Sikh Coalition Creates New Educational Materials in Time for Vaisakhi

To celebrate the Sikh spirit, this Vaisakhi, the Sikh Coalition has developed brand new resources to help you explain the Sikh faith to your neighbors. These resources are available here.
Click here for the “Who Are The Sikhs” poster.
Click here to watch the videos.

Last Call for Sikh Coalition Interns

Last call for all those interested in becoming a Sikh Coalition intern! The Sikh Coalition is accepting applications for Spring 2013 and Summer 2013 Internships.

For more information on how you can apply and become part of the Sikh Coalition team, click here.

109 Members of Congress Call for Sikh Hate Crime Tracking

One hundred and nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives issued a new letter today calling on the FBI to begin tracking hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus, and Arab-Americans, the way it does for other communities. The FBI is scheduled to make a decision about this issue in June.
Click here to read the letter.
Click here to read more.

Sikh Coalition Trains NYPD’s Newest Graduates

The Sikh Coalition was invited back to the New York City Police Academy to train its newest graduating class of police officers. Over 1200 New York Police Department (NYPD) recruits were given information about Sikh beliefs. Special attention was given on how to respectfully interact with a Sikh who wears a turban or kirpan and how to effectively engage with Sikhs in New York City.
To read more, click here.

Legal Victory: Sikh Corrections Officer, Threatened with Termination, Accommodated by AZ Department of Corrections

The Sikh Coalition welcomes the decision of the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) to accommodate Corrections Officer Ikhbinder S. Bassin’s Sikh articles of faith, including his unshorn beard and kara.
Click here to read more.