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Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: Northern MN Alliance
Partner Org(s): University of Wisconsin Superior
State/Region: MN
Setting: In-person
Superior University of Wisconsin Superior - Yellowjacket Union 1605 Catlin Ave, Superior

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 […]

Event Series Alliance/Members Meeting – Montana State Braver Angels meeting

Alliance/Members Meeting – Montana State Braver Angels meeting

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: MT
Setting: Online

Local Focus: Montana Monthly Montana Braver Angel meeting. Our focus in August will be on Trustworthy Elections; in September we will focus on Affordable Housing with our Wyoming neighbors, and in October we will join in a Reflect and Respond event focused on improving morale, increasing the spirit of community, and strengthening our democracy. ** […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – Ohio and District Gerrymandering

Host Organization: Braver Angels Southwest Ohio
State/Region: OH
Setting: In-person
Springboro Municipal Center Community Room 320 W Central Ave., Springboro

Local Focus: Ohio Currently in Ohio, politicians and lobbyists manipulate voting districts to protect their interests and guarantee their re-election. As a result, incumbents running for reelection almost never lose. In other words, we let politicians choose their voters. The Citizens Not Politicians Amendment bans lobbyists and politicians from the process and instead empowers voters […]

Local Community Debate – DC Alliance Local Debate: Do We Need Radical Change?

Host Organization: Braver Angels Washington, DC
State/Region: DC
Setting: In-person
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Room 401-D 901 G Street Northwest, Washington

Local Focus: DC Come join us for this debate, in which all participants from across the ideological spectrum will have an opportunity to speak and ask their questions. Tell us what you have experienced and what you think. About this Event Resolved: "America needs radical change." You probably haven’t experienced anything like a Braver Angels […]

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 […]

Book Discussion – Book Talk – How to Raise a Citizen

Host Organization: New York City Alliance
Partner Org(s): NYC Guitar School
State/Region: NY
Setting: In-person
NYC Guitar School East 1807 1st Avenue, New York

Restricted Attendance: Members of the NYC Braver Angels Alliance Local Focus: New York City Book Talk - How to Raise a Citizen (And Why It's Up to You to Do It) by Lindsey Cormack

Braver Angels Indiana Red/Blue Weekly Lunch

Host Organization: Braver Angels of South Central Indiana
State/Region: IN
Setting: Online

Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.

Braver Angels of Wilmington Monthly Social

State/Region: NC
Setting: In-person
Kickback Jack's 418 College Rd, Wilmington

Come grab a beer or burger with locals from across the political spectrum. We’ll tell you a little about what Braver Angels is up to, kick back and enjoy each other’s company. Everyone is welcome. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Crossing the Continental Divide – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance Capital Region NYS
Partner Org(s): Sanford Library, Colonie, NY
State/Region: NY
Setting: In-person
Sanford Library, Colonie 629 Albany Shaker Rd, Loudonville

Introduction to Braver Angels Note: This event is to be attended in person. Tickets are free. Crossing the Continental Divide provides participants with an introduction to Braver Angels and an overview of its principles. During this presentation participants will: Participate in two brief activities (one taken directly from the Depolarizing Within workshop) Watch a video […]

Navigating Difficult Conversations

Host Organization: Central / Eastern Washington Alliance
Partner Org(s): Ruby U
State/Region: WA
Setting: In-person
Ruby Theater 135 E Woodin Ave, Chelan

Depolarizing Within – In Person

Partner Org(s): Gateway Rotary, Grants Pass, OR
State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
Unitarian Universalists of Grants Pass 129 NW E St., Grants Pass

Local Focus: Josephine County, OR 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 […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Partner Org(s): City of Cologne and Carver County Public Health Department
State/Region: MN
Setting: In-person
Cologne City Hall 1221 Village Parkway, Cologne

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 […]

Seeking Common Ground: A Community Dialogue on Immigration

Host Organization: State
Partner Org(s): Salt Lake City: Human Rights Commission, Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity: Utah Center for Immigration and Integration, The Center for Economic Opportunity and Belonging, Salt Lake County: Office for New Americans
State/Region: UT
Setting: In-person
Sorenson Unity Center Salt Lake City

Immigration Forum where we will learn about immigration in Utah and engage with each other across the political spectrum as we listen to diverse perspectives, discover points of agreement, and identify action steps. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Community Debate: Federal Funding for Homelessness

Host Organization: Braver Angels Southeastern Pennsylvania Alliance
State/Region: PA
Setting: In-person
Warminster Township Library 1076 Emma Lane, Warminster

* Local Focus: Southeastern Pennsylvania Come join us for this debate, in which all participants from across the ideological spectrum will have an opportunity to speak and ask their questions. Tell us what you have experienced and what you think. About this Event Resolved: Local communities should receive additional federal funding to address homelessness. You […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – Are you anxious about the November election? Let’s talk about it!

