Navdeep Gill
2021
Navdeep Gill is one of the community members at the Sikh Temple of WI who played a crucial part in the response and aftermath of the mass shooting on August 5, 2012. He collaborated with law enforcement to identify, create, and improve community and security solutions. Gill co-founded of Serve 2 Unite, an organization created to establish a healthy sense of identity, purpose, and belonging that diverts young people from violent extremist ideologies, gun violence, school shootings, bullying, and substance abuse. Gill continued his work with the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center (NMVVRC) as one of the founding stakeholders where they provide communities access to evidence-based information and resources needed to effectively prepare for and respond to mass violence incidents.
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
