Washington, DC: On November 13, 2014, the White House hosted Sikh community members from around the country in celebration of Guru Nanak Dev ji’s Gurpurab, marking the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak ji, the founder of Sikhism. Dr. Rucha Kavathe,…
17th Nov 2014, Vancouver, Canada – After a groundbreaking start, when a cross section of people walked four km from the Totem Poles to the Komagata Maru Memorial in Vancouver on 25th October, various groups have expressed an interest to…
November 14, 2014 New York/New Jersey – Starting Nov. 15, millions of Americans will once again be able to shop for, compare and enroll in new health insurance options in the Health Insurance Marketplace Individuals and families all over the country can…
CONTACT: Manmeet Singh, UNITED SIKHS, 646-315-3909, manmeet.singh@unitedsikhs.org Crystal Cooper, ACLU National, 212-549-2666, ccooper@aclu.org WASHINGTON – UNITED SIKHS and The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the Nation’s Capital filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Army for refusing to allow a…
To read Punjabi translation of PR click here “The UNITED SIKHS legal team has been in the forefront of a roller-coaster legal battle since 2006, when a lower court overturned a turban ban in GO Schools, which was then reinstated by…
Ontario Every time you give blood, you save a life. It was with that goal in mind that the UNITED SIKHS coordinated blood donation events at Heartland Blood Clinic in Mississauga. The camps were held on the 8th and 15th of…
To read Punjabi translation of PR click here “The UNITED SIKHS legal team has been in the forefront of a roller-coaster legal battle since 2006, when a lower court overturned a turban ban in GO Schools, which was then reinstated by…
Mr. Gurbhej Singh SandhuNew York, USA-Mr. Gurbhej Singh Sandhu, an elderly Sikh gentleman, had his religious freedom violated by the New York City Department of Correction (DOC). Mr.Sandhu visited Rikers Island Correctional Facility on numerous occasions since February 2012 to…
I am inviting you to the Good Will Walk against Violence, organized by UNITED SIKHS (www.unitedsikhs.org), a UN affiliated, international NGO, which is on Saturday 25th Oct 2104, from the Totem Poles (Stanley Park) along the Seawall to the Komagata Maru…
SAVE THE DATE: 11am on Saturday, 25th Oct 2014, Vancouver Further details on the Walk are here You may read this Press Release in Panjabi here “We will walk not because we can change the perpetrators, but so that the violence will not change…