BAUtah Lunch Chats
Host Organization: State State/Region: UT Setting: OnlineA moderated, lunchtime discussion on current events with Braver Angels members who fall all along the political spectrum.
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Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels Indiana 2025 Weekly Lunch Meeting
Host Organization: Braver Angels of South Central Indiana State/Region: IN Setting: OnlineLocal Focus: Indiana focus, all are welcome Weekly meeting of the SCIN BA Lunch group. All BA members/subscribers are welcome to join us for discussion on a variety of topics. Participation in previous BA workshops is encouraged!
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National Community Debate – National Debate Series: Trump’s First 100 Days
Host Organization: BA National - Debates State/Region: - National Setting: Online Online USJoin Braver Angels to debate. About this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – "Resolved: President Trump is Making America Great Again." 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 […]
School Vouchers
Host Organization: Braver Angels of South Central Indiana State/Region: IN Setting: In-person Southwest Branch of the Monroe County (Indiana) Public Library 890 W. Gordon Pike, Bloomington* Local Focus: All are welcome but this workshop will be Indiana-focused. Do you realize Indiana was the first state to create school vouchers? Do you realize Indiana has the largest school voucher program in the United States? We have an expert from the Franklin Community Schools to help you understand how vouchers work. Former […]
Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels Georgia Monthly Luncheon (GA – State)
Host Organization: State State/Region: GA Setting: In-person The 57th Fighter Group Restaurant 3829 Clairmont Road, AtlantaLuncheon for members of Braver Angels Georgia and interested persons. Local Focus: Georgia
How to Write Songs to Bridge Divides
Host Organization: BA National - Music State/Region: - National Setting: Online Online USThis 90 minute interactive session teaches the Braver Angels Music method of songwriting and co-writing to bridge divides. This session is a combination of creative exercises, discussions, song sharing and educational content. This experience is for participants of all skill levels and songwriting experience. Participation requires taking the Braver Angels "Depolarizing Within" e-course, in-person or […]
How to Become Politically Anti-Fragile
Host Organization: BA National Setting: OnlineTake a deep dive into how colliding worldviews separate us, how our brains trick us into seeing those that disagree with us as enemies, and how these very same brains can create new constructs in which "they" become part of "us." Join us to discuss strategies for gaining emotional control, reframing difficult conversations, and building […]
Braver Angels of Washington Tri Cities (WA – Central / Eastern Washington Alliance)
Host Organization: Central / Eastern Washington Alliance State/Region: WA Setting: In-person Richland Public Library - conference room B 955 Northgate Drive, RichlandLocal Focus: Richland/Kennewick/Pasco and surrounding areas An in-person discussion meeting for members and non-members who would like more information about Braver Angels.
Alliance/Members Meeting – In-Person discussion about a debate (MN – Northern MN Alliance)
Host Organization: Northern MN Alliance State/Region: MN Setting: In-person Duluth Folk School/Dovetail Cafe 1917 W Superior St, DuluthLocal Focus: Northern MN and WI Get together to discuss and reflect upon the recent national Braver Angels debate Resolved: Trump is making America Great Again. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org
TN Braver Angels All-Hands Monthly Meeting
Host Organization: TN - State State/Region: TN Setting: Online Online USLocal Focus: Tennessee A monthly statewide meeting for members and friends of the Memphis Area Alliance, Nashville Braver Angels , and the East Tennessee Alliance in order to meet one another, share ideas and suggestions for impact and move our mission of depolarizing forward.
Alliance/Members Meeting – Mid-Missouri Braver Angels Alliance Discussion (MO – Mid-Missouri Braver Angels Alliance)
Host Organization: Mid-Missouri Braver Angels Alliance State/Region: MO Setting: In-person Boone Electric Community Building 1413 Rangeline St, ColumbiaLocal Focus: Mid-Missouri Public policy discussion on national, state, or local topic. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org
BAUtah Lunch Chats
Host Organization: State State/Region: UT Setting: OnlineA moderated, lunchtime discussion on current events with Braver Angels members who fall all along the political spectrum.
Depolarizing Ourselves (BA National/Carter Center)
Host Organization: State Partner Org(s): Carter Center State/Region: GA Setting: Online** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org Civil discourse requires mutual respect. Respect, not agreement, is an essential key for a healthy discussion. This workshop addresses how we may inadvertently be complicit in, or possibly even encourage, polarization. Depolarizing Ourselves is designed to help you lessen the effects […]
Braver Angels Alliance of Washtenaw County In-person Meeting
Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance of Washtenaw County State/Region: MI Setting: In-person HOMES Brewery - Brewpub 2321 Jackson Avenue, Ann Arbor* Local Focus: Washtenaw County, MI In-person get together to socialize and hold a "Living Room Conversation"
Alliance/Members Meeting – Columbia County Oregon Monthly Online Meetings
Setting: Online Online US* Local Focus: Columbia County Oregon Start up online meetings for Braverangels in Columbia County Oregon ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org
Local Community Debate – Wisconsin Statewide Debate: Economic Policy (WI – State)
Host Organization: State State/Region: WI Setting: OnlineLocal Focus: Wisconsin - Statewide Come join us for a Braver Angels debate! Resolved: An America-first economic policy is good for Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Braver Angels team asked Wisconsinites: what do you want to Debate? You answered, and we've chosen a topic that we think will energize participants from Beloit to Superior: economic policy. […]
JOIN OR DIE” Film & Discussion-presented by Braver Angels, Crossing Party Lines, and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (NY – Long Island Alliance/Crossing Party Lines – Long Island, Unitarian Universalist Society of South Suffolk)
Host Organization: Long Island Alliance Partner Org(s): Crossing Party Lines - Long Island, Unitarian Universalist Society of South Suffolk State/Region: NY Setting: In-person Unitarian Universalist Society of South Suffolk 28 Brentwood Road, Bay ShoreTHIS IS A PAID EVENT. $10 cash will be collected at the door to help defray costs of screening and to pay the filmmakers. The Long Island Alliance of Braver Angels and the Long Island Chapter of Crossing Party Lines have formed a partnership to support their mutual mission of political depolarization. A film-discussion program […]
Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels Indiana 2025 Weekly Lunch Meeting
Host Organization: Braver Angels of South Central Indiana State/Region: IN Setting: OnlineLocal Focus: Indiana focus, all are welcome Weekly meeting of the SCIN BA Lunch group. All BA members/subscribers are welcome to join us for discussion on a variety of topics. Participation in previous BA workshops is encouraged!
