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Members Meeting – Memphis Braver Angels 2022 Organizing and Planning

Host Organization: Memphis Area Alliance
State/Region: TN

Restricted 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 – Elevator Speech Workshop hosted by Central/Eastern Washington Alliance

Host Organization: Central / Eastern Washington Alliance
State/Region: WA
Online US

Restricted Attendance: Braver Angels members only Local Focus: Washington State 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 […]

Skills for Bridging the Divide

Host Organization: Memphis Area Alliance
State/Region: TN

Local Focus: West Tennessee Communication Skills for Bridging the Political Divide Workshop About this event There can be a lot of stress among family members and friends who are divided politically, and polarizing public conversation doesn't help. In this workshop you will learn and practice skills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences, search for […]

Members Meeting – Open House

Host Organization: Sonoma County Braver Angels
State/Region: CA
Rohnert Park Library Event Room 6250 Lynne Conde Way, Rohnert Park

Local Focus: Sonoma County, CA Come and learn about the problem of political polarization, how the largest depolarization organization in the country is working on solving the problem and how you can be part of the solution. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

Event Series Red/Blue Workshop – Sessions 1 & 2

Red/Blue Workshop – Sessions 1 & 2

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: - National

About this Event Description Join us for a free two-part intensive online 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 thinking, clarify disagreements, build relationships and find common ground through listening and learning rather than declaring and debating. Schedule In […]

Members Meeting

Host Organization: BA National - Partnerships
State/Region: - National
Online US

Skills for Bridging the Divide

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: GA

Communication Skills for Bridging the Political Divide Workshop About this event There can be a lot of stress among family members and friends who are divided politically, and polarizing public conversation doesn't help. In this workshop you will learn and practice skills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences, search for common ground, and affirm […]

Event Series SongSquare

SongSquare

State/Region: - National

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.

Skills for Bridging the Divide

Host Organization: East Tennessee Alliance
Partner Org(s): Monte Vista Baptist Church
State/Region: TN
Monte Vista Baptist Church (Sanctuary) 1735 Old Niles Ferry Road, Maryville

Local Focus: East Tennessee Communication Skills for Bridging the Political Divide Workshop About this event There can be a lot of stress among family members and friends who are divided politically, and polarizing public conversation doesn't help. In this workshop you will learn and practice skills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences, search for […]

Event Series SongSquare

SongSquare

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

A laid back zoom song swap with a Braver Angels spin! We'll invite each songwriter to share what they're working on musically (it doesn't have to be BA themed), followed by a short forum on a BA related songwriter topic. If you just want to listen and not share, that's ok too!

Being Blue in a Red Environment

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Living Blue in Tellico Village
State/Region: TN
Tellico Village Yacht Club 100 Sequoyah Rd, 5th Floor, Loudon

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 workshop is for […]

Citizen Action Program Orientation – Live Session

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

Restricted Attendance: Citizen Action Program Part 1 Orientation Join other Citizen Volunteers to learn details about training!

Members Meeting – BA MN Alliances: Let’s Get Started!

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: MN

Local Focus: BA members living in the state of Minnesota BA MN has been growing local alliances across Minnesota. Join other BA MN members to experience what a local alliance meeting is like, meet alliance leaders, learn about upcoming topics, and find out how you can get involved in efforts to bridge the political divide. […]

Skills for Bridging the Divide – HYBRID – ONLINE

Host Organization: Oregon Statewide Alliance
State/Region: OR
Online US

About this event There'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 […]

Members Meeting – Memphis Braver Angels 2022 Organizing and Planning

Host Organization: Memphis Area Alliance
State/Region: TN

Restricted 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 – SouthWest Ohio Alliance Meeting

Host Organization: Braver Angels Southwest Ohio
State/Region: OH
Springboro Municipal Building, Community Room 320 W Central Ave, Springboro

Local Focus: SW Ohio SW Ohio Alliance Monthly Meeting

Members Meeting – Planning Meeting for Deliberative Town Hall Meeting on Voter Access and Security in West Virginia