State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
Ledding Library 10660 SE 21st Ave, Milwaukie

Restricted Attendance: Dues paying Braver Angels members only Local Focus: Clackamas County, OR Clackamas County Braver Angels members are hosting gatherings to bring citizens’ concerns out into the open. You might be outraged about a liberal agenda taking away your freedoms - or you might be scared that a right-wing dictatorship is on the horizon. […]

Depolarizing Ourselves – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Mid-Missouri Braver Angels Alliance
State/Region: MO
Setting: In-person
ARC 1701 W Ash St, Columbia

Note: This free* event is to be attended in person.  About this event Polarization is fueled by how we talk about those on the other side of an issue. Too often, we ridicule, dismiss, or stereotype our fellow citizens. When Braver Angels addresses “polarization,” we are not referring to healthy disagreements over issues or philosophy. […]

Event Series Braver Politics Office Hours

Braver Politics Office Hours

Host Organization: Braver Politics
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online
Online US

* Restricted Attendance: Braver Angels members only Monthly office hours to ask Elizabeth Doll and other Braver Politics volunteers your questions and connect about what work is ongoing.

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National Panel Debate: Immigration

Host Organization: Braver Angels Debates
Partner Org(s): NumbersUSA
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online

Join Braver Angels to debate. About this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – "Resolved: Expand legal immigration." 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 what you have experienced […]

“The clash of two rights”: how liberals and conservatives can work together again

Host Organization: State
State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
McMenamins Kennedy School - Community Room 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland

* Restricted Attendance: Active Dues Paying Braver Angels Members Only This event is a field test of new event format. Light and darkness, action and reflection, confidence and humility...Life is full of binary forces, otherwise known as polarities. Polarities are often misunderstood as clashing and incompatible values, but they are actually interdependent. We need “both/and” […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: Inland Empire Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
Redlands United Church of Christ 168 Bellevue, Redlands

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 […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: Braver Angels Atlanta
Partner Org(s): St. John's Lutheran Church
State/Region: GA
Setting: In-person
St. John's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall 1410 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta

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 […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – Conversations Unfiltered Civil Discourse Series – 2024 Election

Host Organization: Colorado Southern Front Range Alliance
State/Region: CO
Setting: In-person
Philip & Jerry Miller Library, Event Hall A 100 S Wilcox St, Castle Rock

* Local Focus: Colorado This is the September gathering of community members interested in engaging in civil discourse. We will be hearing from everyone on topics relating to the 2024 presidential election. An alliance member will guide the discussion to foster a productive exchange of views. This event aims to promote respectful dialogue and encourage […]

Navigating Difficult Conversations

Host Organization: Central / Eastern Washington Alliance
State/Region: WA
Setting: In-person
Wenatchee Public Library 310 Douglas Street, Wenatchee

Do you have people in your life you can't talk to anymore? Are you worried about the civic health of our country? Come learn about Braver Angels and how they are working to depolarize America. Learn skills to look at your own polarization and start to develop strategies for having difficult conversations with people you […]

Greater Cincinnati Alliance Welcome Meeting

Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
Setting: Online
Online US

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 learn more about Braver […]

Crossing the Continental Divide – IN PERSON

State/Region: VA
Setting: In-person
Rust Library, large meeting room 380 Old Waterford Road NW, Leesburg

Local Focus: Loudoun County, Virginia. Basic introduction to Braver Angels to the Loudoun County, Virginia area using the Crossing the Divide presentation Note: This event is to be attended in person. Tickets are free. To prevent spam registrations, use promo code BRAVER. Crossing the Continental Divide provides participants with an introduction to Braver Angels and […]

Book Talk – American Schism

Host Organization: New York City Alliance
Partner Org(s): Everything's Jake
State/Region: NY
Setting: In-person
Everything's Jake 54 E 13th St, 2nd Floor, New York

Local Focus: New York City Book Talk - American Schism by Seth Radwell

Red-Blue Vice-Presidential Debate Watch Party

Host Organization: BA National - Debates
Partner Org(s): Gettysburg College Eisenhower Institute
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online
Online US

* Local Focus: DC in-person; livestreamed nationally; other local alliances encouraged to host watch parties tuned in https://www.eventbrite.com/e/red-blue-vice-presidential-debate-watch-party-registration-1024349967327?aff=oddtdtcreator&discount=BRAVER ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

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