Category Archives: Bulletins

April 2016 Bulletin 65

Judo Association Policy; The Sikh Council UK worked closely with the Judo Association and a parent to agree a policy that will allow Sikhs wearing a patka to take part in competitions. Further work would be needed to get wider international acceptance. Read on… april-2016-bulletin-65

March 2016 Bulletin 64

 

The Sikh Council contributed towards the review of crematoria provision and facilities highlighting some of the issues.

 

8th March 2016: the Sikh Council UK was asked to provide evidence on genome editing by Nuffield bioethics. This was done on behalf of the Council by the Sikh Missionary Society a member organisation. Read on ,…march-2016-bulletin-64

January 2016 Bulletin 62

The dominating issue in January 2016 was the campaign following the arrest of Paramjeet S Pamma in Portugal on 18th December 2015

9th January 2016 Executive Committee meeting during which discussions took place by way of updates and the continuation of a vigorous campaign. Read on …january-2016-bulletin-62

December 2015 Bulletin 61

Meetings/Events/Campaigns

7th December 2015 formal launch of Safer Sikh Partnership took place in the UK Parliament at a special event hosted by Seema Malhotra MP The Safer Sikhs Partnership is a project developed by the Community Safety Sub-Committee of Sikh Council UK in response to calls from both those running Gurdwaras and Sikh organisations and users for an improvement in the levels of awareness and practice in safeguarding and support for vulnerable children and adults. read on… december-2015-bulletin-61

November 2015 Bulletin 60

Meetings/Events

 

8th November 2015 Sikh Council UK Executive Member along with a colleague attended the Cenotaph Ceremony Remembrance Day Parade. The event was also attended by the Queen, Prime Minister David Cameron and some other Government officials who paid their tribute. Surinder S Jandu took the opportunity to also network with Veterans, Sardar Rajinder Singh Dhatt, officers from the Air Force, Navy and Military representatives. Read on… november-2015-bulletin-60

 

Bulletin 53 | May 2015

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh May 2015 Bulletin 53
Meetings / Events 2nd May 2015 Local Meeting held at Guru Nanak Durbar Erith/Belvedere local meeting
10 May 2015 representatives of Sikh Council UK supported the annual charitable Sikh Bike Ride in East London.
14th May 2015 An Executive Member of Sikh Council UK attended a Faiths Forum for London event with the Commission for Religion and Belief in British Public Life chaired by Baroness Butler-Sloss which is exploring how shared understandings of the common good may contribute to a more harmonious British society…

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Bulletin 52 | April 2015

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
April 2015 Bulletin 52
Key Dates:
5th April 2015 Sikh Council UK Executive Committee meeting took place in Ramgarhia Sabha, Coventry
11th April 2015 Representatives of Sikh Council UK attended the Vaisakhi in London event at City Hall organised by Ernest and Young Sikh Network / Singh Sabha Gurdwara Sahib, Barking and the Mayor of London.
During April the following local meetings have been held as part of the Sikh Council UK Engagement Programme Roadshow..

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Application for World heritage Site Status for Sri Harmandar Sahib..

The Sikh Council UK is very concerned to note that an application has been made in secret without any consultation with neither the community /key stakeholder institutes of Amritsar nor the wider global Sikh Community. Sri Harmandar Sahib is a sacred space and over centuries very many Sikhs have died to preserve its sanctity and sovereignty – it is not in the gift of the Indian State nor SGPC or any political party to take this decision.Therefore we urge for this application to be withdrawn immediately and for an independent inquiry to be held as to how it came to be submitted in the first place.
The Sikh Council UK has written to UNESCO, expressing our concerns and the lack of consultation by the Indian Government with the diaspora Sikh Community who are also key stakeholders in relation to issue about the Independance and sovereignity of Harmandar Sahib. We will also be taking this matter up with  the Akal Takaht Jathedar during his visit to the UK, this weekend
The Sikh Council UK also recognises that there an urgent need to safeguard the built and historical heritage of the Sikhs and is very concerned at the failure of the those with responsibility to preserve and conserve this heritage leading to widespread heritage vandalism. In this regard we strongly recommend that no Sewa should be given to any party or undertaken with out written agreements as to exactly what needs preservation and how it would be done.In this regard the SGPC is asked to urgently clarify the arrangement being put into place in relation to the bhora of Baba Deep Singh Ji and the Sewa being awarded as to the conservation and preservation arrangements.
We urge all Sikhs to sign the petition, link below and write to and the Prime Minister of India to withdraw the application and UNESCO asking them to refuse the application, if its is not withdrawn.