis Morissette has sold tens of millions of albums and been nominated for and won scores of awards including Grammy’s® and Golden Globes during her career. She has spent years giving a voice to causes from global warming to disaster aid.. In 2003, Alanis was honored with The EMA Missions in Music Award for acts such as. speaking out against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and encouraging fans to learn about and become more involved in political issues. Alanis supports Amnesty International and performed at a 1998 concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 2001, she received a Global Tolerance Award from the Friends of the United Nations for promoting tolerance through her art and in her daily life.