Events from 07/04/2020 – 01/26/2021 – Page 4 – Braver Angels

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Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: State
State/Region: ID
Setting: In-person
Hyde Park Mennonite Fellowship 1520 N 12th St, Boise

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 […]

A Mock Civic Assembly Experience – Los Angeles Area (CA – Southern California Alliance/Public Democracy Los Angeles)

Host Organization: Southern California Alliance
Partner Org(s): Public Democracy Los Angeles
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
Veteran's Memorial Building, Iskan Room 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City

You're Invited! A Mock Civic Assembly Experience Local Focus: Los Angeles California and Surrounding Communities Public Democracy Los Angeles (PDLA) is a coalition dedicated to making LA’s governance more equitable, representative, and responsive. Civic assemblies empower diverse residents to deliberate complex issues and co-create informed, community-driven solutions to intractable problems. From employment in Brussels to […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better (WA – Central / Eastern Washington Alliance)

Host Organization: Central / Eastern Washington Alliance
State/Region: WA
Setting: In-person
Richland Public Library Richland

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 […]

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 Madison Street 207, 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 […]

Washington State Welcomes Those New To Braver Angels

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: WA
Setting: Online

A welcome social for new and potential Braver Angels in Washington State Join us for an informal meet and greet and an opportunity to ask questions about Braver Angels. We will open with a short intro about Braver Angels and then introductions from attendees, followed by some social time that might include: ice breakers, break-out […]

Event Series Michigan Virtual BA Meeting

Michigan Virtual BA Meeting

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: MI
Setting: Online

Local Focus: Michigan Michigan BA Meeting to discuss current topics and share experiences of BA in Michigan ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org

Alliance/Members Meeting – Idaho State Alliance Monthly Meeting (ID – State)

Host Organization: State
State/Region: ID
Setting: Online

Join Idaho Braver Angels for our monthly state-wide meeting to learn about activities, get to know others in Idaho working on depolarization, and practice skills in speaking and listening according to Braver Angels principles. The meeting program lasts an hour with an optional 30 minutes of additional hang out time

Debate Chair Training (BA National – Debates)

Host Organization: BA National - Debates
Setting: Online

Are you a Braver Angels Debate Chair or Chair-in-Training? If so, join us for the next Braver Angels Debate Chair Forum. This space will be an opportunity for Debate Chairs and Chairs-in-Training to connect and learn from one another and other BA leaders! Restricted Attendance: Restricted to Debate Chairs and those who have begun the […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels Indiana 2025 Weekly Lunch Meeting

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

Local Focus: Indiana focus, all are welcome Weekly meeting of the SCIN BA Lunch group. All BA members/subscribers are welcome to join us for discussion on a variety of topics. Participation in previous BA workshops is encouraged!

“Give Your Elevator Speech a Lift!” – Crafting your Elevator Speech

Host Organization: Other
Setting: Online
Online US

As Braver Angels, we love to share with others what we have learned and experienced on our journey. However, the skills to tell our story in 10 seconds or less takes a little shift in perspective and some practice. This workshop will help you develop a short, clear and memorable way to talk about Braver […]

Depolarizing Within (BA National – Workshops)

Host Organization: BA National - Workshops
Setting: Online

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 […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better

Host Organization: State
Partner Org(s): Lake City Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, Masons, Greater Lake City Area Foundation
State/Region: MN
Setting: In-person
Bluffview Elementary School Cafeteria 1156 West Lakewood Avenue, Lake City

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 – DC Alliance Monthly Membership Meeting (DC – Braver Angels Washington, DC)

Host Organization: Braver Angels
State/Region: DC
Setting: In-person
Political Pattie's 901 G St NW, Washington

Local Focus: Washington, DC Join the Braver Angels DC Alliance for our monthly membership meeting. Meet other local volunteers, hear what's going on this month, and find ways to volunteer with Braver Angels. We'll devote the first hour to the formal meeting and the second hour to a social, so come get involved and make […]

Central/Eastern WA Alliance monthly Program meeting

Host Organization: Central / Eastern Washington Alliance
State/Region: WA
Setting: Online

Local Focus: Central /Eastern Washington Alliance of Braver Angels This is a monthly discussion meeting and each month features a new topic and format.  All are welcome and you can sign up for our local Mailchimp list by clicking the link below.  Zoom links are sent out one week before the meeting.

Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels Indiana 2025 Weekly Lunch Meeting

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

Local Focus: Indiana focus, all are welcome Weekly meeting of the SCIN BA Lunch group. All BA members/subscribers are welcome to join us for discussion on a variety of topics. Participation in previous BA workshops is encouraged!

Families and Politics (CO – Colorado Southern Front Range Alliance/Reclaiming Civility)

Host Organization: Colorado Southern Front Range Alliance
Partner Org(s): Reclaiming Civility
State/Region: CO
Setting: In-person

Local Focus: Colorado Springs area 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 […]

Local Community Debate: Student gender ID in public schools: roles of parents and state (CO – Colorado Southern Front Range Alliance)

Host Organization: Colorado Southern Front Range Alliance
Partner Org(s): Reclaiming Civility
State/Region: CO
Setting: In-person

Local Focus: Colorado Springs area 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: Resolved: Public schools should prioritize parental input over state mandates when […]

Skills for Disagreeing Better (BA National – Workshops)

Host Organization: BA National - Workshops
Setting: Online

Note: This event is to be attended online. 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 side […]

Braver Angels: Reuniting America Screening (CA – Southern California Alliance)

Host Organization: Southern California Alliance
State/Region: CA
Setting: In-person
Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills 4451 Dunsmore Ave, Glendale

Join us to watch Braver Angels: Reuniting America, a 50-minute documentary about 8 Democratic-leaning voters and 7 Republican-leaning voters moving through a Braver Angels signature Red/Blue workshop in Waynesville, Ohio, from initial skepticism to more profound understanding and empathy. You’ll get an inside look at how a Democratic voter went from threatening to cut off […]

Local Debate: Resolved: Our immigration policy should prioritize economic benefit to the United States over the extended families of immigrants. (OR – State/Benton County Museums)

Host Organization: State
Partner Org(s): Benton County Museums
State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
Benton County Museum 1101 Main Street, Philomath

Local Focus: Benton County and Linn County, Oregon About this Event Resolved: Our immigration policy should prioritize economic benefit to the United States over the extended families of immigrants 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 […]

Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels Indiana 2025 Weekly Lunch Meeting

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

Local Focus: Indiana focus, all are welcome Weekly meeting of the SCIN BA Lunch group. All BA members/subscribers are welcome to join us for discussion on a variety of topics. Participation in previous BA workshops is encouraged!

Event Series Coffee Talks – Salem, Oregon

Coffee Talks – Salem, Oregon

Host Organization: Braver Angels of Salem
State/Region: OR
Setting: In-person
IKE BOX Cafe 299 Cottage St NE, Salem

Join us at our monthly gathering in Salem – "Coffee Talks". This is a casual event where you will get to meet some of your fellow local Braver Angels. The format changes month to month, but usually involves small group or individual discussions, while supporting our host, Ike Box Café, with your patronage. This event […]

Event Series Braver Politics Office Hours

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.

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