UPCOMING EVENTS
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UPCOMING EVENTS: WHATS HAPPENING |
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COMMUNITY VOICE 1)
Saturday, April 24th 2004, New York: Sikh Day Parade in New York City . Buses from the tri-state
area will be available from their local Gurdwaras. For more information &
to volunteer please send email to contact@unitedsikhs.org
or call 718-441-1721 | 973-460-8740 | 201-889-8316 2)
Sunday, April 25th 2004, Atlanta, Georgia: Interfaith
Seminar: Sikh Diaspora and its role in a Multi-Cultural Society 3)
Thursday, May 06, 2004, Ridgewood, New Jersey: The
Challenges and Rewards of Living in Diverse Communities- A Symposium |
UNITED SIKHS UPDATES
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April 04, Glen Rock, NJ – In lieu
of the recent Lodi incidents, UNITED SIKHS, along with Sikh Youth of America
and volunteers of Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Glen Rock, NJ, held a
turban tying competition for the youth on Sunday, April11, 2004 in hopes of
empowering the Sikhs of tomorrow with pride and respect for their heritage…More |
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April
20, Richmond Hill, NY – Jagjit Singh,
a taxi cab driver was given a ticket for reckless driving. The cop who issued
the ticket comes up again to Jagjit, behaves rudely and does a physical
search on him. Finding him wearing a Kirpan, as a baptized Sikh does …More |
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37 MEMBERS
OF THE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES CO-SPONSER
HOUSE RESOLUTION 528 |
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April
20, Washington DC-Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
France should modify or abandon its ban on religious articles and symbols in
state schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious
faith without state interference, 2 more members of the House of the Congress
have signed the Resolution 528
bringing the total to 37…More |
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April
15, Amritsar Panjab-Kirandeep Kaur and her sister Jatinder Kaur of Ekel Gadda
village, Khadoor Sahib, will receive , Rs 51, 575 to fund their education at
the St Soldier Day Boarding school until March 05. Funds for their
scholarships were procured by UNITED SIKHS …More |
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April
14, London, Great Britain: UNITED SIKHS will distribute free cds next month
on the interpretation of Japji and Rehraas Sahib Ji to commemorate the 400th
anniversary of the parkash of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. These Cds…More |
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Lansing, MI – On April 1,
2004, Michigan State Senator Michael Switalski introduced a special
resolution commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first installation of
the Sri Guru Granth Sahib at the Golden Temple, Amritsar…More |
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UNITED
SIKHS RUNS ADVANCEMENT THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (ATIT) IN ITS SIXTH
YEAR |
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Fremont,
CA - UNITED SIKHS volunteers have successfully completed a four-week Computer
Education course for immigrant community on 21st of March 2004…More |
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March
20, Charlotte, NC: 11 Members of UNITED SIKHS conduct am awareness drive in
Uptown Charlotte on March 19, 2004...More |
FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER M.
DOMINIQUE de VILLEPIN WRITES TO UNITEDS SIKHS IN RESPONSE TO THEIR VISIT AT
FRENCH CONSULATE IN ATLANTA
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March 15, Atlanta, Georgia: In response to UNITED SIKHS visit on
February 13, 2004 at the French Consulate in Atlanta, a response from the
French government is attached below. http://www.unitedsikhs.org/us-na/sacred/atlanta/rtt/FrenchFMLetter-Eng.pdf |
Amritsar, UNITED SIKHS -
ASIA, Panjab activist Maninder Singh from Jallandhar performed Kar sewa at
Darbar Sahib Amritsar with a group of activists. Maninder Singh, who has been
performing Kar sewa since it started on 25th March, reported that a deluge of
devotees from all over the world…More
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