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Event Series Lunch Chats

Lunch Chats

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: UT
Setting: Online
Online US

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

Town Hall – NC Senate Candidates District 8

Host Organization: Braver Angels of Wilmington NC
State/Region: NC
Setting: In-person
McNeil Auditorium, Rm 1005 601 College Rd, Wilmington

A moderated Town Hall featuring the two candidates for NC State Senate District 8. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Skills for Disagreeing Better – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Northeast Ohio Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
Setting: In-person
United Church of Christ (Brecksville) 23 Public Square, Brecksville

Local Focus: Northeast Ohio 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 […]

Event Series BA Organizer Training – Online

BA Organizer Training – Online

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

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 […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: State
Partner Org(s): Kearsarge Regional HS
State/Region: NH
Setting: In-person
Kearsarge Regional HS Library North Sutton

* Restricted Attendance: Invited KRHS students & faculty * Local Focus: Kearsarge Regional High School ELO students (aka KRHS, New London, NH) This Braver Angels teen workshop gives students an opportunity to learn and practice effective listening and speaking skills when facing controversial issues in their lives—with teachers, principals, peers and relatives. These are especially […]

Braver Angels Indiana Red/Blue Weekly Lunch

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

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

The BraverAngels Experience

Host Organization: Oregon Statewide Alliance
State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
Rainier River Front Center 48 West 7th St, Rainier

Join Braver Angels Oregon for this engaging, interactive and thought provoking in-person event. We will begin with an introduction to Braver Angels and our mission to depolarize American politics, followed by one-on-one discussions between attendees. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in civil discourse with those who may hold differing views, and gain a […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: MN - State
Partner Org(s): Our Savior's Lutheran Church
State/Region: MN
Setting: In-person
Our Savior's Lutheran Church 9185 Lexington Avenue North, Circle Pines

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 […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better – IN PERSON

Host Organization: State
Partner Org(s): The Interfaith Center of Arkansas
State/Region: AR
Setting: In-person
TBA - Little Rock, AR Little Rock

Local Focus: Central Arkansas Note: This event is to be attended in person. This Braver Angels workshop is open to all. We seek to help all citizens who believe our society and its conversation around politics can be better and who wish to participate in improving our conversations across political or other divides. Our workshop […]

Depolarizing Within – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels Lower Susquehanna Alliance
State/Region: PA
Setting: In-person
St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Social Hall 200 West Orange Street, Lititz

Local Focus: Lititz, PA and surrounding areas 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 […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: MN - State
Partner Org(s): St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
State/Region: MN
Setting: In-person
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 920 Holly Ave., St. Paul Park

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 […]

National Film Club Discussion of “Shot in the Arm”

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

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 […]

Forum for Braver Angel Mental Health Professionals

Host Organization: Other
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online
Online US

* 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 […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: State
State/Region: OH
Setting: In-person
St. Clement School 4534 Vine Street, St. Bernard

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 […]

BAU 2024 Convention Recap & Potluck

Host Organization: State
State/Region: UT
Setting: In-person
Murray Park, Pavillion #1 296 E Murray Park Ave., Murray

Join us to eat, socialize, and recap the Braver Angels 2024 Convention.

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance of Central NC
Partner Org(s): Common Thread Church
State/Region: NC
Setting: In-person
Common Thread Church 2011 Ridge Rd., Raleigh

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 […]

Braver Angels Oregon “Experience”

Host Organization: Oregon Statewide Alliance
State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
Pendleton Center for the Arts - Bamboo Room 214 N Main St, Pendleton

Join Braver Angels Oregon for this engaging, interactive and thought provoking in-person event. We will begin with an introduction to Braver Angels and our mission to depolarize American politics, followed by one-on-one discussions between attendees. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in civil discourse with those who may hold differing views, and gain a […]

Event Series BAU Lunch Chats

BAU Lunch Chats

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: UT
Setting: Online

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 Community Debate – Housing for the Homeless

Host Organization: North-Central New Mexico Alliance
State/Region: NM
Setting: In-person
International District Library 7601 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque

Local Focus: New Mexico Community Debate - Resolved: Additional tax dollars are needed to provide housing for the homeless. Come join us for this 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 experienced and what you think. About […]

Template – Skills for Disagreeing Better (duplicate)

Host Organization: Braver Angels Atlanta
Partner Org(s): Gwinnett Interfaith Alliance
State/Region: GA
Setting: In-person
Sikh Temple 1158 Rockbridge Rd NW, Norcross

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 […]

Depolarizing Within Sponsored by Manteca Interfaith Community Appeal

Host Organization: Unity Alliance
Partner Org(s): Manteca Interfaith Community Appeal
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
St Paul's United Methodist Church 910 E North St, Manteca

* Local Focus: Manteca California The Faith community is encouraging its flock to have conversations that create community. The Faith community of Manteca will be inviting the citizens of our city to depolarize in preparation for the election ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Depolarizing Ourselves – In Person

Host Organization: Braver Angels Atlanta
State/Region: GA
Setting: In-person
St. Thomas More Catholic Church 636 W. Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur

Local Focus: Atlanta Georgia

Evanston Braver Angels Fall Social

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: IL
Setting: In-person
TBA - Evanston, IL Evanston

Local Focus: Evanston, Illinois Come to the Fall Social to meet Braver Angels of Evanston, enjoy light snacks and drinks, get your questions about Braver Angels answered, and brainstorm about how we can use the Braver Angels Way to approach Evanston challenges. The gathering will take place at a Braver Angel member’s home in SW […]

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