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Cocktails and Conversations!

Host Organization: Colorado Southern Front Range Alliance
State/Region: CO
Sanitas Brewing Company - Englewood, CO 200 W Belleview Ave Unit 100, Englewood

Local Focus: South Denver, Colorado and Douglas County Area Braver Angels Southern Front Range Alliance is hosting small group events at local community locations to encourage diverse dialogue among community members willing to engage in respectful and honest discussions with disparate views. These events will be in a casual space for community members to participate […]

BA Organizer Training – Online

Host Organization: BA National
State/Region: - National

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 […]

Introducing The Central Indiana Braver Angels Alliance!

Host Organization: Central Indiana Alliance
State/Region: IN
Online US

Local Focus: New Indiana Alliance for those in Central Indiana (Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tipton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Hancock, Putnam, Marion, Johnson, and Shelby counties). Americans on opposite sides of the political spectrum don’t only disagree on issues — they increasingly dislike one another. This growing partisan animosity is the crisis of our time and threatens our […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better – In Person

Partner Org(s): Rotary Club of Fort Collins
State/Region: CO
Fort Collins Senior Center Provided in Registration Confirmation, Fort Collins

Note: This event is to be attended in person. Restricted Attendance: Members of Fort Collins Rotary Noon and Evening Club and their families and invited guests 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 […]

Small Group Conversations – Political Issues

Host Organization: Braver Angels of the Southern Willamette Valley
State/Region: OR
Bethesda Lutheran Church 4445 Royal Ave, Eugene

Local Focus: Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon We will create some expectations for interacting with one another, take some time to select issues to talk about, and break into small groups to discuss topics with others who may or may not share your perspective.

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
Legacy Christian Church 207 North Vine St., Harrison

Skills for Disagreeing Better – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Milwaukee Alliance (still generating)
State/Region: WI
759 N. Milwaukee Street 759 N. Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee

Local Focus: Milwaukee and surrounding area 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 […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – Historical Perspectives on How We Got as Polarized as We Are

Host Organization: Braver Angels of South Central Indiana
State/Region: IN
Online US

* Local Focus: This is a meeting of the South Central Indiana Alliance but all are welcome. In our life time, as a country we have never been more polarized. We will listen to a panel discussion and then discuss our perspectives on how we got as polarized as we are today.

Alliance/Members Meeting – Chicagoland Braver Angels Alliance Meeting

Host Organization: Chicagoland Braver Angels Alliance
State/Region: IL
LaBagh Woods West Foster Avenue, N Cicero Ave, Chicago

Please join our June in-person Chicagoland Braver Angels Alliance Meeting! After an update on local/national events, a polarization spotlight, and a warmup in pairs, we will engage in conversation about the American Dream.

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: NW Willamette Valley Braver Angels Alliance
State/Region: OR
Council Chambers 200 NE 2nd St, McMinnville

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 side. Too often, we stereotype, dismiss, or ridicule our fellow citizens who support the […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: BA National - Workshops
State/Region: - National

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 "inner […]

SongFaire

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

BA SongFaire is a quarterly event for Braver Angels musicians to share songs with one another and with a wider audience online. The songs can be originals, or songs that you discovered that connect well with the mission of Braver Angels. Our first SongFaire will be on Sunday, June 2, at 2-3:30 pm Pacific time […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Douglasville First United Methodist Church
State/Region: GA
Douglasville First United Methodist Church 6167 Prestley Mill Road, Douglasville

Local Focus: Georgia 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 […]

Film Discussion – Join or Die – In Person

Host Organization: New Hampshire Alliance
State/Region: NH
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church 52 Gould Road, New London

Watch a movie on your own, then attend a discussion of it made richer by the wide variety of viewpoints that participants hold. 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 […]

Rhode Island Alliance – Intro to Braver Angels

Host Organization: Braver Angels Rhode Island Alliance
State/Region: RI
Online US

* Local Focus: Rhode Island Join us for a 30 minute info session and get to know us better! Learn about our mission and upcoming plans, and consider joining the Alliance to reduce polarization.

June 2024 Debate Chair Forum

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

* 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 […]

Event Series Lunch Chats

Lunch Chats

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: UT

Lunchtime discussion on key political issues. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

BA Organizer Training – Online

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

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 […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: MA
First Parish Unitarian Universalist 630 Massachusetts Ave, 630 Massachusetts Ave

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 […]

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