What Type of Events?

Purpose of Each Event

Who is the target audience?What is the purpose?

Who is your audience?

SikhsNon-SikhsLocal SangatCreating a collegiate Sangat

Reaching Sikhs

“No one cares”Shifting paradigms:

Engaging different audiences – not everyone has to come to the same event, every time

Engaging different people’s interests, types of engagement with Sikhi

Intra-SSA

Beyond same “clique” of friendsLimited coordinationLimited to social functions or kirtans

Beyond Sikhs

Sikh Awareness DayLimited engagement with other campus

organizationsNot engaged with social issues effecting

other communities and campus in general

Beyond the Campus Community

To gain support from the local sangat, must have relevancy to the local sangat

Creating quality programming for all

A Program for Tomorrow

Leadership and TrainingFlag-Football (link with

seva projects)Gurbani study groupsKirtansAlliance For Justice WeekJakara Junior CampsYuba City Nagar KirtanMaghi winter celebrationCollege fair SSA Langar

Hola Mohalla Lecture and Paintball Tournament

Guest SpeakersLos Angeles Nagar Kirtan Mai Bhago/Sikh Women’s

Day CelebrationSikh Awareness Day, SSA Alumni DinnerEnd of the year BanquetSukhmani Sahib for the

Shaheeds

Quarter System

Summer Leadership Training

Fall Gurbani study group Flag Football Sikhcess-type event Alliance For Justice Week Jakara Junior Camps Yuba City Nagar Kirtan

Winter Break Leadership Retreat

Winter Quarter SSA Kirtan SSA Langar Maghi Winter Celebration

College Fair SSA Alumni Banquet Big Khalsa/Little Khalsa Day

Spring Break Hola Mohalla Lecture Paintball Game

Spring Quarter Guest speaker series Los Angeles Nagar Kirtan Sikh Awareness Day Mai Bhago/Sikh Women’s

Day Sukhmani Sahib for the

Shaheeds End of the year Banquet

Semester System

Fall Gurbani study group Flag Football Sikhcess-type event Alliance For Justice Week Jakara Junior Camps Yuba City Nagar Kirtan

Spring SSA Kirtan

SSA Langar Maghi Winter Celebration College Fair SSA Alumni Banquet Big Khalsa/Little Khalsa Day Guest speaker series Los Angeles Nagar Kirtan Sikh Awareness Day Mai Bhago/Sikh Women’s

Day Sukhmani Sahib for the

Shaheeds End of the year Banquet

Making it a Reality

Planning, Coordination, and FundingReaching EveryoneExamples from Sikh history