Coalition Sikh Coalition Announces Release of French and Portuguese Brochures on the Sikhs

Sikh Coalition Announces the Release of "The Sikhs" Brochure in French and Portuguese

Brochure Now Available in 5 Languages - Over 10,000 Distributed Worldwide

Combating Bias Through Education:

Abbreviated Sample of Brochure

Distribution in 2006

March 2006	Mimsi Robinson	5 copies for her class on Sikhism and World Religions
March 2006	Kelly Sigmon	10 copies for USPS workers
April 2006	Irvinder Singh	50 copies for his presentation to parents and teachers of pre-schoolers
May 2006	Frank Vespa-Papaleo	50 copies for distribution to NJ Division on Civil Rights employees
June 2006	Kristina Leonardi	50 copies for women and religion panel discussion
June 2006	NP Singh	10 copies for Sikh who was told to remove turban at airport in Brazil
June 2006	Trattoria Saporito	10 copies for restaurant whose worker called a customer “Bin Laden”
July 2006	Sukhmani Kaur	50 copies for Sikh who wanted to distribute brochures in her local library
August 2006	Crystal Burton	100 copies for Andrews Airforce Base Chapel staff
September 2006	Ericka Toro	200 copies for use by United States Justice Department Community Relations Service New York
November 2006	Satinder Singh	200 copies for event at California State House
November 2006	Gizelle Sanzone	50 copies for presentations to grade school students in Elizabeth, NJ
December 2006	Dr. Varinder Singh	150 copies for distribution at the medical conference.

(March 6, 2007) The Sikh Coalition is pleased to announce the release of the fourth and fifth versions of "The Sikhs" brochure in French and Portuguese. This professionally designed resource is now available in five languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Turkish.

The brochures are available to members of the community, activists and organizations seeking to promote education about Sikhs and the Sikh identity. They can be used as a part of training different profit and non-profit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions or the general public. They are also a valuable resource for taxi cabs, gas stations, grocery stores or other businesses and professions with significant interaction with the general public.

The Coalition would like to thank the Munshi Bishan Singh Kochhar Foundation, whose generous grant made possible the production and free distribution of these brochures.

The Sikh Coalition has produced and distributed over 10,000 copies of the English version of "The Sikhs" brochure in the last two years. These brochures have been used in well over a hundred events aimed at educating businesses, police, government agencies and employees, teachers, school officials, students, and all cross sections of the general public. The Coalition has also been involved in educational activities ranging from developing school curriculums, to assisting government agencies in combating religious and racial discrimination.

To obtain free copies of the "The Sikhs" brochure, send an email to education@sikhcoalition.org with your: mailing address, contact phone number, number of copies and language, and a description of how do you intend to use the brochure.

To support our efforts to provide these brochures free of charge for educational purposes please provide your financial support here.

Download from the Coalition website:

[English]

[Spanish]

[French]

[Portuguese]

[Turkish]

Started as an effort to educate the greater North American community on Sikhs and Sikhism, the Sikh Coalition seeks to safeguard the civil and human rights of all citizens as well as to promote the Sikh identity and communicate the collective interests of Sikhs to civil society. The Coalition serves as a resource on Sikhs and Sikh concerns for governments, organizations and individuals.

The Sikh Coalition relies on your financial support to sustain its initiatives and broaden its services. In addition to supporting the Sikh Coalition directly, we encourage you to use matching donation programs offered by many employers. The Sikh Coalition is a 501c (3) non-profit organization. Thank you for your support.

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