Browsing Tag: SAFAR

Just as many people begin to understand and recognize our community, and while we still struggle against the bigotry of those who seek to exclude peoples of color, why muddy the tentative waters with the contentious label: “feminism”? Quite simply because, as Sikhs, we are required by our faith to challenge the status quo.

They are living miri and piri: actions in this temporal world infused with spirituality and love of Waheuguru. The Kaurs present at the conference are all striving to create a more just and compassionate world.

Palbinder Kaur Shergill, Canadian litigator, once stood in court and heard opposing counsel argue that lawyers and judges with religious “symbols" such as turbans should not be permitted. In 2012, Palbinder was appointed Queen’s Counsel, still donning her classic black turban.

Sikh women gathered in Toronto last weekend to hold the first ever Sikh Feminist Conference.

Our Journeys Conference 2011 is deliberately organized to be accessible to a diverse audience and range of interests. The conference will explore the topic of Sikh journeys from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. It is intended to provide a space for the articulation of Sikh feminist visions...

The Sikh Feminist Research Institute will be hosting a one-day conference entitled "Our Journeys" at The Centre for Women’s Studies in Education (CWSE), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE) Canada.