February 13, 2024

Braver Angels is not just an organization, it is a mission driven community. It is generally bound by both a love of country and an essential goodwill towards the people of this country (whether they are people we agree with or not). As such, Braver Angels has a creed. That creed is illustrated in what we call the Braver Angels Way.

We invite you to consider taking a leap of courage to attend more Braver Angels events this year, and train as an organizer, moderator, or debate chair. You might just reconcile relationships with loved ones, make new friends in unexpected places, and find the joy you are looking for in the year ahead.

At Braver Angels we seek to provide a haven for discourse on this issue as with so many others. As a part of this I invite you to join our upcoming national debate on immigration featuring Braver Angels members and leaders from across the country.

Our nation may be on the brink of the most dangerously divisive election since the Civil War, and it doesn’t have to be this way. Everyday Americans can create a visible alternative to toxic politics, and that’s what we’ll be doing together in Kenosha this summer.

“The aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of the beloved community,” a society in which we have confronted our shortcomings, reckoned with truth, and have made peace with one another. That process is a painful one. But let its goal be the reconciled America that Martin Luther King Jr. hoped for, and a culture of redemption available to all.

In December, we asked you to share the impact Braver Angels had on your year. Here are a few highlights, including some impacts that go way beyond politics…

When we truly see each other as human beings politics is no barrier to friendship…especially when all we are focused on is the dignity of the man or woman before us.