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3rd Annual Picnic of the Denver Braver Angels Alliance – In Person

Host Organization: Braver Angels Denver
State/Region: CO
Setting: In-person
Washington Park - Picnic site #2 701 S Franklin St, Denver

Local Focus: Colorado Come and enjoy the company of the Denver Braver Angels Alliance! We'd love to see you and share some highlights of this past year and our great plans for the future. During this year's picnic we will address a few topics of interest, such as 'What exactly is Braver Angels and its […]

Braver Angels Convention Closing Concert – Featuring Gangstagrass – In Person

Host Organization: BA National - Music
Partner Org(s): Gangstagrass
State/Region: - National
Setting: In-person
Gettysburg College 300 N Washington Street, Gettysburg

Local Focus: Gettysburg, PA Come one, come all to the Closing Concert of the 2023 Braver Angels Convention - Featuring Gangstagrass! This concert is open to the public, so you don't need to be a convention delegate to enjoy the music! Openers will be drawn across genres and styles from the Braver Angels Music Community […]

Families and Politics – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance - Europe
State/Region: Europe
Setting: In-person
RAF Alconbury Community Activities Center 685 Arizona Road, RAF Alconbury

Restricted Attendance: Attendance requires ability to access RAF Alconbury Family relationships can be casualties of a toxic political environment. Preserve important family bonds while staying true to your values. About this event Family relationships can become casualties of a toxic political environment. Family members are having bitter political arguments, avoiding each other, or even cutting […]

Skills-Based Worksession Focused on 1:1 Golden Rule Conversations – In Person

Host Organization: Braver Angels Fairfax County
State/Region: VA
Setting: In-person
Lewinsville Presbyterian Church 1724 Chain Bridge Road, McLean

This in-person skills-building session will focus on understanding elements of the Braver Angels 1:1 Golden Rule Conversation. Donna Murphy, who administers the 1:1 Conversation program nationally (and is a Fairfax Alliance member) will facilitate discussion of the Golden Rule as applied to depolarizing conversations with our time together including both group discussions and one-on-one conversations […]

Braver Angels Oregon Experience – Bend – In Person

Host Organization: Oregon Statewide Alliance
State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
Spider City Brewing 1177 SE 9th St., Bend

NOTE: THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT Join Braver Angels Oregon in-person for an engaging and thought-provoking discussion on the hot topics currently facing Oregonians. Our event will begin with an introduction to Braver Angels and our mission to depolarize American politics, followed by one-on-one discussions between attendees. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in […]

The Abortion Talks Film Screening Talkback – Online

State/Region: NJ
Setting: Online
Online US

Boston-based documentary series The Abortion Talks, directed by filmmakers Josh Sabey and Sarah Perkins, will be screened via Zoom. A Q&A session will follow with director Sarah Perkins and panelists engaged in both sides of the abortion debate. The series follows the trial and murder convictions of a person who murdered two abortion clinic employees […]

Braver Angels Event Organizer Training Boot Camp – Online

State/Region: - National
Setting: Online
Online US

Organizer Boot Camp This is a live, online training for prospective Organizers, and an update for experienced Organizers, but all Braver Angels Leaders and Volunteers are welcome! There will be different topics covered in each time slot so you can choose to attend some or all of them. The four hours that cover the steps […]

Being Blue in a Red Environment – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Southern California Super Alliance
Partner Org(s): Indivisible 45
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
to be announced on July 14 Fullerton

Learn safe and effective ways to communicate liberal values and beliefs in environments where conservative ideas are assumed to be correct. Focus of the workshop:  This workshop is for political liberals who are surrounded by conservatives in key areas of life like work, family, social circle, religion, or community.  This free 3-hour on-line workshop is […]

Event Series SongSquare

SongSquare

State/Region: - National
Setting: Online

Members of the Braver Angels Songwriting Community are invited to share their latest song for the month and participate in discussion about healing division through art.

Coffee and a Conversation – Topic: Are DEI Policies Useful? In Person

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance of Wilmington, NC
State/Region: NC
Setting: In-person
Port City Java 3301 Masonboro Loop Rd., Wilmington

Restricted Attendance: Braver Angels membership or prior attendance at a moderated Braver Angels workshop, discussion, or debate Local Focus: Wilmington, NC area Come join some local Braver Angels for coffee and a discussion about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) policies in America. Are they effective? Have they had unintended consequences.

Event Series BA Organizer Training – Online

BA Organizer Training – Online

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

Restricted Attendance: Trainees should register as a trainee Organizer before attending the first session. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5lVgDgX7RqttcoyufixBmkGos1sQp5BpiiGT-XWq-dzjKeA/viewform Braver Angels Organizers fill an essential volunteer function and are often the glue that holds BA workshops together. This 90 minute, weekly training is led by Organizer trainers, Casey and Yvonne. The four week training schedule starts on the first […]

Religion: Private Faith in the Public Sphere – Online

Host Organization: Braver Angels Greater Minneapolis Alliance
State/Region: MN
Setting: Online
Online US

Local Focus: Minneapolis A discussion of the implications of recent Supreme Court decisions and local government actions for freedom of religion, including employment and education

Members Meeting – NW Willamette Valley Alliance July Meeting – In Person

Host Organization: NW Willamette Valley Braver Angels Alliance
State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
Cascadia Commons Cohousing (Common House) 4377 SW 94th Ave, Portland

