“It is this partnership with law enforcement and with the community that changes the community for good,” said Modesto City Schools Board trustee Cindy Marks.
The report concludes that positive images will tell the Sikhs’ story: their patriotism, their willingness to serve in the armed forces, their seeking of the American dream. “We are here to make a better society and we do not point fingers at any faith, any religion,” Bahrara said.
Rana Sodhi, who's brother was killed in a hate crime, said he has made it his “life mission” to educate people about his faith and values and was in Washington for the release of a report on American awareness of and attitudes toward Sikhs.
...after learning about the strong parallels between Sikh values and American values – especially equality – participants’ attitudes dramatically shift towards the positive....
On December 11th, a contingent of about 25 members of valley FBI members was invited by Mrs Balbir Kaur and Mrs Rangi to attend the talk offered by Dr. Sachdev. After being served with breakfast around 10 am they were taken to the class room to attend the above stated session.
A Lone Texas Horse Woman Races Marwari Horse in a Boisterous Sikh Ride in the Punjab
People of different nationalities celebrate the Turban Day at Union Square in New York.
Let’s make our religious processions cleaner. Let’s leave the streets cleaner and greener than before the Nagar Kirtan, so the holy procession is truly a blessing to everywhere it has passed through…
Latin America has blazed the way in the adoption of laws that promote and protect the right to food, a UN expert has said.
“The people ahead of you paid it forward,” the cashier will chirp as she passes your food through the window.
Seva means making myself available to people, being present with everyone at every opportunity, and doing the thing that needs doing in each moment, whatever that may be. The state of mind of a servant is to be alert to his master’s needs, to be very intuitive, and to act without hesitation.
t is heartening to see local governments be involved in addressing hate within their community by fostering more awareness and appreciation among its residents.
"I have found that there are three words: sadhana, araadhana and prabhupati. Sadhana means discipline, araadhana means perfecting the discipline and prabhupati means you will become the Lord Master of God Itself."
The quality of Saibhang is like the soul’s lantern, illuminating the next steps on the journey. The mind may not understand “why,” but its willing participation is required.
Environment awareness includes conserving energy, lesser reliance on fossil fuels, water wastage, greed motivated devastation of vegetation without proper rejuvenation, minimisation of garbage and encouraging recycling.
“I think multicultural awareness is important because you can accept people easier if you know where they’re coming from and that just makes for a more successful community, a successful work life and a more successful educational life,” Kanwar said.
In the Executive Mind class, however, professor Jeremy Hunter pulls out decidedly different tools: a brass singing bowl and leather-wrapped mallet. The chimes from three strikes on the bowl quiet the dozen or so students, who have put away smartphones and other devices. They close their eyes.
“Sikhs have a responsibility to talk about their faith practice with outsiders, he says, “but it’s freaking me out.” The audience of 25 chuckled at his confession and then listened intently as he walked them through the historical roots of Sikhism...
Once two young boys and a dog faced a challenge, how to get yogurt for their hungry dog when they didn't have money. In the story one of the boys thought of a plan to accomplished the task, which seemed impossible. Listen to the story and hear what the plan was, and if the boys won the yogurt challenge.
The mission of Peace Learning Circles is to promote a culture of peace through education to youth and communities.
The eagle closed its eyes. The butterfly stood perfectly still pondering what the eagle had said. It’s not a dream after all thought the butterfly. It’s quite real.
The idea is that the feelings we have about people can be trained in optimal ways and this technique aims to condition one’s mind to recognize how we are all inter-dependent, and that everybody desires to be happy and free from suffering at a deep level.
The testimony of James Jacobs, a professor of Constitutional Law and the Courts, provided an interesting observation of the opposing arguments against the application of hate crime law in the US system, citing redundancy in law and lack of resources in enforcement and corrections as justification to dismiss hate crime legislation.
Since the tragedy at the gurudwara, or Sikh temple, in Oak Creek, local friends have been asking me questions about Sikhism and want me to summarize its teachings.
Today, the Yuba City resident takes another approach by encouraging tolerance through education. Correcting ignorance, he said, is the only way to change the misconceptions and misunderstandings about his culture and his faith.
“Law Enforcement Training Video On Sikhism” is posted. The description of the video reads: Awareness of cultural and religious observations, including those of Sikhism, can help avoid misunderstanding and tension—assisting the public in understanding the challenges and realizing the contributions of the Sikh community in America.
I thought I had it rough. I never fathomed that I would wake up at 30 and see that the very ignorance and hatred I witnessed over a decade ago could be so deadly. Had these events taken place in my hometown of San Jose, my parents, who pay their respects daily, could have been inside the gurdwara. I immediately knew I needed to do something. This was not the America we all signed up for.
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Miri means commanding the earthly plane and being successful on the earth. Piri means commanding the spiritual plane connecting with your spirit.
The years I am talking about precede 9/11 by a decade. As far as I can see, post 9/11, it has become considerably easier to express and act on such prejudices. My point, though, is this: these prejudices have always existed in the United States, and they are not restricted to white supremacists.

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