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

We invite you to join us from 7-9 PM on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 to participate in planning for a town hall via ZOOM. We are targeting Sept. 28 from 7-9pm for the actual event. The Deliberative Town Hall format is a discussion, not a debate. It is open to the public. Panel Members are […]

Film Discussion – Braver Angels Film Club Discussion of “Look Away, Look Away”

State/Region: - National
Online US

"Look Away, Look Away," 2022, documents the fierce five-year battle that led to the removal of the Mississippi state flag, revealing how race, heritage and long-simmering grievances over the Civil War shape our sense of who we are as Americans. This film presents “a rare opportunity to… empathize with those who hold viewpoints that differ […]

Depolarizing Conversations About Race – ONLINE

Partner Org(s): Dakota County
State/Region: MN
Online US

Restricted Attendance: Dakota County Local Focus: Dakota County Why we need this workshop Conversations between White people about race are often dysfunctional and judgmental, descending into “Just listen to me explain racism to you” and “Don’t call me a racist!” Many White Americans have trouble sustaining conversations on issues such as affirmative action, police reform, […]

Local Community Debate – Resolved: “GUNS KEEP PEOPLE SAFE”

Host Organization: Braver Angels Bloomsburg
Partner Org(s): First Presbyterian Church of Bloomsburg
State/Region: PA
First Presbyterian Church of Bloomsburg 345 Market Street, Bloomsburg

de·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 Resolved: "GUNS KEEP PEOPLE SAFE" Local Focus: Bloomsburg, PA You probably haven’t experienced anything like a Braver Angels Debate. It's not a political […]

Members Meeting – Memphis Braver Angels 2022 Organizing and Planning

Host Organization: Memphis Area Alliance
State/Region: TN

Restricted 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.

Skills for Bridging the Divide Workshop HYBRID – ONLINE

Partner Org(s): UNW
State/Region: MN
Online US

Restricted Attendance: UNW There'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 […]

Members Meeting – Memphis Braver Angels 2022 Organizing and Planning

Host Organization: Memphis Area Alliance
State/Region: TN

Restricted 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.

Moving Beyond Polarization: Making Politics Work

Host Organization: Braver Politics
Partner Org(s): 1) Braver Angels CT Alliance; 2) CT Public; 3) The Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service
State/Region: - National

Local Focus: Connecticut Description:   Please join us for this special online Braver Politics event, "Moving Beyond Polarization: Making Politics Work." Braver Angels Co-Founder Bill Doherty will moderated a unique discussion between Connecticut State Representatives Stephen Harding and Cristin McCarthy Vahey, demonstrating how two elected officials—one red, one blue—can communicate across differences and bridge the political divide. […]

National Community Debate – Mar-a-Lago Investigation

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

Mar-a-Lago Investigation - Join Braver Angels to debate. About this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – "Mar-a-Lago Investigation" 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 […]

Depolarizing Within – Standard – IN PERSON

Partner Org(s): Leader Ethics Wisconsin, CommUnity LaCrosse
State/Region: WI
Lunda Center 319 Seventh Street North, LaCrosse

Restricted Attendance: those registered through a local channel in LaCrosse Local Focus: LaCrosse, WI 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 […]

Here Come the Angels!

Host Organization: Central / Eastern Washington Alliance
State/Region: WA
Shalom United Church of Christ 505 McMurray Street, Richland

Local Focus: Richland, Washington Here come the "Angels"! Since 2016, a growing tide has been quietly building throughout the US opening doors and building bridges across seemingly insurmountable interpersonal divides. Braver Angels, a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit, is showing the way to rebuilding a more civil society, overcoming apparent divisions of political persuasion and other deeply […]

Depolarizing Within – Standard – ONLINE

State/Region: - National
Online US

Much of today’s polarization is 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 other political party, its leaders, and its policies. This free three hour workshop teaches participants: How to be more aware of their own […]

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