New York: On Tuesday, September 13, 2016, UNITED SIKHS met with the New York City Commission on Human Rights staff to discuss some of the Sikh community’s civil rights concerns. While the City of New York has some of the most…
Harinder Bains, a Sikh business man who recognized bomb suspect Picture courtesy: CNN.com New York: On Saturday evening, September 17, 2016, the streets of Chelsea in New York City echoed the blast of a bomb that, according to various news sources,…
Los Angeles, California: In the aftermath of hostilities visited upon the Sikh community since 9-11, the Sikh Gurudwaras (places of worship) faced a difficult crossroad. The massacre in a Gurudwaras in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA, in August 2012 and shootings of members of the Sikh…
Fabriano, Italy: UNITED SIKHS’ Rishiwant Singh landed in Italy on August 30, 2016 to provide relief to the earthquake victims. An earthquake, measuring 6.2 ± 0.016 on the moment magnitude scale, hit Central Italy on 24 August 2016 at 03:36:32 CEST…
Louisiana: According to CNN, 6,900,000,000,000 gallons of water rained down on 13 Louisiana, U.S.A. parishes as of August 18, 2016 during the worst flooding in U.S. History since Superstorm Sandy. UNITED SIKHS’ Humanitarian Aid volunteers and staff from across the country…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Over the last two weeks, all of us have seen the devastation caused by the historic floods in Louisiana. This is likely the worst U.S. disaster we’ve experienced since Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Thousands of lives have been…
Ludhiana, Panjab:The Entrepreneurship Skill Development Program on Garment Manufacturing organized by UNITED SIKHS at GurKirpa Health Network, Dhamot village, Ludhiana concluded on August 02, 2016. It was a project of Govt. of India’s Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises…
‘If we have your support, we can provide for these refugees by developing the Social House so it is better equipped for the rehabilitation of families and children who have suffered trauma in their perilous journeys whilst fleeing the war…
Introduction Washington DC, USA: From July 11, 2016 through July 13, 2016, UNITED SIKHS, joined by students of the organization’s Advocacy and Humanitarian Aid Academy (AHAA), met with Congress members and their staff to speak about issues affecting the Sikh community.…
New York/ Washington DC:: There is widespread recognition that Americans who want to enter military service should not have to choose between their faith and their country. On June 22, 2016, UNITED SIKHS met with American Sikh Congressional Caucus, a…