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P for Purple, P for Pagh- 31 October was more than just Halloween last year, it was the day thousands of Singaporeans donned purple in an effort to speak up for persons with special needs. That’s right; it was Singapore’s Purple Parade 2015- a ‘movement that supports the inclusion, and celebrates the abilities, of people with special needs’!

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Amongst the crowd last October though was something previous Purple Parades had not seen beforea sea of beautiful purple paghs (or turbans) of men from the first ever SG Sikhs@ Purple Parade contingent! A collaborative initiative between SIWEC, Singapore Punjabi Bikers, Young Sikh Association and Singapore Sikh Sewaks, the SG Sikhs@ Purple Parade contingent aimed to exemplify the Sikh community’s support towards persons with special needs within the Sikh community and in Singapore as a whole. The contingent even designed t-shirts specifically for the event!

About 30 Sikh ladies, gents (and baby) came together to form the Purple Parade’s first ever Sikh contingent. This cause struck a chord with SIWEC as we are an organization that works with clients from all walks of life, including persons with special needs. Our fast paced society tends to leave behind persons who are different and, as an organization that strives to serve the community, SIWEC aims to ensure no one falls within the cracks or gets left behind. While forming a contingent alone does not solve this problem, it is the first step the Sikh community, and SIWEC, has taken to show our support for the more vulnerable in our society. We look forward to seeing you as part of the SG Sikhs@ Purple Parade 2016 contingent! Stand with us in purple pride!