Archive of Sikh Coalition Community Advisories

2012

• February 2012
  • Take Action: Tell the FBI to Track Anti-Sikh Hate Crimes
  • Internal TSA Documents Exposed by Sikh Coalition

• January 2012
  • AVAAZ: Ending 2011 with Success
  • America's Largest Police Force Trained by Coalition
  • Work at the Sikh Coalition
  • Respect for All Week: Bring Sikh Awareness to NYC Schools!
  • Community Rallies to Far Exceed the $500,000 Challenge!
  • New Haven Unified School District Proclaims January 2012 as Sikh Awareness Month

2011

• December 2011
  • Video- 2011 Year in Review
  • THEY HAVE TANKS. WE (STILL) HAVE SLINGSHOTS
  • Free Voices. Sikh Voices
  • The New York Times Publishes Sikh Perspective
  • Video: Why Education is Necessary?
  • More Ways Than One to Support Us
  • AVAAZ: Washington Post, Video and Bronze Star
  • "Go back to your own country"
  • Donate with Confidence
  • Our Harsh Realities
  • Sikh American Soldier Receives Bronze Star Medal
  • When Will Sikhs Lead?
  • Sikh Coalition Leads National Alliance Demanding TSA Audit

• November 2011
  • (Video) Behind-the-Scenes at the Sikh Coalition
  • Attention Holiday Travelers - Know Your Rights at the Airport
  • AVAAZ: Sikh Coalition Research Highlighted by U.S Secretary of Education
  • White House Summit - Sikhs Enthusiastically Participate
  • Fremont Unified School District Proclaims November as Sikh Awareness Month
  • Education Update: Ongoing Curriculum Work in Texas
  • Success! Video/Photos from the NYC Bowl-A-Thon
  • President Obama Recognizes Bandi Chhor Divas and Diwali

• October 2011
  • Sikh Coalition Advocates Making a Difference
  • A Challenge! Will you take it on?
  • Community Challenge Begins Today!
  • AVAAZ: Sikh Coalition Research Highlighted in Report to President Obama

 

• September 2011

• Success! Video/Photos from 5K for 5ks.
• Diversity Video Competiton Winner!
• AVAAZ: Workplace Religious Freedom Law Passes!
• The Sikh Coalition Turns 10!
• Community Hearings Feature Unheard Voices of 9/11
• Mayor Bloomberg Signs Landmark Bill into Law

• August 2011
  • Sikh Coalition's Youth Group Leads Workshop on Bullying
  • A Major Victory for Religious Freedom!
  • Watch Our Live Stream!
  • AVAAZ: Fighting Bullying in Schools and in Congress
  • New Website Launched, Take Action Now

• July 2011
  • Coalition Brings Sikh Presenter's Course to DC Metro Area!
  • Sikh Advocacy Groups Unite for Meeting with TSA Leadership
  • (Video + Photos) Sikh Advocate Academy Graduates First Class
  • AVAAZ: Testimonies and Victories in June
  • Victory: Criminal Charges Dropped Against Kirpan-Wearing Sikh
  • Coalition Testifies at Historic Hearing on Workplace Religious Freedom

• June 2011
  • Sikh Coalition Speaks at NYC Council Hearing
  • Photos: White House Reception
  • Legal Victory: Sikh Prisoners Can Maintain Kesh
  • AVAAZ: Sikh Coalition Speaks at Congressional Briefing
  • Action Required - Help Maintain Right to Keep Kesh!
  • Racial Profiling Survey - Your Input Required
  • Need Something To Do Over The Summer?

• May 2011
  • Don't Mess With Texas: Video/Photos from Houston Bowl-a-thon!
  • Don't Miss Your Chance to Apply for the Sikh Presenter's Course!
  • Sikh Presenter's Course - Apply Today!
  • (Video) Sikh Coalition Testifies at U.S. Civil Rights Commission
  • Coalition Brings Sikh Presenter's Course to Bay Area!
  • AVAAZ: Sikh Anti-Bullying Advocate Featured in Congressional Record
  • Work at the Sikh Coalition!

