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    Talking Politics Meetup

    Talking Politics Meetup

    Host Organization: Southern Willamette Valley Alliance
    State/Region: OR
    Setting: In-person
    Oakshire Public House 207 Madison St., Eugene

    * Local Focus: Eugene/Springfield and surroundings, Oregon We will divide into pairs and have three, 20-minute, topic-focused conversations, followed by unstructured social time. Find your Braver Angels hosts at an […]

    Skills for Disagreeing Better

    Host Organization: St. Croix Valley Alliance
    Partner Org(s): Hudson Daybreak Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Hudson, Hudson YMCA and The Golden Rule Initiative
    State/Region: MN
    Setting: In-person
    YMCA-Camp St. Croix North, Royal Credit Union Discovery Center 345 Riverview Drive, Hudson

    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 […]

    Mid-Missouri Braver Angels Alliance Discussion

    Host Organization: Mid-Missouri Braver Angels Alliance
    State/Region: MO
    Setting: In-person
    Boone Electric Cooperative Community Building 1413 Rangeline St., Columbia

    Monthly discussion of current political topic.

    Minnesota State Alliance Open House

    Host Organization: State
    State/Region: MN
    Setting: Online
    Online US

    ** Local Focus: Minnesota Residents The Minnesota State Alliance Open House is a place to bring the curious questions that you wonder about, but might not have someone on the […]

    Current Events Discussion

    Host Organization: Central/Eastern Virginia
    State/Region: VA
    Setting: Online
    Online US

    Join us for a conversation about a current events topic to be determined in advance with pre-reading. Topic and supporting materials will be sent to registrants 7-10 days in advance.

    Michigan Monthly Virtual Gathering

    Michigan Monthly Virtual Gathering

    Host Organization: State
    State/Region: MI
    Online US

    Restricted Attendance: All Michigan residents welcomed Local Focus: Michigan Residents This is a series of monthly gatherings for Braver Angels members of Michigan, and the public, previously known as the Virtual Alliance meeting. We'll be meeting to connect with one another for conversation and to help each other with our own depolarization efforts. ** This […]

    Skills for Disagreeing Better

    Setting: In-person
    Acton Congregational Church 12 Concord Rd, Acton

    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 […]

    SCIN BA Lunch Group (2026)

    SCIN BA Lunch Group (2026)

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

    ** Local Focus: Indiana focus. All BA members and subscribers are welcome. Weekly discussion meeting of the SCIN BA Lunch group. All BA members/subscribers are welcome to join us for […]

    Depolarizing Ourselves

    Host Organization: State
    State/Region: CT
    Setting: In-person
    StoneRidge Senior Living Mystic

    Restricted Attendance: Residents of StoneRidge Senior Community in Mystic, CT Notes: This free* event is to be attended in person. Address will be given upon registration  About this event Polarization is fueled by how we talk about those on the other side of an issue. Too often, we ridicule, dismiss, or stereotype our fellow citizens. […]

    Braver Angels Debate: Whose news can we trust? Resolved–The Mainstream Media Are Politically Biased

    Host Organization: Braver Angels Hudson River Valley
    State/Region: NY
    Setting: In-person
    Beekman Library 11 Town Center Blvd, Hopewell Junction

    Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – Resolved: The Mainstream Media Are Politically Biased Remember, our resolutions never represent Braver Angels' stance on any issue, and we alternate between speeches for and against the resolution. Join us for this free Local Community Debate, where participants from across the ideological spectrum will have […]

    Braver Angels Debate Resolution Development Workshop

    Host Organization: BA National - Debates
    Setting: Online
    Online US

    Do you want to bring a Braver Angels Debate to your Alliance? It's not as hard as it seems -- but there's one thing you'll want to put extra time […]

    Depolarizing Ourselves

    Host Organization: Braver Angels Tampa Bay Alliance
    Partner Org(s): Indivisible North Pinellas
    State/Region: FL
    Setting: In-person
    Safety Harbor Public Library 101 2nd St N Meeting Room C, Safety Harbor

