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Respectful Exchange of Ideas: “How I’m Feeling About the Presidential Election

Setting: In-person
Nir Family YMCA 2710 Market S, Wilmington

Come participate in a respectful exchange of ideas with fellow members of your community about your thoughts and feelings around the Presidential Election. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Local Community Debate – “Debate: Is Immigration key to American Prosperity and Culture?”- with Braver Angels at the Center for Active Living, Plymouth MA

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Center for Active Living, Plymouth MA
State/Region: MA
Setting: In-person
Center for Active Living, Plymouth MA 44 Nook Road, Plymouth

Local Focus: Plymouth, MA 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 this Event Topic: Is Immigration key to American Prosperity and Culture? You probably haven’t experienced […]

Joint Post-Election Community Service Event

Host Organization: Southern Willamette Valley Alliance
Partner Org(s): Adopt an Inmate!
State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
United Way of Lane County . 3171 Gateway Loop,, Springfield

Local Focus: Eugene-Springfield area Braver Angels: Southern Willamette Valley and Adopt an Inmate invite you to join us for a Post-Election Community Service Event! Everyone from across the political spectrum is encouraged to come and work side by side together to show that our humanity and shared community come before our political allegiance. Adopt an […]

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

Braver Angels of Wilmington Monthly Social

Host Organization: Braver Angels of Wilmington NC
State/Region: NC
Setting: In-person
Kickback Jack's 418 College Rd., Wilmington

Come grab a beer or burger with locals from across the political spectrum. We’ll tell you a little about what Braver Angels is up to, kick back and enjoy each other’s company. Everyone is welcome. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Bridging the Divide – Intro to Braver Angels

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance Capital Region NYS
State/Region: NY
Setting: In-person
Schenectady County Public Library 99 Clinton St #2, Schenectady, NY 12305, Schenectady

What is Braver Angels all about? How do we aim to depolarize our nation? How can YOU make a difference as a member? Interactive intro with a half hour discussion. Join us! ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Alliance/Members Meeting – DC Alliance Monthly Membership Meeting

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: DC
Setting: In-person
Political Pattie's 913 U Street Northwest, Washington

Local Focus: Washington, DC Join the Braver Angels DC Alliance for our monthly membership meeting. Meet other local volunteers, hear what's going on this month, and find ways to volunteer with Braver Angels. We'll devote the first hour to the formal meeting and the second hour to a social, so come get involved and make […]

Families and Politics

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

Local Focus: Northeast Ohio 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 […]

Families and Politics

State/Region: MN
Setting: In-person
First Lutheran Church of Brainerd 424 South 8th Street, Brainerd

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 […]

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 […]

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.

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: Northern MN Alliance
Partner Org(s): University of Wisconsin/Superior
State/Region: MN
Setting: In-person
University of Wisconsin Superior, Yellow Jacket Union 1605 Caitlin Ave, Superior

Local Focus: Duluth and Superior 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 […]

Families and Politics

Host Organization: State
State/Region: MA
Setting: Online

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 […]

Families and Politics

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: OH
Setting: In-person
Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital 1000 E. Washington St., Medina

Local Focus: Medina, OH 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 […]

Families and Politics

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance - Europe
State/Region: Europe
Setting: Online

Note: This *FREE* event is to be attended online. About this Event Family members are having bitter 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 why family […]

Film Discussion – National Film Club Discussion of News Media Bias

Host Organization: BA National
Setting: Online

Join us to discuss three pieces on news media bias, selected to present a variety of views. Please watch all three pieces prior to our discussion. They’re available for free online: —Big News is a 2023 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary about news media as a cause of polarization (58 minutes). Click here to view. —An […]

Families and Politics

Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
Setting: In-person
Pilgrim United Church of Christ 4418 Bridgetown Rd., Cincinnati

Local Focus: Cincinnati, OH 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 […]

Trump Won the Election: Now What?

Host Organization: Silicon Valley Braver Angels
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

The 2024 presidential election is finally over, and Trump won it. Now what? Half the country is euphoric, and the other half is despondent. Some envision a Golden Age, and others see Dark Ages ahead. But we still have to live together? What to do? Please join the Silicon Valley Braver Angels for a free, […]

Event Series Braver Politics Office Hours

Braver Politics Office Hours

Host Organization: Braver Politics
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online
Online US

* Restricted Attendance: Braver Angels members only Monthly office hours to ask Elizabeth Doll and other Braver Politics volunteers your questions and connect about what work is ongoing.

Depolarizing Within – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Central / Eastern Washington Alliance
State/Region: WA
Setting: In-person
Ellensburg Public Library 209 N Ruby St, Ellensburg

A free workshop to help you become more aware of your "inner polarizer" and learn methods for disagreeing without contempt and ridicule This event is to be attended IN-PERSON 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 […]

Families and Politics

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

About this Event 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 why […]

Common Ground Workshop – Better Care Options for Gender Questioning Youth

Host Organization: Braver Angels Equality Caucus
Setting: Online
Online US

Exploring better care for youth experiencing distress about their gender including puberty blockers, mental health, and other care issues. Restricted Event: Applicants will be contacted by the organizer before the event and, depending on the balance of registrations, some participants may be asked to move to an observer spot. Braver Angels’ Non-Partisan Common Ground Workshop […]

Managing Emotions and Relationships after the Outcome of the Election

Host Organization: Southern California Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

As individuals, as communities and as families, we are being tested. The results of the election earlier this month made some American's elated, and at the same time it made other American's feel full of despair in ways perhaps no other election in American history has done before. How do we manage these strong emotions […]

Families and Politics

State/Region: MA
Setting: In-person
First Parish Universalists Church in Needham 23 Dedham Ave, Needham

Local Focus: Metro-West, MA 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 […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online

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 […]

Solutions Exchange – Workplaces and Polarization

Host Organization: State
State/Region: DC
Setting: Online

This Solutions Exchange event will focus on addressing political polarization in the workplace. We’ll explore practical strategies and solutions for fostering a more inclusive, collaborative, and respectful environment where diverse political views can coexist productively.

Military & Veterans Group Welcome Event – Online

Setting: Online
Online US

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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