Sikh Conference - City Hall, London: 1 Feb 2006

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Admin Jee,

Panthic Event, STICKY for the remaining week countdown please?

Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!!

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[Nirvair S Khalsa]

Admin Jee,

Panthic Event, STICKY for the remaining week countdown please?

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[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

BBC Asian Network - 7.30am on Sunday 29 January 2006

Ravinder Singh Kundra programme

A Press Release relating to the Sikh Federation (UK) Conference hosted by the Mayor of London - Making Sikhs Visible to Decision Makers - that will be taking place at City Hall on Wednesday 1 February 2006 between 10am-3pm has yet to be issued.

However, BBC Asian Network has already picked up on the event and will be interviewing someone from the Sikh Federation (UK) at 7.30am on Sunday 29 January in the Ravinder Singh Kundra programme.

Please try and listen if you can.

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Panjab Radio - 8-9pm Sunday 29 January 2006

Sikh Federation (UK) Conference hosted by the Mayor of London - Making Sikhs Visible to Decision Makers taking place at City Hall on Wednesday 1 February 2006 between 10am-3pm will also be covered on Panjab Radio from 8pm.

Please try and listen if you can and ring in for the likely discussion that will follow.

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

BBC Asian Network - 7.30am on Sunday 29 January 2006

Ravinder Singh Kundra programme

A Press Release relating to the Sikh Federation (UK) Conference hosted by the Mayor of London - Making Sikhs Visible to Decision Makers - that will be taking place at City Hall on Wednesday 1 February 2006 between 10am-3pm has yet to be issued.

However, BBC Asian Network has already picked up on the event and will be interviewing someone from the Sikh Federation (UK) at 7.30am on Sunday 29 January in the Ravinder Singh Kundra programme. 

Please try and listen if you can.

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You can listen to the programme for the next 7 days by going to:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/dev_sounds_sikh/

Discussion about the Conference starts at 29 minutes and is for about 8 minutes.

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Panjab Radio - 8-9pm Sunday 29 January 2006

Sikh Federation (UK) Conference hosted by the Mayor of London - Making Sikhs Visible to Decision Makers taking place at City Hall on Wednesday 1 February 2006 between 10am-3pm will also be covered on Panjab Radio from 8pm.

Please try and listen if you can and ring in for the likely discussion that will follow.

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Raaj Radio - 7.05pm-7.30pm Sunday 29 January 2006

Please try and listen.

Also Panjab Radio may be from 8-10pm Sunday 29 January 2006 due to interest in the Sikh Federation (UK) Conference hosted by the Mayor of London - Making Sikhs Visible to Decision Makers.

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Admin Jee,

Panthic Event, STICKY for the remaining week countdown please?

Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!!

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On radio www.sikhsangat.com has been mentioned as a place to go for more information. A sticky would be very helpful.

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Why still invisible

“Making Sikhs Visible to Decision Makers” is the topic of a major conference organised with the support of the Mayor of London on Wednesday 1 February. One asks, why are the Sikhs still invisible to the UK establishment ? Why still the mistaken identity after over two hundred years of “Anglo-Sikh relations and the role of the Sikhs in the two World Wars” ?

A discussion was invited by a local Panjabi media radio in this context on Sunday 29th January and it did highlight some important reasons, which also were the pointers to the direction the UK Sikhs should take.

Not surprisingly, the central theme continues to be, “If you are not counted you do not count.” Increasingly, more and more Sikhs are beginning to understand what “monitoring” means. It is the day to day assessment, based on figures collected continually about recruitment, training, promotions, senior appointments etc, which would show management of any department or organisation any inbuilt prejudices against any particular group of people. Monitoring informs what corrective action can be taken by the management e.g. by training those who interview to ensure that they are aware of own pre-conceptions and biases.

Monitoring informs how effective equal opportunities policy is from the factory floor to the top management level in both, the Government departments and agencies and the private sector companies. Monitoring in own right is the only way the Sikhs, so visible otherwise can also become visible in their own right to the British establishment.

The next item is communication. Gurdwaras the focal points of Sikhs can only communicate with the world outside by having simple facilities like 24 hours e-mail service? You only become visible to the establishment (mainly the government and the media) if you have a 24 hours service to respond to consultations and briefings by the local and national governments and agencies on matters which affect the community. This is the area where the seva of young and educated Sikhs becomes essential. At least the main Gurdwaras must provide the resources to set up a 24 hours online service by youngish educated volunteers.

Then, of course, we need more Sikhs in positions to influence decision-makers by standing for local and national elections. Sikhs should not only be visible to the decision makers, they should be included amongst the decision makers. All the pointers are towards better communication, timely consultation and greater transparency in Sikh affairs.

And no matter where we live, we should stop aping Panjab politics, apart from just concerns about ecological and human rights issues through our own national and international channels which are available to us.

Posted by Gurmukh Singh (UK) on the Sikh News Discussion Egroup

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

MAKING SIKHS VISIBLE TO DECISION MAKERS

1 FEBRUARY 2006

CITY HALL

LONDON

On Wednesday 1 February 2006, the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, will be hosting a conference titled 'Making Sikhs Visible to Decision Makers' at City Hall organised by the Sikh Federation (UK) and affiliated organisations.

The Sikh Federation (UK) is a non-governmental organisation set up in September 2003 and strives to influence decision makers on issues of concern to Sikhs in the UK. The Federation has around 75 branches throughout the UK and over 150 affiliated member organisations including Gurdwaras, and groups working with young people, women and older people.

The purpose of this event is to raise awareness within decision making bodies about the Sikh community. The conference will look at the contribution of Sikhs and also consider key issues and concerns faced by the community today.

Conference themes and sessions include:

- Celebrating the contribution of Sikhs

- Key issues facing Sikhs today

- Challenges to the right to diversity and religious freedom

The conference will be from 10.15am-3.15pm in the Greater London Assembly Chamber, City Hall, the Queen's Walk, London.

Key speakers include:

- Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London

- Rob Marris MP, Chair All-Party Parliamentary Group for UK Sikhs

- Dominic Grieve MP, Shadow Attorney General

- Stephen Grosz, leading human rights lawyer

- Dr Harkirtan-Singh Raud OBE

- Dabinderjit Singh OBE

- Ravinder Kaur, Co-ordinator Young Sikhs (UK)

Decision makers represented include:

Cabinet Office - Charity Commission - Greater London Authority - Home Office - Leicester City Council - London Boroughs of Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Camden, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Lewisham, Merton, Redbridge and Waltham Forest - London Development Agency - London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority - Metropolitan Police - Metropolitan Police Authority - Members of Parliament - MEPs - Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - Officers of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for UK Sikhs - Royal Parks - Transport for London - UK Passport Office

Note: Those registered to attend should aim to arrive for 9.45am. The conference will conclude at 3.15pm. A pure vegetarian lunch has been arranged. Delegates are not required to pay a fee to attend this important conference.

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[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Admin Jee,

Panthic Event, STICKY for the remaining week countdown please?

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On radio www.sikhsangat.com has been mentioned as a place to go for more information. A sticky would be very helpful.

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The Conference will be taking place tomorrow. . . .

It is a shame the Admin Team on Sikh Sangat have overlooked this important event and not made it a STICKY. It is hoped all those (especially youngsters and professionals on Sikh Sangat) that wished to attend the Conference were made aware of this event.