Braver Angels - Family & Politics: How to Talk with Loved Ones on the Other Side

Date: 
Sat, 11/09/2024 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 4
Age Group: 
Adult

Family relationships are becoming casualties of our toxic political environment. Family members are having nasty political arguments, avoiding each other, or even cutting off lifetime relationships. If you want to preserve important family bonds while still being true to your values and political beliefs, this workshop is for you! 

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Braver Angels: Depolarizing Within

Date: 
Sat, 10/05/2024 - 11:00am to 1:30pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 4
Age Group: 
Adult

The Depolarizing Within workshop teaches participants to look at their own attitudes toward the political “other,” and to learn strategies for:  a)  engaging in politics without demonizing, and b) constructively intervening in conversations that stereotype or demonize the other side.

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Crossing the Continental Divide: The Braver Angels Approach to Depolarization in the United States (Film & Discussion)

Date: 
Sat, 09/14/2024 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 4
Age Group: 
Adult

Are you dismayed by political division in America and interested in being part of the solution?  Don’t despair.  Come learn about Braver Angels, the nation’s largest cross-partisan, volunteer-led organization dedicated to bridging the partisan divide and to depolarizing American politics.  Bringing together Americans from across the political spectrum, Braver Angels is teaching new ways to communicate, collaborate and engage in public life for the b

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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month: Frida (2002)

Date: 
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Contact: 
Age Group: 
Adult

September 23: In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month: Frida (2002) Julie Taymor’s biopic adapted from Hayden Herrera’s 1983 book Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist and her tempestuous marria

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Laura Ford 986 1047 Ext 4
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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: The Constant Gardener (2005)

Date: 
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Contact: 
Age Group: 
Adult

The Constant Gardener (2005) Fernando Meirelles’ political thriller, based on John le Carré's 2001 novel, stars Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz; Justin Quayle, a British diplomat in Kenya and widower, is determ

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Laura Ford 986 1047 Ext 4
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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: AWPL Classic Monday: The Lost Weekend (1945)

Date: 
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Age Group: 
Adult

AWPL Classic Monday: The Lost Weekend (1945) Winner of 4 Oscars (Best Picture, Actor, Director and Screenplay), Billy Wilder's grim, realistic depiction of alcoholism stars Ray Milland as Don Birnam, a booze-dependent novelist suffering from writer's block; it follows Dan's devastatingly pathetic four-day drinking binge.

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Laura Ford 986 1047 Ext 4
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