Events calendar
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“Walk A Mile In My News” Zoom Kickoff Event
Host Organization: Sonoma County Braver Angels Partner Org(s): Bay Area Superalliance State/Region: CA Setting: OnlineLocal Focus: San Francisco Bay Area Much of our polarization may be the result of our news sources, what we consider misinformation or fake news, and the difficulty of separating facts or truth from opinion. This can leave us hunkering down in our own media silos or echo chambers, resulting in limited dialogue and few […]
Skills for Bridging the Divide Workshop HYBRID – ONLINE
Host Organization: BA National - Workshops State/Region: - National Setting: Online Online USThere's a lot of stress these days among family members and friends who are divided politically, and the current polarized public conversation doesn't help. Please join us for a Braver Angels Skills for Bridging the Divide Workshop and learn skills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences, search for common ground, and affirm the importance […]
Building Bridges Maine Forum with Senator Collins and Senator King
Host Organization: Building Bridges Alliance Partner Org(s): Braver Angels Northeast Regional, The New Hampshire Alliance, The Greater Boston Alliance State/Region: ME Setting: Online Online USBuilding Bridges Maine Forum with Senator Collins and Senator King Maine’s US Senators will share their thoughts on some/all of the following questions Though many see Congress as failing in its job to legislate, there have been some successes of late.......what is it about how Congress works (or doesn't work) these days that allows for […]
Members Meeting – BA MN Local Alliance Meeting
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: MN Setting: Online Online USRestricted Attendance: Braver Angel Members who live in the state of Minnesota Local Focus: Braver Angel Members who live in the state of Minnesota Therapist and author Steven Stosny, in an article for Psychology Today, coined the phrase “election stress disorder” or ESD – a kind of takeover of the adult, rational brain by the […]
Members Meeting – BA Ambassador Monthly Meeting
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: - National Setting: Online Online USRestricted Attendance: For BA Ambassadors who have completed an Ambassador Orientation Monthly meeting for Braver Angels' Ambassadors
Members Meeting – Memphis Braver Angels 2022 Organizing and Planning
Host Organization: Memphis Area Alliance State/Region: TN Setting: OnlineRestricted Attendance: Open to those who have been to at least ONE Braver Angels event already. Local Focus: Memphis Metro Area Join in on the organizing, planning, and supporting of upcoming Braver Angels events in Memphis. This weekly Zoom meeting focuses on our Fall 2022 events.
Members Meeting – Braver Angels West Virginia Alliance September meeting: Viewing the NH Townhall on Voting
Host Organization: Braver Angels West Virginia Alliance State/Region: WV Setting: OnlineWe will not be having our own Deliberative Townhall as originally planned but we will be watching one from New Hampshire instead! Please join us to learn about voting access and security.
Local Community Debate – WA Statewide Climate Change Debate
Partner Org(s): University Gathering United Methodist Church State/Region: WA Setting: Online Online USde·bate| dəˈbāt | - noun - A highly structured conversation in which a group of people think together, listen to one another, and are open to being changed by ideas. About this Event WA Statewide Climate Change Debate You probably haven’t experienced anything like a Braver Angels Debate. It's not a political debate, where competing candidates […]
Film Discussion – The Armor of Light
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: - National Setting: OnlineThis month we will discuss The Armor of Light (87 min., 2015, Fork Films), a documentary about two Evangelical Christians who question whether being pro-gun is consistent with being pro-life: Rev. Rob Schenck, a conservative Evangelical Christian leader, and Lucy McBath, whose son was shot by a man objecting to the volume of music coming […]
Book Discussion – I Never Thought of It That Way
State/Region: MN Setting: Online Online USHear from and talk with Mónica Guzmán about her book, "I Never Thought of It That Way: How to have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times." The discussion will be moderated by Libby Stegger, Minnesota Braver Angels member and founder of Move for America. ** This event is open to the media upon […]
Elevator Speech workshop for Braver Angels Ambassadors
Host Organization: Braver Angels - Other Setting: OnlineBraver Angels Ambassadors - join us for an interactive workshop designed to help you develop a clear, concise, and memorable way to talk about Braver Angels with media, potential partners, and prospective Braver Angels members. Instructor Lorraine Howell retired at the end of 2020 after more than 20 years of speech coaching and media training. […]
Braver Angels of Color Caucus Monthly Meeting
Host Organization: Snohomish County Alliance State/Region: WA Setting: OnlineMonthly meeting for Angels of Color Caucus members and the greater Braver Angels Community. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org
Being Blue in a Red Environment
Host Organization: BA National State/Region: - National Setting: Online Online USLearn 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 […]
Film Discussion – The Abortion Talks
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: - National Setting: OnlineTogether with its director, we will watch and discuss the new documentary, The Abortion Talks. In the aftermath of killings of workers at two abortion clinics in Boston in 1994, three pro-life leaders and three pro-choice leaders came together to meet a few times. They ended up meeting for six years. In Braver Angels fashion, […]
National Debates: Intra-Party
Host Organization: Braver Angels Debates State/Region: - National Setting: OnlineAbout this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topics – Red Resolution: Only taxpayers should vote. Blue Resolution: Government should provide for everyone's most basic needs. 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. […]
Being Red in a Blue Environment
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: - National Setting: OnlineThis free workshop is for political conservatives who are surrounded by liberals in key areas of life like work, family, social circle, religion, or community. Learn safe and effective ways to communicate conservative values and beliefs in environments where liberal ideas are assumed to be correct. ** This event is open to the media upon […]
Becoming a Braver Angel – in Nebraska
Host Organization: Braver Angels Partner Org(s): Second Unitary Church of Omaha State/Region: NE Setting: OnlineLocal Focus: State of Nebraska Becoming a Braver Angel means bridging the partisan divide through respectful listening and dialog. We work towards affective depolarization. Democracy requires us to work together to solve community problems. Difficult conversations are worthwhile when we need to choose a direction.
