The clouds parted ways and the sun shined down upon the city of Livingston on Sunday, as thousands of people turned out for the city’s 16th annual Sikh Festival.
The city was in a carnival mood, with prayers, song, drum beats, and trumpet melodies renting the air, as hundreds of Sikh faithful from all over East Africa marched from the historic temple in a road show like no other.
As a Kaur married to a full kesh and beard, turban-wearing Punjabi Singh, how could I support him in days when his beard or turban may create an issue in some other person’s life; someone who was ignorant regarding its true purpose, if I had no idea what that felt like in person?
"All we are saying is, we want to work with you. Let's see how we can help you and you can help us ... We want to do some outreach. We want to do some cultural sensitivity training."
[VIDEO] April will from now on be recognized as 'Sikh Heritage Month'. Bill 52 approved in the Ontario Legislature thanks to MPP Jagmeet Singh. This is a great victory for Sikh awareness in the west!
[VIDEO] Montreal's Sikh community want to show that the turban is more than a religious symbol. They are rallying to get out the vote so that turbans will not be banned in the public sector.