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On today's show: Baltimore Bridge collapses w/ ABC's Derricke Dennis, Wisconsin banning tanning beds for 16 & 17 year olds, Mega Millions jackpot over $1 billion, one final check in on Brewers Spring Training Camp w/ Dom Cotroneo, Pardeep Kaleka talks about the Sikh Temple Shooting that took his father's life and how he is doing his part to prevent more violence, Sneezin' Season w/ ABC's Jim Ryan, Supreme Court hears oral arguments on major abortion pill case, banana prices on the rise, Brewers VP of Community Relations Katina Shaw, Miller Lite VP of Marketing Ann Legan on Miller Lite's revival of the Great Taste, Less Filling debate, and a deep dive into constitutional amendments on Wisconsin voters' ballots with Research Director at Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Will Flanders.

Next time on The State of Belief: Filmmaker Patrice O'Neill. For 25 years, she's been leading The Working Group's Not In Our Town films initiative. She'll be joined by Pardeep Kaleka, who lost his father in the 2012 Oak Creek Sikh Temple mass shooting and a dedicated anti-hate leader profiled in the new documentary Waking in Oak Creek. Also, social-impact media strategist Mario Cader-Frech on the power of film to tell stories in ways that inspire empathy and community. His groundbreaking original content has premiered globally on MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, Comedy Central, Paramount and elsewhere.

In part one of of this special two part Reppin, we met Pardeep Kaleka a first-generation immigrant from Punjab, India who lost his father at the hands of a white nationalist. Pardeep took his grief and transformed into into something powerful and positive.  Now In Part 2 of this compelling conversation, we meet Arno Michaels who takes us deep into the world of extremism. Arno was a former founding member of one of the largest white nationalist groups in the 90s. He bravely shares his journey of how he became entangled in a self-proclaimed Racial Holy War and the reasons behind embracing such dangerous ideologies. Despite knowing the wrongness of his actions, Arno found himself drawn to the adrenaline-fueled thrill of violence, perpetuating hate and causing chaos. "I believe the truth is, they're really both addictions." As time went on, Arno reflects on the mental gymnastics he had to perform to cling to his extremist beliefs, fueled by fear and a scarcity mindset. However, amidst the darkness, a powerful realization begins to break through his armor of violence, setting him on a path towards compassion and unity. Prepare to be amazed as Arno's transformation unfolds, revealing the potential for change and redemption even in the darkest times of our lives. Now, alongside Pardeep Kaleka, Arno works as a motivational speaker, sharing their co-authored book, "The Gift of Our Wounds," and traveling the world to speak out against hate and extremism. This episode is a powerful continuation of Arno's remarkable journey, proving that even amidst the deepest shadows, the light of change and redemption can emerge. Pardeep and Arno's powerful stories illustrate the transformation of grief into positive change and combatting hate with compassion and love. Their journeys demonstrate the potential for powerful change in their own lives but also unity and action when people from different backgrounds come together. Pardeep and Arno's book: The Gifts Of Our Wounds https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Our-Wounds-Supremacist-Forgiveness/dp/1250107547 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disclaimer: This episode contains violence and graphic content. Listener descretion is advised. What happens when you bring two very different people together, with opposite backgrounds and beliefs? Can something powerful and positive come out of a violent act and devastating loss? You're going to hear an inspiring story of perspective and transformation. Today, Pardeep Kaleka is a first-generation immigrant from Punjab, India. His father, a visionary, made the courageous decision to uproot their lives and embark on a new journey in America. As one of the first Sikh families in their Milwaukee neighborhood, they faced unique challenges. Undeterred, his father's unwavering belief in the American Dream became their guiding light. Pardeep's father built a temple so the Sikh community would have a place to congregate.  But on Aug 5, 2012 In a devastating act of violence, a white supremacist stormed their sick temple, tragically taking the lives of seven innocent people, including Pardeep's beloved father. But here's the thing—Pardeep didn't let darkness consume him. Instead, he embarked on a mission of rebuilding, and community building. He said, "In the aftermath of tragedy, I refused to let darkness consume me. Instead, I embarked on a mission of rebuilding, community building, and spreading hope and unity.” We'll hear his heartfelt account of the trauma and the emotional journey of reconciling conflicting emotions. You'll learn about his father's final moments and the impact of his final acts to leaving behind a legacy of love, strength, and sacrifice. Through my father's final acts, he left behind a legacy of love, strength, and sacrifice that continues to inspire and guide me." -  But there's a twist! Pardeep challenges us to rethink how we perceive "monsters." He invites us to empathize and understand the societal failures that contribute to their creation. Get ready to be inspired by the transformative power of community as we explore our shared responsibility in shaping a brighter future. This is part 1 of an amazing two part conversation. You'll witness firsthand how tragedy brought him to the doors of another white supremacist and how that grief ultimately forged an unlikely friendship. The Gifts Of Our Wounds: https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Our-Wounds-Supremacist-Forgiveness/dp/1250107547 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.

