4 Rules For Achieving Peace and Justice | Bryan Stevenson

As a human rights lawyer, professor, humanitarian, and author, Bryan Stevenson MPP/JD 1985 LLD 2015 works to fight poverty and challenge racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. He also serves as an advocate for mentally ill individuals, children who have been sentenced as adults, and those who are abused while incarcerated. He educates communities about racial discrimination in the criminal justice system, poverty, and racial inequality in America. In this clip, he shares four rules for creating change in the world and achieving justice:

1. Stay proximate to the people you are trying to help.
2. Change the narrative around the problem you are trying to solve.
3. Don't lose hope.
4. Pursuing peace and justice requires doing things that are uncomfortable and inconvenient.

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