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Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! No problem - see you all tmmr. Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

To listen to 2 interviews on the BBC Asian Network regarding the London, Hyde Park march and rally please click on the links below. http://june84.org/audio/bbc-june-10-2005.mp3 http://june84.org/audio/bbc-panjabi-june-10-2005.mp3 The first is in English from the morning show and the second is in Panjabi from the evening Panjabi show. Both interviews are in relation to the 21st Anniversary of June 1984 and Rally and March for Remembrance, Justice and Freedom on Sunday 12 June, London, Hyde Park The first is with Jagtar Singh and the second is with Bhai Amrik Singh Ji, Chairman of the Sikh Federation (UK). Towards the end of the second interview the BBC Asian Network also quoted the Indian High Commission who refused to come on air but issued a short statement along the lines of the UK being a free country and in the process implying that India was not!

Each and everyone's attendance is important. Please do try your hardest to attend and to bring others along. Obviously if it's impossible to attend for good reasons then that is unavoidable. Do not worry too much - at least you wanted to be there. It's those who don't know or would rather forget about these things that we need to encourage. If someone if going to spend the day mooching around at home or being a couch aloo or being a mall rat; then thats the type of person to steer in the direction of your local transport. Good luck with the exams. Gurfateh

1 day to go - please spread the word.

Sounds like a good idea. Please use this opportunity positively; to educate anyone and everyone.

I thought the Khalsa Panth Akhara (http://www.khalsapanth.co.uk) was based in the Midlands. They organised and held the recent tournament at Holla Molla. But maybe they do have contacts in the Slough/Southall area. Is Southgate too far? If not then there's our Akhara - Baba Fateh Singh Akhara. With classes in Gravesend, Woolwich and East London as well as Southgate. http://www.internationalgatka.org/bfs/BFS_...ation_Times.htm for the Southgate details. If you need details of the others just ask.

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.ppa?showtopic=11608 http://www.sikhgenocide.org/ http://www.neverforget84.com/ http://www.shaheedkhalsa.com/ http://www.witness84.com/ http://www.punjabjustice.org/ http://www.ensaaf.org/ http://www.sikhlionz.com/operations.htm http://www.sikhfederation.com/index.htm

If you don't believe it receives enough publicity then do something about it. Have you contacted your local papers, your local TV and radio stations, your MP? Please don't leave it up to others - be proactive yourself. One very important achievement of these demonstrations is education; I find more and more youngsters attend and want to learn more; they also want to protest and to show their feelings. Many of them have gained their education about these events and their desire to learn more as a result of attending such events. We're not just informing the public but ourselves as well. The march and rally are not the be all and end all of activities - they are but one component. Have you attended Sikh Lobby Days in Parliament - many of these issues are now being taken quite seriously by MPs. If not then please attend these as well - you'll find many Sikhs actively taking things forward and informing MPs about many issues. No one is saying that this is an immediate process - but we have to do something. If there are other things that you want to see done - please do them. Organise and ask others to help. Or join in with others. This is no reason to give up. There are many problems and there are many different battles to fight. If more people got involved and offered their assistance to the small band of over worked Sikh sevadaars then we could move forwards more effectively. I'm going to assume that "we" includes "you". In which case recognizing this problem is a good step. Now do something about it. Incidently everyone at the march on Sunday is *not* an arm chair Sikh. So come along, print a leaflet and hand it out. If your can't knock up a leaflet then take some from others on the day and hand them out. Engage the general public in conversation and show your support for this essential event. In the spirit of your first paragraph do something proactive and keep doing something proactive. Think globally - act locally. Something is better than nothing. See you there on Sunday!

One other thing and no it's not another image. Don't rely or expect others to turn up or to bring banners and placards - take the initative yourself. We spend too much time waiting for others and then doing nothing. Turn up and bring at least 1 other person with you. The more the better. "I can't do anything unless you do too" should *not* be a Sikh trait.