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Join us for a Braver Discussion on the issue of housing.
Gun Control or Gun Rights? Let YOUR Voice Be Heard. Join us for a "Fishbowl" discussion on the topic of gun control and gun rights.
Local Focus: Northeast Ohio Northeast Ohio Alliance Meeting
Equal numbers of Conservatives and Liberals take a deep dive into a chosen issue to find joint and unanimously held Points of Agreements. About this event Join us for a Common Ground Workshop on . The Braver Angels Common Ground Workshop brings together equal numbers of Conservatives and Liberals - Reds and Blues (4-8 of […]
Join us for a Braver Discussion on the topic of Rank Choice Voting. Should Ohio adopt Rank Choice Voting?
Moving to Action: Ensuring Trustworthy Elections We will spend a little time reviewing the common ground process and what it took to get the BA Trustworthy Election Points of Agreement/Solutions. We will give everyone time to review the executive summary of the report. We will have a large group discussion about what people find encouraging/discouraging, […]
Local Focus: Northeast Ohio Northeast Ohio Alliance Meeting
* Local Focus: Southwest Ohio Topic: Finding Consensus on Improving Our Border Policy We'll start the meeting with a brief overview of our border policy, break into small groups to discuss potential changes and then share key points with the entire group. Please join us, and share your ideas! ** This event is open to […]
Local Focus: Central Ohio Braver Angels Central Ohio Meeting
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 […]
"From Misinformation to Empowerment: Building Resilience Against Deception” We will have an expert, Dr Jeff Blevins, give a talk on the topic followed by Q&A. He will talk about misinformation/disinformation/malinformation, where it comes from, who benefits from it, and how we can protect ourselves against it. Dr. Jeffrey Layne Blevins is a Professor in the […]
* Local Focus: Northeast Ohio NEO Alliance - Dinner and a Fight
Local Focus: Northeast Ohio NEO Alliance - Dinner and a Fight
Topic: Should TikTok Be Banned in the United States? We'll start the meeting with a brief overview of the proposed TikTok ban, break into small groups to discuss the measure, and then share key points with the entire group. Please join us, and share your ideas! ** This event is open to the media upon […]
Local Focus: Central Ohio Braver Angels of Central Ohio - One on One Conversations
Democracy, Extremism, and Outliers We will read the following paragraph: Under democratic governance structures, people enjoy freedom to believe as they choose, speak freely and advocate for their beliefs. Individuals like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the movement giving women the right to vote, and were seen as “extremist.” Another “extremist", Frederick […]
Note: 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 […]
We're trying something new - please join our first session called: BYOI - "Bring your Own Issue" It's an opportunity to share and discuss what is on your mind. Your issue can be (almost) anything -- within the bounds of proper decorum. It can be an international, a local issue, or anything in between. It […]
Local Focus: Northeast Ohio Northeast Ohio Alliance Monthly Meeting
* Local Focus: Central Ohio Central Ohio Braver Angels Meet-up
Southwest Ohio Alliance Meeting - July 2024
Note: 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 […]
* Local Focus: Northeast Ohio Northeast Ohio Alliance - Braver Conversations
Note: 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 […]
* Local Focus: Northeast Ohio Northeast Ohio Alliance Braver Angels Conversations
The events of July have fundamentally changed the 2024 presidential election, with a shocking, horrible assassination attempt, a broadly criticized debate performance, an unprecedented late change to the Democratic nominee, and two new Vice Presidential candidates. What was widely seen as a retread election is now a quite different race that voters are struggling to […]
In the recent Alliance meeting on Trustworthy elections, the membership agreed that the highest priority action would be on Gerrymandering. Coincidentally, Citizens Not Politicians and League of Women voters have worked to get a Gerrymandering referendum on the ballot in November. Given the high priority focus area for our membership and the initiative on the […]
* Local Focus: Dayton, OH 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 […]
* Local Focus: Northeast Ohio NEO Alliance Braver Conversations: Divergent Views of America on the Ballot
