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Bridging Our Divides: A Mission and Model for Concerned Citizens (Documentary Film, Lunch and Discussion)

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Eden United Church of Christ
State/Region: IL
Eden United Church of Christ 5051 W. Gunnison, Chicago

Local Focus: Cook County, Illinois About this event We'll be eating lunch and then watching and discussing the film Braver Angels - Reuniting America (Braver Angels, Jim Brown, 2020). Come to open your mind and engage your heart to help build bridges across the ideological divisions in our communities and even in our families! Eden UCC […]

Alliances for Action: Is Race an Excuse or Motivator?

Host Organization: Braver Angels San Francisco
State/Region: CA

"Is Race an Excuse or Motivator?" Braver Angels’ Alliances for Action invite you to a conversation about a complicated subject. Engage in a 3-pronged confrontation with RACE.  Bring your Authenticity, Honesty, and willingness to embrace Discomfort to the conversation! A Panel Presentation Get ready to get uncomfortable — and be sure to bring your authenticity […]

Guns, Society and the 2nd Amendment: NH Perspectives – Online

Host Organization: New Hampshire Alliance
State/Region: NH
Online US

Local Focus: New Hampshire Forum for understanding the diversity of thought among those who favor gun ownership, and for understanding the choices and attitudes of those who oppose gun ownership. The goal is to foster a respectful conversation and to search possible common ground.

Book Discussion – Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from Our Culture of Contempt

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

This event is to be attended online at 1pm EST / 7pm Central European Time. Join us for a lively 1.5 hour long discussion on Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from Our Culture of Contempt by Arthur C. Brooks. "The New York Times bestselling author says America is being ripped apart […]

Red/Blue Workshop – Session 2 – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Foremost Brewing Cooperative
State/Region: MN
Foremost Brewing Cooperative 131 West Broadway, Owatonna

Local Focus: Owatonna Go further in the search for common ground by asking sincere questions of understanding, and getting real answers. About this event 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 […]

Members Meeting – MN West Suburban Alliance Monthly Meeting – In Person

Host Organization: West Suburban Alliance-MSP
State/Region: MN
Maple Grove Hennepin County Library - Main Meeting Room 8001 Main St N, Maple Grove

Controversies in Education: More frequent disagreements about what should be taught in our children’s schools have popped up during the last few years across our nation. School board meetings have become disorderly over hot-button issues like critical race theory, mask mandates, sexuality and gender. Many more school board members have stepped down early because of […]

Members Meeting – ONLINE: MN West Suburban Alliance Monthly Meeting

Host Organization: West Suburban Alliance-MSP
State/Region: MN

Controversies in Education: More frequent disagreements about what should be taught in our children’s schools have popped up during the last few years across our nation. School board meetings have become disorderly over hot-button issues like critical race theory, mask mandates, sexuality and gender. Many more school board members have stepped down early because of […]

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What does Woke mean to you, and why is it a trigger word in America today?

Host Organization: Idaho State Alliance
Partner Org(s): Boise area Rotary Club
State/Region: ID
Boise Main Public Library 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise

What does WOKE mean to you and why is it a trigger word in America today? The word WOKE is has become a “lightning rod” word in American politics. It started as being “alert to racial prejudice and discrimination,” but what does it mean now? What do you believe it means? What do others in […]

Red/Blue Workshop – Session 2 – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: MN
Foremost Brewing Cooperative 131 West Broadway, Owatonna

Local Focus: Owatonna Go further in the search for common ground by asking sincere questions of understanding, and getting real answers. About this event 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 […]

Skills for Bridging the Divide – Standard In Person

Partner Org(s): Kensington Church, SALT (Spiritual Activists Leading Together), Traverse Indivisible
State/Region: MI
Kensington Church 6880 Secor Road, Traverse City

Local Focus: Traverse City Communication Skills for Bridging the Political Divide Workshop About this event There can be a lot of stress among family members and friends who are divided politically, and polarizing public conversation doesn't help. In this workshop you will learn and practice skills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences, search for […]

Red/Blue – Session 1 – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels of Central Texas
State/Region: TX
Dispute Resolution Center 5407 N Interstate Highway 35, Austin

Local Focus: Austin, TX Get beyond the stories we tell about each other to discover the truth, and create a forum to discuss our viewpoints without judgment. About this event Please join us for an intensive in person workshop, in two sessions, that will bring together Republican-leaning and Democratic-leaning citizens for structured conversations, with a […]

Mixed Skills for Bridging the Divide – In Person

Host Organization: Southern California Super Alliance
State/Region: CA
Redlands United Church of Christ 168 Bellevue, Redlands