   

• April 2011

• Victory: Sikhi Required in CA Police Academies
• (Photos) Sikh Families Greet President at the Largest White House Event
• Your Signature Required: Historic Effort Begins
• Sikh Youth Mentored by Young Professionals
• Spare Some Change to Make Change
• Video & Blog: Bullying Victim Speaks Up at White House
• Last Chance to Apply - Sikh Advocate Academy!
• This Vaisakhi: Is it Illegal to be Sikh?
• 2011 Diversity Video Competition Begins
• Lawsuit Filed: Right to Maintain Kesh in Prison
• AVAAZ: Sikhs Bullied by Capitol Hill Police

• March 2011

  • 2 Sikhs Shot, One Killed in California
  • Dividing America by Religion
  • Groundbreaking Initiative: Applications Invited
  • Anti-Sikh Discrimination in the Trucking Industry
  • Seeking 1000 Stars this Vaisakhi

• February 2011

• New Report: Anti-Bullying Measures Found Ineffective by Teachers

• AVAAZ: Starting the New Year Right!

 

• January 2011

• Photos: Press Conference Highlights Anti-Sikh Discrimination

• Job and Internship Opportunities

• Supporters Rally to Exceed the $500,000 Challenge!

2010

• December 2010

  • 2010 Videos & Photos

  • Donate with Confidence

  • They have tanks, we have slingshots!

  • Senator John Kerry Introduces Pro-Sikh Legislation

  • (Video) 2010 Victories

  • Our Harsh Reality

  • Sikhi in Texas Textbooks – We Need Your Help

  • Changing Hearts and Minds

• NYC Bowlers Raise $42K; Doubled to $84K

• Together, We Will Do This

• AVAAZ: Another Month of Exciting Initiatives

• November 2010

• 20% OFF: Kenneth Cole Takes Sikh 'Awearness' National

• Education and Protection for the Next Generation

• Did Thanksgiving Travel Embrace You or Disgrace You?

• New Report Released: Bay Area Children & Adults Face Anti-Sikh Harassment
• Photos: First Enlisted Sikh Soldier Successfully Completes Army Basic Training
• AVAAZ: October Updates
• COMMUNITY ALERT: Turbans to Always be Searched at Nation's Airports

 

• October 2010

• Guru Nanak's Gurpurab: Remembrance and Reflection
• The President said NO, but You Can Say YES
• President Will Not Travel to Darbar Sahib
• Will You Be One of Our 1000 Stars?
• Your Voice Is Being Heard; Keep it Up and Send us Pictures!
• TAKE ACTION: Add Darbar Sahib to President's Schedule
• Sikh Art and Film Foundation's Film Festival begins tomorrow!
• It hurts to know...
• A Challenge! Will you take it on?
• Sikh Coalition Alert: Some have come forward to support this work. Will you stand with them?
• AVAAZ: September Proves Victorious
• Public School Settles Lawsuit after Failing to Protect Sikh Student from Bullying
• Pushing the Doors Open: Legal Victory Three of Three
• Pushing the Doors Open: Legal Victory Two of Three
• Pushing the Doors Open: Legal Victory One of Three

 

• September 2010

• DVC Winner Announcement
• First Sikh American Named to White House Commission on AAPI
• Select the Winner for the Diversity Video Competition
• Celebrating Progress; 2nd Sikh to Graduate Basic Training with Articles Intact
• Now Accepting Applications for Fall Internship Program
• Advocacy Efforts Result in Historic Protections for Millions of Students State-wide
• One Week Left for Diversity Video Competition
• August 2010 AVAAZ: Know Your Rights

 

• August 2010

• Community Fight for Equal Opportunity in Army Marches On
• Monthly Digest: August 2010
• U.S. Government Finds AutoZone Humiliated and Harassed Sikh Employee

