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Depolarizing Within – In Person

Partner Org(s): Gateway Rotary, Grants Pass, OR
State/Region: OR
Unitarian Universalists of Grants Pass 129 NW E St., Grants Pass

Local Focus: Josephine County, OR 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 […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Partner Org(s): City of Cologne and Carver County Public Health Department
State/Region: MN
Cologne City Hall 1221 Village Parkway, Cologne

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 […]

Seeking Common Ground: A Community Dialogue on Immigration

Host Organization: State
Partner Org(s): Salt Lake City: Human Rights Commission, Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity: Utah Center for Immigration and Integration, The Center for Economic Opportunity and Belonging, Salt Lake County: Office for New Americans
State/Region: UT
Sorenson Unity Center Salt Lake City

Immigration Forum where we will learn about immigration in Utah and engage with each other across the political spectrum as we listen to diverse perspectives, discover points of agreement, and identify action steps. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Community Debate: Federal Funding for Homelessness

Host Organization: Braver Angels Southeastern Pennsylvania Alliance
State/Region: PA
Warminster Township Library 1076 Emma Lane, Warminster

* Local Focus: Southeastern Pennsylvania 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 Resolved: Local communities should receive additional federal funding to address homelessness. You […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – Are you anxious about the November election? Let’s talk about it!

State/Region: OR
Ledding Library 10660 SE 21st Ave, Milwaukie

Restricted Attendance: Dues paying Braver Angels members only Local Focus: Clackamas County, OR Clackamas County Braver Angels members are hosting gatherings to bring citizens’ concerns out into the open. You might be outraged about a liberal agenda taking away your freedoms - or you might be scared that a right-wing dictatorship is on the horizon. […]

Depolarizing Ourselves – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Mid-Missouri Braver Angels Alliance
State/Region: MO
ARC 1701 W Ash St, Columbia

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. […]

Event Series Braver Politics Office Hours

Braver Politics Office Hours

Host Organization: Braver Politics
State/Region: - National
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.

“The clash of two rights”: how liberals and conservatives can work together again

Host Organization: State
State/Region: OR
McMenamins Kennedy School - Community Room 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland

* Restricted Attendance: Active Dues Paying Braver Angels Members Only This event is a field test of new event format. Light and darkness, action and reflection, confidence and humility...Life is full of binary forces, otherwise known as polarities. Polarities are often misunderstood as clashing and incompatible values, but they are actually interdependent. We need “both/and” […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: Inland Empire Alliance
State/Region: CA
Redlands United Church of Christ 168 Bellevue, Redlands

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 Atlanta
Partner Org(s): St. John's Lutheran Church
State/Region: GA
St. John's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall 1410 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta

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 […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – Conversations Unfiltered Civil Discourse Series – 2024 Election

Host Organization: Colorado Southern Front Range Alliance
State/Region: CO
Philip & Jerry Miller Library, Event Hall A 100 S Wilcox St, Castle Rock

* Local Focus: Colorado This is the September gathering of community members interested in engaging in civil discourse. We will be hearing from everyone on topics relating to the 2024 presidential election. An alliance member will guide the discussion to foster a productive exchange of views. This event aims to promote respectful dialogue and encourage […]

Navigating Difficult Conversations

Host Organization: Central / Eastern Washington Alliance
State/Region: WA
Wenatchee Public Library 310 Douglas Street, Wenatchee

Do you have people in your life you can't talk to anymore? Are you worried about the civic health of our country? Come learn about Braver Angels and how they are working to depolarize America. Learn skills to look at your own polarization and start to develop strategies for having difficult conversations with people you […]

Greater Cincinnati Alliance Welcome Meeting

Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group
State/Region: OH
Online US

Please join us for an introduction to the Greater Cincinnati Braver Angels Alliance. We will get to know one another, and share our Alliance's purpose, events, and how you can get involved. This meeting is intended for those who are relatively new to Braver Angels, but anyone who would like to learn more about Braver […]

Crossing the Continental Divide – IN PERSON

State/Region: VA
Rust Library, large meeting room 380 Old Waterford Road NW, Leesburg

Local Focus: Loudoun County, Virginia. Basic introduction to Braver Angels to the Loudoun County, Virginia area using the Crossing the Divide presentation Note: This event is to be attended in person. Tickets are free. To prevent spam registrations, use promo code BRAVER. Crossing the Continental Divide provides participants with an introduction to Braver Angels and […]

Book Talk – American Schism

Host Organization: New York City Alliance
Partner Org(s): Everything's Jake
State/Region: NY
Everything's Jake 54 E 13th St, 2nd Floor, New York

Local Focus: New York City Book Talk - American Schism by Seth Radwell

Red-Blue Vice-Presidential Debate Watch Party

Host Organization: BA National - Debates
Partner Org(s): Gettysburg College Eisenhower Institute
State/Region: - National
Online US

* Local Focus: DC in-person; livestreamed nationally; other local alliances encouraged to host watch parties tuned in https://www.eventbrite.com/e/red-blue-vice-presidential-debate-watch-party-registration-1024349967327?aff=oddtdtcreator&discount=BRAVER ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Event Series Lunch Chats

Lunch Chats

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: UT
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

Daryl Davis: Fighting Racism with Free Speech

Host Organization: Braver Angels of Tompkins County
Partner Org(s): Prohuman Foundation, Program on Freedom and Free Societies: Cornell University, Cornell Political Union, Heterodox Academy: Cornell University, Africana Studies and Research Center: Cornell University, Triad Foundation
State/Region: NY
Myron Taylor Hall Room 184 (Landis Auditorium), Cornell University 524 College Ave., Ithaca

"How can you hate me when you don't even know me?" - Daryl Davis“ As a race relations expert, Dr. Daryl Davis has received numerous awards and high acclaim for his book Klan-Destine Relationships and his award-winning film documentary Accidental Courtesy. He is the first Black author to write a book on the Ku Klux […]

Navigating Political Conversations

Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group
Partner Org(s): Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church
State/Region: OH
Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church 103 William Howard Taft Rd, Cincinnati

This session both serves as an introduction to Braver Angels and provides a “mini-experience” of what happens in one of our longer experiences. During the session, the audience is presented with the problem of polarization and learns how Braver Angels workshops are structured to address this problem. They then practice an essential skill in navigating […]

Event Series BA Organizer Training – Online

BA Organizer Training – Online

Host Organization: BA National
State/Region: - National

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 […]

National Member Meeting

State/Region: - National
Online US

Join us for a National Member Meeting to hear from John Wood Jr. and Gabbi Timmis as they share Braver Angels' plans for Election Day and Election Night activities. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Braver Angels Indiana Red/Blue Weekly Lunch

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

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

Skills for Disagreeing Better – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Inver Hills Community College
State/Region: MN
Inver Hills Community College 2500 80th St E, Inver Grove Heights

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 […]

Intro to Braver Angels: Presentation, Film and Discussion

Host Organization: Sonoma County Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Belvedere Tiburon Library
State/Region: CA
Belvedere Tiburon Library 1501 Tiburon Blvd, Belvedere Tiburon

Introduction to Braver Angels: Presentation, Film and Discussion

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