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Join us for a community service project to pack meals for children who lack adequate nutrition on the weekends. We’ll be at Every Meal, a nonprofit based in Roseville (https://www.everymeal.org/) that provides food for pre-K through 8th grade students on the weekends. This is a response to a need expressed by principals and school officials. […]
Join us for a community service project to pack meals for children who lack adequate nutrition on the weekends. We’ll be at Every Meal, a nonprofit based in Roseville (https://www.everymeal.org/) that provides food for pre-K through 8th grade students on the weekends. This is a response to a need expressed by principals and school officials. […]
Local Focus: Glastonbury, CT and surrounding towns & communities. "A new documentary, A Road Trip Across a Divided America by Joseph Sim, follows Joseph’s journey on a summer-long road trip across the United States that asks, “How did we lose connection with our neighbor, and more importantly, how do we get it back?” Although Braver […]
Monthly meeting of the Central/Eastern Virginia Alliance. Open to members, guests, and walk-ins.
We choose films that address social, political or cultural issues that are relevant to society today. They may highlight liberal-leaning, conservative-leaning or independent themes, or feature actors or directors from opposite sides of the political spectrum. We'll be watching the film: A Road Trip Across a Divided America. “The discussion(s) of this film/book and its […]
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 […]
Monthly Online Forum to discuss 2024 Elections ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org
Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.
We will gather post-election, to share our hopes and concerns, while engaging in a service project, to help ourselves to feel grateful, before the holidays.Local Focus: Oregon's Washington and Yamhill counties - but all are welcome ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org
How do you want to manage your emotions and relate to others in victory, defeat, or ongoing uncertainty about the election? We will be tempted by triumphalism if our side wins and by spite and revenge if our side loses. Either way, we all lose, and our ability to govern ourselves in a democratic republic […]
* Local Focus: Chicago, IL Describe Braver Angels for new prospects. We will start with mingling and then proceed to a speech describing Braver Angels. Then, participants who would like to opt in will be asked to form tables of four. After describing Braver Angels techniques (Listen, Acknowledge, Pivot, Perspective), those who opted in will […]
A new documentary, A Road Trip Across a Divided America by Joseph Sim, follows Joseph’s journey on a summer-long road trip across the United States that asks, “How did we lose connection with our neighbor, and more importantly, how do we get it back?” and Braver Angels is featured prominently throughout the film! ** This […]
* Local Focus: Metro-West, MA 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 […]
* Local Focus: Greater Houston Area 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. […]
Local Focus: Vermont What does it practically look like to tone down bitterness and hostility, and foster goodwill, even while our values and convictions are so stirred against one another... even while we feel so strongly that the other side is wrong? Together we will consider this question as we seek to create a calm […]
Restricted Attendance: For BA members only The Moderator Forum provides moderators a chance to hone and practice their skills. Each month we pick a topic of high interest, and we present key information on that topic. Then we put moderators into breakout rooms to discuss or problem-solve some question posed to the group. Newly trained […]
Join Braver Angels to debate. About this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – "Resolved: Healthcare is a human right." 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 […]
* Restricted Attendance: This forum is open to mental health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric nurses, life coaches, registered counselors, and school counselors. 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 […]
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Cologne - Community of Belonging and Carver County Public Health. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
* Local Focus: Capital Region New York State 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 […]
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 […]
Get beyond the stories we tell about each other to discover the truth, and create a forum to discuss our viewpoints without judgment. About this event Please join us for an intensive in person workshop that will bring together Republican-leaning and Democratic-leaning citizens for structured conversations, with a focus on listening and reflecting rather than […]
Get beyond the stories we tell about each other to discover the truth, and create a forum to discuss our viewpoints without judgment. About this event Please join us for an intensive in person workshop, in two sessions, that will bring together Republican-leaning and Democratic-leaning citizens for structured conversations, with a focus on listening and […]
Meet us for Lunch and a Discussion on current events, politics, and good news. Come tell us how you see it! ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org
Local Focus: Georgia Luncheon for members of Braver Angels Georgia and interested persons
Whether you lean liberal or conservative, chances are that you're concerned about the state of our civil society. The political and social divides remain -- regardless of the outcome of the election. In a structured conversation, this is a chance to talk about concerns and fears as well as share hopes for the future. Could […]
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 […]