This is the remarkable story of Pardeep Kaleka, a faithful Sikh believer, and his quest to track down his father's killer. In his search for truth, he bonded with a former White Supremacist. What did they have in common? If you know someone who could use this, share it with them! -- ⚠️ TRENDING on SUBSTACK ⚠️ USE THIS LINK TO JOIN MOTIVATION HUB for 50% OFF (discount limited to first 500) -- Unleash Open.ai for your Marketing

In this special episode, Henry joins Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes, Verona Schools Security Director Corey Saffold, Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee executive director Pardeep Kaleka, and Madison School Board member Ali Muldrow for a deep, authentic and insightful conversation about one of the most pressing issues of our time.

Marina Cantacuzino talks to Pardeep Kaleka about how in the wake of his father's murder in a Sikh temple in Winsconsin he found compassion and became a powerful voice against hate crime and violence. Pardeep now works to promote understanding and compassion with his friend Arno Michaelis who is also a guest on The F Word Podcast.

Marina Cantacuzino talks to Arno Michaelis about his time spent in the white power movement and how he transformed his life to become an advocate against hatred and racism. Arno now works to promote understanding and compassion with his friend Pardeep Kaleka who is also a guest on The F Word Podcast. Having both experienced extreme racism, albeit from very different ends of the spectrum, together they co-founded the organization Serve2Unite and co-authored the book, Gift Of Our Wounds.

The trauma clinician, co-author of “The Gift of Our Wounds,” Executive Director of Interfaith Conference, speaker and global peacemaker Pardeep Kaleka is the embodiment of infinite fortitude and wisdom. The horrendous mass shooting of August 5, 2012 by a white supremacist snuffed the life of Pardeep's own father at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, US. His unconventional response to this vile attack was rooted in his faith and willpower to heal as an individual and a community. Check out Pardeep and Arno's shared website: https://www.giftofourwounds.com/ Follow Pardeep on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PardeepKaleka and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pardeepsinghkaleka/ FOLLOW PARALYSIS TO PURPOSE Twitter: https://twitter.com/Paral2Purpose Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paralysis2purpose/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paralysis2purpose TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paralysis2purpose Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/hzE5n9 FOLLOW OUR HOST, DAVID COOKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/dcespeaks Instagram: https://instagram.com/dcespeaks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcespeaks/ Website: https://davidcooksspeaks.com/ Listen in for stories of growth, change, and discovery by both individuals and corporations on their journeys from Paralysis to Purpose. http://paralysis2purpose.com/

Listen in as Pardeep Kaleka kicks off Season 2 of the Umuco Podcast, bringing a wealth of knowledge, hope, and understanding. Pardeep shares his story, life lessons, and his capacity for forgiveness in this captivating first episode!

Listen in as Pardeep Kaleka kicks off Season 2 of the Umuco Podcast, bringing a wealth of knowledge, hope, and understanding. Pardeep shares his story, life lessons, and his capacity for forgiveness in this captivating first episode!

