Category: Press Release

Press releases by Sikh Charities, Societies and NGOs

May 12
Guru Nanak Sacred Forest at SDM Office, Budlada is 22 months old and has become gigantically tall.

ਐਸ.ਡੀ.ਐਮ ਦਫ਼ਤਰ ਬੁਢਲਾਡਾ ਵਿਖੇ 22 ਮਹੀਨੇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਜੰਗਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਉੱਚਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਮੱਖੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਸਥਾਨ ਬਣ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਤਸਵੀਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਹੈFlourishing 22 months old Guru Nanak Sacred Forest at SDM Office, Budlada has become gigantically tall. It has become a habitat for birds and […]

May 12
Guru Nanak Sacred Forest at Amrit Indo-Canadian Academy Ladian is now 28 months old

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਇੰਡੋ-ਕੈਨੇਡੀਅਨ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਲਾਡੀਆਂ ਵਿਖੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਜੰਗਲ ਹੁਣ 28 ਮਹੀਨਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਘਣਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। Guru Nanak Sacred Forest at Amrit Indo-Canadian Academy Ladian is now 28 months old and is becoming denser. Source: Guru Nanak Sacred Forest at Amrit Indo-Canadian Academy Ladian is now 28 months old […]

May 12
Guru Nanak Sacred Forest in Amritsar is 30 months old.

ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਬਾਸਰਕੇ, ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਜੰਗਲ 30 ਮਹੀਨੇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਵਧ-ਫੁੱਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਰੁੱਖ ਵੱਡੇ ਹੋ ਗਏ ਹਨ। Guru Nanak Sacred Forest at Akal Academy Baasarke, Amritsar is 30 months old and thriving. The trees have grown huge. Source: Guru Nanak Sacred Forest in Amritsar is 30 months old. – EcoSikh

May 10
California Sikh Man, Repeatedly Harassed and Threatened, Calls for Action from Sutter County District Attorney and Launches Civil Suit

May 10, 2022 (Sutter, CA) — Almost one year ago, Mr. Rouble Paul Claire, a first generation Sikh American and father whose family has called Sutter home since 1973, was threatened with a racial slur and vehicular violence at a local store and then, in a second separate but related incident hours later, subjected to […]

May 09
30 months old Guru Nanak Sacred Forests in Verka Plant, Patiala has become habitat for Bees and Pollinators

30 ਮਹੀਨੇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਜੰਗਲ ਵੇਰਕਾ ਪਲਾਂਟ, ਪਟਿਆਲਾ ਵਿਖੇ ਪ੍ਰਫੁੱਲਤ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਮੱਖੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਾਗਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਵਧੀਆ ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ ਬਣ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। 30 months old Guru Nanak Sacred Forests is thriving at Verka Plant, Patiala. It has become a great habitat for bees and pollinators. Source: 30 months old […]

May 04
Celebrated Plantation of Guru Nanak Sacred Forest at Mejie Farms, Mohali

Celebrated Plantation of Guru Nanak Sacred Forest at Mejie Farms, Mohali on May 1st, 2022. 3,025 saplings of Native Punjab species were planted at the site. Sheer joy and enthusiasm were seen at the celebration as all guests themselves experienced the plantation process. We are grateful to Mr. BS Mejie and ‘Serve to change lives’ […]

May 03
SALDEF Mourns the Loss of Norman Mineta

Washinton D.C. – On Tuesday, May 3, Norman Mineta, former mayor of San Jose, 10-term congressman, Cabinet Secretary, and one of the country’s highest-profile Asian American political leaders, passed away in his Maryland home at the age of ninety due to a heart ailment.  Secretary Mineta was credited with passing hundreds of bills for transportation […]

Apr 30
Learning the Art of Recycling at ‘Best Out of Waste’. – #AkalAcademy, Fathegarh Gunduan

ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਫਤਹਿਗੜ੍ਹ ਵਿਖੇ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਿਆਂ ‘ਚ ਵਾਈ ਐੱਸ ਸਕੂਲ ਬਰਨਾਲਾ ਅੱਵਲਚੀਮਾ ਮੰਡੀ, 27 ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ: ਕਲਗੀਧਰ ਟਰੱਸਟ ਬੜੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਅਧੀਨ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੀ ਅਕਾਲ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ ਫਤਹਿਗੜ੍ਹ ਗੰਢੂਆਂ ਵਿਖੇ ਸਹੋਦਿਆ ਸਕੂਲ ਗਰੁੱਪ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਫਾਲਤੂ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਮਾਡਲ ਤਿਆਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਕਰਵਾਏ ਗਏ ਜਿਸ ਚ ਮੇਜਬਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਪੈਰਾਮਾਊਂਟ ਪਬਲਿਕ ਸਕੂਲ ਚੀਮਾ ਮੰਡੀ,ਸਰਵਹਿੱਤਕਾਰੀ ਵਿੱਦਿਆ ਮੰਦਰ ਧੂਰਾ, ਸੱਤਿਆ ਭਾਰਤੀ […]

Apr 15
Remembering Indianapolis

Washington D.C. –  (April 15, 2022) On this day last year, eight Americans were killed in a senseless mass shooting in a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. Together we remember them: Amarjeet Kaur Johal, Amarjit Sekhon, Jasvinder Kaur, Jaswinder Singh, Matthew Alexander, Samaria Blackwell, John Weisert, and Karli Smith. Of the eight, four were Sikh Americans. […]

Apr 14
Statement on Arrests in Recent Richmond Hill, NY Assaults of Sikh Men

Suspects Arrested, Charged with Hate Crimes in the Richmond Hill Assaults of Nirmal Singh and Additional Sikh Men April 14, 2022 (Queens, NY) — Today, the Sikh Coalition learned that Vernon Douglas has been arrested in connection with the Sunday, April 3, assault of Mr. Nirmal Singh and the April 12 assault of two more […]