The Sikh Coalition - Community Advisories

Archive of Sikh Coalition Community Advisories

2008

• November 2008
  • Flying While Sikh, TSA Gets a Grade, Part 3
  • Coalition Files Friend of the Court Brief in U.S. Supreme Court
  • Coalition to take on Lexus Cars in Discrimination Case
  • Coalition Looks Forward to Working With Obama Administration
• October 2008
  • School Hate Crime Victim Receives assistance from the Coalition and Nation's Top Law Firms
  • NASMDA & Coalition Partner for MCAT Victory
  • Groundbreaking Effort to Inform Voters on Sikh Issues
• September 2008
• New Coalition Job Openings & Staff Promotions
• Coalition Opens New West Coast Office
• The Cost of Change
• Media Recognizes Sikh Community as Force Behind New Anti-Bullying Regulation
• Sikh Coalition and NYC Department of Education Announce New Chancellor's Regulation to Prevent Bias-Based Harassment and Bullying in Schools
• August 2008
  • Know Your Rights: Federal Employer Compliance Manual Includes 1st Sikh Examples
  • Results of Essay Competition Announced
  • New Jersey Supreme Court Sides with Coalition
• Flying While Sikh, TSA Gets a Grade, Part 2
• June 2008
  • Hundreds March and Rally at NYC School
• NYC Sikh Girl's Hair Cut by Another Student
• Confrontation at the Department of Education
• Another Sikh Boy Assaulted in School
• New York City Returns Confiscated Kirpan After Coalition Intervenes
• May 2008
  • Major Announcement: Coalition to Open West Coast Office in San Francisco Bay Area
  • Latest Update: Sikh Turban Set on Fire
  • Sikh Boy's Turban Set on Fire at NJ School
  • Flying While Sikh, TSA Gets a Grade
• April 2008
  • Photo Essay: A Civil Rights Report and Agenda
  • Coalition Releases Civil Rights Report and Civil Rights Agenda
  • We Can Make a Difference
  • Our Children Face Challenges
  • The Ugly Face of Hate
• March 2008
  • Criminal Kirpan Charges Dropped Against California Sikh
  • Grand Jury Fails to Indict Turban Attackers with a Hate Crime
  • Coalition Meets with United States Attorney General
  • Summer 2008 Interships at the Sikh Coalition
• February 2008
  • Job Openings at the Sikh Coalition
  • Support the Library Project
  • Report Your Air Travel Experience
  • Coalition Saddened by Congressman Lantos' Death
  • Coalition Launches Know Your Rights Series
• January 2008
  • Sikh's Turban Grabbed in Restaraunt

2007

• December 2007
  • International Monetary Fund Reverses Kirpan Ban
  • Coalition Files 32 Separate Complaints with the TSA
• November 2007
  • Sukhvir's Attacker Charged with Hate Crime
  • Sikh Hate Crime Victim Back in Hospital
  • Sikh Suffers Brutal Hate Attack in Seattle
  • Coalition Announces Major Staff Expansion
  • Will Thanksgiving Air Travel Embrace You or Disgrace You?
  • Detention Center Reverses Turban Ban after Coalition Intervenes
• October 2007

  • Sikh's Turban Torn from Head in Hate Assault

  • Flying While Sikh?: What You Need to Know as a Sikh Air Traveler

  • AT&T Reverses Kirpan Ban After Sikh Coalition Intervenes

  • TSA Develops New Procedure for Screening Turbans at US Airports

  • TSA Holds Community Meeting in Washington, Begins Responding to Some Concerns

  • Coalition Launches Groundbreaking Anti-Bullying Website for Sikh Kids
• September 2007
  • New York Times Publishes Sikh Coalition Editorial on Education
  • US Senators Also Weigh in on TSA Screening Policy
  • Sikh Coalition Files Amicus Brief in Anti-Semitic Work Environment Case
  • Chairs of Congressional Committees Say No to Mandatory Turban Screening Policy in 2nd TSA Letter in One Week
  • Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee Warns TSA Against Turban Screening Policy
  • Sikh American Groups Meeting with TSA for a Second Time
  • Action Alert: Contact Your U.S. Senators Immediately on the TSA Issue
  • Sikh's Turban Removed in Public and Placed Through Airport X-Ray Scanner
• August 2007
  • TSA Head Contacts the Sikh Coalition
  • Action Alert: Sign Community Petition to the TSA and Document Your Airport Turban Screening Experience
  • TSA Releases Statement on New Airport Screening Procedures
  • Sikh Turbans Will be Subjected to Heightened Scrutiny at U.S. Airports
  • Coalition Joins in Federal Backlash Mitigation Effort
• July 2007
  • Legal Brief Filed in Historic Kirpan Case
  • Schools Chancellor Responds to Sikh Concerns
  • Sojhi Curriculum Available for Gurmat and Panjabi Schools
• June 2007
  • EEOC Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Sikh Woman
  • 3rd Annual Diversity Essay Competition Begins
  • Coalition Releases "Hatred in the Hallways: A Preliminary Report on Bias Against Sikh Students in New York City Public Schools"
• May 2007
  • Sikh Boy's Hair Forcibly Cut in Hate Attack in Queens
  • Job Opportunity: Americorps Position Open at the Coalition
• April 2007
  • Video: About the Library Project
  • Coalition Launches Library Project
  • Help Our Work This Vasaikhi
  • Video: Sukhvir Kaur Speaks About Discrimination
    
• March 2007
  • French and Portuguese Versions of "The Sikhs" brochures released
• February 2007
• First Ever Museum Photo Exhibition on Sikhs Covers Their Election to Office in New York City
• Sikh Coalition 2007 Summer Internships
• NJ Division of Civil Rights Files Charge of Discrimination on Behalf of Sikh Student in Historic Case

