The radical act of choosing common ground
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Nisha Anand |
TEDxBerkeley
• February 2020
To achieve lasting change sometimes requires the hard, even radical, choice of partnering with people you'd least expect. Justice reform advocate Nisha Anand shares her story of working with her ideological opposite to make history and save lives -- and urges us all to widen our circles in order to make progress with purpose.
To achieve lasting change sometimes requires the hard, even radical, choice of partnering with people you'd least expect. Justice reform advocate Nisha Anand shares her story of working with her ideological opposite to make history and save lives -- and urges us all to widen our circles in order to make progress with purpose.
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About the speaker
With her team of storytellers, organizers and policy experts, Nisha Anand works at the intersection of criminal justice reform, green economics and tech equity to develop cutting-edge solutions to our toughest problems.
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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxBerkeley, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.
Read more about TEDx.Learn more about Dream Corps programs and get involved with the national organization bringing people together across racial, social and partisan lines to solve our toughest problems.
Support Dream Corps' common ground solutions that close prison doors and open doors of opportunity for all.