Sikh Lobby In The Uk Parliament Organised By The Sikh Federation (Uk) On Tuesday 29 November Between 2-4Pm In The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Sikh Lobby in the UK Parliament organised by the Sikh Federation (UK) on Tuesday 29 November between 2-4pm in the Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

10 November 2011

Fabian Hamilton MP’s office has just emailed the Sikh Federation (UK) this afternoon to say they have booked the Boothroyd Room between 2-4pm on Tuesday 29 November for a Sikh Lobby.

Apologies we have only been able to give you just under 3 weeks notice.

Please:

i) immediately arrange to attend the lobby

ii) contact your MP via email, telephone etc. and ask him or her to attend the lobby in the Boothroyd Room

We need to have Sikhs from different parts of the UK to attend and lobby their MPs. Younger and more articulate Sikhs in particular are urged to attend.

The lobby is likely to cover a range of issues linked to Sikh identity, human rights violations and building a stronger political voice for the Sikh community.

A briefing will be prepared by the Sikh Federation (UK) and circulated around 1 week before the lobby.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SIKHS TO UNITE AND SEND A MESSAGE TO POLITICIANS AND GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE

For further information email: info@sikhfederation.com

[Paneer Monster]

benti to admins: please pin and put in general section for maximum exposure.

[Toofana]

Great opportunity to lodge complaint and query why Gregory Clark, Minister of State for Decentralization and Cities has been meeting with Kamal Nath.

[GurSa Singh]

A lot more Sikh professionals are likely to attend if these lobby days are publicised well ahead, many organisations only allow approved leave with a minimum of a months notice, if not more.

This is not the first time a lobby day has just sprung up under short notice and in honesty, wouldn't it be more productive to start attracting the young Sikh professional audience by building up and planning the event. Or is there a tactical reason for the short notices some of these lobby days?

[Azaad]

will local Sikh Federation Branches be organising transport??

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

A lot more Sikh professionals are likely to attend if these lobby days are publicised well ahead, many organisations only allow approved leave with a minimum of a months notice, if not more.

This is not the first time a lobby day has just sprung up under short notice and in honesty, wouldn't it be more productive to start attracting the young Sikh professional audience by building up and planning the event. Or is there a tactical reason for the short notices some of these lobby days?

Plan is to have two lobbies each year in November and March and to give maximum notice. We try and give the maximum notice when rooms are confirmed. The posting on Sikh Sangat was the same day and an email was sent to the Sikh Channel to put on the scroll. The scroll started this weekend - giving viewers more than 2 weeks notice.

My own personal experience is that most professionals can get time off work if they are able to give a week to 10 days notice to line managers.

Where there is a will there is a way!

We can normally take a day off work with less than two weeks notice for all sorts of personal things (e.g. getting visas, child care responsibilities etc.) perhaps its time to take some time out for Panthic issues if possible!

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

will local Sikh Federation Branches be organising transport??

Please contact your local SIkh Federation (UK) branch. Alternatively, email info@sikhfederation.com with your contact details - name, town, telephone and you will be put in touch with the local branch.

[Aman0001]

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[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Date of the lobby has been changed to Tuesday 13 December.

Please see new thread:

http://www.sikhsangat.com/Index.php?/topic/64101-sikh-lobby-in-the-uk-parliament-organised-by-the-sikh-federation-uk-now-on-tuesday-13-december-between-1-4pm-in-the-boothroyd-room-portcullis-house/page__pid__517895#entry517895

Admin: Could you please close this thread.

Many thanks