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	Home / Bulletins Archive / 2006 Bulletins Archive 2006 November Promote Diversity Celebrate Difference: NYC Multifaith Forum on Religious Identity November 09, 2006 Prejudice breeds when diversity and difference is not celebrated. This was the resounding message delivered to 150 participants at the Multifaith Forum on Identity in New York city... Act Now! Nominate “Monty” as BBC Sports Personality of the Year November 09, 2006 Mudhsuden Singh, affectionately known as Monty Panesar, has made cricket a fashionable sport for today’s youth and the successful spinner is now in the running for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2006... October Valencia Sikhs Thank Donors for Emergency Gurdwara Appeal October 28, 2006 The sangat of the Guru Nanak Association Gurdwara in Valencia, moved into their new Gurdwara last Saturday in time for the Sikh religious festival of Bandi Cchod. Spanish Sikhs Need Urgent Help: Police Issue Warning to Cut Gurdwara Water Supply October 14, 2006 Spanish police last week warned the sangat of the Guru Nanak Association Gurdwara in Valencia that their water supply will be cut if their blocked sewers are not repaired, because they were flooding the neighbouring areas. Tamil Nadu Tsunami Survivors Move into New Homes Built by the Sikh Community & Others October 04, 2006 Guru Nanak Sarbat Sikh Sangat (GNSSS), a coalition comprising of UNITED SIKHS and eleven other Sikh organizations delivered the keys of newly built permanent houses to the survivors... September Tamil Nadu Tsunami Survivors Move into New Homes Built by the Sikh Community & Others October 04, 2006 Guru Nanak Sarbat Sikh Sangat (GNSSS), a coalition comprising of UNITED SIKHS and eleven other Sikh organizations delivered the keys of newly built permanent houses to the survivors... An Appeal: Two Bright Sikh Scholars from Panjab Need your Support September 14, 2006 Satpreet Singh and Harmanjit Singh have written technical research papers which have been accepted for international conferences in Houston and Prague , respectively. Parent Power: Sikh Mother Tackles Illegal Question by Education Board September 13, 2006 Linda Singh, mother of five, sought help from various organizations last month when she noticed that the Carteret Board of Education were asking an unlawful question... UNITED SIKHS JOINS NATIONAL FAITH LEADERS TO MARK 9/11 WITH NY 'UNITY WALK' September 02, 2006 In the spirit of unity - Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Shinto and Sikh, leaders will guide participants on a 3-mile "Unity Walk" on Monday, September 11th in New York City... August UNITED SIKHS DIRECTOR BHAI ESHER SINGH SAVES SIKH GIRL FROM KIDNAPPERS. UNITED SIKHS QUERIED TO SETUP A GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN TASK FORCE August 23, 2006 The spirit of the saint-soldier that is embodied as the ideal of Sikhism has yet again revealed itself, this time, through a UNITED SIKHS Director. UNITED SIKHS Joins NGOs at the UN Against Violence in the Middle East August 04, 2006 UNITED SIKHS and thirty-six other NGOs (non-governmental organizations) attended a meeting at the United Nations on Tuesday to highlight the plight of the victims of violence during the current conflict in the Middle East. July UNITED SIKHS Executive Receives 'Home Town Hero Award' for Outstanding Service to Humanity July 08, 2006 Amritpaul Singh, who has lived and worked in the USA, for almost 23 years, was recently given the 'Home Town Hero' award by the parade committee of City of Fremont, CA... June UNITED SIKHS Director Honored as an “Outstanding Asian American in Business” June 27, 2006 Navneet Singh, UNITED SIKHS’ Director of Empowerment and Education, was recently honored by the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) as one of the "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business”. FIRST SIKH LEGAL CLINIC STARTED IN NYC June 10, 2006 The first free legal clinic for NY Sikhs, to educate them about their legal rights and how the law affects their lives, was held last month. UNITED SIKHS Attends a Clergy Summit on Disaster Preparedness June 10, 2006 UNITED SIKHS attended the third Annual Clergy Summit meeting on 1 st June 2006 on how to empower and protect congregations and communities through disasters preparedness. Sikhs Lobby MEPs Against Turban Ban After Refusing to Remove Kirpan to Enter EU Parliament June 02, 2006 Sikhs remained in high spirits as they continued to lobby their Members of European Parliament (MEPs) after they were prevented from entering the European parliament for refusing to remove their Kirpan. INDON QUAKE: UNITED SIKHS SUPPLIES FOOD AND