This free workshop presented by Braver Angels will help us become more aware of our "inner polarizer" and learn methods for disagreeing without contempt or ridicule. It is open to persons interested in examining their own inner polarization and learning strategies to disagree without condemning or ridiculing others.

Click here to Register via Eventbrite

Moderators will be Lani Slonim, BIJC Food Bank coordinator, and Lou Zweier of the Petaluma Community Relations Council. Organized by the BIJC Social Action Committee and the North Bay Braver Angels Alliance.

• Reservation is required.
• Attendees must be vaccinated and masked at all times.
• Enter the BIJC Backyard from the outside of the building, through the left-side gate.
• Before arrival, please read the self-health check in the Revised Covid Guidelines.

The Mission of Braver Angels:
We bring Americans together to bridge the partisan divide and strengthen our democratic republic. Read about Braver Angels.

About this Event

Much of today's polarization is driven by how we talk with like-minded people about those on the other side. Too often, we stereotype, dismiss, or ridicule our fellow citizens who support the other political party, its leaders and its policies.

This free 2.5-to-3-hour workshop teaches participants:

• How to be more aware of their own "inner polarizer"
• How to be critical without demonizing, dismissing or stereotyping large swaths of the population
• Strategies for intervening constructively in social conversations with like-minded peers when these conversations veer into contempt and ridicule for people who hold other political views.