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State/Region: CA

Red/Blue Workshop – 3 Hour Short Form

Host Organization: Braver Angels OC/South Bay Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

Local Focus: Southern California, but all are welcome. The Southern California Alliance of Braver Angels invites you to a Short- Form Red/Blue Workshop. We are bringing together Republican or conservative-leaning citizens and Democratic or liberal-leaning citizens for structured conversations focused on bridging the divide between those on opposite sides of the political aisle. Two moderators, […]

Depolarizing Within – Standard

Host Organization: Braver Angels OC/South Bay Alliance
Partner Org(s): Women for American Values and Ethics
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

Restricted Attendance: For WAVE and Better Angels Members 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: […]

Depolarizing Conversations About Race (CA – Braver Angels OC/South Bay Alliance/Bleed the Same)

Host Organization: Braver Angels OC
Partner Org(s): South Bay Alliance, Bleed The Same
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
CA - Braver Angels OC/South Bay Alliance Corona del Mar

Local Focus: Event is In-Person in Corona del Mar CA, Address provided upon registration. Why we need this workshop Conversations between White people about race are nearly as broken as conversations between Whites and Blacks, often descending into “Just listen to me explain racism to you” and “Don’t call me a racist!” Many White Americans […]

Police Reform – What Do We Really Want?

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

What are the limits of what we want the police to do? Do we want police being responsible for responding to mental health crises or do we want medical professionals going out instead? Should the police always be the ones mediating family disputes or are there times a social worker would be better? Come join […]

Book Discussion – “Caste” and “Discrimination and Disparities”

Host Organization: Braver Angels OC
Partner Org(s): South Bay Alliance / Braver Angels Silicon Valley
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

Braver Angels hosts a discussion of two books, Caste by Isabel Wilkerson and Discrimination and Disparities by Thomas Sowell. These book represent two different perspectives on the prosperity and power gap between racial groups in America. We encourage people to read both books and participate in the discussion. For people who haven't done the reading, […]

Red/Blue Workshop – Session 1

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alameda Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

Restricted Attendance: Rossmoor WC residents Local Focus: Rossmoor Adult Community, Walnut Creek, CA Please join us for an intensive online 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 […]

Red/Blue Workshop – Sessions 1 & 2

Host Organization: Braver Angels OC/South Bay Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online
Online US

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 declaring and debating. Schedule In […]

Ethnic Studies in K-12 Education

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

Teaching ethnic studies in K-12 curricula has become an increasingly controversial topic over the past year, both in California and around the country. In a number of states, the subject is so contentious that laws have been passed that limit what teachers are allowed to discuss in classrooms. Please join Braver Angels Silicon Valley on […]

Community Debate – Debate on CA Governor Recall

Host Organization: Bay Area Super Alliance
Partner Org(s): Southern California Super Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

About this Event Local Focus: CA ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org   Resolved: The Governor of CA should be recalled. Based on petitions signed by over 1.7 million registered voters, California will conduct a recall election for Governor Gavin Newsom on September 14, 2021. As […]

Depolarizing Conversations About Race

Host Organization: Bay Area Super Alliance
Partner Org(s): Manteca Interfaith Community Appeal
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org Why we need this workshop Conversations between White people about race are nearly as broken as conversations between Whites and Blacks, often descending into “Just listen to me explain racism to you” and “Don’t call me a racist!” Many White […]

Depolarizing Within – Standard

Host Organization: Sonoma County Braver Angels
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
B'nai Israel Jewish Center (backyard) 740 Western Avenue, Petaluma

Local Focus: Petaluma, CA ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org 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 […]

USC Center for the Political Future: Skills for Bridging the Divide – Online

Host Organization: Southern California Super Alliance
Partner Org(s): The Center for the Political Future at the University of Southern California
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

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 affirm the importance […]

“Infrastructure” Spending – Too Much or Not Enough?

