Braver Angels Workshop: Skills for Disagreeing Better

In this polarized time, there can be a lack of basic understanding of why people on the other political side hold their beliefs. Often 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. It is possible to learn to disagree better in polarized times, which means accurately seeing where we differ and where we share common ground.

In this workshop you will gain:

• 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.

Our workshop facilitator is Kali Kucera, a certified Braver Angles moderator and co-chair of the Memphis Chapter of Braver Angels. Sign up by September 9 to reserve your spot (lunch will be provided) at tinyurl.com/GSLBraverAngelsSept2024.

September 15, 12 to 2:30 p.m.
Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Trezevant Hall

Our workshop facilitator is Kali Kucera, a certified Braver Angels moderator and co-chair of the Memphis chapter of Braver Angels. He has led workshops both in-person and online, both local and national in scope, since 2021, and spearheaded its national effort on development of interactive depolarization experiences (“games and exhibits”). He is a member of the Memphis Friends (Quakers).

Braver Angels is a national nonprofit with a mission to depolarize America. Its leadership is half “red” and half “blue.” Learn more at braverangels.org.