• July 2010
  • End Racial Profiling Act Introduced in Congress
  • 3 Weeks Left to Enter the Diversity Video Competition
  • Brochures Provide Straightforward Approach to Educating Non-Sikhs
  • Indianapolis Sikhs Meet with Congressman Burton to Promote WRFA Legislation
  • Monthly Digest: July 8, 2010

 

• June 2010

• First Annual Diversity Video Competition Launched!
• Sikh Coalition Attends White House Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Reception
• Photos and Video from Historic Congressional Hearing
• Sikh Coalition to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee
• Texas Victory: The True Cost of Change

 

• May 2010

• Texas State Curriculum Now Includes Sikhi
• Have You Suffered Workplace Discrimination Since 9/11? Take Our Survey!
• Service to Country, Service to Sikhs: Year-Long & Summer Positions Available
• Federal Agencies and White House Engaging Western Region Office

 

• April 2010

• Lawmakers and Media Celebrate Sikhs in the U.S. Army
• In Celebrating Over 300 Years of the Khalsa We Are Proud to Wish all a Happy Vaisakhi
• Looking for a Dynamic Internship Experience this Summer?
• White House Invites Sikh Coalition to its Largest Annual Public Event
• Coalition Welcomes TSA Rescission of 14 Country Security Directive

 

• March 2010

• Oregon Governor Poised to End Sikh Teacher Ban
• New Summer Internship Opportunities
• Tell Congress to Support Religious Diversity in the Workplace
• Army Boot Camp Graduation Hosts First Sikh in Over 2 Decades
• Texas Board of Education Deliberates Over Curriculum
• EEOC Determines Sikh Suffered Discrimination by Lexus Dealership
• Video: Coalition Launches Sikh Presenter's Course
• Senate Joins House of Representatives in Repealing Anti-Sikh Law

 

• February 2010

• Coalition Files Lawsuit Against Lexus Dealership for Refusing to Hire Sikh
• Take Action: Civil Rights Battle Not Over in Oregon
• Battle in Texas Education: 4.8 Million Students To Be Impacted
• Equal Rights Debate Heats Up in Oregon

 

• January 2010

• Muslim, Arab, Sikh & South Asian American Community Leaders Welcome DHS Secretary Napolitano
• Off to the Races in 2010: Progress in Oregon, Texas and D.C.
• National Sikh Groups Warn of Profiling
• Action Alert: Tell the Oregon Legislature to End the Sikh Teacher Ban

 

2009

• December 2009
• Battling Hate
• Violent Assault on West Texas Sikh
• As We Grow, So Does the Sikh Voice
• Second Sikh to be Accommodated by United States Army
• Sonny Caberwal, DJ Rekha and Kenneth Cole Team Up Supporting Sikh Coalition Year-end Fundraising Campaign

 

• November 2009

• The Community Should Know: The True Cost of Change
• Sikh Organizations Condemn Fort Hood Attacks
• Take a Moment to Remember the Victims of 1984

 

• October 2009

• Army to Accommodate Sikh Client
• Sikhs Now Allowed to Serve as Federal Security Officers with Articles of Faith Intact
• Governor Schwarzenegger Fails Sikhs
• Growing Legal Force to Combat Increasing Discrimination

 

• September 2009

• 1.4 Million New Jersey Students to Learn About Sikhs
• Coalition Appoints New Executive Director
• CA Legislature Passes Kirpan Education Bill

 

• August 2009
  

• Congress Speaks Out Against US Army's Exclusion Policy

• Flying While Sikh, TSA Gets a Grade, Q2 2009

 

• July 2009

• Justice for NYC Youth
• Take Action: Congressional support needed for Sikh "Right to Serve"
• Army Command Reviews Sikh Concerns
• Coalition Grades New York City's Department of Education on School Bullying

• June 2009
  • A Message from Capitol Hill: Stop Discrimination Against Sikhs in the Military
• MTA Turban Branding Press Conference
• The Army Responds: Open to Reviewing Policy that Excludes Sikhs
• California Kirpan Education Bill Passes Assembly Vote: 59-0
• Assaulted Sikh Student Files Suit

• May 2009
  • The Stubborn Face of Ignorance

  • This Historic Campaign and You

  • We Won’t Hide the Truth!