This is a very different episode from what we normally cover. On this show, we’ve covered the highs and lows of dozens of entrepreneurs’ journeys. And part of every one of those journeys takes them down the path of self-discovery. A path that challenges them and expands their worldview before transforming them into the successful business owners and operators they are today. But what happens if that path to self-discovery initially drags you down into some of the most hateful and violent places in humanity? One where fear, hatred, and self-loathing rule and lead to violent extremism? To be fair, this is not a typical path. And this is not one that any rational person would ever consider. But this path does exist, and all it takes is to read the news to know that it persists in the shadows of modern society. We believe that it makes sense to shine a light on it and expose it for what it is in the hopes of reforming those who are currently embedded within the rank and file of hate groups. There is hope for those who at first glance might seem beyond redemption. And to find that hope you need look no further than today’s guest: Arno Michaelis. Arno is a former leader of a white-nationalist group who, from the late 80’s to the early 90’s was involved in all sorts of violent acts against minorities, the LGBT community, and any white person he and his organization deemed to be unsupportive of his cause. The hatred and violence ran so deep that he even tried to take his own life, with two different suicide attempts. He saw friends killed, more go to prison, and he hurt innocent people, himself, and his family. All because he bought into a notion where he believed there would be a race war and that he was carrying out these acts because in doing so he was defending his race. At the very core of white nationalism exists the lie that the Aryan race is the superior race. But pull at any corner of this lie and it starts to unravel. For Arno, this lie was undone by the kindness and forgiveness shown to him by people he professed to hate. This, coupled with the birth of his daughter, led him to flee the life of violence and hatred he had inhabited. Once removed, he was faced with a choice: bury his past or make amends for it. It is to our society’s benefit that he chose the latter and is now a renowned author, speaker, and peacemaker actively working against violent extremists. Through his work, he has helped families reclaim loved ones who had joined hate groups, and prevented countless others from believing the narrative they preach. His most recent book is called the gift of our wounds, written alongside Pardeep Kaleka, whose father was killed in the Sikh temple shooting in 2012 by a white supremacist. The book formed the basis of our conversation on this episode, ranging from how music played an important role both in Arno’s entrance and exit from white nationalism, how hate groups recruit and how best to counteract them, and how Arno found happiness and forgiveness in the healing process that he’s currently going through and will continue to go through for the rest of his life.

Reformed skinhead and former member of the white power movement Arno Michaelis is @daryldavis' second guest on Changing Minds. In this episode, Arno and Daryl discuss the nature of fear and hatred, how Arno began to think differently, and his unlikely friendship and work with Pardeep Kaleka, son of one of the victims of a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek Wisconsin.

Rooted in storytelling, this presentation leads people to realize every opportunity to practice compassion by exploring their own experiences of suffering and bearing witness to the suffering of others. The story is one of triumph of love over hate and of two men who breached a great divide to find compassion and forgiveness. 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. GUEST: Arno Michaelis - Former Skinhead, speaker, author of My Life After Hate and works with Serve 2 Unite, an organisation that engages young people of all backgrounds as peacemakers. GUEST: Pardeep Singh Kaleka - Author of “The Gift of Our Wounds” Trauma therapist and Co-Founder of Serve 2 Unite

WTMJ's Steve Scaffidi talks with Pardeep Kaleka on this week's edition of WTMJ Conversations.

Pardeep Singh Kaleka lost his father in a vicious hate crime. A member of a white supremacist group walked into a church with a gun and it changed Pardeep's life forever. Now he works with the founder of that same group in an effort to heal the racial divide in America.   In this week's episode, Pardeep explains how he recovered from losing his father and what it took to get his life back on track. Part of that included confronting the man who started the hate group that eventually took his father's life. That meeting changed the path of both men forever.   Hear their amazing story and find out: How to pick yourself back up after tragedy Why victim mentality keeps the cycles of hate going Why identity politics are being pushed and what it's doing to society The one thing we need to do as a society to get past our racist past Why censorship and ostracizing people only makes the problem worse What holding on to pain does to your own mental health How to build bridges instead of walls (and why you should) What the heck Generational Trauma is and how it affects us And a lot more Listen Now

