Girls Summer Youth Program – Fresno

Girls Summer Youth Program – the following will be in Fresno, CA this summer.  If you would like to start your own group, send us a message.

Description:

What is this summer youth program?
The summer youth program is for high school girls ages of 14-17. This is a type of mentoring program for you to connect with your female Sikh peers, talk about the problems you are facing as high school students, and discuss some potential resolutions. Basically, you will be discussing social issues that are affecting you as young Sikh teenage girls within the community.

Some examples of these issues are:

• Gender inequality within your homes and overall community
• The pressures you face from your Sikh peers
• The stress of preparing for post-high school careers
• Self-esteem
• Self-confidence, etc.

Anyone who wants to join in the group who fits the populace above is welcomed, the more the merrier! The meetings will be held from 6-8pm every Wed starting July 15th. The location is TBA.
(more…)

j.Kommunity Fresno – Update July 9, 2009

For those of you who were unable to attend last week’s meeting, lots of information was discussed – we have some exciting events coming up and have included details below.  Please note, that our next meeting with be on Friday July 31st at 6pm at Dakota Gurdwara. We encourage all our volunteers to attend these meetings.  Without your support and attendance, many of these events cannot be implemented.

• Visions of Truth: 1984 Movie Screening (Proposed date: August 22nd, 2009) – This event will take place in six regions across California.  It will be a mini film festival where we will invite the Sikh and non-Sikh community to watch films about the events surrounding 1984.  We are looking for volunteers to help with publicizing the event.  In addition, we will need volunteers to help on the day of the film festival.  If you are interested – please email Simran Kaur (i n f o [a t ] j a k a r a . o r g).
• Girls Summer Youth Program (First meeting: July 15th, 2009 from 6-8pm) – Jakara is starting a Girls Summer Youth Program that will have meetings once a week, every Wednesday, for two hours over the next four weeks. We encourage any girls that are between the ages of 14-17 to attend. Our first meeting will be at Dakota Gurdwara, Wednesday July 15th from 6-8pm.  If you are interested or would like more information – please email Aman Kaur at (i n f o [a t ] j a k a r a . o r g).
• Bhai Amrik Singh Scholarship for Excellence (Deadline: August 15th, 2009) – Jakara is currently offering two $250 scholarship for all incoming-college students.  For more information and to apply, follow the link.
• Bibi Upkar Kaur Scholarship for Excellence (Deadline: August 15th, 2009) – Jakara is currently offering two $250 scholarship for all college transfer students.  For more information and to apply, follow the link.
• Green-Clean our Gurdwaras (First weekend in August) – This is a new program we will be piloting in the Fresno Region where we will visit a gurdwara each month to do Seva and clean the entire gurdwara.  If you are interested, please email Iqbal Singh for more information on how to get involved (i n f o [a t ] j a k a r a . o r g).

Other events we discussed were:

• Car Wash Fundraiser – September 2009
• S.H.A.R.E.S. Fundraiser – Ongoing
• Junior Jakara Camps – October 2009
• Silent March – October 2009
• Alliance for Justice Week – November 2009

We encourage you to come to our next meeting to learn more about these events.