The Gift Of Our Wounds: A Sikh And A Former White Supremacist Find Forgiveness After Hate
by Arno Michaelis /
2018 / English / EPUB
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The powerful story of a friendship between two men―one Sikh
and one skinhead―that resulted in an outpouring of love and a
mission to fight against hate.
The powerful story of a friendship between two men―one Sikh
and one skinhead―that resulted in an outpouring of love and a
mission to fight against hate.
One Sikh. One former Skinhead. Together, an unusual friendship
emerged out of a desire to make a difference.
One Sikh. One former Skinhead. Together, an unusual friendship
emerged out of a desire to make a difference.
When white supremacist Wade Michael Page murdered six people and
wounded four in a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin in 2012, Pardeep
Kaleka was devastated. The temple leader, now dead, was his
father. His family, who had immigrated to the U.S. from India
when Pardeep was young, had done everything right. Why was this
happening to him? Meanwhile, Arno Michaelis, a former skinhead
and founder of one of the largest racist skinhead organizations
in the world, had spent years of his life committing terrible
acts in the name of white power. When he heard about the attack,
waves of guilt washing over him, he knew he had to take action
and fight against the very crimes he used to commit.
When white supremacist Wade Michael Page murdered six people and
wounded four in a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin in 2012, Pardeep
Kaleka was devastated. The temple leader, now dead, was his
father. His family, who had immigrated to the U.S. from India
when Pardeep was young, had done everything right. Why was this
happening to him? Meanwhile, Arno Michaelis, a former skinhead
and founder of one of the largest racist skinhead organizations
in the world, had spent years of his life committing terrible
acts in the name of white power. When he heard about the attack,
waves of guilt washing over him, he knew he had to take action
and fight against the very crimes he used to commit.
After the Oak Creek tragedy, Arno and Pardeep worked together to
start an organization called Serve 2 Unite, which works with
students to create inclusive, compassionate and nonviolent
climates in their schools and communities. Their story is one of
triumph of love over hate, and of two men who breached a great
divide to find compassion and forgiveness. With
After the Oak Creek tragedy, Arno and Pardeep worked together to
start an organization called Serve 2 Unite, which works with
students to create inclusive, compassionate and nonviolent
climates in their schools and communities. Their story is one of
triumph of love over hate, and of two men who breached a great
divide to find compassion and forgiveness. WithNew York
Times
New York
Times bestseller Robin Gaby Fisher telling Arno and Pardeep's
story,
bestseller Robin Gaby Fisher telling Arno and Pardeep's
story,The Gift of Our Wounds
The Gift of Our Wounds is a timely reminder of the
strength of the human spirit, and the courage and compassion that
reside within us all.
is a timely reminder of the
strength of the human spirit, and the courage and compassion that
reside within us all.