Members Meeting – Washington State welcomes new Braver Angels
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: WA Setting: OnlineLocal Focus: Washington State A welcome social for new and potential Braver Angels in Washington State. Have you ever told someone about Braver Angels and they seem pretty interested until you suggest a 4-hour workshop on a Saturday? Well, we have just the thing for you… Join us for an informal meet and greet and […]
Members Meeting – Step By Step Training for new Organizers
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: - National Setting: OnlineRestricted Attendance: For new and prospective Organizers who have attended an Organizer Orientation Organizer training part 2 - Using the Step By Step guide. New Organizers are invited to join us to ask questions and get acquainted with the Organizer's Step-By-Step Guide.
Intro Sessions for Newcomers & New Volunteers
Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance CT State/Region: CT Setting: OnlineLocal Focus: Connecticut Learn about how citizens and elected officials from across the political spectrum are coming together to bridge the partisan divide, and how you can help too. Bring your questions and enthusiasm. Feel free to join us for Part 1 and/or Part 2, based on your interest: 7:00PM ET — Part 1: For […]
Intro Sessions for Newcomers & New Volunteers
Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance CT State/Region: CT Setting: Online Online USWe the People’s Forum: We The People’s Forum: How Should Schools Talk About Gender?
Host Organization: BA National - We the People's Forum State/Region: - National Setting: OnlineAt a time when many parents and schools are wrestling with gender issues, can we have a thoughtful and civil conversation about this important but difficult topic? And might the experiences of everyday parents – whether conservative, progressive, or somewhere in between – help us to better understand each other and to find some common […]
Ambassador Outreach
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: MN Setting: OnlineRestricted Attendance: BA MN members enrolled in Ambassador Training Local Focus: Minnesota members Supporting BA MN members enrolled in Ambassador Training
Walk a Mile in My News
Host Organization: Multi-State Setting: OnlineLocal Focus: New England Region If you believe that your opponents should not be your enemies, the New England Region invites to Walk a Mile in My News. About this event Our news sources impact how we see the world. As a result, staying within our own opinion "echo chambers" may limit our understanding of […]
Common Ground – Common Ground Workshop on Working Homeless
Host Organization: BA National - We the People's Forum State/Region: - National Setting: OnlineEqual 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 Working Homeless. In this workshop, people on both sides of the political divide with personal experiences of either being homeless or […]
Common Ground – How Can We Ensure Fair, Secure and Accessible Elections? – A Red and Blue Perspective
State/Region: - National Setting: Online Online USJoin us for a Common Ground Workshop on How Can We Ensure Fair, Secure and Accessible Elections? - A Red and Blue Perspective. The Braver Angels Common Ground Workshop brings together equal numbers of Conservatives and Liberals - Reds and Blues (4-8 of each) - for a deep dive into a problem, such as addressing […]
Being Red in a Blue Environment
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: GA Setting: OnlineThis free workshop is for political conservatives who are surrounded by liberals in key areas of life like work, family, social circle, religion, or community. Learn safe and effective ways to communicate conservative values and beliefs in environments where liberal ideas are assumed to be correct. This workshop is a free event brought to you […]
SongSquare
State/Region: - National Setting: OnlineMembers 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.
Members Meeting – Organizer tools training for new Organizers
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: - National Setting: OnlineRestricted Attendance: For new and prospective Organizers who have attended an Organizer Orientation Organizer training part 3 - Information about the Organizer Toolkit and an opportunity to ask questions.