Past Events from January 16 – February 2 – Braver Angels

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Alliance/Members Meeting – BALSA 2025 Planning Meeting

Host Organization: Braver Angels Lower Susquehanna Alliance
State/Region: PA
Setting: Online

Restricted Attendance: People living in Dauphin, Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon and York Counties Local Focus: Lower Susquehanna region (Dauphin, Cumb., Lanc., Lebanon & York counties) 2025 Planning Meeting

Crossing the Continental Divide

Host Organization: Orange County Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

Tired of our polarized nation? Want to be a part of the solution? Learn about Braver Angels - a non-partisan nationwide organization that's been successful in bringing people together for productive, respectful conversation across many issues and the politics that divide us. Braver Angels will bring you hope and a way to move forward in […]

Boise Area Braver Angels Winter Social

Host Organization: State
State/Region: ID
Setting: In-person
Hyde Park Mennonite Fellowship 520 N 12th St, Boise

* Local Focus: Boise area, but everyone is welcome! Join us for an in-person Braver Angels gathering on Thursday January 16 at 7:00 PM. There is no agenda – just time for good conversation and a chance to win some Braver Angels swag.

Forum for Braver Angel Mental Health Professionals

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

We will not be meeting in December.  See you on January 17 when we resume meeting.  Have a great holiday! 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 one another for working with clients who have diverse […]

Families and Politics

Host Organization: State
Partner Org(s): QuadCities United Methodist Pastors' Coalition
State/Region: IL
Setting: In-person
Bethel Wesley United Methodist Church 13th Street 1201, Moline

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 off lifetime relationships. If you want to preserve important […]

Skills for Conversations about Public Policy and Race – Standard

Host Organization: BA National - Workshops
Setting: Online

The red/blue divide makes it hard for Americans of all races to reason together and find common ground on important policy issues related to race. Braver Angels is uniquely positioned to help address this problem. In this *FREE* workshop you will learn skills for having more productive conversations about contentious policy issues related to race, […]

BA Songwriters Event

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

Braver Angels Song Square, a Forum of Music and Ideas! We meet once a month on a Sunday at 5 PM Eastern / 2 PM Pacific! Each time we gather, we provide a time, place and inspiration for our "Braver Musicians" community to create and share amazing and thoughtful words and music to help depolarize […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: Braver Angels Denver
State/Region: CO
Setting: In-person
Independence Institute 727 E. 16th Ave., Denver

* Local Focus: Denver Colorado Area A free workshop to help you become more aware of your "inner polarizer" and learn methods for disagreeing without contempt and ridicule 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 […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – What does the “American Dream” look like today?

Host Organization: Central/Eastern Virginia
State/Region: VA
Setting: Online

Join us for a conversation about the American Dream. What does the "American Dream" mean? Does it still exist? Did it ever? We will use the Living Room Conversations format to structure the discussion. Alliance members, guests, and newcomers are welcome. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Braver Angels Wilmington Monthly Social

Host Organization: Braver Angels of Wilmington NC
State/Region: NC
Setting: In-person
Kickback Jack's 418 College Rd

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

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 Conversations

Host Organization: Northeast Ohio Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
Setting: In-person
Unitarian Universalist Church 20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River

Local Focus: Northeast Ohio Post election conversations to help move forward as a Nation

Families and Politics

Host Organization: Mid-Atlantic Braver Angels of North Carolina
Partner Org(s): St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Washington, NC
State/Region: NC
Setting: In-person
St. Peter's Episcopal Church North Bonner Street 101, Washington

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 off lifetime relationships. If you want to preserve important […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance Capital Region NYS
State/Region: NY
Setting: In-person
Unity of Albany 21 King Avenue, Albany

* Local Focus: Capital Region of NYS A free workshop to help you become more aware of your "inner polarizer" and learn methods for disagreeing without contempt and ridicule 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 […]

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.

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: Central Maryland Braver Angels
State/Region: MD
Setting: In-person
Frederick County Public Library East Patrick Street 110, Frederick

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 side as principled and the other side as self-interested. […]

Local Community Debate – Idaho Abortion Laws Debate

Host Organization: State
State/Region: ID
Setting: Online
Online

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: Idaho's abortion laws are harming Idaho's women. Idaho State law allows for abortions where they are […]

Local Community Debate – Idaho Abortion Laws: “Resolved: Idaho’s abortion laws are harming Idaho’s women.”

Host Organization: State
State/Region: ID
Setting: Online

Idaho State law allows for abortions where they are based on the physician’s “good faith medical judgment … necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman.” Many doctors believe the law is too vague, forcing them to risk criminal prosecution and to postpone care until the mother’s life is clearly in peril, posing risks […]

Common Ground – Addressing Immigration

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

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 Addressing Immigration. The Braver Angels Common Ground Workshop brings together equal numbers of Conservatives and Liberals - Reds and Blues (4-8 […]

Braver Games – An hour of fun learning and practicing the BA Way

Host Organization: TN - Memphis Area Alliance
State/Region: TN
Setting: Online
Online US

It's Sunday afternoon in the parlor, so let's play a couple Braver Games. Braver Games employ gaming techniques to educate and practice Braver Angels skills and core principles, where humor and game structure can be a great help to break through the tension of political conversations. Experience the impact. You'll be wanting to come back […]

“Is it time to deport illegal immigrants?”

Host Organization: Braver Angels Berkeley/Oakland/San Francisco
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online
Online US

Let's talk about "the other side's" immigration stance? What can you support? ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Military & Veterans Group Welcome Event

Host Organization: SIG - Military Veterans Group
Setting: Online
Online US

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 […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – Bridging the Divide: Hopes and Concerns for the Trump Presidency

Host Organization: Twin Cities East Metro
State/Region: MN
Setting: In-person
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Woodbury 6003 Hudson Road, Woodbury

Our feelings and thoughts about the outcome of the election are as divided as the election itself. Feelings range from excited and hopeful to concerned and fearful. In this 90-minute session, participants will: ● Articulate their hopes, concerns and fears about the election outcome ● Learn about the experiences, feelings, and beliefs of those on […]

Resolution Development Workshop

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

Do you want to bring a Braver Angels Debate to your Alliance? It's not as hard as it seems -- but there's one thing you'll want to put extra time into, and that's your resolution. In this online workshop, the Braver Angels Debate Team will help you ensure your resolution is about a question that […]

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.

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: BA National - Workshops
Setting: Online

Note: This event is to be attended online. 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 side […]

Introduction to Braver Angels

Host Organization: Colorado Southern Front Range Alliance
State/Region: CO
Setting: In-person
First United Methodist Church -- Loveland Grant Avenue 533, Loveland

* Local Focus:  Northern Colorado - Event to be held at both 11:30am and at 4 pm on Sunday, 2/2/25 Becoming a Braver Angel Hungry for meaningful conversations? ... Learn skills for listening and speaking with curiosity and love ... Become brave enough to do so. ** This event is open to the media upon […]

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