Local Focus: Washington and Yamhill Counties - Oregon This monthly member meeting for Washington and Yamhill County of Oregon Braver Angels will be a POTLUCK event, mostly social, with possibly some opportunity for structured 1:1 BA Conversations, in pairs. It is a FREE event, though membership is only $12/year. Please attend, if you are interested […]

Event Series Forum for Braver Angel Mental Health Professionals

Forum for Braver Angel Mental Health Professionals

Host Organization: Other
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online

Restricted Attendance: Mental Health Professionals Only This is a meeting for mental health professionals from across the political spectrum to provide information, consultation, and support to one another for working with clients who have diverse views on politics and social issues. June 16th Topic:  Discussion of the article "How Therapists Became Social Justice Warriors" by Lisa […]

Depolarizing Within – In Person

Host Organization: North-Central New Mexico Alliance
State/Region: NM
Setting: In-person
UNM Continuing Education Center 1634 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque

A free workshop to help you become more aware of your "inner polarizer" and learn methods for disagreeing without contempt and ridicule About this event Polarization can be driven by how we talk with like-minded people about those on the other side. Too often, we stereotype, dismiss, or ridicule our fellow citizens who support the […]

Families and Politics

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

About this Event Description Family relationships are becoming casualties of our toxic political environment. Family members are having nasty political arguments, avoiding each other, or even cutting off lifetime relationships. If you want to preserve important family bonds while still being true to your values and political beliefs, this workshop will offer you: Insight into […]

Is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Policy the Death Knell of Free Speech on College Campuses? Online

Host Organization: Other
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online
Online US

The San Francisco and Oakland/Berkeley alliances are joining forces.We will host a vigorous discussion to consider questions that support a deep dive into the current state of free speech and DEI policies on college campuses and their far reaching effects on different stakeholder groups. Reference materials will be made available. ** This event is open […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – Church and State: Where are the boundaries? Online

Host Organization: Building Bridges Alliance
State/Region: ME
Setting: Online
Online US

"Church and State: Where are the boundaries? ""Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."" These two clauses from the First Amendment - establishment & free exercise - provide the foundation for the separation of church and state. But the application of that separation fuels a fierce […]

Event Series Debate Chair Q&A – Online

Debate Chair Q&A – Online

Host Organization: BA National - Debates
Setting: Online
Online US

Restricted Attendance: Signup for Rise for America campaign, and completion of Debate Chair E-Course Required. Interested in becoming a Braver Angels Debate Chair? Join us to learn more and ask any questions you may have!

Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels YouTube Review – Online

Host Organization: Braver Angels West Virginia Alliance
State/Region: WV
Setting: Online
Online US

Prior to the meeting, we will independently select and watch a video on the Braver Angels YouTube channel. At the meeting, we will take turns discussing what we chose to watch and what we learned from it.

Event Series BA Organizer Training – Online

BA Organizer Training – Online

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

Restricted Attendance: Trainees should register as a trainee Organizer before attending the first session. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5lVgDgX7RqttcoyufixBmkGos1sQp5BpiiGT-XWq-dzjKeA/viewform Braver Angels Organizers fill an essential volunteer function and are often the glue that holds BA workshops together. This 90 minute, weekly training is led by Organizer trainers, Casey and Yvonne. The four week training schedule starts on the first […]

Red/Blue Workshop – Sessions 1 & 2 – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Sonoma County Braver Angels
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
Quaker Meetinghouse 1647 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa

A 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 […]

Coffee and a Conversation – Topic: Guns in America – In Person

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance of Wilmington, NC
State/Region: NC
Setting: In-person
Port City Java 3301 Masonboro Loop Rd., Wilmington

Restricted Attendance: People who are Braver Angels members or have attended a moderated Braver Angels workshop, discussion, or debate Local Focus: Wilmington NC area Join local Braver Angels for coffee and a facilitated conversation about guns in America

Coffee & Conversation – Topic: Guns in America – In Person

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance of Wilmington, NC
State/Region: NC
Setting: In-person
Port City Java 3301 Masonboro Loop Rd., Wilmington

Restricted Attendance: Braver Angels member and/or prior participation in a Braver Angels event Local Focus: Wilmington NC area Coffee & Conversation - Topic: Guns in America

Braver Angels Documentary Showing – In Person

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance of Wilmington, NC
State/Region: NC
Setting: In-person
Nir Family YMCA, Community Room 2710 Market St., Wilmington

You're invited to a local showing of the Braver Angels Documentary! Join us for the movie, and time to mingle, munch, and meet others from our community. Local Focus: Wilmington NC area Political polarization is affecting us all -- it is weakening our country, our communities, and our relationships -- but we can change that. […]

Event Series BA Organizer Training – Online

BA Organizer Training – Online

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

Restricted Attendance: Trainees should register as a trainee Organizer before attending the first session. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5lVgDgX7RqttcoyufixBmkGos1sQp5BpiiGT-XWq-dzjKeA/viewform Braver Angels Organizers fill an essential volunteer function and are often the glue that holds BA workshops together. This 90 minute, weekly training is led by Organizer trainers, Casey and Yvonne. The four week training schedule starts on the first […]

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