Pluralism Project and Center for the Study of World Religions Co-Host Film Night on Sikhism

Date: 

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 (All day)

Location: 

42 Francis Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
On April 9th, the Pluralism Project and the Center for the Study of World Religions host a screening of Tragedy in Oak Creek and Dastaar: Defending the Sikh Identity. In Tragedy in Oak Creek filmmaker Valarie Kaur visits the Sikh community of Oak Creek, Wisconsin in the days after the tragic shooting in August 2012 that left six worshippers murdered and the gunman dead. The film Dastaar: Defending the Sikh Identity is a brief documentary that explores the ways in which the Sikh community have responded to discrimination they have faced as a visible minority in American society, especially post-9/11.