11 a.m., September 28, 2025
Join us this Sunday, either in person or online, as we watch and discuss two videos exploring free speech and finding common ground through communication.
The first video is The radical act of choosing common ground. In it, Nisha Anand talks about why lasting change requires the hard, even radical, choice of partnering with people you’d least expect.
The second video is Let’s get real about free speech, a 12-minute video from April 2025. In it, Greg Lukianoff reminds us why free speech is the best check on power ever invented.
Nisha Anand is an Indian-American activist and CEO of Dream.org whish works at the intersection of criminal justice reform, green economics, and tech equity to develop cutting-edge solutions to our toughest problems.
Greg Lukianoff is an American lawyer, journalist, author, and activist who serves as the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
You can pre-watch Nisha Anand’s video at https://www.ted.com/talks/nisha_anand_the_radical_act_of_choosing_common_ground_sep_2020
You can pre-watch Greg Lukianoff’s video at https://www.ted.com/talks/greg_lukianoff_let_s_get_real_about_free_speech
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