Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels West Virginia meeting for April 2024
Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels West Virginia meeting for April 2024
Local Focus: Eastern Panhandle of WV WV Eastern Panhandle Alliance
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Local Focus: Eastern Panhandle of WV WV Eastern Panhandle Alliance
Restricted Attendance: The event is technically members-only, but we have a coupon code for free registration for BA members: braver-ii-angels Local Focus: Washington, DC NOTE: THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT IN WASHINGTON, DC AND IT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE VIA ZOOM. Join Braver Angels’ Director of Debates Jessie Mannisto, BA’s Publius Fellow for Public Discourse […]
We are honored to extend to you an invitation to a thought-provoking conversation with the esteemed author and scholar, Alexandra Hudson. As the author of The Soul of Civility, Alexandra brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to our discussion on the importance of civil discourse and empathy in our society today. About Alexandra Hudson: […]
Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.
Restricted Attendance: For those interested in bridging the political divide one conversation at a time. Local Focus: Wilmington, NC and surrounding areas Braver Angels of Wilmington NC puts People Before Politics. Come have a beer with people from across the political spectrum. Bring a friend! We'll get the wings. Polarization is a problem. Come be […]
Local Focus: Oregon Imagine a life of all work and no play, a company focused solely on short-term gains at the expense of long-term health, or a project filled with leaders and no followers. Collapse would occur, because humans need both seriousness and fun, a present-day focus as well as an eye towards the future, […]
* Local Focus: Temecula Valley Get beyond the stories we tell about each other to discover the truth, and create a forum to discuss our viewpoints without judgment. About this event Please join us for an intensive in person workshop, in two sessions, that will bring together Republican-leaning and Democratic-leaning citizens for structured conversations, with […]
Note: This event is to be attended in person. In this polarized time, we lack basic understanding of why people on the other political side hold their beliefs. We don’t see them as they see themselves–their core values and central concerns–but instead as we choose to see them. We are tempted to regard our own […]
For Reds, Blues, and Others Improve skills for listening to others and expressing your own views on race leading to more productive conversations. Note: This event is to be attended online. The red/blue divide makes it hard for Americans of all races to reason together and find common ground on important policy issues related to […]
Local Focus: Central Ohio Braver Angels Central Ohio Meeting
Presentation followed by experiential practical sessions in breakout rooms ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org
Service project, packing food at Feed My Starving Children
* Local Focus: Rochester Minnesota, Olmsted County Review and practice skills from the Disagreeing Better Workshop. This meeting is open to all, whether attending the 4/24 Talking Sense Event or not. Braver Angels member or not. Discuss skills for communicating accurately with people with whom we differ and with whom we share common ground. ** […]
Restricted Attendance: Completed debate chair e-Course, attended debate chair Q&A session If you have completed our debate chair training eCourse and attended a Q&A session with an experienced chair, you are well on your way to chairing your first debate! The third and final step is practicing your skills in a mock debate! Join us […]
* Local Focus: Minnesota At each online meeting, the group discusses one of the self-study training modules to become a BA Ambassador. Learn about BA for your own navigation and plan to make an Ambassador presentation to a group in your area.
Restricted Attendance: Trainees should register as a trainee Organizer before attending the first session. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5lVgDgX7RqttcoyufixBmkGos1sQp5BpiiGT-XWq-dzjKeA/viewform Braver Angels Organizers fill an essential volunteer function and are often the glue that holds BA workshops together. This 90 minute, weekly training is led by Organizer trainers, Casey and Yvonne. The four week training schedule starts on the first […]
Join Braver Angels to debate. About this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – "Resolved: Be Colorblind." Come join us for this free national debate, in which all participants from across the ideological spectrum will have an opportunity to speak and ask their questions. Tell us what you have experienced and […]
Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.
Local Focus: Whitmore Lake, mi Note: This event is to be attended in person. In this polarized time, we lack basic understanding of why people on the other political side hold their beliefs. We don’t see them as they see themselves–their core values and central concerns–but instead as we choose to see them. We are […]
Monthly meeting for Angels of Color Caucus members and the greater Braver Angels Community. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org
Local Focus: Capital Region of NY and adjacent areas. Can Braver Angels help bridge our political divides? There will be an IN-PERSON one-hour workshop entitled Crossing the Continental Divide, which is designed to introduce you to the depolarizing work of Braver Angels. Braver Angels was founded in 2016 as a grass-roots initiative to help depolarize […]
A forum to discuss your own viewpoint, without judgment, and get real answers to sincere questions of understanding from other viewpoints. About this event Description Join us for a free one-day intensive workshop that brings together Red (conservative or Republican-leaning) and Blue (liberal or Democratic-leaning) citizens for moderated activities and structured discussions that reduce stereotyped […]
How best to play the cards we are dealt? Reds and Blues have discussions in breakout rooms on the topic of the border, followed by main room summation.