The Sikh Youth Federation (SYF) is proudly hosting ‘Sikh Awareness Day – Yonge and Dundas Square’ on Saturday May 17th, 2014

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The purpose of this event is to educate Torontian’s through meaningful, positive and fun engagement.

This is an all-day event taking place in the heart of downtown's hub – the Yonge and Dundas Square. From 10:00am onwards, SYF will be celebrating Sikh Awareness at the Square through a variety of activities. "Langar", is the concept of "free kitchen" and is a regular practice in Sikh institutions of worship (Gurudwaras). Langar symbolizes equality of all as everyone sits on the floor together to eat a vegetarian meal regardless of background. Free Langar will be distributed to all who attend. There will also be numerous Sikh Martial Arts or "Gatka" demonstrations, as well as art demonstrations.

The SYF will also have on site, 10,000m of Dastaar (Turban) material which will be used for turban tying for anyone who wishes to tie one that day. The event is free of cost.

Sikh Awareness Day
Location: Yonge and Dundas Square, Downtown Toronto
Time: 10:00am to 7:00pm

For more information please contact 
Gurjiwan Singh: 647-998-8614
Jagdish Singh: 416-827-1585

The Sikh Youth Federation (SYF) is an umbrella organization for Sikh Students Associations (SSAs) across Eastern Canada, Sikh Students Camp and Vidhia Academy. The Federation strives to create opportunities that allow youth to Experience Sikhi.

Sikh Youth Federation
Website: http://www.TheSYF.com/
Email: syfcanada@gmail.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/SikhYouthFederation
Twitter: @syfcanada
Instagram: @sikhyouthfederation
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/thesyf

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