Navneet Kaur — Why did so many Sikhs help at Sheridan?

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of McMinnville Oregon (UUFM)

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Come and hear how the tenets of Sikhism relate to why so many Sikhs helped with the release of asylum seekers at the Sheridan Federal Correction Center last summer. Navneet Kaur, one of the interpreters who helped with the men from India and Nepal, was given access to the prison on a daily basis. She will talk about her experience and how her faith is embedded in all she does.

Speaker Bio

Navneet an adjunct instructor at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. She started her teaching career in Lodi California as a high school teacher in 2002 and has taught both middle and high school before becoming a college instructor. She is also a member of Dasmesh Darbar Sikh temple in Salem since 2006. She was actively involved in organizing and hosting all the events organized by the Sikh Community , including the Sikh Day Parade from 2006-2013 and was the Community Outreach Director for the temple. In 2018, she got involved with Innovation Law Lab and was an integral part of their pro bono team that helped free over a hundred immigrant detainees from Federal Correctional Institute in Sheridan, Oregon.

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