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toronto.com

December 27, 2016

Sikh students distribute clothing, food to Toronto's homeless

The Downtown Seva Initiative was organized by the SYF which is made up of Sikh Student Associations at Peel Region high schools.“Seva literally means selfless service),” said event organizer Manjot Singh. “What we’re doing here in Toronto is helping out anyone who does need our help.

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SIkhnet.com

September 4, 2015

Not Simply A Camp: This Is The Guru's Presence

The thought that came to my mind again and again was "this is the court of the Guru Khalsa". The Guru Khalsa is no small idea. The Guru Panth is another form of the living Guru, the Sangat of spiritual leaders. It is Guru's time! Only the Guru Khalsa can create an atmosphere like this.

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CBC The National

December 29, 2017

Downtown Seva Initiative

Downtown Seva Initiative on CBC Toronto! Shoutout to the 200 high school students who spread warmth to Toronto's less fortunate in memory of the Chote Sahibzade spent the chilly days of December in the Thanda Burj with our grandmother— Mata Gujri Ji.

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CP24

May 14, 2019

Sikh Awareness Day event at Yonge and Dundas Square

Sikh Awareness Day brings the community’s history, art, and values to the core of Downtown Toronto. Hosted in Canada’s busiest city square, Turban Up engages Canadians from all walks of life and shares an experience that communicates what it means to be a Sikh.

Read more

Times of Israel

April 20, 2014

Sikhs, Jews and God

There are approximately 23 million Sikhs in the world. I learned this from Manbir Singh, a brightly turbaned young man with a well-tended beard, full of love for his faith and sharing it. He was a volunteer for the Sikh Youth Federation that had a presentation at a local university.

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CTV News

December 26, 2019

Sikh students help those in need

Footage from CTV News Toronto of DSI. The Chote Sahibzade spent the chilly days of December in the Thanda Burj with our grandmother— Mata Gujri Ji. In response, hundreds of volunteers hit the streets every December to provide warmth to the less fortunate.

Read more

toronto.com

May 15, 2016

Toronto Sikhs celebrate culture at Turban Up!

The centre of downtown Toronto was awash in colour today despite the rain and unseasonably cold temperatures. People of all ages, races and religions walked around Yonge-Dundas Square Sunday sporting a rainbow of brightly coloured turbans — bright pinks, royal purple and blue, and citron yellow.

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theontarion

March 17, 2016

University of Guelph students host Sikh Awareness event

On Thurs. March 10, 2016, the Sikh Students Association hosted Sikh Awareness Day in the University Centre. The event was set up in a semi-circle around the UC courtyard and consisted of informational boards, specific religious items and instruments, free samosas, traditional music, and turban tying

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blogTO

June 11, 2019

Hundreds of people got a turban tied for free in Toronto this past weekend

Yonge-Dundas Square looked colourful this weekend, thanks to the hundreds of turbans that were tied on people's heads. The festival Turban Up! from Experience Sikhi took over the square with food, martial arts performances, and traditional headwear to celebrate Sikh culture and traditions.

Read more

The Varsity

March 17, 2014

First Turban Day draws large crowd

On Friday March 14, the Sikh Student Association (SSA) hosted a Turban Day to spread awareness about the Sikh faith. Turban Day was one of three events hosted as part of Sikh Awareness Week at University of Toronto, with the goal of spreading awareness about Sikh religion and culture.

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Toronto Star

May 17, 2015

Turban Up event at Dundas Square breaks down cultural divide

Rolls of material in an explosion of colours are stacked on tables where people make their choice. A variety of styles are tied. For the traditional wider one worn by most Punjabi men, volunteers cut sections about five metres long and three metres wide. Two more volunteers then pull the material t

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Ryersonian

November 10, 2017

Ryerson SSA Remembers The Sikh Genocide of 1984

For Ryerson’s Sikh Students’ Association, the first week of November reminds them of the year 1984. Last week, the RSSA held events to honour victims and survivors of the period and to recognize it as a genocide rather than the Indian government’s description of it as a “riot.”

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Guelph Mercury

March 9, 2018

Turban Up event at U of Guelph promotes unity, understanding

Every year, for one day only, the Guelph Sikh Students’ Association transforms the University Centre into a sea of brightly-coloured material, dotted with deep conversations that promote unity and understanding between students.

Read more

toronto.com

December 27, 2016

Sikh students distribute clothing, food to Toronto's homeless
Sikh students distribute clothing, food to Toronto's homeless

The Downtown Seva Initiative was organized by the SYF which is made up of Sikh Student Associations at Peel Region high schools.“Seva literally means selfless service),” said event organizer Manjot Singh. “What we’re doing here in Toronto is helping out anyone who does need our help.

