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Local Focus: Central /Eastern Washington Alliance of Braver Angels Monthly alliance discussion meeting
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 […]
Monthly member meeting (others welcome) of Oregon's Washington and Yamhill County Braver Angels Alliance - on ZOOM due to winter conditions ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org
Local Focus: Utah Meet other Utah Braver Angels, ask questions, learn about opportunities to participate or volunteer, and receive updates and encouragement. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org
Restricted Attendance: Forum is restricted to BA members who are mental health professionals This is a meeting for mental health professionals from across the political spectrum to connect, provide consultation and support to one another for working with clients who have diverse views on politics and social issues.
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 […]
Members of the Braver Angels Songwriting Community are invited to share their latest song for the month and participate in discussion about healing division through art.
We will be tackling a front-of-mind issue in Maine right now due to our state’s recently endured mass shooting. The Lewiston tragedy has reinvigorated the discussion on preventing such events in the future. As always, it is about both guns and mental health, with some calling for tightening gun restrictions and others believing a stronger […]
Local Focus: Howard County Maryland 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 […]
Should a democracy prosecute a former president?
Restricted Attendance: Red Members only Braver Angels Red Caucus
Braver Angels Columbia Gorge Alliance January 2024 Meeting * Local Focus: Columbia Gorge (Skamania and Klickitat counties, WA, Hood River and Wasco counties, OR)
We will be discussing Thomas Sowell's "A Conflict of Visions", on the recommended reading list from the BA workshop, Depolarizing Within. It was originally published in 1987; a revised edition appeared in 2007. Sowell's opening chapter attempts to answer the question of why the same people tend to be political adversaries in issue after issue, […]
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 […]
Join Braver Angels to debate. About this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – "Resolved: Let Trump Run". 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 […]
* Local Focus: Idaho Learn safe and effective ways to communicate liberal values and beliefs in environments where conservative ideas are assumed to be correct. Focus of the workshop: This workshop is for political liberals who are surrounded by conservatives in key areas of life like work, family, social circle, religion, or community. This free […]
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 […]
We invite a robust discussion in breakout rooms that invites answers to why antisemitism is rising in the US and globally.
Prior to the meeting, we will independently select and watch a video on the Braver Angels YouTube channel. At the meeting, we will take turns discussing what we chose to watch and what we learned from it.
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 […]
Monthly meeting for Angels of Color Caucus members and the greater Braver Angels Community. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org
Are you new to Braver Angels and don't know which workshop to participate in first? Would you like some background about Braver Angels and the work that we do? Please join us for this 90 minute introduction to Braver Angels. "Crossing the Continental Divide" is an Ambassador presentation which provides participants with an insight into […]
Braver Angels Columbia Gorge Alliance February 2024 Meeting * Local Focus: Braver Angels Columbia Gorge Alliance
Restricted Attendance: Restricted to Debate Chairs and those who have begun the training process (by completing at least step 1- the training Ecourse) Are you a Braver Angels Debate Chair or Chair-in-training? If so, join us for the first ever Braver Angels Debate Chair Forum. This space will be an opportunity for debate chairs and […]
Francis Collins went viral recently. The former director of the National Institutes of Health, he admitted at the 2023 Braver Angels Convention that public health leaders made mistakes when developing COVID policies, while still defending their overall response. When these videos recently surfaced on Twitter, his acknowledgment of mistakes got the public’s attention. But do […]
Local Focus: Long Island de·bate| dəˈbāt | - noun - A highly structured conversation in which a group of people think together, listen to one another, and are open to being changed by ideas. About this Event Resolved: Prosecutorial efforts on the state and federal level to remove a Republican candidate from the presidential election is […]
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 […]
Join Braver Angels to debate. About this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – "Resolved: Close the Border" 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 […]
Does everyone today automatically vote for candidates from their own political party without thinking or research? When is the last time you crossed party lines when voting for a candidate? If you have never crossed party lines to vote, what is your reasoning? Tribalism is a fundamental part of human nature. An August 2023 Wall […]
This new 90-minute online workshop helps participants understand the values and concerns of those who differ from them politically, and it teaches essential skills for communicating across differences and finding common ground. In this polarized time, we often lack basic understanding of why people on the other political side hold their beliefs. We don’t see […]
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