Wisconsin’s Oak Creek Sikh temple has opened its doors for the first time since the shooting rampage that killed six worshipers. Thousands of people are expected at a local high school today for a public memorial honoring the victims. The civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson was among those to visit Oak Creek on Thursday to show his support.

Rev. Jesse Jackson: “We don’t want the Sikh community to feel that it is in isolation. We are part of the same family. And what we can do in this outreach is share with you our love and our concerns. Count on us to be a part of this. And we must now commit ourselves to working together more closely over a long period of time. Certain people [inaudible] there, the turban is there, being it’s their skin color, but none of us should be in some way demeaned because of our appearance. It’s not fair. It’s not right.”