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Bulletins Archive 2005
December
- UNITED SIKHS Defends Sikh Students Suspended for Wearing a Kirpan
- December 29, 2005
- UNITED SIKHS is investigating a case of two Sikh schoolchildren who were suspended for wearing a Kirpan, a Sikh article of faith. Amarinder Singh and Harpreet Singh, both aged 14, who have been attending Richmond Hill High School were suspended for wearing a Kirpan.
- Justice for Khalsa?
- December 29, 2005
- On December 22, 2005 the final act in the Rajinder Singh Khalsa and Gurcharan Singh assault trial was played out. Five men were sentenced to minimum jail sentence for their part in this brutal crime after none of them were found guilty for a hate crime assault.
- London Students Join Schoolbag Appeal for Bagh Schoolchildren
- December 19, 2005
- When 12-year old Amir Khan opens his new schoolbag in his tented make-shift school in Quake-hit Bagh next week, he will be smiling at the cuddly toy that 12 year-old Aman Singh packed into the schoolbag...
- London Students Join Schoolbag Appeal for Bagh Schoolchildren
- December 19, 2005
- When 12-year old Amir Khan opens his new schoolbag in his tented make-shift school in Quake-hit Bagh next week, he will be smiling at the cuddly toy that 12 year-old Aman Singh packed into the schoolbag...
- REMEDY Supplies Much Needed Medical Supplies for Katrina Survivors
- December 11, 2005
- The Mount Sinai Hospital REMEDY project partnered with UNITED SIKHS and provided much needed medical supplies to shelters housing hurricane survivors in Baton Rouge recently.
- SIKHS Host Multi-Faith Thanksgiving at NY Gurudwara
- December 9, 2005
- A multi-faith Thanksgiving event was hosted by the Sikh Centre of New York Gurudwara Sahib in Flushing, NY, a fortnight ago. UNITED SIKHS, the sponsoring organization...
- Partap Singh and Family Leave Peru to Begin a New Life In India
- December 9, 2005
- After a 4-year lonely struggle fighting mistaken identity and ignorance and facing extreme difficulties, Partap Singh decided that enough was enough.
- UNITED SIKHS Obtains Donation for Sukho High School in Pakistan
- December 9, 2005
- In an effort to return life to normal in earthquake-ravaged Pakistan, UNITED SIKHS recently obtained a donation from California, USA for Sukho High School located in the village of Sukho...
- Guilty Verdicts for NY Sikhs’ Assailants
- December 9, 2005
- Waiting more than a year for justice, Rajinder Singh Khalsa heard the one word he has been seeking – “Guilty”. The Honorable Judge Seymour Rotker delivered on Monday the verdict against the 5 assailants of Rajinder Singh Khalsa as follows:
- French Government Issues Circular to Ban Turban for Driver’s License Photograph
- December 7, 2005
- The French Government issued a circular yesterday effectively overturning a French High Court decision on Monday that said it was illegal to prevent a Sikh from wearing a turban for his driving license for his photograph.
- French Sikh Wins Right to Wear Turban
- December 05, 2005
- The French High Court, the Conseil d'Etat, ruled today that a French Sikh has a right to wear his Turban for his driver's licence photo. The court ordered that Shingara Singh Mann be given his…
- US Prosecutor Drops Charges for Wearing Kirpan
- December 04, 2005
- UNITED SIKHS, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan, and attorney Mike Gibbs successfully persuaded a City of Detroit prosecutor to drop charges last month against Sukhpreet Singh…
November
- UNITED SIKHS Files Law Suit to End Sikh Religious Rights Violations in NY Prison
- November 30, 2005
- UNITED SIKHS and the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LPP filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court a fortnight ago to enforce a Sikh prisoner's right to practise his religion and to ensure that Sikh prisoners have the same…
- UNITED SIKHS Briefs NY Judges at Multifaith Awareness Event
- November 26, 2005
- In the Court building on 88-11 Soothing Boulevard; Jamaica; New York, a Multifaith meeting took place last month organised by the Interfaith Centre of New York and the Council of Queens County Judges. The meeting was an opportunity to…
- UNITED SIKHS meet with UN in Quake-Affected Pakistan
- November 26, 2005
- UNITED SIKHS joined a humanitarian coalition established by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and met with United Nations officials and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the…
- UNITED SIKHS Brings Smiles to Quake Childrens' Faces
- November 20, 2005
- UNITED SIKHS volunteers yesterday provided trauma relief and a welcome break from pain and loneliness to children who are being treated for injuries, after the Asian earthquake left many of…
- New York City Sikhs Testify for Turban Bill
- November 18, 2005
- The first public hearing on the Uniform Anti-Discrimination bill (Intro 577) was held in City Hall yesterday, chaired by Joseph Addabbo. A new law proposed by this Bill would allow all uniformed city agencies to exempt an…
- ASCF Will Testify for NYC Sikhs to Support a Pro-Turban Bill
- November 16, 2005
- Members of the American Sikh Consultative Forum (ASCF), which was formed recently to raise Sikh issues collectively with New York City Agencies, will turn up in full force at City Hall tomorrow (Thursday) to testify in…
- UNITED SIKHS Delivers Medical Aid to Quake Victims in Battgram, Pakistan
- November 15, 2005
- Garhi Habib Ullah, North West Frontier, Pakistan: UNITED SIKHS helped distribute much needed medical supplies last week (9th Nov) to earthquake survivor's in a camp in Battgram, Pakistan. A base camp was also set up in…
- UNITED SIKHS Finds 500 Families in Poonch (Kashmir) Still Waiting For Quake Relief Aid
- November 13, 2005
- In the continuing effort to provide relief to Asian Quake survivors, UNITED SIKHS volunteers travelled to the Poonch district and found that relief aid had not reached this area, where 95% of…
- UNITED SIKHS Provides More Devastated Kashmir Villages With Building Material to Build Shelter Homes
- November 08, 2005
- The UNITED SIKHS GHANAIA relief team supplied building material to 36 Sikh and 17 Muslim families in Tribuni and Simbulpura villages of Tangdhar last week. "It is the…
- UNITED SIKHS 'Adopts' 170 Families to Construct Their Shelter Homes in 7 Devastated Villages in Kashmir (India)
- November 01, 2005
- With winter ahead, people in the mountain villages eagerly look for more help from relief agencies. UNITED SIKHS has identified 170 Sikh families and several others who are in dire need of shelter homes in the…
September
- Partap Singh of Peru Needs Your Help
- September 29, 2005
- Partap Singh moved to Peru nine years ago from Spain, where he had gone from India to study Spanish and work as a travel consultant. It did not matter that he and his wife Gurpeet Kaur were the only Sikh family in Lima, they were…
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