  • Flying While Sikh, TSA Gets a Grade, Q1 2009

• April 2009
  • Launch of the ‘Sikh Right to Serve’ U.S. Army Campaign
  • California Kirpan Education Bill Passes First Hurdle
  • Take Action: U.S. Army Rejects Sikh Identity

• March 2009
  • March Blog Update
  • An Early Vaisakhi Gift for California's Sikhs
  • Post Office Refuses to Take Sikh Boy's Passport Photo with Turban
  • Coalition's New Blog Offers More Visibility Behind the Scenes
  • Want to Intern for the Coalition this Summer?

• February 2009
  • California Lawmaker Works with Coalition to Propose Law Mandating Kirpan Education
  • Coalition Seeks to Hire Eastern Regional Director
  • Coalition Seeks Additional Staff Attorney
  • Houston Update: Deptartment of Justice Opens Compliance Review

• January 2009
  • A Second Victory for Sikh Doctors
  • Flying While Sikh, TSA Gets a Grade, Part 3
  • MLK Day and Obama's Inauguration
  • Houston Sikh Files Kirpan Lawsuit in Federal Court

2008

• December 2008
  • Houston Sikh Family Reports Burglary; Harassed by Police

   

• November 2008
  • Legal Victory for California Sikh Prison Guard Applicant
• Shape Our Children's Future - Start Today!
• Community and Coalition Continue Monitoring TSA
• Sikh Coalition wins Victory for Kaur; NWL Settles
• Flying While Sikh, TSA Gets a Grade, Part 3
• Coalition Files Friend of the Court Brief in U.S. Supreme Court
• Coalition Launches Year-End Fundraising Campaign
• Coalition to take on Lexus Cars in Discrimination Case
• Gurpurab: A Reminder of Our Work
• Coalition Looks Forward to Working With Obama Administration

• October 2008
  • Presidential Candidates Address Sikh Concerns; Sikh American Voter Guide Released
  • School Hate Crime Victim Receives assistance from the Coalition and Nation's Top Law Firms
  • NASMDA & Coalition Partner for MCAT Victory
  • Groundbreaking Effort to Inform Voters on Sikh Issues

• September 2008
• New Coalition Job Openings & Staff Promotions
• Coalition Opens New West Coast Office
• The Cost of Change
• Media Recognizes Sikh Community as Force Behind New Anti-Bullying Regulation
• Sikh Coalition and NYC Department of Education Announce New Chancellor's Regulation to Prevent Bias-Based Harassment and Bullying in Schools
• August 2008
  • Know Your Rights: Federal Employer Compliance Manual Includes 1st Sikh Examples
  • Results of Essay Competition Announced
  • New Jersey Supreme Court Sides with Coalition
• Flying While Sikh, TSA Gets a Grade, Part 2

 

• June 2008
  • Hundreds March and Rally at NYC School
• NYC Sikh Girl's Hair Cut by Another Student
• Confrontation at the Department of Education
• Another Sikh Boy Assaulted in School
• New York City Returns Confiscated Kirpan After Coalition Intervenes

 

• May 2008
  • Major Announcement: Coalition to Open West Coast Office in San Francisco Bay Area
  • Latest Update: Sikh Turban Set on Fire
  • Sikh Boy's Turban Set on Fire at NJ School
  • Flying While Sikh, TSA Gets a Grade

• April 2008
  • Photo Essay: A Civil Rights Report and Agenda
  • Coalition Releases Civil Rights Report and Civil Rights Agenda
  • We Can Make a Difference
  • Our Children Face Challenges
  • The Ugly Face of Hate

• March 2008
  • Criminal Kirpan Charges Dropped Against California Sikh
  • Grand Jury Fails to Indict Turban Attackers with a Hate Crime
  • Coalition Meets with United States Attorney General
  • Summer 2008 Interships at the Sikh Coalition

