Sikh Lobby & Candlelit Vigil - Houses Of Parliament, London

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

SIKH LOBBY & CANDLELIT VIGIL

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, LONDON

Tuesday 30 October 2007

A meeting organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group for UK Sikhs will take place in Committee Room 18 between 11.30am-1.30pm. Aim to arrive at the St. Stephen’s entrance of the Houses of Parliament for 11am.

This will be followed by a lobby in Parliament where you can meet your local MP between 1.30-3.30pm. The day will end with a candlelit vigil opposite the Houses of Parliament from 3.30-7.30pm.

The lobby will focus on:

* separate monitoring of Sikhs for the Census 2011

* Sikh religious right to their articles of faith; and

* bringing justice for victims of genocide and torture since 1984

What you need to do:

1) Contact your local MP and inform him/her of the event and make travel arrangements to take part in the lobby and vigil

2) Invite your MP to the meeting in Committee Room 18 – it is particularly important MPs try and attend between 12 noon and 1pm when the main presentations will be made

3) Encourage your MP to join Sikhs for the candlelit vigil outside the Houses of Parliament

Note: There will also be a candlelit vigil in Chamberlain Square (outside the Central Library), Birmingham City Centre between 4-7pm on 7 November 2007.

The Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil is being organised jointly by Gurdwaras and Sikh organisations throughout the UK.

A list of those that can be contacted for further information are shown in the advert below.

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Standard letter/email/fax that you can send to your MP is produced below.

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Subject - APPG for UK Sikhs meeting, Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil - Tuesday 30 October 2007

Dear [Your MPs first name]

The APPG for UK Sikhs has organised a meeting in Committee Room 18 on Tuesday 30 October between 11.30am-1.30pm. A delegation from [Your town/city name] will be attending the meeting and would be delighted to see you there. We were hoping you could attend between 12 noon and 1pm in particular.

The lobby will follow and is likely to focus on:

- separate monitoring for the Census 2011

- Sikh religious right to their articles of faith; and

- bringing justice for victims of genocide and torture since1984 (given the proximity to the 23rd anniversary of the anti-Sikh pogroms of November 1984)

A candlelit vigil is also being organised outside the Houses of Parliament for the victims of the November 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms from 3.30-7.30pm. We hope you can join us outside Parliament and light a candle as a sign of remembrance and support for the thousands of innocent Sikh victims.

Many thanks

[Your name]

[Your home address, including postcode]

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Visit www.faxyourmp.com if you wish to send an online fax to your MP.

In general email addresses for MPs are [MPs surname][first initial]@parliament.uk

You can write to MPs at House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

All MPs can also be contacted via the House of Commons switchboard: +44 (0)20 7219 3000.

You can also get other contact details using the following link:

http://www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/alms.cfm

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Dear Admin

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[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

The Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil will be covered on Raaj Radio each Sunday between 7-8pm (UK time) starting today (Sunday 14 October 2007). It was also touched upon last Sunday 7 October between 8-8.30pm.

On digital satellite channel 0141, throughout the UK and Europe and world wide on the Internet on www.raajradio.co.uk

[Nirvair S Khalsa]

Dear Admin

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[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

It has been good in the last few years to see Sikhs in Canada organise events to raise awareness of non-Sikhs about the likes of the November 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms. We understand events are planned this year as well.

In the past we have discussed a National Sikh Lobby Day in Canada with Sikh activists. This would involve a lobby in Ottawa and on the same day lobbies in as many of the Provincial Parliaments as is possible. If this effort could be co-ordinated around a series of issues, perhaps the draft Sikh Agenda for the Canadian Government (that we helped to draft around 6 months ago) and a few months before the next national elections it could make a huge impact in getting Sikh issues centre stage.

The Sikh Federation (UK) is willing to assist in getting this initiative off the ground. Please email info@sikhfederation.com if you wish to try and make this possible.

[۹βkaur۹β]

will there be transport?

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

will there be transport?

There will be cars/minibuses from most of the large towns/cities, please ask at your local Gurdwara. Those in and around London are likely to rely on public transport.

If you email where you are from to info@sikhfederation.com we will try and put you in touch with someone locally.

[۹βkaur۹β]

will there be transport?

There will be cars/minibuses from most of the large towns/cities, please ask at your local Gurdwara. Those in and around London are likely to rely on public transport.

If you email where you are from to info@sikhfederation.com we will try and put you in touch with someone locally.

thanks :TH:

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Dear Admin

A sticky for this would be very helpful with just over 2 weeks left.

Many thanks

Sticky please Admin Jee?

DEAR ADMIN

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