{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Green Shoots & Big Shifts","title":"Green Jobs, Second Chances, and Policy - Nisha Anand, Dream.org","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1680,"description":"Nisha Anand, CEO of Dream.org, ran the playbook to help pass a legislation, which has seen 60,000 people return from prison. She grew up as the daughter of Indian immigrant parents in Atlanta, learned to be the bridge early, and now builds tables wide enough to make change that lasts.\n\nNisha explains:\n\nGrowing up a self-described misfit in Atlanta and turning bridge building into a career\nWhy durable policy comes from including the most excluded voices, not checking a box\nHow the First Step Act brought 60,000 people home from prison\nGreen for All's origin: Van Jones training Oakland youth to install solar panels\nSolving poverty and pollution at the same time instead of one at a time\nThe Green Reentry cohort, training people coming home from prison for green jobs\nWorking with unlikely allies, from libertarians to military bases facing rising water\nCommon values under criminal justice reform: second chances, dignity, shrinking a bloated system\nMaking nuance cool again and practicing self-curiosity while doom scrolling\nConnecting siloed solutions from conferences into full city-wide plans\nWhat gives her hope: her kids, the next generation, and science that is bigger than us\n00:00 Welcome to Green Shoots and Big Shifts\n00:44 Introducing Nisha Anand, CEO of dream.org\n01:21 From Atlanta misfit to activist and bridge builder\n02:52 Justice at scale: legislation and the First Step Act\n03:51 Building a big table and why it makes policy durable\n04:41 Beyond tokenism: inviting the blind spots you cannot see\n06:16 Green for All's origins with Van Jones and Oakland solar\n07:47 Green infrastructure, reentry, and green jobs today\n10:03 Equity as the door that opens for everyone\n11:57 Practices and challenges of building broad coalitions\n15:56 Common values behind unlikely allies\n17:36 Making nuance cool again and modeling curiosity\n19:00 Self-curiosity: asking why you react the way you do\n21:33 What the podcast reveals: hope in science and startups\n23:00 Connecting the dots...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/os_7dE_KkRQ50GOkMh7jP4oefEpoxwWKJoXrlmC5SRw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YTVj/NjdjYzI2NTEwOTdk/MjdjYzUzNzJmOWVh/OTcwZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}