Launched in 2016, Braver Angels is a national movement to bring liberals, conservatives and others together at the grassroots level — not to find centrist compromise, but to find one another as citizens. Through workshops, debates, campus engagement, and more, Braver Angels helps Americans understand each other beyond stereotypes, form community alliances, and reduce the vitriol that poisons our civic culture.
Braver Angels Skills Training Workshops
Skills for Bridging the Divide workshops help you through difficult political conversations with people in your life. Learn how to talk across the divide in a constructive, empathetic way. Learn More
Depolarizing Within workshops teach participants to look within and develop strategies for engaging politics without demonizing, and how to constructively intervene in social conversations with like-minded peers. Learn More
Families and Politics workshops show participants how to talk about politics with their loved ones in a way that brings us closer together — not farther apart. Learn More
Being Red in a Blue Environment workshops are for political conservatives who are surrounded by liberals in key areas of life like work, family, social circle, religion, or community. Participants learn safe and effective ways to communicate conservative values and beliefs in environments where liberal ideas are assumed to be correct. Learn More
Being Blue in a Red Environment workshops are for political liberals who are surrounded by conservatives in key areas of life like work, family, social circle, religion, or community. enable participants to talk about race in an inquisitive, non-judgmental way. Participants learn safe and effective ways to communicate liberal values and beliefs in environments where conservative ideas are assumed to be correct. Learn More
Skills for Social Media teaches strategies to share and discuss political viewpoints online without contributing to polarization. Learn More
Key Contact for Bridging Divides - El Dorado
Carlos Hernandez (chernandez@braverangels.org)
Living Room Conversations works to heal society by connecting people across divides - politics, age, gender, race, nationality, and more – through guided conversations proven to build understanding and transform communities.
We have a number of offerings for those looking to deepen their skills in hosting Living Room Conversations, to customize our tools for specific communities and use cases, or bring our conversation model to an organization or corporation. After a brief consultation, the services selected will be tailored to the specific needs expressed and pricing will be determined. We are committed to helping communities build connections through conversation and we will do our best to work within your budget.
PARTIAL LIST OF RESOURCES
Key Contact for Bridging Divides - El Dorado
Becca Kearl, Executive Director (becca.kearl@gmail.com)
BridgeUSA is a youth-led nonprofit organization that creates spaces on high school and college campuses for open discussion between students about political issues. Political division is one of our biggest challenges in the United States.
We began in 2016 at the universities of Notre Dame, CU-Boulder, and UC Berkeley in response to growing polarization on campus. Our work emphasizes the importance of empathy and understanding, ideological diversity and solution-oriented politics. By engaging America’s youth in constructive discussions, we are equipping the next generation of leaders with the skills necessary for navigating conflict, finding solutions across differences and building bridges in their communities.
Key Contact for Bridging Divides - El Dorado
Emily Green (green@bridgeusa.org)
Since 1991, the Foundation has served as stewards who embrace and cultivate living a life of purpose, our dedication is in serving those in need through the direct support of community and organizations who passionately give for the benefit of all.