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Local Focus: Southwestern Pennsylvania Come meet other Braver Angels from Western PA, learn about volunteer opportunities, and share your ideas for forming an alliance and holding future events.
Local Focus: Southwestern Pennsylvania Come meet other Braver Angels from Western PA, learn about volunteer opportunities, and share your ideas for forming an alliance and holding future events.
Restricted Attendance: Completed debate chair e-Course, attended debate chair Q&A session If you have completed our debate chair training eCourse and attended a Q&A session with an experienced chair, you are well on your way to chairing your first debate! The third and final step is practicing your skills in a mock debate! Join us […]
Local Focus: Central /Eastern Washington Alliance of Braver Angels Monthly alliance discussion meeting
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 […]
How do you deal with feeling reactive, dysregulated, frustrated or exhausted while doing this important work? Learn practical tips and coping skills for managing stress and avoiding burnout.
Local Focus: Idaho 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 […]
Use PROMO code "BRAVER" to reserve a FREE place at this event. Click on the link below. 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 […]
Equal numbers of people with strong opinions on the subject matter 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 Israel & Palestine. This event is for you if: You affirm the equal worth and dignity of […]
Facilitated Discussion with breakout rooms on trust in the election. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org
Red-Blue 2-person Panel Discussion about Climate Change & Bi-Partisanship Join Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Former Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) (currently the Executive Director of RepublicEn) for a timely discussion about the importance of bi-partisan cooperation on the issue of climate change. Hear about Senator Murphy’s legislative progress on environmental issues with Republican colleagues in […]
Last month we had a robust conversation on reducing mass shootings, including a panel offering diverse views. Breakout groups produced a bounty of great ideas. This month we follow up with more discussion exploring steps at the community level that could be widely supported. Our panel will include 3 knowledgeable professionals: one from the mental […]
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 […]
Restricted Attendance: Red Members only Braver Angels Red Caucus
The Braver Angels Red Caucus invites Blues, Reds, and Others to a deep dive into the Media contributions to information bubbles and polarization. All Braver Angels members are welcome! Date: Wednesday, February 28 Time: 4p to 6p Pacific/7p Eastern The format will be a single-issue Fishbowl. Six to eight Red and six to eight Blue […]
Prior to the meeting, we will independently select and watch a video on the Braver Angels YouTube channel. At the meeting, we will take turns discussing what we chose to watch and what we learned from it.
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 […]
Join Braver Angels to debate. About this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – "Resolved: My vote doesn't count." 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 […]
Monthly 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
Restricted Attendance: Media Professionals Only About this event The Depolarizing Within Workshop for Media Professionals addresses the challenge of maintaining objectivity amid personal opinions. It explores the impact of our language choices when discussing the political "other," emphasizing the need to understand how personal language shapes investigations and influences audience interpretation. This workshop offers media […]
Learn communication skills for bridging the political divide. 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. […]
Restricted Attendance: Must complete debate chair training e-Course Have you completed the Braver Angels Debate Chair e-Course? Join us for step 2 in the chair training process — a Q&A session with an experienced Debate Chair!
Columbia Gorge Alliance Values Reconciliation Workshop
Restricted Attendance: Restricted to Debate Chairs and those who have begun the training process (by completing at least step 1- the training Ecourse) Are you a Braver Angels Debate Chair or Chair-in-training? If so, join us for the next Braver Angels Debate Chair Forum. This space will be an opportunity for debate chairs and chairs-in-training […]
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: The Supreme Court’s July 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which to overturned Roe v. Wade, is a threat […]
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 […]
Restricted Attendance: Completed debate chair e-Course, attended debate chair Q&A session If you have completed our debate chair training eCourse and attended a Q&A session with an experienced chair, you are well on your way to chairing your first debate! The third and final step is practicing your skills in a mock debate! Join us […]
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 other political party, its leaders, and its policies. This free 2.5 to 3 hour workshop is offered online over Zoom and teaches participants: How to […]
Restricted Attendance: Red members or subscribers only Red Caucus 2nd Tuesday monthly meeting. All reds are invited.
