Browsing Tag: Bullying

[VIDEO] White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the Sikh Coalition held a Bullying Prevention Sikh Google Hangout.Ambassadors Program, Naureen Singh organized the discussion to educate Sikh American youth,...

Chu said: It is important for us to be able to communicate what is happening to Sikh children with regards to bullying, and communicate to a wider audience.

[VIDEO] Jagjeet won a Nikon D810 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Cannes for his film entitled ‘Voiceless – Stop the Bullies’. ‘I’m pleased to win an award for this particular film as it’s a project that sits close to my heart."

Do I dare explain myself to them? speak to those resounding, deaf ears ~ make them see their ill-illumined dungeons? Why don’t they learn to know me? Why don’t they know to learn me?

The Sikh Press Association have said: "We are fed up of being associated with terrorism. Sikhs are known for charity, loyalty and bravery. The media are responsible for the bullying this child is facing" - Jagraj Singh, Sikh educator.

A bullying video posted online by a Gwinnett County boy who wears a turban is approaching 1 million views -- people around the world seeing and hearing some of his fellow classmates taunting him, calling him a terrorist.

“Every child should be able to attend school without fear of being taunted and physically assaulted based on his religion or national origin.”

[VIDEO] Voiceless is a short documentary film based on a schoolboy who hanged himself and left behind a diary of abuse by playground bullies. Vijay Singh’s, 13, bullying went un-noticed for a long time before he decided it had come to a stage where he could not take it any more.

What a wonderful example of spreading Chardi Kala in the spirit of Sarbat Da Bhala! I think the reason the idea spread so well is because of the 'good will towards all' that was behind it.

Drawing on research reports published by the Sikh Coalition, 30 members of the United States Congress signed letters this week urging the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education to strengthen protections against school bullying.

Unable to bear the taunts, she had almost decided to withdraw from the club team when her aspirations were rekindled. Her grandfather told her that the US Congress was taking fresh measures to keep a check on bullying of students, particularly Sikhs, in schools and other places.

A recent national survey found more than half of Sikh students in Fresno County are regularly bullied in school, but leaders in one Valley town said they've worked for years to raise awareness of the Punjabi culture and religion. Now Punjabi is taught as a language in some schools.

While this was a great opportunity to clear misconceptions about Hinduism and Sikhism, and help to fight anti-Hindu and anti-Sikh bullying, the trainings have an even greater significance: cooperation between Hindu-Americans and Sikh-Americans on these kinds of issues.

"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."

Half of Sikh children reported that they are bullied in school, according to a study released Thursday. This is twice the national average.

We Sikhs are no strangers to bullying and harassment......And minorities make attractive targets; the more vulnerable they appear the more tempting to pick on.

The time to speak up is NOW. Your voices will be heard.

After all, at its root, bullying behavior is about power.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month for people to raise awareness about this issue that happens with everyone somehow of any size, age or shape. It’s important for people to know what National Bullying Prevention Month really is, how they can participate in it and how newcomers that come into Western Countries are sometimes affected by it.

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

“This is the first time the federal government has entered into a settlement on a school bullying matter involving a Sikh student.

The problem of bullying in schools and work place environment has become such a menacing issue that the concerned states and the school authorities are looking at ways of combating it.

“I wish the Junior Sikh Coalition was around when I was in school. Things may have been different for me then,” Premi said.

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.

“When we think of how we might prevent the tragedy that occurred at the Sikh gurudwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, we must look to the harassment endured by Sikh-American children in schools,” said Assistant Attorney General, Thomas E Perez, at a bullying prevention conference in California.

In advance of the London Summit on Family Planning, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), convened a special “Young People and Family Planning Summit” to focus on a critical factor in the debate: young people.

It's this sort of optimism that makes me believe that "looking different" has played a significant role in my way of "looking differently."

A memory which I still have very vividly in my mind, the first time I was truly scared. It was the day before the last day of school, I was in 3rd grade and just like with great movies, the memory starts with an action sequence.

Recognizing the lack of knowledge about Sikhs & Sikhism in the western world including the United States, and the need for educating the masses about Sikh identity, it is very important to include information about Sikhs in school textbooks and Supplemental Instructional Materials (SIM).

As someone who practices religion personally and studies religion academically, this story tears me up inside. There's so much I want to say about this. A lot of it is probably obvious, and a lot has already been said. But I do think this story raises an important question that we tend to overlook.