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

The U.S. Congress is considering legislation that will significantly expand the federal government’s spending on programs designed to increase long-term economic growth. The elements of that package focused on physical infrastructure -- such as transportation, electric/gas/water distribution, and Internet -- have wide bipartisan support. Other elements, including those that focus on making individuals more productive […]

Braver Angels Introductory Meeting – Help Depolarize America

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

Local Focus: Southern California, but open to others American politics is competitive, thrilling, frustrating – and infuriating. The stakes are high. Issues are important. Outcomes matter. This is why we care, and should care, about our politics. But do our politics have to be demonizing? Does it have to bring out the worst in us? […]

Single Issue eXchange

Host Organization: Bay Area Super Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online
Online US

Join us for a SIX (Single Issue eXchange) workshop on immigration policy. The Braver Angels SIX Workshop brings together Conservatives and Liberals – Reds and Blues – to address multiple facets of issues. Reds and Blues ask questions of the other side in order to: • Discover areas of common ground • Identify misconceptions that […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: Sonoma County Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Bnai Israel Social Action Committee
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
Bnai Israel Jewish Center Petaluma

Local Focus: Petaluma, CA 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 […]

“Red-Blue” Workshop – Sessions 1 and 2

Host Organization: Braver Angels SoCal/Los Angeles
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online
Online US

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 declaring and debating. Schedule In […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: Braver Angels OC/South Bay Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
Northwood High School 4515 Portola Parkway, Irvine

Restricted Attendance: restricted in-person event Local Focus: Irvine, CA 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 […]

Skills for Bridging the Divide Workshop

Host Organization: Braver Angels OC/South Bay Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
Northwood High School 4515 Portola Parkway, Irvine

Restricted Attendance: Restricted Local Focus: Irvine, CA 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 […]

Families & Politics

Host Organization: Sonoma County Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Sebastopol Grange
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
Sebastopol Grange 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Hwy 12, Sebastopol

Local Focus: San Francisco Bay Area, CA 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 […]

Red/Blue Workshop – Session 1

Host Organization: Braver Angels Berkeley/Oakland
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

Restricted Attendance: For Residents of Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, CA Local Focus: Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, CA Please join us for an intensive online 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 […]

Families & Politics

Host Organization: Bay Area Super Alliance
State/Region: CA
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 & Politics

Host Organization: Southern California Super Alliance
State/Region: CA
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 […]

Braver Angels: Reuniting America Screening

Host Organization: Southern California Super Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
Whitten Community Center 900 S Melrose St, Placentia

Braver Angels: Reuniting America shows 8 Democratic-leaning voters and 7 Republican-leaning voters moving through a Braver Angels Red/Blue workshop, from initial skepticism to more profound understanding and empathy. You’ll get an inside look at how a Democratic voter went from threatening to cut off relationships with Trump voters to becoming dear friends with one—and how […]

Members Meeting – Sonoma County Braver Angels Alliance Open House

Host Organization: Sonoma County Braver Angels
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
Oakmont East Recreation Center 7902 Oakmont Drive, Santa Rosa

Local Focus: North San Francisco Bay Area Open House for members and prospective members ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

Skills for Bridging the Divide Workshop – POSTPONED

Host Organization: Sonoma County Braver Angels
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
B'nai Israel, Petaluma 740 Western Avenue, Petaluma

DUE TO OMICRON - THIS WORKSHOP IS POSTPONED - STAY TUNED FOR RESCHEDULING Local Focus: Sebastopol, CA 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 […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: Braver Angels Berkeley/Oakland
State/Region: CA
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 […]

Bridging the Divide on Climate Solutions Workshop

Host Organization: Braver Angels OC/South Bay Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online
Online US

Local Focus: Focus is California but everyone is welcome to attend. Climate change is one of the most contentious issues confronting our nation, and in many ways California represents a flash point for the debate. Many climate advocates claim that wildfires, floods, mudslides, and droughts are the consequence of a warming climate and aggressive intervention […]

California’s housing shortage: where do we go from here?

Host Organization: Bay Area Super Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online

Despite various legislative initiatives, housing in California remains scarce and expensive. NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard) and YIMBYs (Yes In My Back Yard) face off in city councils and the legislature. What are the causes and what possible solutions do we have?

Film Discussion – “The Best of Enemies”

Host Organization: Sonoma County Braver Angels
State/Region: CA
Setting: Online
Online US

Braver Angels Film Discussion: "The Best of Enemies" ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

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