Browsing Tag: United Sikhs

This February, Sikh holidays were included in the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Calendar, which goes out to over 1,500 schools. For the first time in history, thousands of students and public school faculty will know about the Sikh observance of Vasakhi.

After the immense success of last year's Academy we are bringing the Academy back with more sessions and more opportunity for advocacy than ever before! United Sikhs are now accepting applications for AAHA.

It is learnt that United Sikhs International Civil and Human Rights Advocacy (ICHRA) Team received an email confirmation from the Pikey Bar and Café Management detailing that the portraits of the Sikh Guru’s have been removed from the Bar as of October 1st, 2013.

At the conclusion of this year's conference, collaboratively, delegates have determined that Sikh issues need to be resolved locally with assistance from experts from Sikh communities around the world.

Following a letter writing campaign by United Sikhs to the school and State authorities, the school principal called a meeting with parents of the affected students and the Sikh community representatives, on 25th May, when he announced that the students may return to school wearing their turbans.

“I am pleased to see that today, the FBI came one step closer to doing exactly that." [tracking hate crimes against Hindu, Arab, and Sikh Americans]

California Senate Bill 231 passes in California Senate with unanimous support on May 29, 2013 and heads to the State Assembly.

Sikhs from all parts of Canada gathered together to meet with the Federal government, the National Democratic Party and Liberal Party leaders, and members of the opposition party to advocate for important Sikh civil and human rights issues at the first Canadian Sikh Summit in Ottawa D.C.

Jatinder P. Singh recited sections from the Mool Mantar accompanied by a musical piece played by Jon Blond on the flute.

I realized that schools are the first institutions that must become a model of pluralism, in order for pluralism to seep out into the rest of society.

Ever since 1984 when the Indian government and its minions brought to life with a vengeance the fictional classic of George Orwell, Sikhs the world over have cringed at the propaganda machine of the Indian government...

The Sikh community is thankful to Governor Brown for upholding the Civil Liberties by signing the bills.

UNITED SIKHS launches UMEED (Hope) - National Family Resource Center with a toll free hotline to assist with Community Empowerment and Education.

The UNITED SIKHS' recommended list of Sikh books offers a great variety of crucial topics which are necessary for students in the academic field who are studying Sikhs. The books not only share Sikh ideals but show a larger context to reflect the ever increasingly multicultural world we live in.

Communities and individuals across NYC have been working together not only to have impact on issues of global health and hunger, but to show the positive power that people of faith can have when they unite around action rather than debating divisive issues.

During the United Sikhs' Fourth Annual Global Sikh Civil and Human Rights Conference held April 24 the United Nations Church Center here, delegates from around the globe discussed pressing issues facing the Sikh community, most particularly the ban on the turban in French schools...

The Spring of Solidarity will stretch from March to June and will be a time in which New York City's multitude of faith communities can work together for the common good.

The UN Human Rights Committee has asked France to submit a report by March 15th on measures it is taking to remedy the violation of the religious freedom of 76 year old Ranjit Singh,who was asked to remove his turban for his ID photo.

UNITED SIKHS wins $250K Grant in the Chase Community Giving Contest on Facebook. UNITED SIKHS extends sincere gratitude and appreciation to our supporters who voted for us and our volunteers who worked tirelessly to make this campaign an overwhelming success.

UNITED SIKHS and other faith based organizations, earlier this summer, joined in the submission of an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court in support of the position that preserves the integrity of the ministerial exception, which religious institutions have the right to claim in matters of employment.

UNITED SIKHS wishes to acknowledge the willingness of TSA and DHS to listen to the challenges faced by our community and we hope that we can continue to strive for a more secure nation while being sensitive to the deeply held religious convictions religious freedoms of Sikh travelers.

“We are thankful to United Sikhs and the Bangkok Sikh Community who remembered Pakistani brothers during these trying times and friendly gestures would never be forgotten... and we hope that community will further support flood victims in this in such dire conditions...”

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.

Director of United Sikhs, Mejindarpal Kaur, told TOI on Friday that the Sikh community understood the public's concern with national security. "However, we cannot accept an abrogation of a Sikh's constitutional right under article 25 (2) (b) of the Indian constitution, under which a Sikh has a right to wear a kirpan at all times," she said.

“We are very concerned that the Punjab Police has not taken the incident of the willful removal of a Sikh’s turban seriously. It’s an affront to justice that Punjab Police are prepared to ignore a judicial order. ...to issue a statement explaining why the concerned police officer did not attend court yesterday and failed to file a report on the incident,” said Mejindarpal Kaur, Legal Director of United Sikhs.

Dr Harbans Singh Saron mentioned the importance of the Sikh value of "commitment to service" that goes beyond serving food. He said: "As we ring in the new year with Vaisakhi, there could not be a better way than to join our brethren at the Glide Church with the message of hope and love".

United Sikhs has filed today a criminal complaint with the Mohali Judicial Magistrate First Class about the willful public removal of a Sikh's Turban by a Punjab Police officer, who said he was acting on the instructions of a police superintendent.

On Monday, local religious leaders pleaded for the community to come forward with leads but also said they will not be deterred by violence. "Our community will continue to wear our turbans proudly," said Navi Kaur, the granddaughter of Surinder Singh, 65, who died from his wounds.

"When you feed an individual, you assist a family. When you assist a family you assist a community. When you assist a community you assist a nation. When you assist a nation you change the world."

A year later, today, many Haitians still go without access to basic services such as access to hospital care despite the influx of over $1 billion in aid. According to several estimates, more than a million Haitians are still homeless.