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Sikhs donate to Poverello House in Fresno, California

November 22, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On Saturday, Sikhs in California’s Central Valley presented Poverello House with a $20,000 donation: The Sikh religion teaches that we should all work to help our community. With that in mind, Sikhs from the Central Valley gave back to Fresno’s Poverello House. Members of the community present the non-profit with a check on Saturday for $20,000. The donation was featured (video) on their local TV news.

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Central Valley, Fresno, Poverello House

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Reflections on the Redding, CA Sikh Parade

November 22, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“I feel like I fell into a good thing,” he said. “I think they have a good idea with their independent spirit.” — Ronald Swan, 63, who lives next door to the Sikh Centre and serves as the property’s land surveyor. “There’s a pretty diverse group of people,” he said. “They’re good people.” — Steven Osborn of Redding, who led the parade on his motorcycle. Osborn, who is not a member of the Sikh faith, said he always participates in the […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Guru Nanak, Redding, Sikh Parade

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Comments from the Vatican on Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary

November 20, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In a world best with lack of respect for human persons and violations of their fundamental rights, we, Christians and Sikhs, along with people of other religious traditions and persons of good will, share the huge responsibility to serve in society as catalysts that promote respect for human dignity because peace is in danger when human dignity is not respected and when social coexistence does not seek the common good. Read the full statement from the Vatican of their congratulations […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: Guru Nanak, Vatican

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President Obama greets Sikhs on Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary

November 20, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The White House released a statement yesterday to commemorate the 541st anniversary of the birth of Sikhism’s founder, Guru Nanak Dev Ji: The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 19, 2010 Statement by the President on the Anniversary of the Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji On Sunday, many around the world will observe the anniversary of birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism.  I send my best wishes to all those […]

Categories: News Bits, Politics • Tags: Barack Obama, Guru Nanak, White House

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Fresno’s Sikhs are active this weekend

November 20, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Sikhs in Fresno, California are holding a parade tomorrow to celebrate the birth of Guru Nanak, who was born in 1469 in present-day Pakistan and founded Sikhism: The parade will head to downtown Fowler, where parade participants will ask blessings upon the community, and return to the temple. The parade calls attention to California Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month in November and educate the community about Sikhism in an effort to foster peace, harmony and understanding. That’s not all.  […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Fresno, Guru Nanak Dev, Poverello House, Sikh Parade

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California, put your money where your legislation is

November 19, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Rajdeep Singh, of the Sikh Coalition, calls out California’s state government for their lack of action in allowing a Sikh to be employed at Folsom Prison: …the state is using hard-earned California taxpayer dollars — including the taxpayer dollars of Sikhs — to subsidize wasteful litigation against a well-qualified Sikh who simply wants to earn a livelihood. In the context of Sikh Appreciation Month, this is the height of irony. If California’s State Assembly wants “Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month” […]

Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Folsom Prison, Jerry Brown, Sikh Appreciation Month, Sikh Coalition, Trilochan Singh Oberoi

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The included have become the inclusive

November 19, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Like many Sikh communities around the United States, the Sikhs around Redding, California are having a parade to celebrate the birth of Guru Nanak (born 1469), the founder of Sikhism. It’s not only Sikhs who are taking part in this parade, however: For the first time, the parade will include Native American drummers and dancers from the Local Indians for Education center in Shasta Lake. Center Director Rod Lindsay said he felt it was important to participate in the event […]

Categories: Interfaith, News Bits • Tags: Anderson, California, interfaith, Local Indians for Education, Native Americans, Redding, Shasta Lake, Sikh Parade

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Does it only get worse from here?

November 19, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Bay Area is reputed to be one of the most liberal places to live in the country.  It also contains one of the larger Sikh populations in the United States. On that context, the Sikh Coalition‘s recently released study, Bay Area Civil Rights Report 2010, provides some sobering data: 69% of Sikh boys who wear patkas or dastaars [both are types of turbans] have been harassed in school 2 out of 3 Sikh boys in middle school report being […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Reports/Studies • Tags: Bay area, Bay Area Civil Rights Report 2010, California, San Francisco, Sikh Coalition

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Different faiths, same values

November 18, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

According to organizers of “Langar for Needy” they [Glide Memorial Church] were very excited to have the Sikh community as a partner and are offering full support. Bruce McKinney, Coordinator at Glide Memorial, is looking forward to have some Indian food on the menu. To commemorate the birth of Guru Nanak in 1469 (the founder of Sikhism), United Sikhs and the Fremont Gurdwara (Sikh temple) are partnering with San Francisco’s Glide Memorial Church to provide a free meal to the […]

Categories: Interfaith, News Bits • Tags: Fremont, Glide Memorial Church, interfaith, Langar (Sikhism), Langar for the Needy, San Francisco, United Sikhs

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