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Below are further details and directions for this Saturday's event.

Directions:

The full address of the venue is Herbert Smith LLP, Exchange House,

Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2ED. The nearest tube and train station

is Liverpool St. When coming out of Liverpool Street station take the

Bishopsgate exit. Primrose St is a two minute walk down Bishopsgate

from the Station.

There will be a guest list at the door, and the dress code is jacket and

tie.

Details:

Timings for the evening are as follows:

6.00pm - Reception .

6.45pm - Welcome and performance by Indi Kaur

7.00pm - Seated for panel debate

We envisage the event will end around 8.30pm.

We look forward to seeing you all this Saturday.

forever shall it be known as the camp where the bouncy castle got stolen!

Gurumustuk Singh's (aka Mr SikhNet) experience of Sikh Student Camp:

Sikh Student Camp - Chigwell, England

It's been quite the busy week meeting with different people and doing other fun things with new friends from the camps. Ashvinder just left this morning to return to Singapore and Mandip is off at the airport getting ready to go to India tomorrow. So... I have a little time to catch up on the blog and write a journal entry.

I have really had such a great experience being here in England, particularly at the Sikh Student Camp. This was DEFINITELY the high point of my visit. If I left after that week I would have been satisfied. I guess I kind of figured that the camp might just be "business as usual". But to my surprise I had an amazing experience. This camp is truly unique.

Much of my experience with other Sikhs has left the overall impression of Sikhs in general being very critical, judgmental, and close minded. So...even though I knew that this camp was focused on Sikhs who might not really know that much about Sikhi, and had a very openminded approach, I didn't expect to have the experiences that I did.

There was such a mix of unique people that shared so much. The approach of the camp was really great. I watched as everyone around me transformed as they had different experiences at the camp. Everything that was taught was done so in such an openminded way. Everyone was able to participate and do things that they might never have done. It allowed people to really experience sikhi in a way that many have never experienced. During the week it was like I was in a different world. It was like I was in a bubble at the camp and totally involved in the activies.

My heart really opened up at the camp. There was so much love and joy from everyone. It was contagious. There were some campers that outwardly did not look like Sikhs but were so spiritual and had some amazing things to say. It really surprised me. It really goes to show that given the right environment people can really open up and blossom.

The last few days of the camp I was so full of love and joy. Every time we got together and sang shabad kirtan in the Gurdwara tears would flow. I don't know why. I wasn't sad. This is the same experience that I normally have when I go to the Summer Solstice camp in Espanola. Guruji was definitely present with us at camp. You could feel it in the air.

I know I haven't really said many specifics about the camp, but there is soo much. I don't even know where to start. Every aspect of it was great. The sangat of people there really did make the experience. The sevadhars of the camp really have to be commended. They worked really hard to organize this week long camp. I wish there could be camps like this all over and much more frequently.

The Sikh youth of today are so confused and don't really have a chance to experience sikhi. There is so much judgment and closemindedness that it pushes our youth away. It is sad to see this. However, when I go to camps like this and meet beautiful singhs and singhnis like I did.... I feel that there is hope. Slowly I know things will change.

I highly recommend that you participate in the camp next summer. I will definitely try to come again next year. This will be a visit to remember. I look forward to traveling more and meeting sangat in other places around the world. It has been a blessing for me to be a part of this all. We all have so much to learn and share with eachother.

Chardikala!

Checkout: http://www.mrsikhnet.com/

EVENT - Sept 10 2005:

Oxford & Cambridge Sikh Alumni Association, in association with the newly formed University of London Sikh Alumni Association present:

"Where are we going".

A distinguished set of panelists and the event will feature a performance by vocal talent, Indi Kaur.

The evening will be chaired by Aman K. Dhaliwal, a news journalist with the BBC. Our panelists include: Mr Indarjit Singh OBE (Chief Guest), Miss

Sukhraj Kaur Randhawa (Media and Education), Mr Manjit Singh Gill QC (Law), Mr Ravinder Singh Gidar (Business & Commerce), Harbinder Singh (Culture and Heritage), Sonika K. Nirwal (Politics) and Dr Jeevan Singh Deol (Academia).

