Today, as we move to day 5 of the 16 days of activism to end gender based violence, World Sikh Organization of Canada would like to share a tool that we think may help us all do just that.  It's called the Charter for Compassion.

Amritsar, Punjab (November 26, 2012): Human rights bodies namely Human Rights Law Network (HRLN), Khalra Mission Organization (KMO), Punjab Human Rights Organization (PHRO) and the World Sikh Organization (WSO) organized “One day consultation on Human Rights and Law” at Om International, Putlighar at Amritsar (Punjab) on November 25, 2012.

By Sukhvinder Kaur Vinning (Executive Director, WSO)

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.  In many parts of the world, it kicks off sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence.  The year may be 2012 but this centuries old problem is still a prevalent issue across the world.

The World Sikh Organization of Canada extends its warmest greetings on the Gurpurab (birth anniversary) of Sri Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh faith.

On Thursday November 13th, WSO joined several other faith and cultural communities in Vaughan for the Festival of Light.

By Pardeep Singh Nagra

Approximately over 250 000 Sikhs served in the World Wars. They served and saw action in all the major campaigns of WW1 in France and Flanders Belgium including Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, La Bassee, Somme, and Vimy.  Sikhs also served in campaigns in Mesopotamia, Persia, East Africa, Gallipoli and the Far East. Fighting in the trenches and muddy fields of Europe, in the deserts, among the mountains and on the oceans in these global conflicts, the Sikhs would win unstinting respect for their courage, bravery, patience and fortitude.

Canadian MPs Parm Gill, Kyle Seeback and Minister Tim Uppal visited Delhi’s ‘Widow Colony’ yesterday.  The visit was not made public and was not covered by the media.  The "Widow Colony" was established by the widows of the Sikhs killed in November 1984. 

Today marks the 17th anniversary of the disappearance of S. Jaswant Singh Khalra.

By Ripan Kaur, WSO Communications Intern

As viewers all across the globe have witnessed over the past few weeks, the Olympics demonstrated a coming together of different communities. The games were filled with fantastic moments, not only of the athletes’ achievements, but also a multitude of diverse identities. From Usain Bolt kneeling down in prayer after his victory in the 200m dash, to Canadian wrestler Arjan Bhullar proudly wearing a red turban when walking in with his fellow athletes during the opening ceremonies. An important legacy of the games is celebrating the world and its different cultures, languages, faiths through sport. London 2012 was no exception.

As we are all aware, the incidents of Oak Creek almost two weeks ago have been painful for everyone around the world. As a result, the World Sikh Organization is setting up a channel to collect condolence messages which will be delivered to the families of the victims, as well as to the heroic police officer who risked his life and saved countless lives. If you would like to leave messages of condolences and hope and love for the families, you can do so here:http://www.worldsikh.ca/contact