As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in a majority of U.S. states, the Sikh Coalition continues to produce and update resources in response to our community’s needs in relation to the pandemic.
Our most recent resources include COVID-related guidance for taxi, rideshare, and truck drivers. We also published an analysis of President Trump’s most recent order restricting immigration, including English and Punjabi updates to our ‘immigration and the pandemic’ FAQ. We have also updated our guidelines on employee rights during the pandemic, as well as published information specific to Pennsylvania residents about new loans for businesses impacted by the economic downturn.
Click here to access all of our COVID-19 resources for free.
On July 1, the Sikh Coalition launched our 2020 Get Out The Vote effort in order to ensure that Sikh community members across the United States are able to vote on federal, state, and local candidates and issues this November 3, 2020. 
On June 26, 20 U.S. senators signed on to a bipartisan letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to resettle and protect Afghan Sikhs and Hindus under threat. The Sikh Coalition was proud to work with other advocates in the community to make this unprecedented show of support possible. 
The campaign to ensure hate crime charges in the assault of Mr. Lakhwant Singh continues. On June 30, 29 civil rights organizations, interfaith groups, gurdwaras, and other institutions signed on to a letter demanding that Jefferson County District Attorney Peter Weir fully investigate this case as a hate crime and bring felony hate crime charges against Mr. Singh’s attacker. 
Harleen Kaur, who originally joined the Sikh Coalition as a Community Development Manager in April 2018, has transitioned to a new role as the Education and Community Engagement Manager. 
Over the last month, the Sikh Coalition’s media and communications team continued to secure media coverage advancing the advocacy and civil rights issues important to Sikh Americans -- including raising awareness and pointing to the lack of hate crime charges in the assault case of Mr. Lakhwant Singh; celebrating the achievements of Anmol Narang, who became the first observant Sikh to graduate from the United States Military Academy West Point in June; and working alongside many sangats to help them share their stories of seva with local media. 
Since launching in March, the Sikh Coalition Kid’s Corner has reached 96,000+ views on Facebook! 
On June 18, the Sikh Coalition was excited to present an online class about Sikhi to more than 20 sixth-graders at Battery Park City School in New York. 
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