Capacity is limited, so please confirm your place(s) asap by sending the

names of yourself and your guests to ocsaa@ocsaa.org.uk. Your names will then be added to the guest list at the door (no need to send in cheques at this stage), and further details emailed out next week.

We look forward to seeing you at what promises to be a great event

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"Where are we going" Sikh's in the UK

at 6pm, Saturday the 10th of September 2005

Herbert Smith LLP, Central London.

www.ocsaa.org.uk

www.sikhalumni.com

lol.. yeh tru.. nite security did a wikd job! (in the langar hall)

post-camp thoughts from a penji:

it was the week of sikh student camp in august 2005!

you could feel the energy.. you could cut through it... the individual auras were mixing with the universal energy... the feeling of oneness was gripping each and every camper and sevadar...

in the darbar sahib the energies would become one...bani would flow through each and every heart... connecting... enveloping.... loving...

soft... gentle.. peaceful... each heart could feel the pure innocent love...

...through innocent love.... the eternal was met...

each and every camper took away with them a little bit of the eternal.

....then there was the enlightened one... the enligtened one never came into the darbar sahib.. it stayed outside.. through rain and wind... it sat with nature... connected with the One... not saying a word... Just quitely sitting.. silent... no-one realised the value of the enlightened one... no-one bothered...

.....then one day.. during the camp.. the vibrational energies of the enlightened one... got to the point of vibrating at such a speed that the eye could no longer see... where is the enlightened one said us mortals.... little did we know that naam had given mukhti to our

beloved bouncy castle!! Jo Bolay So Nihal!!!! Sat Sri Akal!!!!!

wana hear the talks from this years camp???

well now u can!!!

http://www.sikhstudent.sikhiserver.co.uk/

there are few pictures are up now at :

http://www.mrsikhnet.com/2005_08_01_gmustuk_archive.html

enjoy

:shock:

*awaits patiently*

elooooooooooo ghost!!! how are u paji? was great meeting u at camp!! mister happy smiliy singh! hehehe!

it was wikd meeting u 2!!

yeh the description of this thread was camp pictures.. i dont see no pictures.

yo yo yo!!

SIKH STUDENT CAMP UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yes, before you say anything.. I AM AT THE CAMP!!!!

it's going wikkkkkkkkkkddddddddddd!!!!!

we did NISHAAN SAHIB seva.. it was bbbaaadddd!! kirtan outiside in the field!!! the activities are wikd tooo!! pity about the rain..... today!!

Gurmustuk Singh arrived last night!! Ash Singh and Sukhdev Singh are on site too!!

its such a boosted camp!!!!

ps. the pick up point this year aint park ave!!

so u wont have 2 sit outside!!

hehehe!

yea we guna have great time!

GHOST! i have 1 request please make sure the coaches are on time!!! last year we SAT outside park avenue gurdwara n im sure the ppl walking past thought our parents must have chucked us out with all our duvets n sleepin bags!!!

lol u guys proly think i complain so much!! hehe

sorry kaur_05 im just helping to promote the event. i dont have a say on how the coaches are run.

as long as everyone gets there ontime the coach will run on time.

last coach is expected to leave campsite by 3.30pm

saturday evening

PICK-UP POINTS – If you are going by coach please be on time

West London:

11.30am Dominion Car park, Next to Sikh Missionary Society Centre, SOUTHALL

12PM Brunel Bus Station, Bath Road, SLOUGH

(2.30PM arrive chigwell so get ready for registration)

Midlands:

10.30am Smethwick Gurdwara, High St Smethwick, BIRMINGHAM

11.30am Coventry bus station, COVENTRY

12.30pm Guru Nanak gurdwara, Dallow Rd, LUTON

Gravesend:From Gravesend Gurdwara.

If you have not already registered contact 07742468895

if u look at the email.. u mite see an attachment.. it actually tells u 2 look at the attachment.. thats the stuff that u mentioned above.. pm me ur email and il forward u my copy if u didnt get it.. or email the ppl at info@sikhstudent.org

i got my one last nite...

did ya check ur email?