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The Sikh Coalition Newsletter
Justice for All - The e-Newsletter
Asu 16,, 535 NanakShahi
September 30, 2003
Volume 25
Coalition Endorses Airline Discrimination
Suit Against Delta, Supports Victims
The Sikh Coalition stood with Hansdip Singh at the 
steps of the federal courthouse in Newark, New Jersey on
September 16, 2003 as he filed suit against Delta airlines
for airline discrimination. Hansdip
filed suit against Delta after an airline attendant told
him before a flight to maintain a “low profile” because
he was from the Middle East, and told other passengers that
they have to help her restrain him because he would be "trouble"
on the flight. The Sikh Coalition offered a statement
of support at the press conference announcing the law suit.
[Read the Coalition's
statement at the lawsuit press conference please click here]
If you would like to know your rights as
an airline passenger, please go to our
airline travel discrimination page.
[Report
Airline Discrimination]
Coalition on American University Hate Crimes Panel
The South Asian Law Students Association at American University’s
Washington College of Law hosted a screening of the documentary
“Raising Our Voices: South Asian Americans Address Hate,”
on September 22, 2003. The documentary, produced by
the South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT), discusses
hate crimes against South Asians in the United States both
before and after September 11th. The event kicked
off the law school’s diversity week. Harsimran Kaur,
a Washington area attorney, represented the Sikh Coalition
at a post-screening panel discussion.
Pittsburgh
Club to Amends "No Hats" Policy, Coalition Works
with ADL and Victim
The management a Pittsburgh nightclub, has decided
to amend a "no hats policy" after receiving complaints
from Sikh and Jewish groups. On July 18, 2003, Harpreet
Singh Grewal, a local medical doctor, went to the club with
his wife. The owner of the club would not allow him
to enter the club without removing his turban. Harpreet
reported the incident on the Sikh Coalition website.
The Sikh Coalition worked with Harpreet Singh and the local
Anti-Defamation League to request a change in policy since
it violated public accommodations law. The club after
receiving similar complaints from other Sikhs and Sikh organizations,
agreed to allow patrons to wear religiously-mandated
headdress like a turban. The Sikh Coalition would
like to thank the ADL, SMART and other individuals and organizations
that worked for a change in the club's admission policy.
Wing Luke Asian Museum Calls for Submissions From Sikh Community
The Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle, Washington invites
artists to submit work that explores issues of race and
race relations. The museum welcomes artwork from artists
of all generations and backgrounds, professional or non-professional,
working in all media. For the exhibit, the museum encourages
work that inspires personal, social, and/or political action
and positive social change.
Call for Entries
Artists in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska are eligible
to submit work. Selected artwork must be delivered by March
15, 2004. Work of all media will be considered, including
performance art (must be in video or DVD format). Multimedia
and multi-sensory work is encouraged. There are no size restrictions,
however, past artwork usually has not exceeded 30" x
30" (if
2-D) or 36" x 15" x 24" (if 3-D) due to limited
gallery space. Work will be on display at the Wing Luke Asian
Museum from April 30 to December 12, 2004. All or parts of
the show will then travel to community spaces in the Puget
Sound area through 2005. Photographs of works may be displayed
on the Museum's website or a computer terminal in the exhibition
for educational purposes.
Please send the following postmarked by
January 6, 2004 to the Wing Luke Asian Museum
- Cover letter
- Artist statement or description of major themes in your
overall work (no more than 1 page) Exhibition proposal
- Resume or biography (no more than 2 pages)
- Up to 10 slides of previous work, with a slide list including
your name, titles, dates, medium, and size of works, as applicable;
or a cued video/DVD not exceeding 5 minutes
The goal of this project is to make tangible
the issue of race and provide participants tools to proactively
and fundamentally begin to change racist attitudes and institutions
through cooperation, advocacy, and action.
Please send the package to:
Wing Luke Asian Museum - ATTN: Cassie Chinn
407 7th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98104
Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope
for return of slides/video/DVD.
For further information, visit the museum's
website at www.wingluke.org,
or contact Cassie Chinn at (206) 623-5124 x.131, or cchinn@wingluke.org.
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