Resolutions for a More Patient Year
BA Leader Randy Lioz reflects on better ways for 2023.
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BA Leader Randy Lioz reflects on better ways for 2023.
Braver Angels South Carolina State Coordinator Monica Rockwell reflects on the tragedy ten years later.
“We’ve pushed the envelope a little bit – particularly with developing new workshop ideas – and had to negotiate with the powers that be in order to have quality control and ensure it’s a positive Braver Angels experience. But that is what we do.”
Yvonne Boyd didn’t go back to England after all. Instead, she’s become a powerhouse resource for organizers — and more
For years, our country’s all-consuming political conflict has made it harder for us to recognize each other’s humanity. But Red/Blue workshops challenge participants to go beyond politics and see each other as people.
Sue Lani Madsen is a longtime journalist. But she has some big ideas of what journalists everywhere now need to do.
Roxanne Deane can’t be stopped. Get to know this Central Texas dynamo and find out what she’s been doing.
Braden Champan is going places, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Get to know this young Braver Angels and BridgeUSA leader.
This piece headed the Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter for July 17th, 2022.
Get to know Braver Angels Colleague of the Week Stan Lisle, Blue state coordinator in the great state of Tennessee.
Just a day after one of the most controversial and consequential Supreme Court decisions – Roe v. Wade – was overturned, eight Reds and eight Blues from across Massachusetts and New Hampshire gathered together in a Boston College classroom to see if they could find common ground on another hot-button issue: how to ensure trustworthy elections.
Watch out, America. Janelle Burke is coming your way, with a broad Braver Angels smile and a determination that will certainly benefit the organization for years to come.
This piece headed the Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter for July 17th, 2022.
Connie Shortes is a moderation mainstay for the Central Texas alliance, utilizing both the power of Zoom and community connections to make inroads across divides.
Meet Theo Brown, the state coordinator for Mississippi and Alabama, who is bridging divides in states 750 miles from home.
Annette Ritter used to write horror stories and see them published in small press “zines.” But her fiction had nothing on the facts of her own past life…
“Abortion has been one of the biggest drivers of politics in this area for decades,” Carolyn said. While Jessamine County used to be a reliably Blue area, the association of abortion with Democrats turned Evangelicals in the area into single-issue Red voters, she explained.
Again, the Golden Rule is radical. And so is the mission of Braver Angels.
I had brought my family of five, longtime residents of deep-blue Brooklyn, NY, to meet a new friend and his family, longtime residents of solidly-red Simpsonville, SC. We only knew each other through video chats and phone calls, as if we had met through an online service for taboo political friending. Not too far from the truth.
Much like how the conception of Braver Angels was a natural response to what American people needed and yearned for, this debate program is “driven by the demand that’s surging in the higher ed space.”
The host of the “Derate the Hate” podcast wants more people across America to be heard.
Get to know Robin Rowe, the Blue state coordinator for Nevada.
Retired Army colonel Dan Pipes enters a new phase of service as Braver Angels colleague of the week.
According to the United States Census Bureau, close to 60 million people – or one in five Americans – live in rural areas like this one. Here’s how they stay glued together.
Learn about Jennifer Hall-Witts, co-director of volunteer engagement for the Office of Field Operations.
Learn about Jeannie Burrus, an inspiring Braver Angel in Arkansas.
Learn about Darcy Crosman – an all-star Braver Angels volunteer building our house united from the ground up.
No matter what part of the world he was stationed in, Doug knew in order to find solutions and make a positive impact, he had to understand the culture of the local community and encourage people to work across differences.
Get to know the Republican representative for Massachusetts’ Second Essex district!
Ted said “when you put trust back into democracy, you can face difficult problems,” because a tightly-knit society is harder to penetrate. “This is how you prevent foreign governments from pushing buttons, elevating extremism, and driving people further apart.”