SURREY – Surrey mayor Doug McCallum will bring a motion in support of farmers in India on Monday, April 12, ahead of the annual Vaisakhi celebrations on April 14.
McCallum said many residents of Surrey have family and friends in India who have been adversely impacted by the faming bills passed in their ancestral land. The changes affecting the farmers in India threaten their livelihood and their protests have been met with a heavy hand by the Government of India.
“I stand in solidarity with the farmers in India and I will be asking Council to do the same at our next Council Meeting on April 12. I will be bringing forth a motion asking Council to support the Indian farmers, many of whom have direct ties with our residents in Surrey. With April being Sikh Heritage Month in BC and also marking Vaisakhi, one of the most important celebrations in the Sikh faith, it is timely and fitting that City Council supports this important issue that affects so many of Surrey’s Indian commu
VICTORIA – Rachna Singh, BC Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, marked the beginning of Sikh Heritage Month by emphasizing culture and diversity.
“The Sikh community has continued to enrich and strengthen our province since the first Gurdwara opened its doors more than 100 years ago in Vancouver. British Columbia is now home to one of the largest Sikh populations outside of India, and we are grateful for the rich culture and diversity that they bring to this province,” Singh said.
“April is an important month for Sikhs around the world. For more than 300 years, Sikhs come together to mark the creation of the Khalsa of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, which imparts the values of equality, selfless service and social justice that are so important to the Sikh community. This month is also a chance to celebrate the harvest and the start of a new agricultural year as part of Vaisakhi, the holiest celebration in Sikh faith.
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By Peter Richardson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
April is Sikh Heritage Month in Canada and the Town of Mono marked the occasion with a flag raising on April 1.
The Sikhs travelled from the Punjab Region of Northern India, to Canada at the end of the 19th century and today there are in excess of 500,000 Sikhs living here.
The Sikhs have a long and rich heritage. Sikh soldiers were part of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Hong Kong, in 1897. Most people will remember Sikhs as carrying their ceremonial daggers and wearing the colorful turbans of India, but this is only a small part of their heritage.
Vancouver toolkit creator Mo Dhaliwal victimized by psychological warfare in response to #AskIndiaWhy In advance of Vaisakhi, the branding expert and cultural entrepreneur shares his thoughts about Indian democracy, Khalistan, and social activism by Charlie Smith on April 7th, 2021 at 8:07 AM 1 of 6 2 of 6
Mo Dhaliwal has been called many things over the years a B.C. cultural navigator, arts aficionado, bhangra lover, PuSh festival supporter, and the founder of the Skyrocket digital branding agency in Vancouver. He could add the term antiracist media activist to the list in 2019 when he exposed how Global News B.C. had covered up a blackface joke by one of its employees.
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B.C. parliamentary secretary for anti-racism initiatives Rachna Singh released the following statement on April 1 to mark Sikh Heritage Month: The Sikh community has continued to enrich and strengthen our province since the first Gurdwara opened its doors more than 100 years ago in Vancouver. British Columbia is now home to one of the largest Sikh populations outside of India, and we are grateful for the rich culture and diversity that they bring to this province. April is an important month for Sikhs around the world. For more than 300 years, Sikhs come together to mark the creation of the Khalsa of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, which imparts the values of equality, selfless service, and social justice that are so important to the Sikh community. This month is also a chance to celebrate the harvest and the start of a new agricultural year as part of Vaisakhi, the holiest celebration in Sikh faith.