WSC-AR Representative Elected to Board of
Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
December 6, 2007
Contact: Manmohan Singh, Secretary General, World Sikh Council - America Region, 972-684-4638, contact@worldsikhcouncil.org
The Chair of the Interfaith Committee of the World Sikh Council - America Region (WSC-AR), Dr. Tarunjit Singh, has been elected as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR).
Rev. Dirk Ficca, Executive Director of CPWR, in a letter dated November 21, stated "Now more than ever, the world needs the wisdom and energy of people of faith, spirit, and good will to be working for peace, justice, and sustainability. We look forward to a partnership with you in making this indispensable contribution possible."
Dr. Tarunjit Singh remarked, "the idea of forming a World Sikh Council - America Region was proposed by Sikh participants at the 1993 Parliament of World's Religions in Chicago. I look forward to working with fellow trustees to promote interfaith respect and understanding in a world that is being increasingly polarized along ethnic, religious, nationalistic, and class boundaries."
Dr. Singh served as the Secretary General of WSC-AR for 2004-2005. He represents WSC-AR on the President's Council and Steering Committee of Religions for Peace - USA as its Moderator and serves on the Board of Directors of the North American Interfaith Network as its Vice-Chair.
The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, formed initially in 1988, was set up to organize a centennial celebration of the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago. The 1893 Parliament is recognized as the occasion of the birth of formal interreligious dialogue worldwide. The mission of the Council is to cultivate harmony among the world's religious and spiritual communities and foster their engagement with the world and its other guiding institutions in order to achieve a peaceful, just, and sustainable world. The Council has organized the Parliament at Chicago, USA (1993), Cape Town, South Africa (1999), and Barcelona, Spain (2004). The next Parliament will be held December 3-9, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
The World Sikh Council - America Region (WSC-AR) is a representative and elected body of Sikh Gurdwaras and institutions in the United States. Its members include 45 Gurdwaras (Sikh places of worship) and other Sikh institutions across the nation. WSC-AR works to promote Sikh interests at the national and international level focusing on issues of advocacy, education, and well-being of humankind.
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World Sikh Council - America Region (WSC-AR) P.O. Box 3635, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA Phone: 972-684-4638, Fax: 972-684-3709 E-mail: contact@worldsikhcouncil.org Website: www.worldsikhcouncil.org
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Member Gurdwaras of WSC-AR:
1. Pacific Coast Khalsa Diwan Society, Stockton, CA 2. Gurdwara Sahib Fremont, Fremont, CA 3. Guru Nanak Sikh Mission, Livingston, CA 4. Sikh Gurdwara of LA, North Hollywood, CA 5. Sikh Gurdwara Riverside, Riverside, CA 6. Colorado Singh Sabha, Denver, CO 7. Guru Singh Sabha of Augusta, Augusta, GA 8. Sikh Study Circle of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 9. Sikh Religious Society of Chicago, Palatine, IL 10. Sikh Society of South, New Orleans, LA 11. New England Sikh Study Circle, Boston, MA 12. Singh Sabha of Michigan, Canton, MI 13. Sikh Gurdwara of Michigan, Rochester Hills, MI 14. Sikh Society of Michigan, Madison Heights, MI 15. Guru Nanak Foundation of Jackson, MS 16. Sikh Gurdwara of North Carolina, Durham, NC 17. Sikh Sabha of Upper Valley, Hanover, NH 18. Garden State Sikh Association, Bridgewater, NJ 19. Guru Nanak Sikh Society of Delaware Valley, Sewell, NJ 20. Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Glenrock, NJ 21. Sikh Sabha of New Jersey, Lawrenceville, NJ 22. Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh, Las Vegas, NV 23. Sikh Cultural Society Inc., Richmond Hills, NY 24. Sikh Cultural & Edu. Society of Western NY, Buffalo, NY 25. Sikh Religious Society of Dayton, Dayton, OH 26. Guru Nanak Found. of Greater Cleveland, Richfield, OH 27. Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Society, Bedford, OH 28. Guru Nanak Religious Soc. of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH 29. Sikh Sadh Sangat, Easton, PA 30. Philadelphia Sikh Society, Millbourne, PA 31. Tristate Sikh Cultural Society, Monroeville, PA 32. Mid South Sikh Sabha, Memphis, TN 33. Sikh Center of Gulf Coast, Houston, TX 34. Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Richardson, TX 35. Sikh Gurdwara of North Texas, Garland, TX 36. Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Fairfax, VA 37. Sikh Association of Central Virginia, VA 38. Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin, Brookfield, WI
Other Sikh Institution Members of WSC-AR: 1. Siri Guru Granth Sahib Found., Anaheim, CA 2. Sikhs Serving America, Topeka, KS 3. Sikh Youth Federation of North America, White Plains, NY 4. Sikh Heritage Foundation, Long Island, NY 5. Sikh Educational & Religious Foundation, Dublin, OH 6. Sikh Youth Federation of USA, Toledo, OH 7. Academy of Guru Granth Studies, Arlington, TX
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