• February 2008
  • Job Openings at the Sikh Coalition
  • Support the Library Project
  • Report Your Air Travel Experience
  • Coalition Saddened by Congressman Lantos' Death
  • Coalition Launches Know Your Rights Series

• January 2008
  • Sikh's Turban Grabbed in Restaraunt

2007

• December 2007
  • International Monetary Fund Reverses Kirpan Ban
  • Coalition Files 32 Separate Complaints with the TSA
• November 2007
  • Sukhvir's Attacker Charged with Hate Crime
  • Sikh Hate Crime Victim Back in Hospital
  • Sikh Suffers Brutal Hate Attack in Seattle
  • Coalition Announces Major Staff Expansion
  • Will Thanksgiving Air Travel Embrace You or Disgrace You?
  • Detention Center Reverses Turban Ban after Coalition Intervenes
• October 2007

  • Sikh's Turban Torn from Head in Hate Assault

  • Flying While Sikh?: What You Need to Know as a Sikh Air Traveler

  • AT&T Reverses Kirpan Ban After Sikh Coalition Intervenes

  • TSA Develops New Procedure for Screening Turbans at US Airports

  • TSA Holds Community Meeting in Washington, Begins Responding to Some Concerns

  • Coalition Launches Groundbreaking Anti-Bullying Website for Sikh Kids
• September 2007
  • New York Times Publishes Sikh Coalition Editorial on Education
  • US Senators Also Weigh in on TSA Screening Policy
  • Sikh Coalition Files Amicus Brief in Anti-Semitic Work Environment Case
  • Chairs of Congressional Committees Say No to Mandatory Turban Screening Policy in 2nd TSA Letter in One Week
  • Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee Warns TSA Against Turban Screening Policy
  • Sikh American Groups Meeting with TSA for a Second Time
  • Action Alert: Contact Your U.S. Senators Immediately on the TSA Issue
  • Sikh's Turban Removed in Public and Placed Through Airport X-Ray Scanner
• August 2007
  • TSA Head Contacts the Sikh Coalition
  • Action Alert: Sign Community Petition to the TSA and Document Your Airport Turban Screening Experience
  • TSA Releases Statement on New Airport Screening Procedures
  • Sikh Turbans Will be Subjected to Heightened Scrutiny at U.S. Airports
  • Coalition Joins in Federal Backlash Mitigation Effort
• July 2007
  • Legal Brief Filed in Historic Kirpan Case
  • Schools Chancellor Responds to Sikh Concerns
  • Sojhi Curriculum Available for Gurmat and Panjabi Schools
• June 2007
  • EEOC Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Sikh Woman
  • 3rd Annual Diversity Essay Competition Begins
  • Coalition Releases "Hatred in the Hallways: A Preliminary Report on Bias Against Sikh Students in New York City Public Schools"
• May 2007
  • Sikh Boy's Hair Forcibly Cut in Hate Attack in Queens
  • Job Opportunity: Americorps Position Open at the Coalition
• April 2007
  • Video: About the Library Project
  • Coalition Launches Library Project
  • Help Our Work This Vasaikhi
  • Video: Sukhvir Kaur Speaks About Discrimination
    
• March 2007
  • French and Portuguese Versions of "The Sikhs" brochures released
• February 2007
• First Ever Museum Photo Exhibition on Sikhs Covers Their Election to Office in New York City
• Sikh Coalition 2007 Summer Internships
• NJ Division of Civil Rights Files Charge of Discrimination on Behalf of Sikh Student in Historic Case

2006

• December 2006
  • Sikh Coalition - 5 Year Anniversary Video Series - Part III
• November 2006

