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Book Discussion – Book Discussion “Them” by Ben Sasse Session 2

Host Organization: Montana-Wyoming Braver Angels Alliance
Partner Org(s): Wyoming Tribune Eagle
State/Region: MT
Setting: Online

"Them: Why We Hate Each Other and How to Heal," by Ben Sasse ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

Book Discussion – Braver Angels Book Discussion: Dare To Lead

Host Organization: BA National - Library
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online

Dare to Lead Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brené Brown ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

Book Discussion – “Caste” and “Discrimination and Disparities”

Host Organization: Braver Angels OC
Partner Org(s): South Bay Alliance / Braver Angels Silicon Valley
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

Braver Angels hosts a discussion of two books, Caste by Isabel Wilkerson and Discrimination and Disparities by Thomas Sowell. These book represent two different perspectives on the prosperity and power gap between racial groups in America. We encourage people to read both books and participate in the discussion. For people who haven't done the reading, […]

Book discussion: High Conflict by Amanda Ripley

Host Organization: Braver Angels Library
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online

** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

Book Discussion – MN Book discussion: “Two Tribes”

State/Region: MN
Setting: Online

** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org Join this Minnesota Braver Angels session where we discuss literature against political polarization. Our book this time is Two Tribes by Minnesota author and Braver Angels member Tyler Storlie. Set in a land nearby but a time long ago, Two Tribes is […]

Book Discussion – “Reaching Common Ground” Book Discussion with the Author

Host Organization: AR - Braver Angels of Central Arkansas (BACA)
Partner Org(s): Central Arkansas Library System
State/Region: AR
Setting: Online
Online US

Braver Angels of Arkansas is excited to host a book discussion with Frederick Golder, author of the book "Reaching Common Ground," at 6:30 pm, Nov. 8, via Zoom. Golder’s book aligns perfectly with Braver Angels’ mission. "Reaching Common Ground" aims to teach readers how to turn confrontation into dialogue, dialogue into understanding and understanding into […]

Book Discussion: “The 1619 Project and the 1776 Commission”

Host Organization: Braver Angels Nashville
State/Region: TN
Setting: In-person
Brentwood Point III Clubhouse 1830 General George Patton Drive, Brentwood

Local Focus: Nashville Area Two Nashville Area Alliance Steering Committee members, one red and one blue, will co-lead a discussion, offered to all subscribers and members in the Nashville area on the two documents. It is an opportunity for citizens to take a “deeper dive” into these two important documents which dominate much of the […]

Book Discussion – The Forgotten Americans

Host Organization: Braver Angels Library
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online

Join a moderated discussion of a book chosen specially by our Braver Angels library team.   About this event An Economic Agenda for a Divided Nation by Isabel Sawhill (Credit: Yale Press) Join us for our online book discussion. This month, we will be discussing The Forgotten Americans by Isabel Sawhill which discusses ideas for helping […]

“I Never Thought of it That Way” – A Fearlessly Curious Conversation Across Urban and Rural Divides with Monica Guzman and Jim Walls

Host Organization: Oregon Statewide Alliance
State/Region: OR
Setting: Online
Online US

I Never Thought Of It That Way - A Fearlessly Curious Conversation Across Urban and Rural Divides Join us for this very special event with guests Monica Guzman and Jim Walls for a bridge building conversation centered around their life experiences working across partisan divides. This will be both a book and film discussion inspired […]

Book Discussion – Braver Angels “Curious Conversations” workshop with Monica Guzman

Host Organization: Western Washington Alliance
State/Region: WA
Setting: In-person
Kirkland Congregational United Church 106 - 5th Ave, Kirkland

The Western WA Braver Angels Alliance is excited to welcome Monica Guzman for a special Braver Angels in-person event! Monica will facilitate a workshop based on her new book, I Never Thought of It That Way; How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times. She will lead attendees through exercises that will help […]

Book Discussion – I Never Thought of It That Way

State/Region: MN
Setting: Online
Online US

Hear from and talk with Mónica Guzmán about her book, "I Never Thought of It That Way: How to have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times." The discussion will be moderated by Libby Stegger, Minnesota Braver Angels member and founder of Move for America.   ** This event is open to the media upon […]

Book Discussion – I Never Thought Of It That Way

Host Organization: BA National - Library
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online
Online US

Hear from and talk with Mónica Guzmán about her book, "I Never Thought of It That Way: How to have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times."

Book Discussion – “The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy” by Gehl and Porter.

Host Organization: Braver Angels Library
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online

Book discussion: The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy, by Katherine M. Gehl & Michael E. Porter (2020). The authors argue that the two parties constitute an unhealthy duopoly over the U.S. electoral and legislative processes, and propose reforms to break that duopoly. ** This event is open […]

Book Discussion – Freedom’s Power

Host Organization: Europe - Braver Angels Alliance - Europe
Setting: Online
Online

https://lccn.loc.gov/2006031409 Starr, Paul, 1949- Freedom's power : the true force of liberalism / Paul Starr.New York : Basic Books, c2007.      xi, 276 p. ; 24 cm.      JC574 .S73 2007      ISBN: 9780465081868046508186X http://www.freedomspower.com/

Book Discussion – Conservatism by Jerry Muller

Host Organization: Europe - Braver Angels Alliance - Europe
Setting: Online

Note: This event is to be attended online at 7pm Central European Time/ 1pm EST Join us for a lively 2 hour long discussion on Conservatism by Jerry Muller At a time when the label “conservative” is indiscriminately applied to fundamentalists, populists, libertarians, fascists, and the advocates of one or another orthodoxy, this volume offers […]

Book Discussion – Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from Our Culture of Contempt

Host Organization: Europe - Braver Angels Alliance - Europe
State/Region: Europe
Setting: Online
Online

This event is to be attended online at 1pm EST / 7pm Central European Time. Join us for a lively 1.5 hour long discussion on Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from Our Culture of Contempt by Arthur C. Brooks. "The New York Times bestselling author says America is being ripped apart […]

Book Discussion – In Search of Braver Angels

Host Organization: Europe - Braver Angels Alliance - Europe
State/Region: Europe
Setting: Online
Online

Join us for a lively 1.5 hour long discussion on In Search of Braver Angels by David Blankenhorn Can our American experiment in ordered liberty survive our current afflictions of vanishing social trust and escalating political rancor? Author David Blankenhorn worries that it cannot and believes that our great task is to see that it […]

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