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Location: Zoom
Monday, April 15
Fed up with today's divisive conversations? Let's do something about it.
Braver Angels Workshop: Skills for Bridging the Divide
Monday, April 15
7 to 8:30 p.m.
on Zoom
Free
Join us the NIC Anti-Racism Task Force and the ARTF Advocacy Partners for a workshop that will help you through difficult political conversations with people in your life. Learn how to talk across the divide in a constructive, empathetic way.
Your Voice Matters. Register to be a part of the change.
After you register you will be emailed a link to the 40 minute pre-workshop course and participant guidebook.
Braver Angels is a grassroots civic organization that since late 2016 has recruited thousands of volunteers for civic participation in all 50 states to depolarize our bitter political culture. This Zoom presentation, Q&A, and discussion, will expose participants to conversational skills for polarized times and then describe ways for citizens to get involved in solving the problem of hyper-partisanship and building a House United in their communities.
The session will offer a chance for participants to try out bridging skills used in difficult conversations, allowing us to connect with friends, family, and co-workers productively across political differences.
Goals are to:
- map differences accurately (instead of by stereotyping the other side)
- search for common ground
- affirm the importance of the relationship.
Then you will hear about opportunities for citizens across the political spectrum to work together against toxic political rancor that produces dysfunction, cynicism, distrust, and even political violence. You will hear about Braver Angels’ expanding approach to fixing the problem of political polarization through action by citizen-volunteers and their elected officials. There are cutting-edge methods of depolarizing public boards, legislatures, and communities that are not being used or discussed. Hear reasons for hope - you can treat polarization as a problem to fix rather than a defect in the American soul.
To get a sneak peek at conversational Skills for Bridging the Divide, we offer this free, 40-minute eLearning course on our website: SKILLS.
Questions? Contact Lisa Rogers at jlrogers204@comcast.net