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UNITED SIKHS urges faith based organizations including Sikh Gurdwaras to prepare communities for historic Storm Irene

UNITED SIKHSAugust 26, 2011

Highlights: Click here to print a Hurricane Relief Flyer for your families UNITED SIKHS urges all Gurdwaras in the East Coast to brace for evacuees and will be working with Red Cross to serve food at evacuation shelters. The New York Disaster…

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UNITED SIKHS Presents at Washington Times Religious Freedom Conference: “Stop Religious Persecution Now!”

United SikhsAugust 25, 2011

UNITED SIKHS Presents at Washington Times Religious Freedom Conference: “Stop Religious Persecution Now!” Highlights: UNITED SIKHS spoke about the Religious persecution of Sikhs at the “Stop Religious Persecution Now” Conference hosted by the Washington Times. UNITED SIKHS works across the…

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UNITED SIKHS Urges Prime Minister of Hungary to Protect, Not Suppress, Religious Freedoms

UNITED SIKHSAugust 24, 2011

UNITED SIKHS Urges Prime Minister of Hungary to Protect, Not Suppress, Religious Freedoms Highlights: UNITED SIKHS: Responded to news from the International Religious Freedom Roundtable in Washington DC that the Hungarian Parliament had passed a law that would negatively…

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Sacrilege Case: UNITED SIKHS Petitions Human Rights Commission to Investigate

United SikhsAugust 21, 2011

“Following the desecration of five saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in a village in Panjab, the Punjab Police have registered a case of theft in a dwelling house, etc…. However, the police have not added the offence under…

HELP NOW – FEED THE HUNGRY IN AFRICA

UNITED SIKHSAugust 3, 2011

Areas in 4 Countries on the Verge of Famine UNITED SIKHS Expands Guru Nanak Food Bank and Relief to Serve the Needy Our local team has begun the campaign and teams from other UNITED SIKHS chapters will be leaving for…

One Year On – UNITED SIKHS Distributes Rice to Pakistan’s Flood Victims of 2010

UNITED SIKHSAugust 1, 2011

UNITED SIKHS and NATPOW distributed 25,000 kg of rice to Pakistan’s flood affected IDPs “We are thankful to UNITED SIKHS and the Bangkok Sikh Community who remembered Pakistani brothers during these trying times and friendly gestures would never be forgotten…

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UNITED SIKHS Secure Kirpan Rights of Sikh Care Worker

UNITED SIKHSJuly 31, 2011

“As a new member of the Khalsa in 2011, I am very pleased to say that the employer’s issue of wearing a Kirpan in the workplace has been quickly resolved with UNITED SIKHS’ help.”-Care worker Gian Singh thanking UNITED SIKHS for…

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Sikh Advocacy Groups Unite for Meeting with TSA Leadership

UNITED SIKHSJuly 19, 2011

Highlights: Last week, Representatives of the UNITED SIKHS, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), and Sikh Coalition met with the head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Administrator John Pistole to discuss racial & religious profiling of…

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Sikhs in the Workplace: UNITED SIKHS Works with Individuals and Government Agencies to Protect the Rights of Sikhs Against Employment Discrimination

UNITED SIKHSJuly 18, 2011

Highlights: UNITED SIKHS has partnered with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to provide Panjabi and Hindi translations of EEOC materials so that the Sikh community can be better informed about their rights in the workplace. UNITED SIKHS has been working across the nation…

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UNITED SIKHS Legal Team presents Testimony at Hearing on NYC Department of Education’s Efforts to Combat Bullying and Proposed Resolution No. 473-A & 474-A

UNITED SIKHSJuly 11, 2011

Highlights: To view UNITED SIKHS legal fellow testifying at the hearing click here. UNITED SIKHS has been working across the nation to raise awareness about Sikhs and Sikhism in the context of Bullying Prevention. UNITED SIKHS is working with government agencies,…