Local Focus: Inland Empire Communication Skills for Bridging the Political Divide Workshop About this event There can be a lot of stress among family members and friends who are divided politically, and polarizing public conversation doesn't help. In this workshop you will learn and practice skills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences, search for […]

Red/Blue Workshop – 3 hours – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels San Francisco
Partner Org(s): Building Bridges: Tuolumne County, CA
State/Region: CA
Sonora Library 480 Greenley Road, Sonora

Local Focus: Residents of Tuolumne County, CA and surrounding areas Get beyond the stories we tell about each other to discover the truth, and create a forum to discuss our viewpoints without judgment. About this event Please join us for an intensive in person workshop, in two sessions, that will bring together Republican-leaning and Democratic-leaning […]

Red/Blue Workshop – Sessions 1 & 2 – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Carroll County Braver Angels
State/Region: MD
Carroll Media Center 1301 Washington Rd, Westminster

Local Focus: Carroll County, MD A forum to discuss your own viewpoint, without judgment, and get real answers to sincere questions of understanding from other viewpoints. About this event Description Join us for a free two-part intensive workshop that brings together Red (conservative or Republican-leaning) and Blue (liberal or Democratic-leaning) citizens for moderated activities and […]

Skills for Bridging the Divide – Standard In Person

Partner Org(s): Kensington Church, SALT (Spiritual Activists Leading Together), Traverse Indivisible
State/Region: MI
Kensington Church 6880 Secor Road, Traverse City

Communication Skills for Bridging the Political Divide Workshop About this event There can be a lot of stress among family members and friends who are divided politically, and polarizing public conversation doesn't help. In this workshop you will learn and practice skills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences, search for common ground, and affirm […]

Skills for Bridging the Divide – In Person

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Brainerd Public Schools' Equity Task Force
State/Region: MN
Brainerd Learning Center 311 10th Avenue NE, Brainerd

Communication Skills for Bridging the Political Divide Workshop About this event There can be a lot of stress among family members and friends who are divided politically, and polarizing public conversation doesn't help. In this workshop you will learn and practice skills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences, search for common ground, and affirm […]

Depolarizing Within – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: DC
Tenley-Friendship Library - Meeting Room 1 4450 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington

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 fellow citizens who support the […]

Kick-off Meeting for the Braver Angels Alliance of Wilmington NC

Host Organization: Other
Northeast Regional Library, Oak Room 1241 Military Cutoff Trail, Wilmington

Local Focus: Wilmington, NC and surrounding areas Braver Angels is coming to Wilmington, NC! You are invited to check it out. Are you tired of the anger and fear in today's politics? News and social media make us think that every American is either radical left or radical right with no common ground. Braver Angels […]

Drawing, Designing, and Directing Films for a Better Future: How the Arts Can Depolarize

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: DC
Tenley-Friendship Library - Meeting Room 1 4450 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington

The Braver Angels DC Alliance Solutions Exchange welcomes you to a panel discussion: "Drawing, Designing, and Directing Films for a Better Future: How the Arts Can Depolarize." Moderated by DC Alliance co-chair James Coan, our three panelists all combine deep love for the Arts with a commitment to their visions of a better world. Philippa Hughes, social sculptor and […]

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West Virginia Rural/Urban Workshop – Spring 2023

Host Organization: BA National - We the People's Forum
State/Region: - National
Marshall University, Drama Department One John Marshall Drive Building/Room Details TBD, Huntington

Local Focus: West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania A Braver Angels Workshop Bridging the Divide Between Rural and Urban Communities May 6, 2023 Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia Join us for a workshop that brings together rural West Virginians and urban area residents for moderated activities and structured discussions to reduce stereotyped thinking, clarify disagreements, build relationships, […]

The Braver Angels Oregon Experience

Host Organization: Oregon Statewide Alliance
State/Region: OR
The Community Room at McMenamins Kennedy School 5736 N.E. 33rd Ave., Portland

Join Braver Angels Oregon for an engaging and thought-provoking discussion on the hot topics currently facing Oregonians. Our event 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 […]

Red/Blue – Session 1 – IN PERSON

Host Organization: West Suburban Alliance-MSP
Partner Org(s): Charslon Meadows Renewal Center
State/Region: MN
Charlson Meadows Nancy Nelson Lake House 1601 Hwy 7, Victoria

Get beyond the stories we tell about each other to discover the truth, and create a forum to discuss our viewpoints without judgment. About this event Please join us for an intensive in person workshop, in two sessions, that will bring together Republican-leaning and Democratic-leaning citizens for structured conversations, with a focus on listening and […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: - National

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 […]

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