It started out like any other day. The family was running late for church. Gas prices were up again. But it was a beautiful Sunday morning.   Then, an uneasy feeling set in. Squad cars from multiple jurisdictions seem to be converging on their destination. As they get closer, they see the whole block is lit up with police sirens. Something was definitely not right.   That's the day that changed Pardeep Kaleka's life forever. Had he been on time, his life might have ended. His father wasn't so lucky. That morning, a White Supremacists had targeted their church for a mass shooting. Pardeep's father was one of the people shot in the rampage.   But rather than let this ruin his life, Pardeep made it his mission to go out and start healing the pain of racial division in the world. Join us as he tells you his story in his own words, and what he's now doing as a result.   Warning: This one is powerful and emotional.   Listen Now.

On August 5, 2012 Pardeep Kaleka’s father was among 6 vicitims killed by a white supremacist in an attack on their temple. Trying to process his feelings of anguish and grief, he reached out to former white supremacist, Arno Michaelis, for answers. Their story is beautifully told in their book, “The Gift of Our Wounds” and in our chat together we’ll hear more about how they are living lives of forgiveness, compassion, and service. The Gift of Our Wounds by Arno Michaelis and Pardeep Singh Kaleka, with Robin Gaby Fisher Booklist’s 2018 Editors’ Choice The Gift of Our Wounds is 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 cultivate the oneness of humanity. The Gift of Our Wounds Website Serve 2 Unite Website

On August 5, 2012 Pardeep Kaleka’s father was among 6 vicitims killed by a white supremacist in an attack on their temple. Trying to process his feelings of anguish and grief, he reached out to former white supremacist, Arno Michaelis, for answers. Their story is beautifully told in their book, “The Gift of Our Wounds” and in our chat together we’ll hear more about how they are living lives of forgiveness, compassion, and service. The Gift of Our Wounds by Arno Michaelis and Pardeep Singh Kaleka, with Robin Gaby Fisher Booklist’s 2018 Editors’ Choice The Gift of Our Wounds is 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 cultivate the oneness of humanity. The Gift of Our Wounds Website Serve 2 Unite Website

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. 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 New York Times bestseller Robin Gaby Fisher telling Arno and Pardeep's story, 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. Get the book here: https://goo.gl/AVGfmD Moderated by Mike Abrams. Visit g.co/TalksAtGoogle/TheGiftOfOurWounds to watch the video.

On August 5, 2012 a white supremacist walked in to the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, WI and killed 6 people. After the attack Pardeep Kaleka, son of the slain temple president reached out to Arno Michaelis, a former white supremacist. Now, 6 years later, the two are friends and working together to prevent violence. They’ve formed a non-profit, Serve 2 Unite, and recently completed The Gift Of Our Wounds, a book about their backgrounds and experiences since the Sikh Temple shooting. In today’s podcast, Not In Our Town Founder Patrice O’Neill sits down with Pardeep and Arno to discuss their new book and share their stories.

Five years after a neo-Nazi killed six people at a Sikh temple, the town of Oak Creek, Wisconsin came together to find forgiveness. Best friends Arno Michaelis, a former white supremacist, and Pardeep Kaleka, and a Sikh man whose father was among the victims, now work together to conquer hate and ignorance in today’s political climate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Saturday marks five years since the deadly mass shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek. Scaffidi & Bilstad talk to an unlikely pair, Pardeep Kaleka and Arno Michaelis. Kaleka lost his father in the shooting. Michaelis is a former white supremacist. Now they are working together to spread peace and love. Hear what they have to say today.

Pardeep, son of the President of the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek and shooting victim - Satwant Kaleka - recounts August 5, 2012, the day of the mass shooting.

In the wake of his father's murder by a white supremacist at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Pardeep Kaleka has become a powerful voice against hate crime and violence. Kaleka helped found the organization Serve 2 Unite, which brings together young people from different religious and cultural backgrounds.