    Note: This free* event is to be attended in person.  About this event Polarization is fueled by how we talk about those on the other side of an issue. Too often, we ridicule, dismiss, or stereotype our fellow citizens. When Braver Angels addresses “polarization,” we are not referring to healthy disagreements over issues or philosophy. […]

    Civic Conversations

    Civic Conversations

    Host Organization: Braver Angels Bloomsburg
    State/Region: PA
    Setting: In-person
    McBride Memorial Library 500 North Market Street, Berwick

    Please join us at McBride Memorial Library, 500 North Market Street, Berwick PA, each Friday from 11 am - 12 pm to discuss current events. Participants will have the opportunity […]

    Depolarizing Ourselves

    Host Organization: Charlotte Metropolitan Alliance
    State/Region: NC
    Setting: In-person
    AOC Research 10100 Park Cedar Drive #100, Charlotte

    Note: This free* event is to be attended in person.  About this event Polarization is fueled by how we talk about those on the other side of an issue. Too often, we ridicule, dismiss, or stereotype our fellow citizens. When Braver Angels addresses “polarization,” we are not referring to healthy disagreements over issues or philosophy. […]

    Common Ground Immigration Workshop: WA-03 CD

    Host Organization: Columbia Gorge Alliance
    State/Region: OR
    Setting: In-person
    Camas WA Public Library 625 NE 4th Avenue, Camas

    Local Focus: WA 03 Congressional District About this event Join us for a Common Ground Workshop on the topic of immigration in the United States. The Braver Angels Common Ground Workshop brings together equal numbers of Conservatives and Liberals - Reds and Blues (4-8 of each) - for a deep dive into a problem, such […]

    Skills for Disagreeing Better

    Host Organization: Other
    Setting: In-person
    Peoria Public Library - Lakeview Branch 1137 W Lake Ave, Peoria

    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 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.

    Skills for Disagreeing Better

    Host Organization: Braver Angels Lower Susquehanna Alliance
    State/Region: PA
    Setting: In-person
    Hostetter Chapel, Messiah College Hostetter Chapel, Messiah University, 1 University Avenue, Mechanicsburg

    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

    Host Organization: Braver Angels Hudson River Valley
    State/Region: NY
    Setting: In-person
    UU Catskills 474 Broadway, Kingston

    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 Ourselves

    Host Organization: BA National
    Setting: Online
    Online US

    Note: This free* event is to be attended online.  About this event Polarization is fueled by how we talk about those on the other side of an issue. Too often, we ridicule, dismiss, or stereotype our fellow citizens. When Braver Angels addresses “polarization,” we are not referring to healthy disagreements over issues or philosophy. We […]

    South Shore Tampa Bay Alliance – Federal Budget Exercise

    Host Organization: South Shore Tampa Bay Alliance
    State/Region: FL
    Setting: In-person
    Firehouse Cultural Center 101 1st Ave Ne, Ruskin

    In this exercise, you pretend that you are Congress setting the federal budget for the next 10 years. You discuss and vote on 39 budget questions. In preparation for this […]

    How to Become Politically Antifragile

    Host Organization: LA County Alliance
    State/Region: CA
    Setting: In-person
    Provided Upon Registration - Studio CIty, CA Studio City

    Take a deep dive into how colliding worldviews separate us, how our brains trick us into seeing those who disagree with us as enemies, and how these very same brains […]

    Depolarizing Within

    Host Organization: Western Washington Alliance
    Partner Org(s): Salish Sea Fellowship
    State/Region: WA
    Setting: In-person
    Community United Methodist Church, Port Hadlock 130 Church Lane, Port Hadlock

    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 […]

    Depolarizing Ourselves

    Host Organization: Braver Angels Tampa Bay Alliance
    Partner Org(s): Indivisible North Pinellas
    State/Region: FL
    Setting: In-person
    Dunedin Public Library 223 Douglas Ave Meeting Room A, Dunedin

    Note: This free* event is to be attended in person.  About this event Polarization is fueled by how we talk about those on the other side of an issue. Too often, we ridicule, dismiss, or stereotype our fellow citizens. When Braver Angels addresses “polarization,” we are not referring to healthy disagreements over issues or philosophy. […]