A Braver Angels Debate is an opportunity both to exercise our minds and to open our hearts.  Unlike some debate programs, the point isn’t to win; it’s to understand the other side a little better.  We designed our special parliamentary debate format to encourage everyone to participate, to support good faith, accurate disagreement, and to promote better understanding for all. They are always led by a specially trained Debate Chair.

Offered both in person by local alliances or online to our national membership via Zoom, Braver Angels debates always center around a controversial resolution and then invite both sides to speak to it. Unlike some of our workshops, however, this split isn’t necessarily Red vs. Blue.  In fact, it’s not uncommon to find both Reds and Blues speaking in the affirmative (that is, supporting the resolution) as well as the negative (that is, opposing it).