Ottawa – January 17, 2010: The World Sikh Organization offers condolences to the victims of the tragic earthquake in Haiti and their loved ones. WSO encourages the Sikh community to offer its full assistance and support to the relief effort taking place. The earthquake, which registered 7.0 on the Richter scale, has left Haiti, the western hemisphere’s poorest nation, in ruins and the dead numbering in the tens of thousands.
Local Sikh communities and Gurdwaras are organizing fundraising drives and soliciting donations to meet the immediate needs of the survivors and to help in the relief effort. WSO Canada’s president, Prem Singh Vinning said, “as per the teachings of the Sikh faith, Sikhs have an obligation to help in the humanitarian effort in Haiti. The Sikh community’s generosity will go a long way in helping the ...
Ottawa – January 6, 2010: The World Sikh Organization (WSO) expresses concern over the recent process of amending the Sikh community’s Nanakshahi calendar. The Nanakshahi calendar marks the major Gupurabs or Sikh holidays which are celebrated with enthusiasm and fervor worldwide. The current Nanakshahi calendar was researched and developed over a period of several years and finally announced in 2003. The calendar has received acclaim and acceptance from the wider Sikh community as it established fixed dates for important Gurpurabs and eliminated the yearly conjecture and guessing about these days.
It is unfortunate that the Nanakshahi calendar which is so widely accepted and regarded as a symbol of Sikh identity, has within the span of a few weeks been radically changed. Although legitimate concerns about the calendar may have existed, in the interest ...
Ottawa – (December 18, 2009) The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) expresses deep concern over the violence that occurred in Ludhiana earlier this month and the role of Punjab’s political leadership and the administration .
While the state administration is expected to keep a finger on the pulse of public opinion, sentiments and sensitivities to prevent any unfortunate developments in a preemptive manner, the Punjab administration appears to have done just the opposite. Instead of preventing an ugly situation from occurring, they appear to have added fuel to the simmering fire by ignoring cautionary warnings from responsible citizen groups and using lethal force to crush a peaceful protest. This resulted in several injuries and innocent fatality.
WSO believes that the government of Punjab needs to restore public confidence in its administrative and law-enforcement policies and practices. It can do so ...
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