Save Punjab. Save Ourselves.
New York, Nov 5, 2010: Join the Sikh youth of the tri-state on Saturday, November 20th, 6pm at NJIT for another empowering night of spoken word, poetry, music, and the arts. This year, the theme for Lahir: Move the Movement is “Save Punjab, Save Ourselves” -- performers will be educating and inspiring about the serious social, political, economic, religious, and environmental issues in Punjab.
Though Sikhs have settled all around the world, roughly 20 million Sikhs still reside in Punjab. There, and elsewhere, Sikhs are facing serious problems including, but not limited to: farmer suicide, female infanticide, drugs and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, economic disasters, disease, poverty, illiteracy, and much more.
Lahir: Move the Movement 2010 will kickoff the movement to respect and protect Punjab by donating all profits to the Baba Nanak Education Society (BNES), an organization which provides humanitarian assistance in rural Punjab to next of kin of suicide victims. These are families with small children left completely destitute by the death of bread-winners and have been neglected by the government.
A donation of approximately $350 can help support one family for a year.
The evening will begin with an exhibition about Punjab, followed by performances from national, international, and local artists. Special performances by: Mandeep Sethi (CA), Hoodini (CA), Humble the Poet (TO), G.N.E. (DC Metro area), Baagi Gunjiv (CA), and MC G-Singh (TX).
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| Audience 2009 |
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| Bandana Malik, 2009 |
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| GNE 2009 |
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| Harmeet Kaur, 2009 |
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| Hoodini 2009 |
The event is open to all ages. Check out pictures (above) and videos from Lahir 2009 and watch this video to learn more about Lahir 2010’s theme.
About Lahir:
Move the Movement Lahir: Move the Movement has a mission to educate and inspire others about the social, political, economic, and religious issues that have affected our community historically, and continue to affect us today.
We aim to awaken the masses with our community's talent--empowering Sikh artists to express themselves through music, art, film, and poetry. We hope that through such unconventional mediums we can activate our youth to speak up and join in the movement for a more positive future. Contact [email protected] or visit www.lahir.info for more information.