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!
A Respectful Exchange of Ideas: Climate Change and Environmental Challenges
TBA - North Carolina Wilmington- No events scheduled for 04/12/2024.
Fishbowl: Should schools inform parents about their children’s gender choices?
Cambridge Public Library 449 Broadway, CambridgeSkills for Disagreeing Better – IN PERSON
First United Lutheran Church of Kennesaw, GA 3481 Campus Loop Rd, KannesawAmbassador Outreach – What is your “red line”?
Bent Paddle Brewery 1832 West Michigan Street, DuluthWeek of Events
Ambassador Outreach
Ambassador Outreach
* Local Focus: Indiana Put a "Don't Eclipse America" Braver Angels yard sign on your lawn to support depolarizing during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse across 12 states. Each "ticket" represents one yard sign out of 100 for each campaign. This pilot program is run by Braver Angels Indiana State Coordinators Miles Eddy […]
Debate Chair Training: Mock Debate – Online
Debate Chair Training: Mock Debate – Online
Restricted Attendance: Completed debate chair e-Course, attended debate chair Q&A session If you have completed our debate chair training eCourse and attended a Q&A session with an experienced chair, you are well on your way to chairing your first debate! The third and final step is practicing your skills in a mock debate! Join us […]
Red Caucus 2nd Tuesday Monthly Meeting
Red Caucus 2nd Tuesday Monthly Meeting
Restricted Attendance: Red members or subscribers only Red Caucus 2nd Tuesday monthly meeting. All reds are invited.
Ambassador Outreach
Ambassador Outreach
Local Focus: CT Learn how Braver Angels is working to bridge the partisan divide, experience a sample skills training activity, and hear about ways you can participate further. Participants will: Participate in two brief activities (one taken directly from our "Depolarizing Within" workshop). Watch a short video of a Braver Angels Red/Blue workshop in action. […]
Washington State Welcomes Those New To Braver Angels
Washington State Welcomes Those New To Braver Angels
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 […]
Military & Veterans Group Welcome Event
Military & Veterans Group Welcome Event
Are you a military member or veteran and interested in how your fellow vets and service members are working to reduce political polarization in the United States? Come to our Welcome Event and you will learn about Braver Angels and where you can continue your mission of defending the Constitution of the United States against […]
Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels – Georgia April Members’ Meeting
Alliance/Members Meeting – Braver Angels – Georgia April Members’ Meeting
Local Focus: Georgia This is the April, 2024, meeting for all members of Braver Angels - Georgia
Alliance/Members Meeting – Michigan BA Member Meeting
Alliance/Members Meeting – Michigan BA Member Meeting
Local Focus: Michigan We are inviting all Michigan Braver Angels (BA) to join likeminded neighbors across the state striving to: refresh your depolarizing skills gain support for humanizing those on both sides of the issues form a community where efforts to discover common ground are shared Please join us on the second Tuesday of each […]
Depolarizing Within – IN PERSON
Depolarizing Within – IN PERSON
Restricted Attendance: Milwaukee Osher member Local Focus: Milwaukee Osher group 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 […]
A Respectful Exchange of Ideas: Climate Change and Environmental Challenges
A Respectful Exchange of Ideas: Climate Change and Environmental Challenges
Restricted Attendance: For those interested in bridging the political divide through friendly, civil discourse Local Focus: Wilmington, NC and surrounding areas A Respectful Exchange of Ideas: Climate Change and Environmental Challenges ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org
Civil Conversations Series – In Person
Civil Conversations Series – In Person
Local Focus: Event will be in person only at Fletcher Library, 823 N Buchanan St, Little Rock, AR 72205 The Civil Conversations series is a monthly event with the following goals: 1) practice and improve civil communications skills while discussing specific topics; 2) identify common ground/common points that people can agree on within a specific […]
Intro Sessions for Newcomers & New Volunteers
Intro Sessions for Newcomers & New Volunteers
Local Focus: Connecticut Learn about how citizens and elected officials from across the political spectrum are coming together to bridge the partisan divide, and how you can help too. Bring your questions and enthusiasm. Feel free to join us for Part 1 and/or Part 2, based on your interest: 7:00PM ET — Part 1: For […]
BA Organizer Training – Online
BA Organizer Training – 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 […]
Alliance/Members Meeting – Money, Minds, and Futures: The New Hampshire Education Funding Dilemma
Alliance/Members Meeting – Money, Minds, and Futures: The New Hampshire Education Funding Dilemma
This Braver Angels discussion seeks to bridge the divide on one of the most contentious issues facing our state today: education funding. In the spirit of Braver Angels' mission to foster understanding and find common ground, we'll explore the complexities and disparities in education funding within New Hampshire, discussing the impacts on educational quality, student […]
BA IN Red/Blue Weekly Lunch
BA IN Red/Blue Weekly Lunch
Local Focus: Indiana Weekly lunch meeting of the BA IN Red/Blue lunch group.
The Social Psychology of Bridging Political Divides in Your Own Backyard
The Social Psychology of Bridging Political Divides in Your Own Backyard
Local Focus: North Carolina The Braver Angels of Central NC present an online interactive discussion with acclaimed Social and Political Psychologist, Dr. Adi Wiezel of Elon University. Dr. Wiezel is an expert on partisanship and its impact on American politics. Learn how our FEELINGS of political hostility and fear outpace our actual disagreements on the […]
Moderator Forum – Common Ground Workshop – Trustworthy Elections
Moderator Forum – Common Ground Workshop – Trustworthy Elections
* Restricted Attendance: Moderator Forum - BA moderators and moderators in training Advanced Moderator Training - for current moderators and moderators in training
National Community Debate – National Debate: Are Fertilized Ova People?
National Community Debate – National Debate: Are Fertilized Ova People?
Join Braver Angels to debate. About this event Join Braver Angels for a debate on the topic – "Resolved: Fertilized Ova Are People." 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 […]
Alliance/Members Meeting – Angels of Color Caucus March Meeting
Alliance/Members Meeting – Angels of Color Caucus March Meeting
Join us this March for an engaging and meaningful session of the Braver Angels of Color Caucus as we embark on setting the stage for April 2024's discussion topics. This month, we're centering our dialogue on critical themes such as Stress Awareness, Minority Health Awareness, and Autism, alongside other important subjects our members wish to […]
Depolarizing Within – In Person
Depolarizing Within – In Person
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 […]
Fishbowl: Should schools inform parents about their children’s gender choices?
Fishbowl: Should schools inform parents about their children’s gender choices?
During the fishbowl, a small group sits in the inner circle, and each shares their views. Then, the listeners switch from the outer circle to the inner circle and take their turn. We'll end by asking each person what they learned from the discussion. You'll have a chance to be heard, and to listen to […]
Depolarizing Within
Depolarizing Within
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 […]
China and Taiwan: why should the US care?
China and Taiwan: why should the US care?
An evening of discourse with Grant Newsham, Col (ret.), a Senior Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, and author of When China Attacks: A Warning to America. The evening will include a presentation by Col Newsham on what Americans should understand about a crisis between China and Taiwan, small group discussion, and […]
Skills for Disagreeing Better – IN PERSON
Skills for Disagreeing Better – IN PERSON
Restricted Attendance: OK with attending a workshop in a Christian (Lutheran) church. Local Focus: Cobb County, GA 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 […]
Ambassador Outreach – What is your “red line”?
Ambassador Outreach – What is your “red line”?
What is your "red line"? Podcast discussion. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org