Football Tournament

[Seva]

5 A Side football tournament to be held in Wolverhampton on 1st November 2008. See Attached poster for further details, or go to http://www.sikhactivity.com/

[khalistan_zindabaad]

how is this event celebrating 300 years? just a question?

[naujawanidotcom]

how is this event celebrating 300 years? just a question?

FROM THE WEBSITE GIVEN BY THE OP:

"Our Aims

We are aiming at raising awareness among and educating youths from mainly, but not exclusive to, ethnic backgrounds through projects where we get them together in a friendly and safe environment giving them chance to interact with other people in their age groups but from diverse backgrounds, that they wouldn’t normally socialise with for whatever reason.

It is too common nowadays to see divisions within the younger members of society based on colour, religion or where you live. Sadly these divisions can lead to a feeling of alienation from general society and have devastating results. How often do you hear about stabbings and shootings in the media from within the younger age groups that are all down to differences arising from colour, religion and territory. It’s becoming an all too familiar story.

As an organisation, we are trying to bring down these barriers and show these youths that we are not so different, by using a factor common to them all, Football! We believe that most of these young people already play football but mainly between themselves and within their own cliques and at their own tournaments. Our goal is to get these youths together and play against young people from other backgrounds with the end result being that they see the similarities between themselves and not the differences.

It is a well known fact that the first step of arbitration in any given scenario is to find common ground. The Youth Activity Group are using football as the common ground in trying to educate the youth that they are not alone, and they are not so different. With this in mind, it is our hope that as these young people go back to their homes and grow older, they will be able to pass this message on to their peers and eventually to their children and help make this a better society for all.

The Youth Activity Group has successfully organised, managed and hosted 5-a-side football tournaments in the past where we have had over 50 teams and 300 people from all parts of the country attend. It was a great success with positive feedback from all the teams involved, but more importantly it led to friendships being forged and barriers broken."

I'd say that the event this organisation is hosting celebrates the 300th anniversary of the Guru Granth Sahib pretty well based on the aims and objectives above. The Guru intended to dispel ignorance from all humanity, blessing us with the realisation that we are not at all different from each other and that we are all created by the One Almighty. Kudos to the Sikh Youth Activity Group for spending their hard earnt dasvandh on something other than daal and atta for the Gurdwara (which is important, but not the only place dasvandh needs to go!)

khalistan_zindabaad, it never hurts to ask questions especially when groups purport to be doing something in the name of the Guru, in fact it should be expected! I hope you don't mind me putting in my tuppence worth, as I'm sure the OP will too in any case. I simply saw their website and liked what they said.

OP, we are going to plug this tournament in our events guide on Naujawani:Today! so check your pm as I need a little more info from you!

[Seva]

how is this event celebrating 300 years? just a question?

Hopefully by getting youths together to have some good fun, in a safe environment, under the banner of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Also, by raising money for Promise Dreams charity http://www.promisedreams.co.uk/ at the same time.

When we celebrate our own birthdays, marriages and births of our children we throw big parties and events for everyone to attend and share our joy, so why not celebrate 300 years of Gurugaddi of our Guru Ji by having some good competitive fun and rasie some money for a good cause.

Hopefully we will attract youths that may not go to the Gurdwara on this auspicious occasion, and we can educate them about what 300 years is all about.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.

[Seva]

5 A Side football tournament to be held in Wolverhampton on 1st November 2008. See Attached poster for further details, or go to http://www.sikhactivity.com/

Scouts from the FA and Wolves will be attending during the day.

[khalistan_militant]

ahh damn alot of singhs are gonna miss it because 300 programme at hazoor sahib at same time

isti not possible to move it forward by a week?

i personally know 20 ppl who wanna go bout in india at the time

[Seva]

ahh damn alot of singhs are gonna miss it because 300 programme at hazoor sahib at same time

isti not possible to move it forward by a week?

i personally know 20 ppl who wanna go bout in india at the time

sorry veerji, unfortunately posters have been printed and gone out, FA and Wolves FC have been confirmed as have Guru Ka Langar, venue etc.

anyway, I know where i'd rather be, India with you guys. We will just haved to do our best to make this a sucess for the rest of us that cant go to Hazoor Sahib.

Have a good time and post pics when u get back.

[Seva]

5 A Side football tournament to be held in Wolverhampton on 1st November 2008. See Attached poster for further details, or go to http://www.sikhactivity.com/

Hurry and get your applications in asap as we have had a great deal of interest and only a limited number of places remaining.

[singh_1983]

5 A Side football tournament to be held in Wolverhampton on 1st November 2008. See Attached poster for further details, or go to http://www.sikhactivity.com/

Hurry and get your applications in asap as we have had a great deal of interest and only a limited number of places remaining.

are there any places left? im just in the process of getting my team together??

[Seva]

5 A Side football tournament to be held in Wolverhampton on 1st November 2008. See Attached poster for further details, or go to http://www.sikhactivity.com/

Hurry and get your applications in asap as we have had a great deal of interest and only a limited number of places remaining.

are there any places left? im just in the process of getting my team together??

If you can email your team to team@sikhactivity.com and transfer your payment to the account details that will be emailed back to you, we will hold a place for you but hurry.