On the one-year anniversary of the U. Despite the successful evacuation of the Soni family, too many Afghan Sikhs and Hindus are still under urgent threat: both those who are still in Afghanistan and those who have been temporarily relocated to India and face legal limbo, economic uncertainty, and the possibility of religious discrimination.
Accordingly, on August 30th, the Sikh Coalition sent a formal request to President Biden once again urging him to use his executive authority to expedite the resettlement of Afghan Sikh and Hindu families, as the administration has recently done for Ukrainian refugees.
Click here to learn more about this work. Per public reporting, an investigation of this misconduct is currently underway. The Sikh Coalition and our allies remain in conversations with government officials pressing for transparency and accountability on this issue, and we will continue to provide updates as they become available.
As students across the country settle into the new school year, the Sikh Coalition would like to remind sangat members of educator-and parent-oriented resources featured in our continually updated Back to School Toolkit. In addition to the Sikh awareness presentations, anti-bullying brochures, Know Your Rights materials, and legal resources created to protect and empower Sikh children, our toolkit provides educators and parents with lesson plans, resources, and reading materials to help create an environment that is safe and inclusive of Sikhi.
Many of these resources are also available in Punjabi. For more information about the Back to School Toolkit, please contact education sikhcoalition.
