Forward Together Forum:
Episode #5
Recovery, Renewal,
and Reconciliation
Turning A Tragedy Into A Triumph
Pardeep Singh Kaleka
Executive Director
Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee
Pardeep Singh Kaleka, Executive Director of Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, founder of Serve2Unite, published Author of “The Gifts of Our Wounds,” award-winning columnist with Milwaukee Independent and Clinician specializing in utilizing a trauma-informed approach to treat survivors and perpetrators of assault, abuse and acts of violence combining spiritual practices and mental health.
A native of Punjab, India, Pardeep Singh Kaleka grew up in Milwaukee, and served as a police officer and educator in the inner-city of Milwaukee until the shooting at the Sikh Temple in 2012, where a white-power skinhead took the lives of 7 parishioners, one of them being his father and temple founder. Called to help the community heal, his work today is to encourage stewardship of healthy social and spiritual fabrics that commit to nurturing the village and fostering genuine connections between individuals and their communities so that hate and hate crimes are less likely to happen.
Both in his practice and out, Pardeep's passion remains one of healing and transformation. An example of this is Serve2Unite, an organization he co-founded in response to tragedy and works alongside Arno Michaelis, Global Peacemaker. This organization engages communities in building healthy social fabric and communal identity to address conflict from a trauma-informed lens. Over the past 9 years, the work of Serve2Unite has been locally and internationally recognized.
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