| |
|
|
| “We as a society need to understand what is in the soil of this country” |
March 30, 2023 |
|
Pardeep Kaleka shares what he has learned about himself, how his faith has evolved, and how escalation in mass shootings demands a reckoning with the deeply held values of the nation. Ten years ago, a heavily armed man stormed the services at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, a Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, just outside Milwaukee, killing Pardeep’s father Satwant Singh Kaleka along with five others. The brutality of the attack on a house of worship shocked the nation and galvanized faith communities to rally around their Sikh neighbors. The attack remains the deadliest act of anti-Sikh hate in U.S. history and was remembered at an anniversary event held in Oak Creek in August 2022. Pardeep led the commemoration, honoring his father and the other victims in a series of events including an interfaith service.
Pardeep Singh Kaleka, Adjunct professor of Peace studies at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. He's a specialist in de-radicalization and has authored the book The Gift of Our Wounds. Pardeep has also served as the executive director of the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee.
The Gift of Our Wound
Macmillan
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
