Press releases by Sikh Charities, Societies and NGOs
Sikh Coalition Joins NY Governor Hochul’s Anti-Hate Crime Rally, Calls for Additional Action to Protect Our Communities April 13, 2022 (Queens, NY) — Today, the Sikh Coalition joined New York Governor Kathy Hochul and local Queens Sikh community leaders at an anti-hate crime rally in Queens to address the continued rise in hate crimes against […]
Sikhs Nationwide Solemnly Mark One-Year Anniversary of Indianapolis FedEx Shooting April 13, 2022 (Indianapolis, IN) – On Friday, the Sikh Coalition will join community members in Indianapolis and across the nation in commemorating the one-year anniversary of the April 2021 mass shooting at a FedEx ground facility. Eight individuals were killed in this horrific act […]
Sikh Marine Officer, Recruits Launch Historic Lawsuit for Religious Rights April 12, 2022 — Late yesterday, the Sikh Coalition, our pro bono co-counsel at Winston & Strawn LLP, and our litigation partners at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and BakerHostetler, with support from the Sikh American Veterans Alliance (SAVA), filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Marine Corps […]
Edmonton (April 8, 2022): The World Sikh Organization of Canada welcomes the announcement by the Government of Alberta that effective immediately, applicants with facial hair for religious or medical reasons can apply to be correctional peace officers (CPOs). The WSO had been contacted by several Sikh applicants who were barred from becoming CPOs because of their religiously mandated […]
Today, the United States Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as one of the nine Justices on the United States Supreme Court in a bipartisan vote. “We congratulate Judge Jackson on her confirmation to serve on the United States Supreme Court by a bipartisan Senate,” said Kiran Kaur Gill, Executive Director of SALDEF. […]
March 25, 2022 by Sikh Entrepreneur A big Congratulations to Harpeet Kaur for winning the apprentice 2022 final. She’s won a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar after outperforming 15 other hopefuls in the most recent high-octane series of The Apprentice. The 30-year-old was dubbed “bossy” by Karren Brady, who says she started working in her father’s convenience […]
Ottawa (March 23, 2022): The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is deeply concerned by the decision of a High Court in India’s Karnataka to uphold a ban on the hijab in classrooms and the deterioration of religious freedoms in the state. The ban is deeply discriminatory against Muslim women and has the potential to impact […]
Ottawa (March 17, 2022): The World Sikh Organization of Canada welcomes the latest arrival of Afghan Sikh and Hindu refugee families to Canada, but continues to fear for those left behind in Afghanistan and India. Approximately 98 refugees are expected to arrive this month in Kelowna, Vancouver and Calgary. The arriving families had fled Afghanistan to […]
March 16, 2022 by Sikh Entrepreneur Last time I got excited when Taran Singh of Taran3d launched his kick starter project and created a fantastic statue of famous 18th Century Sikh Warrior – Garja Singh. Now we have our very own Sikh action figure. Baaj Singh is the World’s First Sikh Action Figure Toy. He comes tyar bar […]
KAI began our response to the Ukraine crisis the week before the war started, in preparation of this eventuality. As a result, Khalsa Aid International was able to respond rapidly to the Ukraine crisis by establishing teams on the borders of the five bordering countries. Within 24 hours we had a team in Poland and […]