From June 18-21, 2009, the Jakara Movement completed its tenth conference. Over 160 Sikh youth from throughout the United States congregated in Fresno, California for an educational and inspirational weekend.
“The humanitarian aid pledged by the USA and the European Union has not reached the camps yet. The Pakistan government and UN agencies are struggling to maintain humane conditions at the IDP camps,”
Several New York City Council members joined the Sikh Coalition at a June 16 rally in front of City Hall calling for the Metropolitan Transit Authority to end its policy of requiring Sikh employees to wear the company’s logo on their turbans.