For Immediate Release: March 20, 2006 Ohio residents encouraged to attend event featuring officials from federal, state and local agencies Washington D.C. – The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) and the management of the Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Society of Bedford, Ohio have invited several federal, state and local officials to participate in a community forum for the Sikh community. The Sikh American community is encouraged to attend this event with their children so that they may be informed about their rights and learn how various federal and state agencies can assist if their rights are violated. Confirmed participants include representatives from the United States Attorney’s Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Bedford Police Department, and Ohio Civil Rights Commission. The purpose of this event is to aid Sikh Americans in learning how to correctly respond to all forms of discrimination, hate crimes and bias-motivated incidents and bullying and harassment of school children. This forum will provide Sikh Americans with the crucial knowledge on appropriate responses and actions to take to protect and exercise their constitutional rights. SALDEF encourages all residents of the greater Cleveland metropolitan area to attend. We thank the management and community members of Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Society for supporting and co-sponsoring this event. When: Saturday, March 25, 2006 Time: 3 pm – 5 pm Where: Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Society of Bedford 38 Tarbell Road Bedford, Ohio For more information about this forum please go to: www.saldef.org/attachments/clevelandkyr.pdf
Know Your Rights Forum to be held in Cleveland — Saturday, March 25, 2006
Washington, DC – The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) and the management of the Guru Nanak Foundation of American (GNFA) have invited several government officials to participate at a community forum this Saturday, January 28, 2006. The Sikh American community is encouraged to attend this event with their children so that they may be informed about their civil rights. The following representatives will be attending the forum: Eric Treene — Special Counsel, Department of Justice Office for Civil Rights Bruce Friedman — Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Shaarik Zafar – Counsel for Post 9/11 National Origin Discrimination, Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel These forums provide a unique opportunity for Sikh community member to learn about their rights, and protecting their families and our community from hate crimes and harassment. The focus of these forums is to bring to the sangat, the individuals who are responsible for litigating egregious cases of religious and national origin discrimination for a meaningful face-to-face interaction. In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the founding of SALDEF/SMART, SALDEF will be organizing similar events across the country. SALDEF encourages all residents of the Mid-Atlantic area to attend. We thank the management and community members of the Guru Nanak Foundation of America for supporting and co-sponsoring this event. DATE: 1/28/2006 BEGINNING TIME: 4:30 PM END TIME: 6:00 PM LOCATION: Guru Nanak Foundation of America (GNFA) 12917 Old Columbia Pike Silver Springs, Maryland 20904