Name: The radical act of choosing common ground
Uploaded: 2020-11-02T15:59:16Z
Duration: 15 min 48 s
Description: 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.

The radical act of choosing common ground

Lasting change often requires forging alliances with people on the other side of deep divides. After years of protest, a movement for criminal justice reform brought together unlikely partners, resulting in the First Step Act, which freed thousands from prison. The story of a Hindu family saved by their Muslim neighbors during India's partition shows that choosing shared humanity can mean the difference between life and death. Embracing discomfort and expanding our circles can unlock the kind of radical common ground that saves lives and secures freedom.