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Crossing the Continental Divide – IN PERSON

State/Region: VA
Setting: In-person
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
Setting: In-person
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
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

Event Series Lunch Chats

Lunch Chats

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: UT
Setting: Online
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
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 […]

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, 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
Setting: Online

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
Setting: Online
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
Setting: Online

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
Setting: In-person
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 […]

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

Host Organization: Braver Angels Alliance Capital Region NYS
State/Region: NY
Setting: In-person
Roxborough Holdings - Old Grafton Elementary School Babcock Lake Rd / Rte 2 Intersection, Grafton

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 structured discussions that reduce stereotyped […]

Depolarizing Within – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Other
Partner Org(s): Albert Wisner Public Library, Warwick, NY
State/Region: NY
Setting: In-person
Albert Wisner Public Library One McFarland Drive, Warwick

Local Focus: Warwick, NY 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 […]

Navigating Fear and Anger with the Upcoming Election

Host Organization: BA National
State/Region: - National
Setting: Online
Online US

Ever find yourself in the middle of a heated political discussion and suddenly, your emotions take over—stomach tightens, heart races, and before you know it, frustration spills out? If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Stressful moments like these are our body's natural response to conflict, but we can choose how to respond. Join somatic […]

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

State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
Lakewood Center for the Arts 368 S State St, Lake Oswego

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 Within

Host Organization: State
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
Private Home in Laguna Woods, CA Address to be provided via followup email, Laguna Woods

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 […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: UT
Setting: In-person
TBA - Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake City

Restricted Attendance: personal invitation Local Focus: Utah 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. […]

Common Ground – Trustworthy Elections – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: LA
Setting: In-person
Bluebonnet Regional Library 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge

Local Focus: Baton Rouge, LA About this event Join us for a Common Ground Workshop on Trustworthy Elections. 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 as addressing climate change, electoral reform or […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: State
Partner Org(s): First Presbyterian Church, Christ Church, Highland Methodist Church, St. Andrews Episcopal Church
State/Region: OH
Setting: In-person
Christ Church Fort Thomas 15 S. Ft. Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas

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 Within – IN PERSON

Host Organization: Braver Angels
Partner Org(s): Independent School District 197
State/Region: MN
Setting: In-person
Thompson Park Activity Center 1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul

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 […]

Depolarizing Within

Host Organization: Long Island Alliance
Partner Org(s): Connetquot Library
State/Region: NY
Setting: In-person
Connetquot Library 760 Ocean Avenue, Bohemia

* Local Focus: Long Island, NY 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 […]

Dinner and a Fight

Host Organization: Chicagoland Braver Angels Alliance
State/Region: IL
Setting: In-person
Glenview IL

You are invited to a Dinner and Fight! What is Dinner and a Fight? Is it a fight? No! It’s an in-person, interactive event that gets Reds, Blues, and Others engaged in productive civil disagreement. You will meet new people, get to know them, and enjoy a delicious meal together. You will discuss a divisive […]

Families and Politics

Host Organization: State
Partner Org(s): Merrimac and Main, Dodgeville WI
State/Region: WI
Setting: In-person
Merrimac and Main 115 W Merrimac St, Dodgeville

 * Local Focus: Dodgeville, WI Family relationships can be casualties of a toxic political environment. Preserve important family bonds while staying true to your values. About this event Family relationships can become casualties of a toxic political environment. Family members are having bitter political arguments, avoiding each other, or even cutting off lifetime relationships. If […]

Event Series Talking Politics Meetup

Talking Politics Meetup

Host Organization: Braver Angels of the Southern Willamette Valley
State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
Oakshire Public House 207 Madison St, Eugene

Local Focus: Eugene & Springfield Area (Southern Willamette Valley), Oregon For folks who want to understand what divides us. This is a get-together for the open-minded. Pull up a chair and let's have some respectful and civil discourse about what led you to believe what you believe and vote for what you vote for. Maybe […]

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