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At Braver Angels we, and our allies, are building a movement. It is a movement for reconciliation and goodwill in America that responds to the civic ailments and the cancer of animosity that has spread across our land.
If I’ve learned anything working with elected officials to bridge our toughest divides, it’s that they are just as tired of the toxicity as we are, if not more. And that no matter how powerful they seem, they can’t change the game on their own. They need us to stand up and say we’re with them.
On Wednesday, nearly 700 delegates — equally divided between Red and Blue — gathered in Gettysburg at the 2023 Braver Angels Convention. We came together to bridge the partisan divide, bring a spirit of goodwill to our politics, and spark a movement that’s larger than our organization alone.
I am pleased to announce that starting Wednesday evening, Braver Angels will be live-streaming the 2023 National Convention on our homepage at braverangels.org.
For those who can’t attend the convention in person, you can tune in online starting with the Opening Plenary at 7pm ET on Wednesday July 5.
The truth is, many issues are more complex than we’re willing to admit. I think most of us share similar values, even if those values lead us to different conclusions.
At Braver Angels we are telling a different story about what is happening in America. Come join us.
After months of gathering song submissions, partnering with other organizations, working with our incredible volunteer response, and an outstanding cast of judges, the Braver Angels Music team is ready to announce the winners of the 2023 Braver Angels Song Contest.
We may need labels like “red” and “blue” to do what we do. But let us never confuse our labels with the truth of who we actually are.
Politics is seen as the realm of lawyers and experts, not truckers and nurses. We’re working to change that.
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A Trump supporter interviews a Biden supporter on everything from Hunter Biden to January 6th.
Three Braver Angels leaders talk about how their respective religious traditions inspire their bridge-building work.
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U.S. Senate candidate Steven Olikara has already had an impact on American democracy. He joins John Wood, Jr. on the Braver Angels Podcast.
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Ciaran O’Connor introduces Braver Politics and interviews the former bishop of Newark about religion and politics.
Four Reds with different views of President Trump debate how conservatives should think about the former president.
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