A new Sikh temple is rising from the ashes of the nearly finished building that burned in October 2012. Construction is expected to finish in March 2015, or perhaps sooner...
Families came out to learn about diversity and the tragedy that happened in their own community. Among those at Saturday's event was retired Oak Creek Lt. Brian Murphy. He was shot 15 times while trying to stop the attack at the temple.
Punjab Singh spent a lifetime preaching the Sikh principles of optimism and hope — the very principles that his family now rely upon to sustain them during his slow recovery from being shot in the head two years by a white supremacist.
August 5th 2012, there was as brutal shooting at the Oak Creek Gurudwara killing six innocent people. Instead of giving into the hate and fear we came together as a community, people and nation.
Sikh volunteers helped build Habitat for Humanity on Saturday. They later assisted in cleaning up two parks and distributing free meals to homeless and hungry people in Modesto. Sikh groups nationwide provided similar services.
Pratiyahar is the practice of cutting a negative thought with a positive one. This is how to control the mind. It is the same thing with a habit.
...following the closure of a Finsbury Park temple, Building work has started to convert former Ship Aground pub in Lea Bridge Road, Lower Clapton, into a Sikh gurdwara and community centre.
It was a hate crime that agonized a peaceful community—but the message of love that has surfaced from their forgiveness runs deeper than the wound. This is the beautiful story of a community who chose to change the memory of their tragedy into a hope for the future.
To commemorate the two-year anniversary of the horrific mass shooting at a Gurdwara, the Oak Creek Sangat is organizing the Chardhi Kala 6K Memorial Run and Walk to be held this Saturday, August 2, 2014.
United Sikhs hosted the Gala as a fundraiser for addiction treatment in the Punjab, where drug- and alcohol use has reached epidemic proportions. United Sikhs already has one de-addiction facility in the Punjab that they hope will serve as a beacon for clean, healthy living.