Browsing Tag: Activism

When Will the Sikhs Lead?

Sikhs don't get applauded by keeping their heads down and being victims. They excel by being the champions of freedoms and rights of everyone. Even putting their lives on the line being heroes and that which gets the job done for everyone.
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Propelling Sikh-Malaysians to Become Agents for Change

“Negotiating a path forward in this sort of challenging environment, while keeping their Sikhi heritage intact, is what the community is seeking to accomplish and what SikhRI came this month to offer assistance in doing.”
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'The Government is Fooling us'

I am called RTI Harpal Singh! Most people say of me, “Yeh naak mei dam karta hai (He is a troublemaker).” Some senior people even tried to dissuade me...
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Baba Sewa Singh, a modest man working for the betterment of mankind

The more trees you plant the fresher the air will be. The environment will remain clean. The young and the old, every human being should think about keeping the environment clean and plant more trees.
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Sikhs add their voice in fight against Climate Change,UN Head calls a 'Moral issue'

Sikh Environmental activists were among 200 leaders from the world's major religious faiths including Hindus and Sikhs gathered at Windsor Castle, near London, for a three-day conference
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In the News: 1984

25 years ago history was made for several different reasons. Today, as we reflect on the invasion, on the assassination, and on the massacres, we come across multiple news articles which provide information and commentary on the events of that year.
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Sikh leaders to join UN Secretary General on Climate Change at Windsor Castle before Copenhagen

Sikh environmental activists Baba Sewa Singh and Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal will be part of what has been called “the biggest civil society movement on climate change in history”
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Hair for a Sikh, an African American, and a trichotillomaniac

Kes is an important part of the Sikh identity but it also carries social, cultural, and political meaning for more than just Sikhs.
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The Sikh Spirit Foundation is now accepting 2009 Grant Proposals

All proposals must be received by June 1, 2009
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Outreach Mandated for New Sikh Studies Chair-holder

Jaideep Singh, the new endowed chair-holder of Sikh and Punjabi Studies at the California State University, East Bay, is the first to focus on community outreach.
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