Highlights: Four Canadian Sikhs were refused the right to wear their kirpans at the National Assembly in Quebec. Click here for more information in a previous press release. We are calling on the Sikh community to stand strong and show their…
The celebration of the Birthday/ Prakash Utsav of the Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji serves as a reminder to all governments, civil servants, humanitarian-aid activists and educationalists in the world to Recognize the Human Race as One. The prakash utsav…
The biggest waves start with the smallest ripples in the water. Be the one to drop the pebble, that starts the ripple, that creates the wave! Never forget Elie Wiesel’s call to action, “Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.…
Highlights: UNITED SIKHS presents the first in the series of updates on the 2010 Global Sikh Civil & Human Rights Conference. On Friday night, panelists discussed the role of women in protecting the Sikh identity, and how Sikh women are…
UNITED SIKHS and The American Embassy School Launch Peace Cards in Delhi “For me, each card is more beautiful than the next! Each poem contains a special message, straight from the heart of the student who wrote it. Reading the…
“For me, each card is more beautiful than the next! Each poem contains a special message, straight from the heart of the student who wrote it. Reading the poems brings you lots of peace!”: Harjyot Kaur, UNITED SIKHS’ Empowerment and…
Highlights: Support Human Rights Day! Volunteer for UNITED SIKHS, an organization that helps to empower disadvantaged and minority communities at home and abroad now! UNITED SIKHS thanks our volunteers who strive to change the lives of individuals every day and without whom…
Highlights: White House hosts celebration of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birthday for the second year UNITED SIKHS takes part in celebrations with Sikhs from all over the U.S.A. President Obama pays tribute to Sikhism’s values of equality and social justice…
Highlights: UNITED SIKHS presents the 3rd Annual Global Sikh Civil Rights Conference in Surrey, Canada The theme for the conference is Protect Our Identity; continuing our global campaign launched earlier this year Community leaders and members to engage in a dialogue…
Highlights: New Staff members Hansdeep Singh, Ilana Ofgang and Herpreet Kaur join the legal and communications teams to help with the multi-faceted work of the organization and assist in providing services to the community, both locally and internationally, with greater…