Eco-Sikh UK will be holding the first ever World Sikh Environment Day Conference on Sunday 14th Marchfrom 2pm. The event will bring together academics, activists, campaigners and experts to discuss some of the biggest environmental challenges we face today.
Author Archives: Ricky Panesar
Punjab Farmers Protests Explained
Check this short-animated video below by Prince Singh to help better understand these laws and what they mean for farmers.
Feeding Birds in the Garden
This is a great way to get near our feathered friends. If you want to attract a large number of birds, you will need to feed the birds high quality food.
Maghar | ਮੱਘਰ
We welcome in the mid-November Sangraad month of Maghar (ਮੱਘਰ).
Bring a Spade Day!
The Sikh community in Leeds will be launching Bring a Spade Day – in a bid to raise £9000 to plant over 550 trees to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
October beckons in the Punjabi month of Katak – ਕੱਤਕ
Katak is a time when death is occurring in nature. Leaves are falling from the trees, flowers are dying and animals are going into hibernation. Nature has created death only then to create life again six months later in the spring months of March and April.
Earth Overshoot Day
Earth Overshoot Day is an initiative of Global Footprint Network, an international research organisation that is changing the way the world measures and manages its natural resources.
Gardens of Faith – Sikhi
BBC Radio 4 examines the relationship between different faiths and nature by looking at their gardens. In this episode, Peter France visits the Khalsa Wood project near Nottingham, and discusses Sikhi’s relationship with nature.
JHA-GO
Environmental theology in Sikhi refers to the earth as ‘Dharamsaal,’ a religious sanctuary where union with the Divine is attained. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji describes this in the morning recitation of Jap Ji Sahib.
Together We Can: Global Collaboration for World Oceans Day
World Oceans Day has been celebrating the ocean on June 8th every year since 2002. And while Covid-19 and social distancing are changing how we recognise our blue planet this year, the need for action is perhaps more important than ever.
