Browsing Tag: SALDEF

Looking for a Summer Internship?

The SALDEF Internship Program offers Sikh American youth rare opportunities for political advocacy and leadership development.
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SikhLEAD Leadership Development Program a Resounding Success

Last month, SALDEF successfully held its first Leadership Development Program (LDP), under its new ground-breaking SikhLEAD youth development initiative. From a large pool of applicants, SALDEF selected 17 highly talented and accomplished young Sikh Americans from around the country for three days of leadership training, self-exploration, and development in Washington, DC.
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SALDEF National Gala 2011

Jasjit Singh, SALDEF Associate Executive Director, presented the final comments, introducing the inaugural SikhLEAD program, and recognizing the 17 participants in attendance. He went on to express the need for our community to invest in our future youth and young professionals as we continue to grow as a community.
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Vegas PD's Custom Sikh Curriculum

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department created and released this month a custom Sikh cultural awareness module in its training program for law enforcement.
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Brother of Balbir Singh Sodhi to be honored at SALDEF Gala

Since 9/11, Mr. Sodhi has been devoted to mobilizing the Sikh American community to create awareness about the Sikh faith, as well as serving as a spokesperson against hate and violence.
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Sikh Advocacy Groups Unite for Meeting with TSA Leadership

Last week, Representatives of the UNITED SIKHS, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), and Sikh Coalition met with the head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Administrator John Pistole to discuss racial & religious profiling of Sikhs at American Airports.
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Wearing a turban in the face of hate

In 21st century America, religious freedom doesn't come without a price.
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PLEASE TAKE ACTION: Stand-Up for Religious Rights in the Workplace

Since 2008, Sahaj Singh Khalsa, a Sikh American paramedic from New Mexico, has been discriminated against by his employer because of his religious identity, he has endured disparaging remarks and threats, and even physica assault. SALDEF urges community members to call upon the hospital to accept religious diversity.
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National Geographic Apologizes for Portraying Sikhs as Terrorists

“We appreciate the prompt response and apology from National Geographic acknowledging their error. This experience highlights the need for Sikh Americans to be vigilant against inaccurate portrayals of our community in the media. Such inaccuracies promote misconceptions and increase the challenges our community faces.”
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Community Alert: Schools in Michigan Seek to Find a Compromise on Wearing the Kirpan

UNITED SIKHS will strive to coordinate efforts with other civil rights organizations to ensure that our articles of faith are safeguarded. We emphasize that this is not an issue only for advocates, instead, it is an opportunity for all Sikhs to take the initiative to educate their fellow brothers and sisters about what Sikhi is and why our articles of faith are an inextricable part of who we are.
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