Dated: July 14, 2022 Ottawa, Canada This past June, two innocent and prominent Canadian Sikh men were wrongfully arrested during a peaceful annual rally for the 1984 Genocide Remeberance that led from Parliament Hill to the Supreme Court in Ottawa, Canada. No one has answered about why the Ottawa police arrested and desecrated the articles of… Continue reading Two-canadian-sikhs-wrongfully-arrested-in-ottawa-demand-justice
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SIKH DOCTORS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO BE ASSISTED WITH PPE EQUIPMENT
On March 30th 2020, two Sikh doctor brothers in Canada made an “extremely difficult decision” to shave off their beards, an article of faith in Sikhism, so as to wear the medical-grade protective masks necessary to treat patients suffering from the deadly coronavirus pandemic gripping the country. Montreal physician Sanjeet Singh Saluja and his brother… Continue reading SIKH DOCTORS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO BE ASSISTED WITH PPE EQUIPMENT
ONTARIO ANNOUNCES NEW CAPACITY LIMITS FOR RELIGIOUS SITES
UNITED SIKHS is delighted to share the news that the government has agreed to increase the capacity limits for religious sites in regions currently in grey-lockdown level. For the past few weeks, our team, in cooperation with other religious organizations has been having meetings with Premier Ford, Minister Elliott and Dr. Williams.“We are committed to… Continue reading ONTARIO ANNOUNCES NEW CAPACITY LIMITS FOR RELIGIOUS SITES
Letter To Prime Minister Of Canada
The advocacy division of UNITED SIKHS has reached out to the Prime Minister of Canada. Farmers in India are enduring government-initiated violence, intimidation through arrests on made-up charges and police harassment for several months now. The Indian government has also deployed cell phone jammers, cut internet services and barricaded the protest sites in an attempt to… Continue reading Letter To Prime Minister Of Canada
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Brampton Fire and Emergency Services, Peel Regional Police, and Peel Paramedic Services on June 5 thanked local Peel-based Punjabi COVID-19 food banks with an appreciation parade. The parade featured Council members, police cruisers, ambulance vehicles, and fire trucks driving by the food banks with emergency lights flashing and sirens sounding to show appreciation to the… Continue reading peel-authorities-recognize-contributions-by-punjabi-food-banks
United Sikhs Launch Multi-dimensional Strategy To Remove Canada’s Ban On Religious Symbols
United Sikhs Launch Multi-dimensional Strategy To Remove Canada’s Ban On Religious Symbols United Nations-Associated Humanitarian NGO UNITED SIKHS Continues To Lead Advocacy OTTAWA, CANADA — UNITED SIKHS welcomes the news that Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, has moved forward the approval of asylum and resettlement for Afghan refugees. These… Continue reading United Sikhs Launch Multi-dimensional Strategy To Remove Canada’s Ban On Religious Symbols
United Sikhs Launch Multi-dimensional Strategy To Remove Canada’s Ban On Religious Symbols
United Sikhs Launch Multi-dimensional Strategy To Remove Canada’s Ban On Religious Symbols Quebec, Canada — In response to the passage of a new secularism law, which prohibits public civil servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at their workplace, UNITED SIKHS today launched a plan to formally remove the ban. Citing human rights violations,… Continue reading United Sikhs Launch Multi-dimensional Strategy To Remove Canada’s Ban On Religious Symbols
PEOPLE LIVE WHEN PEOPLE GIVE
The measure of life is not its duration, but its contributions to society. There is no greater joy than saving a soul, and with that goal in mind, UNITED SIKHS organised a blood donation camp in London Ontario on June 1st, commemorating the martyrdom of the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, as well… Continue reading PEOPLE LIVE WHEN PEOPLE GIVE
EXPERIENCE DARBAR SAHIB IN BRAMPTON CANADA
April 30, 2019 “Experience and Visit” Sri Darbar Sahib in Brampton – United Nations affiliated Humanitarian NGO UNITED SIKHS to Participate in the First of its Kind Digitally Enhanced Exhibition on The Golden Temple. TORONTO, CANADA — UNITED SIKHS is excited to join with PDA-HAB Media & Trade Fairs for their IN5 – Experium – The Golden… Continue reading EXPERIENCE DARBAR SAHIB IN BRAMPTON CANADA
I AM NOT A LABEL : I AM A SIKH-CANADIAN
UNITED SIKHS Applauds Canadian Government Action to Remove “Sikh” Terrorism from Canadian Public Safety Report But Calls For Further Action #AskCanadianSikhs #SikhsAreNotAThreat April 16, 2019 Toronto, Canada : 2018 Public Report on the Terrorist Threat to Canada modifies derogatory and inaccurate language from its initial report. To begin with there was no merit, justification or qualification for… Continue reading I AM NOT A LABEL : I AM A SIKH-CANADIAN