(Image source from: Canadian Sikhs to serve at Women's Shelters on Feb 14)

Sikhs across Canada will mark February 14, 2014 as a "day of action" by serving Women's Shelters. Members of the community will serve food to women and children in these shelters in the spirit of the Sikh tradition of 'langar' or free community kitchen.

The 'One Billion Rising' movement seeks to serve women shelters. For the programme the World Sikh Organization (WSO) of Canada in association with Guru Nanak's Free Kitchen, local gurdwaras and Khalsa schools will assist in the service to women shelters. 

On Thursday Balpreet Singh, the legal counsel of WSO said the 'One Billion Rising' movement started with the knowledge that 1 in 3 women in this planet is either beaten or raped in her lifetime, so it's a call for action to stop the menace.

Last year baked goods, chocolates and valentines cards were distributed at women's shelters.

(Picture Source: sikhchic.com)

(AW: Pratima Tigga)