Highlights: Guru Nanak Food Pantry opens in Los Angeles in collaboration with Orange County Second Harvest Food Bank With a capacity to store over 2,000 pounds of food the pantry is open every Saturday from 8:30am to 11:30am The Pantry aims…
Highlights: UNITED SIKHS leads over 20 meetings advocating for Sikh Civil and Human Rights with members of congress, Government agencies like Department of Justice(Civil Rights Division), FBI, State Department and White house officials Discussions and dialogue revolved around the detrimental…
Richmond Hill, NY: Over 50 providers from 11 agencies came together on September 30, 2012 at Gurdwara Sikh Cultural Society to provide essential health services to the community. The fair attracted over 200 people who accessed services such as Blood…
Community members invited to Health Fair Richmond Hill, New York: Community members are invited to the Health Fair organized by UNITED SIKHS on September 30, 2012 from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm in Richmond Hill, Queens. The event is held…
Allow Sikh Officers the Right to Maintain their Turbans and Beards- Sign the petition! UNITED SIKHS co-sponsors the petition with Comptroller Liu for NYPD to Reform Religious Garb Policy supported by Sikh Gurdwaras of NYC, Sikh Organizations and activists. The petition can…
20th Sep 2012, Washingotn DC: In the aftermath of the violent attack in Oak Creek Gurdwara, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) chaired a monumental hearing yesterday, the first Congressional hearing in recent years on the threat posed by domestic extremists. The historical…
HIGHLIGHTS: We urge all members of the Sikh community to attend the Senate hearing on Wednesday, September 19th in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226. In this fight, Sikhs are asking for a separate category for counting the increasing attacks on them. …
Charlotte, NC, USA: Sikhs leaders from California, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia got together in Charlotte to discuss important Sikh civil and human rights issues. The delegation of twenty Sikh delegates from CA and NY met with…
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: UNITED SIKHS National UMEED helpline received a call today of information of a death threat given to a community member and resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are keeping the identity anonymous to protect this individual. The resident informed us that…
A Call to all Sikh Organizations- November is the Sikh Cultural Awareness month San Francisco, California: California Legislature has unanimously approved Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 181 (California Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month) declaring the month of November as California Sikh…