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PROUD TO BE SIKH

MAKE THE SIKH VOICE HEARD

SIKH LOBBY

Houses of Parliament, London

Tuesday 1 July 2008

Committee Room 9: 11.30am-2.30pm

Themes:

• Recognition and monitoring of Sikhs as a distinct category by all public bodies to ensure Sikhs are equally treated as regards employment, appropriate representation and are provided a fair share of public services

• Need for a nationwide Government code of practice regarding the Sikh articles of faith to ensure wider understanding and awareness to prevent any unnecessary restrictions and discrimination in the post 9/11 era

• The recent indiscriminate attacks on innocent Sikhs in India by police and armed forces

Host: Rob Marris MP, Chair All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for UK Sikhs

Speakers invited include:

• Dominic Grieve MP, Shadow Home Secretary and Vice-Chair APPG for UK Sikhs

• Boris Johnson, Mayor for London

• Anna Fairclough, Liberty lawyer – providing an update on the legal challenge in the South Wales school Kara case

• Paramjit Dhanda, Minister responsible for the Code of Practice for Sikh articles of faith

• Simon Hughes MP, President Liberal Democrats and Vice-Chair APPG for UK Sikhs

Please contact your local MP as soon as possible by telephoning the House of Commons switchboard on 020 7219 3000 and asking for your MP by name. Invite the MP to meet you in Committee Room 9 between 12 noon and 2pm on Tuesday 1 July. Alternatively use the following link to fax or write to your MP: http://www.writetothem.com/

For further information contact:

  • Bhai Amrik Singh, Sikh Federation (UK) - 07860 633 488
  • Bhai Amritpal Singh, National Sikh Resource Centre - 07903 290 552
  • Bibi Balvinder Kaur, Sikh Women’s Alliance - 07960 987 825
  • Bhai Dabinderjit Singh, Sikh Secretariat - 07919 166 163
  • Bhai Gurjeet Singh, Khalsa Human Rights - 07877 315 993
  • Bhai Gurmukh Singh, British Sikh Consultative Forum - 07903 143 309
  • Bhai Harjinder Singh, Heathrow Sikh Care Society - 07888 690 425
  • Bibi Jasbir Kaur, Sikhs in England - 07950 627 385
  • Bhai Kashmir Singh, British Sikh Federation - 07721 507 055
  • Bhai Narinderjit Singh, National Council of Gurdwaras – 07817 458 735
  • Bhai Raghbir Singh, Akhand Kirtani Jatha - 07800 928 691
  • Bibi Ravinder Kaur, Young Sikhs (UK) - 07984 865 173
  • Bhai Surinder Singh – Sikh Missionary Society UK - 07949 762 761

Some useful email addresses are below:

Organised by the Sikh Federation (UK) in association with Gurdwaras and Sikh organisations

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anyy transportt from guroo ghars? likee slough?...(if were lucky :) )

and what should we email our mps sayin jeeo?

a template??.. pls..

Example of a letter for the Slough MP is below:

Dear Fiona

The next Sikh Lobby Day is planned for Tuesday 1 July. Committee Room 9 has been booked by the APPG for UK Sikhs from 12 noon until 2pm. The two issues to be covered in the lobby are:

- Recognition and monitoring of Sikhs as a distinct category by all public bodies to ensure Sikhs are equally treated as regards employment, appropriate representation and are provided a fair share of public services

- Need for a nationwide Government code of practice regarding the Sikh articles of faith to ensure wider understanding and awareness to prevent any unnecessary restrictions and discrimination in the post 9/11 era

Some of those invited to attend are:

- Dominic Grieve MP, the newly appointed Shadow Home Secretary (and Vice Chair of the APPG for UK Sikhs) who fully supports the Sikhs right to be separately monitored

- Boris Johnson, Mayor for London – the GLA is already monitoring Sikhs separately. The original invitation was to Ken Livingstone when we met him in February.

- Anna Fairclough, Liberty lawyer, who is taking forward the legal challenge in the Kara case in a South Wales school – the evidence has just been presented in the High Court in London between 17-19 June

- Paramjit Dhanda, Minister currently responsible for the Code of Practice for Sikh articles of faith, first suggested in parliamentary debate in March 2005, but has still not been introduced.

- Simon Hughes MP, President Liberal Democrats and Vice-Chair APPG for UK Sikhs

It would be great if you could also take part. We are expecting a delegation of around 15 -20 from Slough.

[Name]

[Address]

Should be a minibus from Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Slough - Please contact Jaspal Singh

Others can modify as appropriate.

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PROUD TO BE SIKH

MAKE THE SIKH VOICE HEARD

SIKH LOBBY

Houses of Parliament, London

Tuesday 1 July 2008

Committee Room 9: 11.30am-2.30pm

Themes:

• Recognition and monitoring of Sikhs as a distinct category by all public bodies to ensure Sikhs are equally treated as regards employment, appropriate representation and are provided a fair share of public services

• Need for a nationwide Government code of practice regarding the Sikh articles of faith to ensure wider understanding and awareness to prevent any unnecessary restrictions and discrimination in the post 9/11 era

• The recent indiscriminate attacks on innocent Sikhs in India by police and armed forces

Host: Rob Marris MP, Chair All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for UK Sikhs

Speakers invited include:

• Dominic Grieve MP, Shadow Home Secretary and Vice-Chair APPG for UK Sikhs

• Boris Johnson, Mayor for London

• Anna Fairclough, Liberty lawyer – providing an update on the legal challenge in the South Wales school Kara case

• Paramjit Dhanda, Minister responsible for the Code of Practice for Sikh articles of faith

• Simon Hughes MP, President Liberal Democrats and Vice-Chair APPG for UK Sikhs

Please contact your local MP as soon as possible by telephoning the House of Commons switchboard on 020 7219 3000 and asking for your MP by name. Invite the MP to meet you in Committee Room 9 between 12 noon and 2pm on Tuesday 1 July. Alternatively use the following link to fax or write to your MP: http://www.writetothem.com/

For further information contact:

  • Bhai Amrik Singh, Sikh Federation (UK) - 07860 633 488
  • Bhai Amritpal Singh, National Sikh Resource Centre - 07903 290 552
  • Bibi Balvinder Kaur, Sikh Women’s Alliance - 07960 987 825
  • Bhai Dabinderjit Singh, Sikh Secretariat - 07919 166 163
  • Bhai Gurjeet Singh, Khalsa Human Rights - 07877 315 993
  • Bhai Gurmukh Singh, British Sikh Consultative Forum - 07903 143 309
  • Bhai Harjinder Singh, Heathrow Sikh Care Society - 07888 690 425
  • Bibi Jasbir Kaur, Sikhs in England - 07950 627 385
  • Bhai Kashmir Singh, British Sikh Federation - 07721 507 055
  • Bhai Narinderjit Singh, National Council of Gurdwaras – 07817 458 735
  • Bhai Raghbir Singh, Akhand Kirtani Jatha - 07800 928 691
  • Bibi Ravinder Kaur, Young Sikhs (UK) - 07984 865 173
  • Bhai Surinder Singh – Sikh Missionary Society UK - 07949 762 761

Some useful email addresses are below:

Organised by the Sikh Federation (UK) in association with Gurdwaras and Sikh organisations

**The first post has been revised to provide contact telephone numbers and email addresses**

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