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State/Region: OH

Members Meeting – New Braver Angels Member Welcome Meeting

Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group
State/Region: OH

Local Focus: Cincinnati, OH Meet & Greet: Come learn more about your local Braver Angels Alliance Group and how we work in Cincinnati. Join us for this informal time to meet the Alliance four Co-Chairs, understand our history, how we are structured, what we do, learn how to volunteer, review upcoming programs, and learn more […]

Families & Politics

Host Organization: Ohio Statewide
State/Region: OH

Local Focus: Ohio 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 […]

Skills for Bridging the Divide Workshop

State/Region: OH

Local Focus: Ohio 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 […]

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Red/Blue Workshop – Sessions 1 & 2

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: OH

Local Focus: Licking County, Ohio 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 […]

Families and Politics

State/Region: OH
Online US

About this Event Local Focus: Ohio 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 […]

Recurring

“Red-Blue” Workshop – Sessions 1 and 2

Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
University or Cincinnati - Blue Ash Campus 9555 Plainfield Rd., Blue Ash

About this Event Local Focus: Greater Cincinnati, Ohio Area 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 […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Miami University Strippel Committee
State/Region: OH

Local Focus: Oxford, Ohio 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 […]

Northeast Ohio Alliance Meeting

Host Organization: Northeast Ohio Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
Online US

Local Focus: Cleveland & Akron Ohio communities Northeast Ohio Alliance Group Bridging the Divide Join us for our 1st Alliance meeting for the new Northeast Ohio Alliance. Overview The Northeast Ohio (NEO) Braver Angels Alliance has been established to build relationships and skills to help us bridge the divide among ourselves and in our communities. […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 9080 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd., West Chester

Local Focus: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church - West Chester, Ohio 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 […]

Red/Blue Workshop – Session 1

Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash Campus 9555 Plainfield Rd., Blue Ash

Local Focus: Greater Cincinnati 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 reflecting rather than debating and persuading. We will use technology to facilitate collaborative discussions and the sharing of ideas. Goals: To better understand […]

Skills for Bridging the Divide

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Miami University - Menard Family Center for Democracy
State/Region: OH

Local Focus: Oxford, OH 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, […]

NE Ohio Alliance Meeting

Host Organization: Northeast Ohio Alliance Group
State/Region: OH

Local Focus: northeast Ohio - Cleveland and Akron surrounding communities Northeast Ohio Alliance Meeting

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

Greater Cincinnati Alliance meeting

Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
Crossroads Church 3500 Madison Road, Cincinnati

Local Focus: Greater Cincinnati communities Polarization Seminar - Part B

Northeast Ohio Alliance Meeting – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Northeast Ohio Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
Independence Library 6361 Selig Drive, Independence

Local Focus: northeast Ohio Join us for our Alliance's in-person meeting on Polarization. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

Depolarizing Within – In-Person

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
State/Region: OH
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church 20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River

Local Focus: Rocky River Ohio 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 […]

SouthWest Ohio Alliance meeting

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

Part B of the Polarization Seminar

Families and Politics

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: OH
Online US

Local Focus: Ohio 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 […]

North East Ohio Alliance Meeting

Host Organization: Northeast Ohio Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
Online US

Local Focus: Northeast Ohio NEO Alliance 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: South West Ohio SouthWest Ohio Alliance Meeting

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Members Meeting – SW Ohio Alliance Meeting

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

Local Focus: Southwest Ohio SW Ohio Alliance meeting ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

Members Meeting – Does the Mainstream Media Take Sides?

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

May Alliance Meeting - Southwest Ohio Braver Angels ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

Members Meeting – Southwest Ohio Alliance Meeting – June 2023

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

Should Ohioans increase the threshold of passage for Proposed Amendments to the Ohio Constitution? Please join us for the June Southwest Ohio Alliance meeting! Utilizing Braver Angels’ principles, we will engage in a "Braver Discussion" about the upcoming August Special Election regarding an amendment to our state constitution. This event will include small group discussions […]

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