2006

• December 2006
  • Sikh Coalition - 5 Year Anniversary Video Series - Part III
• November 2006

• Sikh Coalition - 5 Year Anniversary Video Series - Part II
• Sikh Coalition - 5 Year Anniversary Video Series - Part I
• October 2006
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Finds in Favor of Sukhvir Kaur
  • Sikh Coalition Celebrates Five Year Anniversary
• September 2006
  • First Sikhs Elected In New York
  • Coalition Calls for Community Remembrance and Caution on 9/11 Anniversary
• August 2006
  • Coalition Announces Winners of 2nd Annual Diversity Essay Competition
  • Coalition Helps Sikhs Asked by Illinois Court to Remove Their Turbans
• July 2006
  • Legal Program Update - Harvard Returns Sikh Student’s Kirpan
• June 2006
  • Sikh Coalition Expands Management Team
• May 2006
  • Understanding the Issues - Sikhs and Immigration Reform
  • NJ Governor Pledges to Ensure Sikhs are Free from Bias and Harassment
• April 2006
  • Over 1600 from 30 Countries Participate in the 2nd Annual Diversity Essay Competition
  • This Vaisakhi, Invest in the Future
  • Victory! Satnam Singh’s Hair Will Remain Uncut Crowned by His Dastaar
  • Urgent Action Requested: Save Satnam Singh’s Hair From Forcibly Being Cut
• March 2006
  • IRS Orders Sikh Women to Stop Wearing Kirpan at Work
  • Sikh Coalition 2006 Summer Internships
• February 2006
  • Only Three Weeks Left To Enter the Sikh Coalition's Second Annual Diversity Competition - Final Deadline March 1, 2006
  • Coalition Fights for Sikh Student Who’s Hair is Pulled and Suffers Daily Epithets at School
• January 2006
  • New York Non-profits, Volunteers Organize Community Health Fair at Queens Sikh Gurudwara

2005

• December 2005
  • Your Help Shapes Our Community's Future
  • 5 Sentenced to Incarceration for Hate Crime Against Rajinder Singh Khalsa
• November 2005
  • Joint Press Release: Council Member David Wepring and Sikh Coalition Organize City Council Hearing on City Uniform Anti-Discrimination Act the Law of New York City
  • New York City Council to Hold Hearings on Sikh Dastaar Bill on November 17, 2005
• October 2005
  • Wing Luke Asian Museum and Coalition Open Sikh Exhibit
  • 3rd Annual Spinning Wheel Film Festival - A Celebration of Sikh Film
  • Legal News: Sikh Prisoners in California Must Remove Tubansrand Cut Hair – Coalition Takes Action
• September 2005
  • The Sikh Coalition Invites You to Participate in the Second Annual Diversity Essay Competition
  • Sikh Coalition 2004-05 Annual Report Now Available
• August 2005
  • 2nd Annual Spinning Wheel Film Festival - A Celebration of Sikh Films
  • The Wing Luke Asian Museum and Sikh Coalition Request Your Help--Call for Exhibition Materials: Sikh Community: Over a 100 years in the Pacific Northwest
  • Sikh Coalition and New York City Council Members Call for Safeguards Against Profiling on City Subways --Coalition Works with City Council Members to Craft Letter to Mayor Bloomberg
• July 2005
  • Five More Sikhs to Resist MTA Turban Branding Policy--Center for Constitutional Rights and Sikh Coalition File Federal Lawsuit in Harrington Case
  • Coalition Helps Sikh Woman File Charge of Discrimination--Supervisor Told Woman That Sikhs Are “Thieves and Nasty” and that She Should Take Off Her Turban
  • One Year After Brutal Attack, Sikh Hate Crime Victim Files Civil Suit Against Attackers
• June 2005
  • Coalition Partners with Wing Luke Asian Museum to Create Sikh Youth Exhibit
  • Issue Focus - What the Workplace Religious Freedom Act Means For Sikhs
  • Case Update: Sikh Coalition Defends Against MTA Bigotry--Understanding Sata Hari Singh's Struggle Against the MTA
• May 2005
  • Coalition Announces Job Openings for Three Positions
• April 2005
  • Sikh Civil Rights Documentary Screening Across United States --Video Deemed a “Must See Video” for All Sikhs
  • Support the Future of Sikhs in America
• March 2005
  • Community Advisory: Coalition Seeks Summer Interns
  • U.S. Department of Justice Investigation Strengthens Coalition Claims Against MTA
• February 2005
  • New York Introduces Country’s First Dastaar Legislation
• January 2005
  • Sikh Coalition and California Sikh Council Win Kirpan Case

2004

• December 2004
  • Coalition Announces Winners in First Diversity Essay Competition
  • The Future of Sikhs In America is In Your Hands
  • Sikh Coalition Announces the Release of "The Sikhs" Brochure in Spanish
• November 2004
  • Gurpal Singh Kirpan Case Dropped – Coalition prepares for Abuse Investigation
• October 2004
  • Sikh Coalition launches 1984 Remembrance and Awareness Program
• September 2004
  • U.S. Justice Department Joins MTA Fight--Sikh Community Welcomes Federal Government Action
  • Four Kirpan Cases Dropped: Coalition Persuades Prosecutors in Four Separate Cases to Drop Criminal Charges Against Sikhs for Carrying the Kirpan
  • Coalition To Participate in United Nations Prayer: Sikhs Invited to Attend
• April 2004
  • Former Attacker Begins Community Service at Glen Cove and Plainview Gurudwaras By Expressing Regret to Sangat and Taking Down Bias Incident Reports