Blog Provides More Visibility and Transparency Into Coalition's Daily Work


New York, NY (March 27, 2008) - Here's latest from the Sikh Coalition's new blog. 

Over the next month, we'll send these excerpts weekly.  We highly encourage you to subscribe to our blog's RSS feed or check back regularly to see up to the minute blog posts from our staff:


Weekly Excerpts from the Sikh Coalition Blog

Video: Sacramento Lobby Day

Today, Ravneet Kaur and I visited Sacramento to meet with committee staff members working on the Kirpan Education Bill. Our video below explains more about the proposed legislation and takes you along for a trip through the Capitol.

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Video: Working with Sikh youth in Richmond Hill to stop bigotry in schools

This past Sunday, I spent the day in Richmond Hill, Queens alongside our Community Organizing Intern Gulsheen Kaur. Lately we've been spending our Sundays conducting surveys of Sikh youth who go to NYC public schools about their experiences with harassment and bullying.

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Last Call for Q1 Airport Reports

It's that time of the year again -  In April, the Sikh Coalition will be issuing its First Quarter Report Card on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Our report cards are intended to track how the TSA's turban screening policy is being implemented at our nation's airports.

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Passport Update: Justice Brought to You By Darshan Singh

It's great to know that in addition to persuading the post office to take his son's passport picture, Darshan Singh took steps to fix the root cause of the problem in the Dallas area.

Click here to read our advisory.

Sikh Expert Featured on NBC

Even though the segment centered on new technology, the subliminal message to viewers was much more effective - a turbaned man on the news giving his expert opinions to cell phone users everywhere. 

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