A Christian Response to Political Polarization (AL – Birmingham Braver Angels Alliance/Saint Stephens Episcopal Church, The Threshold Center)
Host Organization: Birmingham Braver Angels Alliance Partner Org(s): Saint Stephens Episcopal Church, The Threshold Center State/Region: AL Setting: In-person The Threshold Center 3775 Crosshaven Rd, BirminghamLocal Focus: Birmingham, AL
Skills for Disagreeing Better (WI – State)
Host Organization: State State/Region: WI Setting: In-person The Mauthe Center 2418 Leon Bond Drive, Green BayNote: 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 […]
Red/Blue Workshop – Sessions 1 & 2
Host Organization: Laramie County Alliance Partner Org(s): Laramie County Library State/Region: WY Setting: In-person Laramie County Library, Cottonwood Room Pioneer Avenue 2200, CheyenneA 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 two-part 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 […]
Film Discussion: Coddling of the American Mind (VA – Central/Eastern Virginia)
Host Organization: Central/Eastern Virginia State/Region: VA Setting: In-person Richmond Friends Meeting community room 4500 Kensington Avenue, RichmondCome discuss the impact of Watch “Coddling of the American Mind” on your own (available Amazon Prime and Substack) or just come for a conversation about "Campus group think, cancel culture, and race/gender orthodoxies foster intellectual fragility and hinder universities' mission of open debate and knowledge-seeking, as seen through students' experiences". Light refreshments will be […]
Alliance/Members Meeting – Invitation to SEPA Community Event in Narberth (PA – Braver Angels Southeast Pennsylvania Alliance)
Host Organization: Braver Angels Southeast Pennsylvania Alliance State/Region: PA Setting: In-person Private Residence in Narberth, PA NarberthLocal Focus: Southeast Pennsylvania In a time when polarization feels more intense, dehumanization more normalized, and political divisions more painful than ever, the mission of Braver Angels—to help America build a house united—has never been more urgent or more possible. We invite you to join fellow Braver Angels from across Southeast Pennsylvania—volunteers, members, […]
Potluck and Discussion: Who Decides What Our Children Learn? (TX – Houston Area Alliance/Live Oak Friends Meeting)
Host Organization: Houston Area Alliance Partner Org(s): Live Oak Friends Meeting State/Region: TX Setting: In-person Live Oak Friends Meeting 1318 W 26th St, HoustonLocal Focus: Greater Houston Area Join Braver Angels for a potluck supper followed by a thoughtful and engaging conversation. This session will focus on the actions of the Texas State Board of Education in shaping textbook selection and curriculum standards in science, history, and social studies. Together, we will explore concerns raised by citizens, educators, […]
Skills for Disagreeing Better (MN – State)
Host Organization: State State/Region: MN Setting: In-person Brookdale Public Library 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn CenterNote: 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 […]
Alliance/Members Meeting – Greater Cincinnati Alliance Meeting – May 2025 (OH – Cincinnati Alliance Group)
Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group State/Region: OH Setting: In-person Lifespring Christian Church 1373 W Galbraith Rd, CincinnatiThe May 2025 Greater Cincinnati Alliance Meeting will feature BA member and author, Bob Viney. The subject will be "Can We Become One Indivisible Nation In the Age of Divisiveness?" Bob will talk for about 45 minutes covering the topics below, followed by Q&A and discussion. - He will note that he is not speaking […]
First Quarterly Update on Citizens Commission on Immigration (CCI) (BA National)
Host Organization: BA National Setting: OnlineDavid Lapp will give an overview of progress to date on CCI, followed by a Testimonial, and then updates on Congressional outreach resources, piloting Community Gatherings on Immigration and the Immigration Policy Roundtable. There will be plenty of time for Open Discussion.
Respectful Exchange of Ideas “The Biden Presidency in Retrospect” (NC – Braver Angels of Wilmington NC)
Host Organization: Braver Angels of Wilmington NC State/Region: NC Setting: In-person Nir Family YMCA 2710 Market St, WilmingtonCome participate in a respectful exchange of ideas with fellow members of your community to take a retrospective look at the Biden presidency ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org
Talking Politics Meetup
Host Organization: Braver Angels of the Southern Willamette Valley State/Region: OR Setting: In-person Oakshire Public House Madison Street 207, EugeneLocal Focus: Eugene & Springfield Area (Southern Willamette Valley), Oregon For folks who want to understand what divides us. This is a get-together for the open-minded. Pull up a chair and let's have some respectful and civil discourse about what led you to believe what you believe and vote for what you vote for. Maybe […]
Alliance/Members Meeting – Monthly Meeting: Discussing the goals, impacts, and strategy of tariffs (VA – Braver Angels Fairfax County)
Host Organization: Braver Angels Fairfax County State/Region: VA Setting: In-person McLean, VA, Governmental Center Community Meeting Room 1437 Balls Hill Rd., McLeanLocal Focus: The DMV: D.C., Maryland and Virginia Join us to discuss the potential merits and drawbacks of significant applications of tariffs on the U.S. Economy ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org
