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Braver U

Braver U is personal, educational, and leadership development for Braver Angels members and partners.

Rooted in America’s tradition of adult education, and inspired by the schools of philosophy of the discussion movement of the 1930s and 1940s and the citizenship schools of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, Braver U has three objectives:

  1. Help grassroots leaders acquire what they want to learn to become better leaders and citizens.
  2. Contribute to Braver Angels’ program evaluation and strategic thinking.
  3. Help scholars, writers, artists, and public intellectuals both contribute to and learn from grassroots activities aimed at a less polarized America.

Leadership Education, Scholarship and the Arts

The Arts

Braver Angels Music Community is constantly working to engage musicians in the work of bridge-building and weave music into other Braver Angels efforts.

Using the photovoice technique, Braver Lens explores the American political divide through photography.

Find member-recommended readings on topics such as race, religion, politics, conversations and more, as well as a list of Braver Angels papers and reports.
The movies we choose may highlight liberal-leaning, conservative-leaning or independent themes, or feature actors or directors from opposite sides of the political spectrum.

Acting Out: Transforming Conflict into Creativity

A guest post by Kate Peters, Moderator, Co-chair Inland Empire Braver Angels Alliance

At the 2024 Braver Angels convention, 25 individuals of diverse backgrounds and political affiliations came together in a collaborative initiative between Braver Angels and New York Theatre Workshop called Mind the Gap. Through storytelling and theater, this unique program united us, fostering unity, empathy, and unexpected bonds while addressing challenging societal issues. The profound impact of this collaborative experience on participants and the equally powerful response from the audience underscores the potential for the arts to play an important part in healing our societal divisions.

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Programs & Research

Experience Braver Angel’s premier national online speaker event series that bridges the worlds of dedicated grassroots depolarization work and thoughtful public intellectualism.

Students can participate in these seminars to broaden their education. Check out our current list of course offerings. 

Braver Angels has been subject to a variety of rigorous, data-driven evaluation. Learn more to read through our collection of internal and external published reports.

Check out the published works of our Braver Angels authors for a closer look at how to bridge the divide within our communities. 

The Scholars Council performs the essential task of convening scholars and public intellectuals to help lead the movement for more goodwill in our politics and society.

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