The last time Sikhs were massacred on this scale in this country was in Oak Creek, WI when a white supremacist opened fire in a Sikh gurdwara on a Sunday morning. The motive of the gunman was hate.
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At least four of the eight people killed in #Indianapolis last night were #Sikhs. They were Kaurs and Singhs. They were our aunties and uncles. They were family. [THREAD]pic.twitter.com/1a8EIV6SHm
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We don’t know the motive here yet. Was it workplace rage? A desire to die violently by police-suicide? Animosity for the people he had worked with — their brown skin, turbans and Punjabi? My guess is some of all of the above. White supremacy often runs under the surface.
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We demand the police investigate the role of bias. Meanwhile, we don’t need a hate crime classification in order to grieve with the families — and the Sikh community.
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To my Sikh family: I see you. I love you. We are hurting tonight. This violence touches all the trauma we have survived as a people. Oak Creek. The hate since 9/11. 1984. Intergenerational trauma is real. But so is intergenerational resilience.
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On Vaisakhi Day, our Guru gathered us to show us how to survive atrocity. He turned us into lions. They can colonize us, terrorize us, massacre us. But they cannot crush us. We are sovereign.pic.twitter.com/shM0b8tCNi
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My loves, you are sovereign. You are Kaurs and Singhs. The courage of our ancestors runs through your blood. We can bear this. They showed us how. May we love each other hard. Listen to kirtan. Make prashad. Rest. Cry. Rage. Breathe. Do Ardas. Say their names.
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In our grief and rage, we hold them in our hearts and say their names: Amardeep Kaur Sekhon, Amarjeet Kaur Johal, Jaswinder Kaur, Jaswinder Singh.
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We love you and we hold you in our heart, Amarjeet Auntie.
#Indianapolispic.twitter.com/oiCMmCAHV4
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Jaswinder Singh recently immigrated from Punjab and began working in the facility a week ago. We love you and we hold you in our heart, Jaswinder Uncle Ji.
#Indianapolispic.twitter.com/wp6hptm2t8
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This week alone, we've seen: Daunte Wright. 13-year-old Adam Toledo. Now Indianapolis. It’s OK if you’re numb. Your body is trying to protect you. I ask one thing: Don’t let your numbness turn into paralysis. We need you. We need you in the fight. We are fighting for our lives.
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