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“Give your Elevator Speech a Lift” – a workshop for BA Ambassadors

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: - National

Restricted Attendance: Intended for members of Braver Angels who have completed the Ambassador training, and Field Leaders/Alliance Co-Chairs who are engaged in Public Outreach. As Ambassadors for Braver Angels, we love to share with others what we have learned and experienced on our journey. However, the skills to tell our story in 10 seconds or […]

Being Blue in a Red Environment

Host Organization: ID - State
State/Region: ID
Online US

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 on-line workshop is […]

Families and Politics

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: - National

About this Event Description Family relationships are becoming casualties of our toxic political environment. Family members are having nasty political arguments, avoiding each other, or even cutting off lifetime relationships. If you want to preserve important family bonds while still being true to your values and political beliefs, this workshop will offer you: Insight into […]

Is it time to take away the keys?

Host Organization: Braver Angels Berkeley/Oakland/San Francisco
Partner Org(s): livingroomconversations.org
State/Region: CA

Reds and Blues discussion in breakout rooms followed by main room summation. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

Alliance/Members Meeting – What Do Young Voters Want?

Host Organization: Building Bridges Alliance
State/Region: ME

Young voters are a key to the upcoming election. What are their motivating interests? What can we do to encourage them to participate in voter registration efforts. Join this meeting with young voters and find out!

Debate Chair Training – Q&A Session – Online

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

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!

Ambassador Outreach – Online

Host Organization: MN Congressional Districts 1, 2, & 7
State/Region: MN
Online US

Local Focus: Rochester MN, Southern Minnesota, Minnesota Congressional District #1 Join us as we dive into the heart of Braver Angels' mission and impact in the Rochester area and Minnesota's 1st Congressional District as we unveil our plans to amplify the Braver Angels presence in Southern Minnesota. Learn about upcoming Braver Angels events that promise […]

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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 […]

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BA IN Red/Blue Weekly Lunch

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

Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.  

Being Red in a Blue Environment

Host Organization: Colorado Southern Front Range Alliance
State/Region: CO
Online US

This 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 […]

Debate Chair Training – Mock Debate

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

* 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 […]

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Alliance/Members Meeting – TN Braver Angels All-Hands

Host Organization: TN - State
State/Region: TN
Online US

* Restricted Attendance: Only open to dues-paying members of any of the three Braver Angels alliances in Tennessee: the Memphis Area Alliance, Braver Angels Nashville, or the East Tennessee Alliance. * Local Focus: Tennessee

April 2024 Debate Chair Forum – Online

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 chairs-in-training […]

Local Community Debate – Long Island Braver Angels Debate on Immigration

Host Organization: Long Island Alliance
State/Region: NY

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: {Republicans are right to insist that Biden has the executive power, like Trump, to curtail the numbers applying for asylum at the […]

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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 […]

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BA IN Red/Blue Weekly Lunch

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

Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.  

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Braver Angels of Color Caucus Monthly Meeting

Host Organization: Snohomish County Alliance
State/Region: WA

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

Skills for Disagreeing Better

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

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 […]

Ambassador Outreach

Host Organization: IN - State
State/Region: IN
Online US

* Local Focus: Indiana Put a "Don't Eclipse America" Braver Angels yard sign on your lawn to support depolarizing during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse across 12 states. Each "ticket" represents one yard sign out of 100 for each campaign. This pilot program is run by Braver Angels Indiana State Coordinators Miles Eddy […]

Debate Chair Training: Mock Debate – Online

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

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 […]

Ambassador Outreach

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance CT
Partner Org(s): Bloomfield Public Library, West Hartford Public Library
State/Region: CT

Local Focus: CT Learn how Braver Angels is working to bridge the partisan divide, experience a sample skills training activity, and hear about ways you can participate further. Participants will: Participate in two brief activities (one taken directly from our "Depolarizing Within" workshop). Watch a short video of a Braver Angels Red/Blue workshop in action. […]

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Washington State Welcomes Those New To Braver Angels

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: WA

A welcome social for new and potential Braver Angels in Washington State Join us for an informal meet and greet and an opportunity to ask questions about Braver Angels. We will open with a short intro about Braver Angels and then introductions from attendees, followed by some social time that might include: ice breakers, break-out […]

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Military & Veterans Group Welcome Event

Host Organization: Other
State/Region: - National

Are you a military member or veteran and interested in how your fellow vets and service members are working to reduce political polarization in the United States? Come to our Welcome Event and you will learn about Braver Angels and where you can continue your mission of defending the Constitution of the United States against […]

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