US Sikhs raise $ 125,000 for national awareness campaign

Saturday, 13/08/2016

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Dallas (USA): The Sikhs in the US city of Denver have raised $ 125,000 for a national campaign to raise awareness about the community, taking the total amount raised so far to $ 575,000.

The National Sikh Campaign (NSC) has engaged President Barack Obama’s media team, AKPD, to develop 30 second ads on Sikhs to run on national and local TV channels and social media, a statement said. This was done under a strategic plan designed by Hillary Clinton’s former chief strategist Geoff Garin, who also develops strategic plan for the Harvard University and the World Bank.

In the next few weeks, it is also launching a high-level website on Sikhs. “We are thrilled by the response of the community in Denver. It has helped NSC come closer to its goal of raising $1.3 million for the entire campaign budget,” said co-founder of the NSC and its senior adviser Rajwant Singh.

Sikhs have faced several incidents of violence and hate in the recent months in the USA due to a widespread ignorance about their tradition and because the Sikh turban and beard is confused with Taliban and ISIS.

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

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Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.