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~ By Sally Hartman, Sikh Coalition Legal Fellow As my legal internship with the Sikh Coalition comes to a close, I have begun to reflect on my experience over the course of the past three months. I feel fortunate that my … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Development, Legal
Tagged Advocacy, Blog, Legal, Puran Singh Bajwa, Sikh, sikh coalition
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On March 21st, hundreds of thousands will gather in Washington, DC for the March for America, demanding “immigration reform for new American families and economic justice for all American families.” Continue reading
(Austin, TX) 15 people have the chance to ensure public school students in Texas learn about Sikhs and Sikhism. 15 people have the opportunity to severely decrease the number of bias based bullying incidents against our Sikh children. 15 people … Continue reading
Posted in Community Organizing, Education
Tagged Sikh, sikh coalition, sikhs, Texas, Texas School curriculum, Texas State Standards, youth activism
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On January 6, 2010, Sikhs made an appearance on Stephen’s Colbert’s popular daily news spoof, the Colbert Report. Unfortunately, it was not in a good light. In fact, the segment showed a man wearing a beard and full patka while … Continue reading
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Tagged bias-based harassment, civil rights, colbert, media, schools, Sikh, sikh coalition, sikh youth turban dastaar, Sikhism, youth activism
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In any nation, the promise of equal opportunity is measured by the extent to which minorities can pursue careers in public service. As evidenced by the post-9/11 Sikh experience, this promise is not always kept. Last week, three Sikh advocacy … Continue reading
Posted in Legislative Advocacy
Tagged ACLU, Oregon, Public Schools, Sikh, sikh coalition, Teachers
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The Arab American Institute organized an excellent briefing yesterday morning on profiling post-Christmas 2009. Here’s a news article on the briefing: http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0110/011110cdpm1.htm.
Posted in Legislative Advocacy
Tagged Profiling, racial profiling, sikh coalition, TSA
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*Western Union Foundation’s Family Scholarship Program http://foundation.westernunion.com/ourProgramsScholarships.html is designed to help immigrant families improve their economic condition in the United States through education. Eligible families can receive up to $5,000 to finance college or university courses or ESL classes for … Continue reading
This week, Representative Luis Gutierrez introduced a bill entitled “CIR A.S.A.P.” which lays out many real solutions that would get us closer to comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). As previously discussed, The Sikh Coalition fully supports comprehensive immigration reform. This issue … Continue reading
