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Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc.

Protect | Grow | Empower

aka SALDEF   |   WASHINGTON, DC   |  http://www.saldef.org/

Mission

SALDEF is a national Sikh American media, policy, and education organization. Our mission is to empower Sikh Americans by building dialogue, deepening understanding, promoting civic participation, and upholding social justice and religious freedom for all Americans. We are grounded in our values of optimism, humility and service, inspired by the community for the benefit of all. Observant Sikhs are distinguished by the dastaar (Sikh Turban), uncut hair, and other articles of Faith.

Ruling year info

2000

Executive Director

Miss Kiran Kaur Gill

Main address

1612 K Street, NW Suite 600

WASHINGTON, DC 20006 USA

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EIN

04-3382840

NTEE code info

Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups (R20)

Civil Liberties Advocacy (R60)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) addresses issues related to civil rights, misrepresentation in the media, school bullying and educating non-Sikhs.

In regards to civil rights, Sikh's have experienced workplace discrimination and have been the victims of hate crimes. Sikh's also do know their rights when traveling and in the past have been forced to remove their turbans.

SALDEF also watches the media and makes sure the representation of Sikh remain true and accurate.

Our programs

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Advocacy, Education and Media Relations

Since 1996, SALDEF has been empowering the Sikh American community and protecting its rights and religious freedoms by: 1. Providing legal services in such matters as workplace and housing discrimination, protecting Sikh articles of faith, public accommodation, and other civil rights and civil liberties issues. 2. Conducting religious awareness training for government, law enforcement agencies and private businesses, including the FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, FAA, TSA, federal counter-terrorism officials, and local law enforcement agencies. 3. Leading the effort to formulate and support legislation directly benefiting the Sikh American community. SALDEF has participated in multiple Congressional hearings and is active in coalitions to pass comprehensive hate crimes, racial profiling, and workplace discrimination legislation and is the only Sikh American organization accepted for membership into the Leadership Conference for Civil Rights, the nation's oldest and largest umbrella civil rights organization. 4. Creating and distributing publications aimed at educating the media, schools, and government agencies about Sikhs, including the U.S. Department of Education. 5. Conducting of community outreach programs and educational strategy sessions to empower the Sikh American community to help exercise its rights. 6. Monitoring the media and responding to inaccuracies and/or misrepresentations of Sikh Americans and Sikhism.

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

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SALDEF's main goals are to ensure all Sikh's know their rights, Sikhs are represented accurately in the media and that Americans as a whole have a better understanding of who Sikhs are.

SALDEF has a few campaigns that address our goals including Know Your Rights, LEPP training, SikhVOTE, SikhLEAD, and media relations.

SALDEF holds Know Your Rights forums across the US to teach Sikhs about their rights when traveling, at work, in school, and in day-to-day life. These forums address issues at a community level.

The Law Enforcement Partnership Program (LEPP) trains local and federal law enforcement about Sikhs. These trainings teach law enforcement on Sikh culture and how to interact with Sikhs and in their places of worship.

SikhVOTE registers voters and educates voters on how, when and where to vote. SikhVOTE's main focus is to make Sikhs active participants in there government so they have a voice in their local and federal politics.

SikhLEAD develops young Sikh leaders that will continue the work of SALDEF and ensure a brighter future for all Sikh Americans.

SALDEF was started as a media watchdog and continues the tradition of tracking media mentions on Sikhs Americans - making sure representation is truthful and abundant.

SALDEF has a great staff that is dedicated to the mission. We are also expanding our fundraising from individual donors to grants and foundations.

SALDEF has hosted 20 Know your Rights Forums on the past year, organized a SikhVOTE campaign in 2017, placed 14 Sikhlead Interns, trained 18 LDP young leaders and help many LEPP trainings.

In 2018 SALDEF has already begun enrollment for the SikhLEAD 2018, hosted Know Your Rights Forums, held LEPP trainings and plans to do more community outreach and voter registration.

Financials

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Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc.

Board of directors
as of 03/02/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Manjit Singh

Agilious LLC


Board co-chair

Navjeet Singh

Manjit Singh

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Kavneet Singh

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Navjeet Singh

Amman Seehra

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