At its 25 Year Anniversary Celebrations, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), recognized SALDEF at its Annual Conference event held in Washington, DC with its Excellence in Civic Advocacy Award. ADC presents this award to a civil rights organization that has done exemplary and consistent work for their community. SALDEF is the first Sikh American organization to ever be honored by such a prominent national civil rights and advocacy organization. The award was presented to SALDEF at a gathering of over 600 guests. R. Alexander Acosta, former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, and recently appointed as U.S. Attorney for Miami, Florida was also honored for his continued dedication to civil rights. Daniel Sutherland, Director – Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, US Department of Homeland Security was the keynote speaker at the event.
