Nisha Anand: Building Bridges for Social Justice Movements

Nisha Anand is the CEO of Dream.org, a nonprofit organization that brings people together across racial, social and partisan lines to solve some of the toughest problems in the US and beyond. She is also the Political Director of Rebuild The Dream, an organization fighting for an economy that works for everyone. In essence, Nisha works at the intersection of criminal justice reform, green economics, and tech equity to create a better future for all.

For over twenty years Nisha Anand has been a social justice activist and leader. She has seen movements and organizations rise and fall. She uses what she has learned to support leaders, organisers and changemakers.

In this episode, we dive deep into the ways we can have meaningful conversations and social justice movements in a highly polarised world. Nisha shares personal stories of what has shaped her as an activist and into becoming a  bridge-builder. She speaks about her work with Dream.org.

Nisha says that "The humanity that connects us must be stronger than what has been created to divide us".

Learn more about Nisha and her work

• nishaanand.org
• Ted Talk: go.ted.com/nishaanand
• dream.org
• Justice Innovation Prize: https://www.justiceinnovationprize.org/