CLOTHING TO VILLAGE CHILDREN June 02, 2006 The UNITED SIKHS relief team has begun delivery of emergency supplies to villagers affected by the earthquake, especially children, who were in desperate need of milk and clothes. May UNITED SIKHS Responds to Indonesian Earthquake May 28, 2006 The UNITED SIKHS emergency response team will arrive in Indonesia tomorrow to provide relief material to survivors of the earthquake which struck the island of Java, Indonesia killing over 4500 people ... UNITED SIKHS Collaborates with NGOs for Rehab of Asian Quake Survivors May 10, 2006 UNITED SIKHS has collaborated with an Austrian relief agency, the Seventh Day Adventists and Guru Nanak Relief Camp to provide shelter homes... Sikh Postal Worker Secures Right to Wear Turban May 10, 2006 A United States postal worker, who was initially told by his employer that he would not be allowed to wear his Turban... Sikhs Showcase their Diversity at NYC Mayor’s Immigrant History Week May 10, 2006 New York Sikhs celebrated their colourful immigrant history on April 22nd during Mayor Bloomberg’s annual Immigration Week Celebrations... UNITED SIKHS Responds to a Community Consultation by the UK Police May 09, 2006 UNITED SIKHS has responded to questionnaires on policing issues from the Metropolitan Police and the British Transport Police. UK Sikhs Fear Discrimination as Knife Detectors Introduced at Train Stations May 07, 2006 The British Police have been asked for a public assurance that Kirpan-wearing Sikhs will not be discriminated... April A Vaisakhi 2006 Message From All UNITED SIKHS Volunteers April 14, 2006 We salute all Sikhs who celebrate Vaisakhi today - an event that took place in the hills of Anandpur Sahib in 1699. But really, the Khalsa is older than the Anandpur Hills... UNITED SIKHS Helps 8 year old French Sikh Schoolboy Fight Pressure to ‘Integrate’ by Cutting his Hair April 10, 2006 UNITED SIKHS has successfully intervened to ensure that 8 year-old French schoolboy, Harjeet Singh, is able to wear his Rimaal (handkerchief on his top-knot) to his elementary school, after his father was told by the principal that... UNITED SIKHS Joins Efforts to Build a Coalition for Katrina Recovery Efforts April 10, 2006 UNITED SIKHS attended a meeting in February to build a coalition of organizations to run a recovery and renewal program in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. The meeting was an interactive planning session to discover common ground... The Sikh Prespective Presented at Social Workers and Religious Diversity Workshop April 09, 2006 UNITED SIKHS made a presentation on Sikhism at a social workers and religious diversity workshop on March 24, 2006, which was organized by the Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY)... NEW YORK MAYOR COMMEMORATES SIKH IMMIGRANT HISTORY ON APRIL 22 April 09, 2006 On April 22, 2006, New York Sikhs will celebrate their rich immigrant history during a colorful event commemorated by Mayor Bloomberg’s office and organized on behalf of the NY Sikh community by UNITED SIKHS. UNITED SIKHS Helps Illinois Fitness Instructor Secure his Right To Wear a Turban at Work April 07, 2006 UNITED SIKHS successfully intervened to ensure that a fitness instructor, Harmeet Singh, was able to wear his Turban at work after he was told by his employer last month that he would have to remove his Turban... March SCHOOLBAGS REACH BAGH March 16, 2006 In December 2005 a combined effort was made by the Sikh youth across London to send 400 school bags to Asian Quake affected areas of Pakistan... UNITED SIKHS SUES FRENCH GOVT OVER TURBAN BAN March 02, 2006 The French Supreme Court will consider today if UNITED SIKHS and Shingara Mann Singh should be allowed to challenge a government circular... February UNITED SIKHS TSUNAMI FINANCE AND PROJECT UPDATE February 17, 2006 On December 26, 2004, the world witnessed one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history. The Tsunami left millions with shattered lives... January English Flavour at Dallas Sikh Youth Camp January 08, 2006 At a Dallas Sikh youth camp last week, professional storyteller Roop Singh and UNITED SIKHS’ youth empowerment programmes co-ordinator... UNITED SIKHS Defends the Turban as a Religious Requirement for Sikhs January 05, 2006 An Agence France Press (AFP) report in the English Press on Monday misquoted a UNITED SIKHS statement in French by saying that the Turban is not ‘religious by nature’. Bagh in Flood Chaos – Relief Work Continues January 03, 2006 Extremely bad weather conditions hit Bagh and Muzaffarabad and other Quake affected areas last weekend posing challenges to relief work.

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