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Live from Ross Street Gurdwara
April 16, 2015
Today we stand with the Communities United Against Modi live from Ross Street Gurdwara. We will be live-sharing pictures and videos as we receive them. We stand with all the Mewa Singhs of British...
Read More Add your reaction ShareThe Descendants of Mewa Singh or Bela Singh? A Generational Decision for British Columbia’s Sikh Community
April 13, 2015
Generation-defining events (approximately every 25 years) for the Sikhs have been centered in Punjab: in the 1940s, it was the partition; in the 1960s, it was the birth of the Punjabi Suba; in the...
Read More Add your reaction Share5 Things You Can Do On the International Day Against Victim-Blaming
April 03, 2015
For those that may not have known, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). We kicked off our efforts in sharing an Open Letter to the Sikh Community. We hope you all had a chance...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMisl Sacramento | Building Friendships
March 01, 2015
Before this event I couldn’t remember when was the last time I explored the exquisite beauty of the outdoors. Throughout the couple of hours we spent in the outdoors we did icebreakers, games and...
Read More Add your reaction ShareSikholars 2015 | Fruitful Discussions
February 27, 2015
Jakara Movement hosts & sponsors a variety of events & one of them is Sikholars. Sikholars has the distinct honor of being the driving force in social impact & people empowerment. It presents at a...
Read More Add your reaction ShareNishaan 2015 | Memorable weekend
February 26, 2015
Nishaan was an incredible event for me, I learned so much about college and the steps I would need to take to get there. Going there, the idea of college frightened me I did...
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February 25, 2015
At the conclusion of the inaugural Nishaan high-school conference, everyone, including the facilitators, participants, and volunteers, partook in the “Appreciation Circle.” We stood side by side, with our eyes closed and our backs to...
Read More Add your reaction ShareNishaan 2015 | Strangers to Friends
February 25, 2015
Nishaan was an experience that I will never forget. When applying for Nishaan I was a bit nervous about spending four days with random people. Once the day came to leave it was frightening,...
Read More Add your reaction ShareNishaan 2015 | Power of Community
February 25, 2015
The Nishaan conference of 2015 was an absolutely unforgettable weekend that helped me to appreciate the true power of our community. The amount of inspiration packed into one weekend was outstanding! I felt such...
Read More Add your reaction ShareDhol 101 and Bhagat Puran Singh
February 23, 2015
We had a wonderful turnout our events this past weekend. On Friday evening, we hosted a movie night on the life of Bhagat Puran Singh. While there is renewed interest in this blessed soul,...
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