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EVENTS:
Annual Vaisakhi Nagar Keertan
Starts in the morning at Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar on 85 Avenue, goes down 128 Street, Left on 82 Avenue, Right on 124 Avenue, Left on 76 Avenue, Left on 128 Avenue, returning to the Gurdwara Sahib by the afternoon.
The nagar keertan will have floats from various community organizations. Food stalls, information stalls, and more.
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BOSS STALL / ROOTS GEAR
BOSS (British Organization of Sikh Students) and RootsGear members will be attending with special stalls and Sikhi tshirts, hoodies, posters, and CD’s!
There will be various keertan darbars, activities for all ages.. come and be enlightened and inspired!
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YOUTH FORUM
Friday, April 6, 2007
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location:
Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar, 85 Avenue at 128 Street, Surrey, BC
Contact Phone: 604.805.5824
Email: bknarang@shaw.ca
Harinder Singh, Executive Director of the Sikh Research Institute of San Antonio, Texas is visiting Vancouver for the Vaisakhi Celebrations.
All of the Sikh youth of BC are invited to attend a special youth forum on THIS FRIDAY on the top of “Sikh Sovereignty” moderated by Harinder Singh.
It is a unique opportunity to learn, teach, inspire and be inspired!
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Community Revival
Rekindling Caŗhdī Kalā
To address critical issues facing the community, the Sikh Research Institute hosts a meeting of leaders, executives, professionals, and youth to discuss practical solutions. Upon these structured gatherings, project ideas are generated and programs are implemented.
To restore a deep sense of identity, the global Sikh community must keep alive the spirit of Sikh sovereignty and prosperity through an understanding and practice of the faith. The Sikh Research Institute attempts to revive this spirit through lectures and presentations focused on finding solutions. By creating awareness on the issues facing the Panth, participants are introduced to the current state of the Sikh community. Attendees then engage in discussing practical and realistic solutions to the prevailing problems. Because of their abilities to prioritize and actively improve the Sikh nation, Community Revival seeks to draw community leaders, activists, professionals, and youth.
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SANJHA (SHARED) FLOATS:
The Sikh youth are working together among various organizations to promote unity:
1) West Coast Sikh Youth Alliance, SFU SSA, UBC SSA will have one shared float
2) Guru Nanak Academy Students & Gatka Akhara, Shan-E-Khalsa Students & Gatka Akhara, Gurmat Center Students & Akhara, and Kaurs United will have one shared float
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QUESTIONS?
Just don’t get it?
What’s Vaisakhi, nagar keertan, Khalsa?
What is the role of the Khalsa in the world today?
Ask us! E-mail bcsikhyouth@gmail.com
- if you have any questions about Vaisakhi
- are confused about what goes on or why
- would like to help out / volunteer / get involved
- need transporation to the nagar keertan
- anything else!
I see that the Celebrate Vaisakhi website is down…is it going to be back up with this years info on the nagar kirtan?..
Also, when is the Vancouver Nagar Kirtan taking place?
The Vancouver Nagar Kirtan is taking place on the following weekend, April 13th (Saturday).
The Celebrate Vaisakhi website won’t be up this year.
Not on Saturday on Friday