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Indian revolutionaries have roots in Astoria: Sikhs formed the Ghadar Party 100 years ago. http://www.dailyastorian.com/free/indian-revolutionaries-have-roots-in-astoria/article_a5dc3278-9707-11e2-8d4e-0019bb2963f4.html By CHELSEA GORROW It was 1913 when a group on Punjabi Sikh Indians in...

SALDEF Honors Civil Rights Leader and Oregon State Representative SALDEF is pleased to announce the first two awardees to be recognized at the 2010 SALDEF National Gala to be held in Washington D.C. on October 16, 2010. We will honor Mr. Wade Henderson of the Leadership Conference on Civil...

ADL Welcomes Repeal of Oregon Ban on Religious Attire for Teachers ADL Welcomes Repeal of Oregon Ban on Religious Attire for Teachers <st1:city w:st="on"> </st1:city> <st1:city w:st="on">Seattle</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">WA</st1:state>, April 2, 2010 Calling it "a...

Sikh Advocacy Organizations Join Together to End the Ban on Sikh Teachers in Oregon Oregon Governor Signs Legislation Ending 87-year-old Ban on Religious Dress for Public School Teachers Sikh Advocacy Organizations Join Together to End the Ban on Sikh Teachers in Oregon After...

Oregon Governor Poised to End Sikh Teacher Ban Your Voices Made a Difference [ https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=2563 ] March 29, 2010 (Washington, DC) - One month after Oregon's legislature voted by landslide margins to end the state's 87-year-old ban on religious...

Tell the Oregon Governor to Allow Sikhs to Teach We need your help. After Oregon's Legislature passed a law in February repealing a 1920s statute banning the wearing of religious garb by public school teachers, House Bill 3686 is among the remaining few bills still awaiting signature...

Oregon Senate Vote Puts Sikh American Community One Step Away From Making History SALDEF applauds Oregon Senate on vote to repeal religious dress ban, Encourages Oregon Governor to sign bill Washington D.C., February 24, 2009 -- Late yesterday afternoon...

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SALDEF Applauds Oregon House Landslide Vote to Repeal Ban on Religious Dress SALDEF thanks...

Teachers are likely to win the right to wear religious clothing such as turbans, yarmulkes, crosses and headscarves in public schools when the Oregon Legislature meets in February, elected officials say. Oregon's prohibition on allowing teachers to exercise their faith by covering their...

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April 22, 2009 (Washington, DC) – Yesterday, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the oldest Sikh American civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, met with Department of Justice officials and noted that observant Sikhs are effectively prohibited by...