Alliance/Members Meeting – West Suburban Alliance Monthly Meeting – April
Alliance/Members Meeting – West Suburban Alliance Monthly Meeting – April
Service project, packing food at Feed My Starving Children
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Service project, packing food at Feed My Starving Children
* Local Focus: Rochester Minnesota, Olmsted County Review and practice skills from the Disagreeing Better Workshop. This meeting is open to all, whether attending the 4/24 Talking Sense Event or not. Braver Angels member or not. Discuss skills for communicating accurately with people with whom we differ and with whom we share common ground. ** […]
Restricted Attendance: Completed debate chair e-Course, attended debate chair Q&A session If you have completed our debate chair training eCourse and attended a Q&A session with an experienced chair, you are well on your way to chairing your first debate! The third and final step is practicing your skills in a mock debate! Join us […]
* Local Focus: Minnesota At each online meeting, the group discusses one of the self-study training modules to become a BA Ambassador. Learn about BA for your own navigation and plan to make an Ambassador presentation to a group in your area.
Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.
Local Focus: Wilmington, NC and surrounding areas BA of Wilmington Alliance 1 Year Anniversary Potluck Celebration ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org
Restricted Attendance: only open to BA members and subscribers Local Focus: Chicago and surrounding counties within 1 hour radius What is Dinner and a Fight? Is it a fight? No! It’s an in-person, interactive event that gets Reds, Blues, and Others engaged in productive civil disagreement over a delicious meal. The event will be held […]
How best to play the cards we are dealt? Reds and Blues have discussions in breakout rooms on the topic of the border, followed by main room summation.
Local Focus: Cincinnati, OH Please join us for an introduction to the Greater Cincinnati Braver Angels Alliance. We will get to know one another, and share our Alliance's purpose, events, and how you can get involved. This meeting is intended for those who are relatively new to Braver Angels, but anyone who would like to […]
* Restricted Attendance: Only open to dues-paying members of any of the three Braver Angels alliances in Tennessee: the Memphis Area Alliance, Braver Angels Nashville, or the East Tennessee Alliance. * Local Focus: Tennessee
Restricted Attendance: Restricted to Debate Chairs and those who have begun the training process (by completing at least step 1- the training Ecourse) Are you a Braver Angels Debate Chair or Chair-in-training? If so, join us for the next Braver Angels Debate Chair Forum. This space will be an opportunity for debate chairs and chairs-in-training […]
Restricted Attendance: People interested in Braver Angels and ways to decrease political polarization Local Focus: Wilmington, NC and surrounding areas A Respectful Exchange of Ideas: What My Political Party Stands For or Why I am an Independent
Local Focus: Event will be in person only at Fletcher Library, 823 N Buchanan St, Little Rock, AR 72205 The Civil Conversations series is a monthly event with the following goals: 1) practice and improve civil communications skills while discussing specific topics; 2) identify common ground/common points that people can agree on within a specific […]
Local Focus: Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin We need your voice and input to steer our alliance toward the issues most important to you. Hear a short presentation on the Braver Angels mission & approach, the big events we are planning this summer and opportunities for getting involved, followed by a listening session to help guide […]
Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.
Join us this March for an engaging and meaningful session of the Braver Angels of Color Caucus as we embark on setting the stage for April 2024's discussion topics. This month, we're centering our dialogue on critical themes such as Stress Awareness, Minority Health Awareness, and Autism, alongside other important subjects our members wish to […]
Especially in a presidential election year, Americans are defined by political labels: Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, progressive or MAGA, red or blue. And while individuals’ values and policy choices are nuanced and formed by widely varying life experiences, that doesn’t keep us from stereotyping the political beliefs of others into these simple labels.. […]
This is a dinner event featuring networking, wine, music, presentations, and a silent auction. It will be fun as well as informative.
Discussion on Vaccines and Vaccine Policy Many Americans have trouble sustaining conversations on the issue of vaccines. This 90-minute discussion is designed to have a constructive conversation on this topic and avoid some common traps, rabbit holes, and flash points that leave both sides dissatisfied. The goals are to bring you up to date on […]
Restricted Attendance: Red members or subscribers only Red Caucus 2nd Tuesday monthly meeting. All reds are invited.
Local Focus: New Indiana Alliance for those in Central Indiana (Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tipton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Hancock, Putnam, Marion, Johnson, and Shelby counties). Americans on opposite sides of the political spectrum don’t only disagree on issues — they increasingly dislike one another. This growing partisan animosity is the crisis of our time and threatens our […]
* Local Focus: Northern Virginia suburbs and Washinton, DC At this next meeting, we will explore the subject “Who owns the American story?”. It opens all sorts of doors, from immigrant stories to a conversation about “owning a story” and what that might mean to different people ** This event is open to the media […]
This March, the Braver Angels Snohomish County Alliance gathers to outline our discussion roadmap for the upcoming months of March, April, May, and June 2024. In a pivotal meeting dedicated to shaping our community's dialogue and activities, we invite all members to join in this collaborative effort. Key on our agenda is the election of […]
* Local Focus: Northeast Ohio NEO Alliance - Dinner and a Fight
Local Focus: Northeast Ohio NEO Alliance - Dinner and a Fight
Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.
* Restricted Attendance: This forum is open to mental health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric nurses, life coaches, registered counselors, and school counselors. Join us for a Braver Angels forum where mental health professionals from across the political spectrum gather online to connect and provide information and support to […]
In America, can you say anything you want without repercussion? What responsibilities accompany the First Amendment if any? Do social media platforms have either the right or the responsibility to censor content it deems hateful or deceptive? These are some of the many questions that will be discussed. The magic of Braver Angels events is […]
Let's get together for a potluck dinner and an honest discussion on the question: "Should we help our homeless neighbors, without exceptions?" We will begin with brief demonstration statements covering five response positions: Strongly Disagree; Disagree; Neutral; Agree; Strongly Agree. After that we will fill our plates and sit down to dinner and discussion, using […]
Restricted Attendance: Red Members only Braver Angels Red Caucus
Restricted Attendance: People interested in Braver Angels and ways to decrease political polarization Local Focus: Wilmington, NC and surrounding areas Braver Angels Social at Kickback Jack's ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org
* Local Focus: Minnesota At each online meeting, the group discusses one of the self-study training modules to become a BA Ambassador. Learn about BA for your own navigation and plan to make an Ambassador presentation to a group in your area.
Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.
Are you a military member or veteran and interested in how your fellow vets and service members are working to reduce political polarization in the United States? Come to our Welcome Event and you will learn about Braver Angels and where you can continue your mission of defending the Constitution of the United States against […]
BAACNC Monthly Discussion: Topic: Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?
Join us for a 1-hr orientation to learn about the Braver Network State Rep Volunteer Role. After this training you will be completely trained and ready to start working in the role.
Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.
Local Focus: Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon We will create some expectations for interacting with one another, take some time to select issues to talk about, and break into small groups to discuss topics with others who may or may not share your perspective.
How do you respond when someone asks, “What is Braver Angels all about?” or “Why do you belong to Braver Angels?” Every organization and its members need an Elevator Speech, a clear, concise, and memorable response. In this interactive workshop, Lorraine Howell, author of Give Your Elevator Speech a Lift! will take you through her […]