Events calendar
Not sure which Braver Angels experience to try next? Take a quick stroll around the What we do page to learn more about our events. Unless specifically noted otherwise, all of our events are open to the public!
That’s Not a Partisan Feeling, That’s Patriotic: A BA / NYU Theatre Piece
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: - National Setting: Online** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org
Depolarizing Within – In Person
Partner Org(s): Gateway Rotary, Grants Pass, OR State/Region: OR Setting: In-person Unitarian Universalists of Grants Pass 129 NW E St., Grants PassLocal 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 Setting: In-person Cologne City Hall 1221 Village Parkway, CologneNote: 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 Setting: In-person Sorenson Unity Center Salt Lake CityImmigration 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 Setting: In-person 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 Setting: In-person Ledding Library 10660 SE 21st Ave, MilwaukieRestricted 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 Setting: In-person ARC 1701 W Ash St, ColumbiaNote: 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. […]
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.
National Panel Debate: Immigration
Host Organization: Braver Angels Debates Partner Org(s): NumbersUSA State/Region: - National Setting: OnlineJoin Braver Angels to debate. About this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – "Resolved: Expand legal immigration." Come join us for this free national 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 […]
“The clash of two rights”: how liberals and conservatives can work together again
Host Organization: State State/Region: OR Setting: In-person 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 Setting: In-person Redlands United Church of Christ 168 Bellevue, RedlandsNote: 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 Setting: In-person St. John's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall 1410 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, AtlantaNote: 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 Setting: In-person 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 Setting: In-person Wenatchee Public Library 310 Douglas Street, WenatcheeDo 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 Setting: Online Online USPlease 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 […]
Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels West Virginia Alliance meeting for September 2024
Host Organization: Braver Angels West Virginia Alliance State/Region: WV Setting: Online Online USMonthly meeting for WV Alliance
Crossing the Continental Divide – IN PERSON
State/Region: VA Setting: In-person Rust Library, large meeting room 380 Old Waterford Road NW, LeesburgLocal 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 […]
Alliance/Members Meeting – TN Braver Angels All-Hands
Host Organization: TN - State State/Region: TN Setting: Online Online US* Restricted Attendance: Only open to dues-paying members of any of the three Braver Angels alliances in Tennessee: the Memphis Area Alliance, Braver Angels Nashville, or the East Tennessee Alliance. * Local Focus: Tennessee
Book Talk – American Schism
Host Organization: New York City Alliance Partner Org(s): Everything's Jake State/Region: NY Setting: In-person Everything's Jake 54 E 13th St, 2nd Floor, New YorkLocal 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 Setting: Online 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
Lunch Chats
Host Organization: Braver Angels State/Region: UT Setting: Online Online USMeet 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 Setting: In-person 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 […]
Alliance/Members Meeting – Columbia County Oregon Monthly Online Meetings
Setting: Online Online US* Local Focus: Columbia County Oregon Start up online meetings for Braverangels in Columbia County Oregon ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org
Navigating Political Conversations
Host Organization: Cincinnati Alliance Group Partner Org(s): Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church State/Region: OH Setting: In-person Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church 103 William Howard Taft Rd, CincinnatiThis 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 […]
BA Organizer Training – Online
Host Organization: BA National State/Region: - National Setting: OnlineRestricted 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 Setting: Online Online USJoin 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 Setting: OnlineLocal 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 Setting: In-person Inver Hills Community College 2500 80th St E, Inver Grove HeightsNote: 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 […]