• Sikh Coalition - 5 Year Anniversary Video Series - Part II
• Sikh Coalition - 5 Year Anniversary Video Series - Part I
• October 2006
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Finds in Favor of Sukhvir Kaur
  • Sikh Coalition Celebrates Five Year Anniversary
• September 2006
  • First Sikhs Elected In New York
  • Coalition Calls for Community Remembrance and Caution on 9/11 Anniversary
• August 2006
  • Coalition Announces Winners of 2nd Annual Diversity Essay Competition
  • Coalition Helps Sikhs Asked by Illinois Court to Remove Their Turbans
• July 2006
  • Legal Program Update - Harvard Returns Sikh Student’s Kirpan
• June 2006
  • Sikh Coalition Expands Management Team
• May 2006
  • Understanding the Issues - Sikhs and Immigration Reform
  • NJ Governor Pledges to Ensure Sikhs are Free from Bias and Harassment
• April 2006
  • Over 1600 from 30 Countries Participate in the 2nd Annual Diversity Essay Competition
  • This Vaisakhi, Invest in the Future
  • Victory! Satnam Singh’s Hair Will Remain Uncut Crowned by His Dastaar
  • Urgent Action Requested: Save Satnam Singh’s Hair From Forcibly Being Cut
• March 2006
  • IRS Orders Sikh Women to Stop Wearing Kirpan at Work
  • Sikh Coalition 2006 Summer Internships
• February 2006
  • Only Three Weeks Left To Enter the Sikh Coalition's Second Annual Diversity Competition - Final Deadline March 1, 2006
  • Coalition Fights for Sikh Student Who’s Hair is Pulled and Suffers Daily Epithets at School
• January 2006
  • New York Non-profits, Volunteers Organize Community Health Fair at Queens Sikh Gurudwara

2005

• December 2005
  • Your Help Shapes Our Community's Future
  • 5 Sentenced to Incarceration for Hate Crime Against Rajinder Singh Khalsa
• November 2005
  • Joint Press Release: Council Member David Wepring and Sikh Coalition Organize City Council Hearing on City Uniform Anti-Discrimination Act the Law of New York City
  • New York City Council to Hold Hearings on Sikh Dastaar Bill on November 17, 2005
• October 2005
  • Wing Luke Asian Museum and Coalition Open Sikh Exhibit
  • 3rd Annual Spinning Wheel Film Festival - A Celebration of Sikh Film
  • Legal News: Sikh Prisoners in California Must Remove Tubansrand Cut Hair – Coalition Takes Action
• September 2005
  • The Sikh Coalition Invites You to Participate in the Second Annual Diversity Essay Competition
  • Sikh Coalition 2004-05 Annual Report Now Available
• August 2005
  • 2nd Annual Spinning Wheel Film Festival - A Celebration of Sikh Films
  • The Wing Luke Asian Museum and Sikh Coalition Request Your Help--Call for Exhibition Materials: Sikh Community: Over a 100 years in the Pacific Northwest
  • Sikh Coalition and New York City Council Members Call for Safeguards Against Profiling on City Subways --Coalition Works with City Council Members to Craft Letter to Mayor Bloomberg
• July 2005
  • Five More Sikhs to Resist MTA Turban Branding Policy--Center for Constitutional Rights and Sikh Coalition File Federal Lawsuit in Harrington Case
  • Coalition Helps Sikh Woman File Charge of Discrimination--Supervisor Told Woman That Sikhs Are “Thieves and Nasty” and that She Should Take Off Her Turban
  • One Year After Brutal Attack, Sikh Hate Crime Victim Files Civil Suit Against Attackers
• June 2005
  • Coalition Partners with Wing Luke Asian Museum to Create Sikh Youth Exhibit
  • Issue Focus - What the Workplace Religious Freedom Act Means For Sikhs
  • Case Update: Sikh Coalition Defends Against MTA Bigotry--Understanding Sata Hari Singh's Struggle Against the MTA
• May 2005
  • Coalition Announces Job Openings for Three Positions
• April 2005
  • Sikh Civil Rights Documentary Screening Across United States --Video Deemed a “Must See Video” for All Sikhs
  • Support the Future of Sikhs in America
• March 2005
  • Community Advisory: Coalition Seeks Summer Interns
  • U.S. Department of Justice Investigation Strengthens Coalition Claims Against MTA
• February 2005
  • New York Introduces Country’s First Dastaar Legislation
• January 2005
  • Sikh Coalition and California Sikh Council Win Kirpan Case