Visitors to the #Art4Justice exhibition included Laura Pye, Head of Culture for Bristol City Council and George Ferguson, Mayor of Bristol, who commented that it was a, “Brilliant, eye-opening exhibition.”
But then, why is it that I have rarely, if ever, heard any conversations on most of these issues within any gurdwara? Are we Sikhs living in a different universe than everyone else?
The artist said he doubts whether Drumpf will actually get to see the messages, but he hopes “somebody in his company and organization will have a moment of laughter, and perhaps introspection.”
“Right now, she’s still here, and we tell her it’s time for you to retire, and she’s like ‘I’m never retiring. What am I going to do (at) home?’ So she’s our backbone. If it wasn’t for her, I don’t think we’d be here.”
"They have sent for you. Doctor, to discover my disease. You need not put your hand on my pulse for the pain lies deep within my soul, not in my body. The disease I'm blessed with is that I'm in love...
Sara Shamsavari’s Dastaar: Fitting In and Standing Out exists to highlight this generation Sikhs. They exemplify the idea becoming part of society whilst remaining visibly Sikh as they wear turban.
Golden Temple in Amritsar, center of Sikhism, gave a huge nudge to this step by switching to organic langar (free food and community meal) being served to 100,000 people every day.