Workshop: Skills for Disagreeing Better

September 17, 2025

7:00-8:30 p.m. (ET)

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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 as principled and the other side as self-interested. When we try to communicate across this gap, we often lack the skills for listening carefully, looking for common ground, and sharing our perspectives in ways that connect rather than create more misunderstanding.

This free 90-minute workshop teaching participants:

• More understanding of the values and concerns of people who differ from you politically

• Better skills for listening in a way so that the other person feels heard

• Better skills for sharing viewpoints in a way the other person might hear -- even if they disagree

Workshop: Skills for Disagreeing Better

September 27, 2025

3:00-5:00 p.m. (ET)

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This online workshop is sponsored by the Braver Angels Central Texas alliance. All are welcome!

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 as principled and the other side as self-interested. When we try to communicate across this gap, we often lack the skills for listening carefully, looking for common ground, and sharing our perspectives in ways that connect rather than create more misunderstanding.

This free 90-minute workshop teaching participants:

• More understanding of the values and concerns of people who differ from you politically

• Better skills for listening in a way so that the other person feels heard

• Better skills for sharing viewpoints in a way the other person might hear -- even if they disagree

Fireside Chat with Maury Giles

September 28, 2025

7:00-8:30 p.m. (ET)

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Join us for a special national conversation with our new CEO, Maury Giles, and Mónica Guzmán, author of I Never Thought of It That Way as they talk what’s next for our movement. This event is an opportunity to get to know Maury personally, hear what he has learned so far in listening sessions and retreats, and engage directly with his vision for Braver Angels in the months and years ahead.

Workshop: Skills for Disagreeing Better

October 11, 2025

2:00-3:45 p.m. (ET)

Register here 

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 as principled and the other side as self-interested. When we try to communicate across this gap, we often lack the skills for listening carefully, looking for common ground, and sharing our perspectives in ways that connect rather than create more misunderstanding.

This free 90-minute workshop teaching participants:

• More understanding of the values and concerns of people who differ from you politically

• Better skills for listening in a way so that the other person feels heard

• Better skills for sharing viewpoints in a way the other person might hear -- even if they disagree