Victory! 10 Months After Oak Creek, FBI Group Votes to Track Sikh Hate Crimes
An advisory policy board of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) voted this afternoon to revise its hate crime statistics so that hate crimes are tracked against Sikhs, Hindus, and Arabs. Read more here>>
Major Kalsi Testifies to End Ban on Sikhs in the US Military
Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi - a decorated US Army soldier who in 2009 received an exception to a decades-old rule barring Sikh turbans and unshorn hair -provided compelling testimony about why the US military should open its doors to Sikh soldiers at a United States Civil Rights Commission hearing. Read more here>>
Legal Victory! Bullied for Years, Sikh Student Gets Justice in Landmark Settlement
Sikh middle school student, bullied for years, gets justice in landmark settlement procured by the U.S. Department of Justice. This is the first time the federal government has entered into a settlement on a school bullying matter involving a Sikh student. The student and his family were represented by the Sikh Coalition. Read more here >>
Legal Victory! Sikh Student Can Wear Turban at National Exams
The National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) provided Ampreet Singh, a Sikh optometry student, a religious accommodation to use a non-standardized optometry instrument --- allowing him to wear his turban -- to complete the clinical skills portion of the national licensing examination. Read more here>>
[Guest Blog] Learning from Baba Punjab Singh, Oak Creek Survivor
The following essay was written by Holly Sennett, a speech-language pathologist, who has been working with Baba Punjab Singh and his family since last fall. Holly shares Baba Punjab Singh’s heartwarming story and discusses how the tragic events of that day affected not only her life but all of our lives. Read the blog post >>
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