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Btw any plans that Sikh Channel will launch in USA??

I think Sikh Channel would need to be sure that it is going to get full support in America for this to happen. It would be nice if the Direct Debits were set up before it actually opened i.e. the funds were raised and made ready in America before Sikh Channel launched there. It would be nice to see things operate the way they should i.e. Siikhs and their funds chase the Sikh Channel. Rather than the Sikh Channel chasing the Sikhs for funds.

I think the Sikhs in America are powerful, rich, and succesful enough to make this happen!!!

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The idea that jathebandian and our big UK gurdwaras will support Sikh Channel is wishful thinking. The Sikh Federation broke its links with the Sikh Channel during the Dastaar Day issue. So you wont see any support from them or from any of the gurudwaras it controls/influences.

As for the UK gurudwara's, Southall made a complaint to Ofcom last year when Sohi's party claimed they were not given enough air-time during the gurudwara elections. So instead of helping or sorting things out by talking to the Sikh Channel they decided to involve Ofcom. This means lots of time and money have to be spent in preparing and presenting your case to Ofcom.

This is how much support you will get for a truly panthic channel. Its biggest problem is its independence. Jathebandian want a channel to work under their control. They do not like the fact that Sikh Channel is not aligned to any jathebandi but prides itself as the Peoples Channel. So most of its support comes from individuals not groups.

The channel may have survived the suspension order, but they are nowhere near the target it needs to make it safe and secure.

I think its everybodies duty to keep the channel running. Just look at how its programming has changed since the Bhai Rajoana issue. The interview with Bibi Hardish Kaur last night at 10.30pm was very painful. She saw her 3 brothers, husband and son killed before her eyes in the Delhi massacre.

The Sikh Channel has given a voice to the forgotten and the injustice. Lets support it so it helps raise the awareness.

I think good ideas have been put forward already about taking laptops to gurudwara's and getting sangat to set up DD's.

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The idea that jathebandian and our big UK gurdwaras will support Sikh Channel is wishful thinking.

This is how much support you will get for a truly panthic channel. Its biggest problem is its independence. Jathebandian want a channel to work under their control. They do not like the fact that Sikh Channel is not aligned to any jathebandi but prides itself as the Peoples Channel. So most of its support comes from individuals not groups.

The channel may have survived the suspension order, but they are nowhere near the target it needs to make it safe and secure.

I think its everybodies duty to keep the channel running. Just look at how its programming has changed since the Bhai Rajoana issue. The interview with Bibi Hardish Kaur last night at 10.30pm was very painful. She saw her 3 brothers, husband and son killed before her eyes in the Delhi massacre.

The Sikh Channel has given a voice to the forgotten and the injustice. Lets support it so it helps raise the awareness.

I think good ideas have been put forward already about taking laptops to gurudwara's and getting sangat to set up DD's.

Good Point!

I wonder how any jathabandi or Gurdwara members that stop a panthic channel from fighting for justice for the families of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaaj will ever face getting the darshan of Guru Ji. What do these members, of any Jathabandi or Gurdwara, think will happen to them when they die if they are helping the rapist and murderers who Sikh Channel are trying to expose. If you stop anyone fighting for justice you are helping the person who committed the injustice - FACT!

I hope those people, calling themselves Sikhs, who work against the Sikh Channel, of the Sikhs, really ask themselves how will Guru Ji reward them!!

Justice will only come through Media !

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Had it not been for the Dastaar Day campaign and Sikh Channel standing up to all the oppostion, which is what ultimately drove all the so-called panthic leaders away from supporitng the Sikh Channel. We may not have had the turban story on the BBC tonight.

Had we believed all those who said it was a waste of time to stand outside Parliament Sq. we may not have had the publicity to the interest about the dastaar.

Reading the intro of tonights programme The Story Of The Turban on the BBC website it states

"In September 2011, Sikhs from all over Britain gathered in Parliament Square to protest. The focus of their concern was the turban........"

Whether the BBC programme provides a balanced view or not remains to be seen but at least it means the Sikh Channel is trying its best with the limited resources it has to get the sikh voice heard.

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Angrez, I never thought of it like that... our media is changing the world's media. Yet another reason why we should support the Sikh Channel financially.

In addition to the Dastaar Day there are so many things the Sikh Channel has done! It's obvious we all love the Sikh Channel - lets just hope we all start to support it.

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