Read more

SIkhnet.com

September 4, 2015

Not Simply A Camp: This Is The Guru's Presence
Not Simply A Camp: This Is The Guru's Presence

The thought that came to my mind again and again was "this is the court of the Guru Khalsa". The Guru Khalsa is no small idea. The Guru Panth is another form of the living Guru, the Sangat of spiritual leaders. It is Guru's time! Only the Guru Khalsa can create an atmosphere like this.

Read more

CBC The National

December 29, 2017

Downtown Seva Initiative
Downtown Seva Initiative

Downtown Seva Initiative on CBC Toronto! Shoutout to the 200 high school students who spread warmth to Toronto's less fortunate in memory of the Chote Sahibzade spent the chilly days of December in the Thanda Burj with our grandmother— Mata Gujri Ji.

Read more

CP24

May 14, 2019

Sikh Awareness Day event at Yonge and Dundas Square
Sikh Awareness Day event at Yonge and Dundas Square

Sikh Awareness Day brings the community’s history, art, and values to the core of Downtown Toronto. Hosted in Canada’s busiest city square, Turban Up engages Canadians from all walks of life and shares an experience that communicates what it means to be a Sikh.

Read more

Times of Israel

April 20, 2014

Sikhs, Jews and God
Sikhs, Jews and God

There are approximately 23 million Sikhs in the world. I learned this from Manbir Singh, a brightly turbaned young man with a well-tended beard, full of love for his faith and sharing it. He was a volunteer for the Sikh Youth Federation that had a presentation at a local university.

Read more

CTV News

December 26, 2019

Sikh students help those in need
Sikh students help those in need

Footage from CTV News Toronto of DSI. The Chote Sahibzade spent the chilly days of December in the Thanda Burj with our grandmother— Mata Gujri Ji. In response, hundreds of volunteers hit the streets every December to provide warmth to the less fortunate.

Read more

toronto.com

May 15, 2016

Toronto Sikhs celebrate culture at Turban Up!
Toronto Sikhs celebrate culture at Turban Up!

The centre of downtown Toronto was awash in colour today despite the rain and unseasonably cold temperatures. People of all ages, races and religions walked around Yonge-Dundas Square Sunday sporting a rainbow of brightly coloured turbans — bright pinks, royal purple and blue, and citron yellow.

Read more

theontarion

March 17, 2016

University of Guelph students host Sikh Awareness event
University of Guelph students host Sikh Awareness event

On Thurs. March 10, 2016, the Sikh Students Association hosted Sikh Awareness Day in the University Centre. The event was set up in a semi-circle around the UC courtyard and consisted of informational boards, specific religious items and instruments, free samosas, traditional music, and turban tying

Read more

blogTO

June 11, 2019

Hundreds of people got a turban tied for free in Toronto this past weekend
Hundreds of people got a turban tied for free in Toronto this past weekend

Yonge-Dundas Square looked colourful this weekend, thanks to the hundreds of turbans that were tied on people's heads. The festival Turban Up! from Experience Sikhi took over the square with food, martial arts performances, and traditional headwear to celebrate Sikh culture and traditions.

Read more

The Varsity

March 17, 2014

First Turban Day draws large crowd
First Turban Day draws large crowd

On Friday March 14, the Sikh Student Association (SSA) hosted a Turban Day to spread awareness about the Sikh faith. Turban Day was one of three events hosted as part of Sikh Awareness Week at University of Toronto, with the goal of spreading awareness about Sikh religion and culture.

Read more

Toronto Star

May 17, 2015

Turban Up event at Dundas Square breaks down cultural divide
Turban Up event at Dundas Square breaks down cultural divide

Rolls of material in an explosion of colours are stacked on tables where people make their choice. A variety of styles are tied. For the traditional wider one worn by most Punjabi men, volunteers cut sections about five metres long and three metres wide. Two more volunteers then pull the material t

Read more

Ryersonian

November 10, 2017

Ryerson SSA Remembers The Sikh Genocide of 1984
Ryerson SSA Remembers The Sikh Genocide of 1984

For Ryerson’s Sikh Students’ Association, the first week of November reminds them of the year 1984. Last week, the RSSA held events to honour victims and survivors of the period and to recognize it as a genocide rather than the Indian government’s description of it as a “riot.”

Read more

Guelph Mercury

March 9, 2018

Turban Up event at U of Guelph promotes unity, understanding
Turban Up event at U of Guelph promotes unity, understanding

Every year, for one day only, the Guelph Sikh Students’ Association transforms the University Centre into a sea of brightly-coloured material, dotted with deep conversations that promote unity and understanding between students.

Read more