TheCostofChange

(New York, New York) September 10, 2008- What does systematic change entail? What are the tasks, explained in numbers, that create change in society's rules.

To offer an answer, the Sikh Coalition is providing unprecedented visibility into the successful and historic effort to create a new Chancellor's Regulation to define, track, and prevent bias-based harassment for 1.1 million students in New York City schools.

While we can not capture all work that went into creating this historic Regulation, we hope this chart conveys that change requires sustained support and action by community and community organizations .

If you believe our sustained work, is worthy of your sustained Dasvandh, please click here now: https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=2563.

The Chancellor's Regulation Campaign in Numbers
439 Sikh Children Surveyed on whether they suffer bias-based bullying in city schools in order to collect the data needed to make a case for change.	See Video on the Survey Process
2 Published Research Reports on the situation of Sikh children in city schools.	See Report #1 See Report #2
22 Separate Gurdwara Visits over 11 months to conduct surveys of Sikh children on bias-based harassment. 23 Volunteers and 2 full-time Staff Members to conduct Surveys of Sikh children on bias-based bullying in school.	See Photo Essay on the Survey Process
2 Press Conferences in front of the Department of Education demanding protection for Sikh children in city schools.	See Press Conference Video
73 Press Articles on the bullying of Sikh children in New York City schools over 15 months.	See Press Coverage Sampling
1855 Community Petition Signatures to the Department of Education asking that Sikh children be protected from bias-based harassment.	See Community Petition
Over 300 Community Members Marching through the streets of Richmond Hill, Queens demanding better protection of Sikh children in city schools.	See Press Video of March
1 Opinion-Editorial in the New York Times co-written by the Sikh Coalition and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund on the system for addressing bias-based harassment in schools.	See New York Times Op-Ed
2 Columns in the Daily News on the harassment suffered by Sikh children in city schools.	See Column #1 See Column #2
2 Direct Meetings with Schools Chancellor Joel Klein discussing the issue of harassment of Sikh children in city schools.	See News of First Meeting
1 Breakfast Meeting with Mayor Bloomberg and other Asian organizations where the issue of school-bullying of Sikh children was raised.
3 Memorandums Submitted to Chancellor's staff requesting a Chancellor's Regulation and detailing proposed provisions. 2 Critical Meetings with the Chancellor's staff to discuss proposed drafts of the Regulation and provide comments before publication.	Review Most Important Memorandum
3 lead community-based organizations working on regulation and 4 additional non-profit organizations participating.	Review Websites of Organizations: AALDEF CACF NYCLU NYAGRA NYIC AJC
Over 600 e-mails exchanged with partner community organizations, Chancellor's staff, the press, and community members on the issue.
6 full-time staff members working for the Sikh Coalition.	Review Staff Bios
We Need Every Sikh's Support to Make This Work Possible
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