Braver Angels AZ

We are a local affiliate with Braver Angels, the nation's largest grassroots movement uniting red & blue Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America.

[Braver Angels @braverangels]

Check out Wilk Wilkinson, leader of We the People's Project, and host of @DerateTheHate on the Becoming Bridge Builders podcast talking about how we can have less toxic conversations.

You won't want to miss it! https://t.co/2UtTQ3bsHF

[Braver Angels @braverangels]

"I think... it is best if we stop identifying each other politically or ideologically and instead think about what we do working together for the community." @SenatorCollins

@JohnRWoodJr for @USATODAY
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[Politics Arizona @PoliticsArizona]

Our two-party system has become an obstacle to good governance and civic cohesion. Somehow, someway, we need to move to a post-partisan system of governance.

[Braver Angels AZ @BraverAngelsAZ]

For #NationalWeekofConversation, @BraverAngels Maricopa County met to discuss "Healing Hate in America - A Political Forgiveness Project" and to learn about the Arizona Democracy Resilience Network, an affiliate of the @CarterCenter. Join us: https://t.co/tUlDyOzHFl #ListenFirst

[Joy Mayer @mayerjoy]

@EngagingNews Thanks to @SteveSaltwick of @braverangels for hosting a conversation about how journalists can better engage with conservatives. I talked to @moniguzman about that awhile back. https://t.co/6iKttAux3F

[Civic Health Project @civichealthproj]

Next week, thousands of Americans will participate in #NationalWeekofConversation. With dozens of events to choose from, come be a part of the solution to fix things we can broadly agree are broken

#ListenFirst

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[Civic Health Project @civichealthproj]

One of our newest grantees is @braverangels who is doing amazing work as part of the Campus Debates program. By working with young Americans at a critical point in their lives and teaching them critical thinking/debate skills it can be transformational

#ListenFirst

[Braver Angels AZ @BraverAngelsAZ]

The most partisan member of Congress generated nearly 10 times as much press coverage in the 2022 election cycle as the least partisan member according to a new study of “hyper-partisan” politics by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at @GeorgeMasonU and @StartsWithUs.

[The Hill @thehill]

"Hyper-partisan" politicians get four times the news coverage of bipartisan colleagues https://t.co/wTUT62dX6E

[Builders @BuildersMvt]

Americans deserve the full story. #ChangeTheCoverage

Call on the media to balance the coverage by broadcasting bipartisan problem solvers: https://t.co/WvOPO2USdp
@commongroundcom @cmpaatgmu

Starts With Us is not affiliated with any political campaign or party & this is not an endorsement of any politician.

[Civic Health Project @civichealthproj]

When tested among 32,000 Americans for the Strengthening Democracy Challenge, it was a beer commercial that had one of the most significant impacts on decreasing partisan animosity.

Do you think the beer industry can play a role in decreasing political divides?

#ListenFirst

[Braver Angels AZ @BraverAngelsAZ]

"... while they make a lot of noise and are overrepresented in the media, ideologues on both the left and right comprise a relatively small slice of the American public (about 15% altogether)."

[Fair For All @fairforall_org]

“The vast majority of Americans want to…teach history with the complexity it deserves rather than the simplicity that a political agenda would require.”

@skmoskowitz @JoinPersuasion
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[More in Common US @MoreInCommon_US]

In our latest report "Defusing the History Wars" we talked to hundreds of Americans about their views on U.S. history. Turns out Americans have a lot in common about what think should be taught. So why is there so much friction? More here: https://t.co/vRoEzsoQ1P

[Braver Angels AZ @BraverAngelsAZ]

State Treasurer @KimberlyYeeAZ writing for @AZCentral about the need for and importance of civil discourse.

[azcentral opinions @azcopinions]

It's not enough to ask the people of Arizona for your vote. You have to earn it with civil discourse, respect and a clear view on issues that matter. https://t.co/AbSzHTZAvz

[Braver Angels AZ @BraverAngelsAZ]

“Liberals tend to place less value on sanctity, authority, and loyalty and more value on care, fairness and liberty,” whereas “Conservatives tend to value all foundations similarly.”

Consider taking the Moral Foundations test at https://t.co/OJHohzEY9h.

[Braver Angels AZ @BraverAngelsAZ]

Participants were better able to recognize the limits of their own knowledge, become more open to the viewpoints of others, view people holding different beliefs with less animosity & more warmth, and think about potentially divisive issues in a more nuanced way.

[American City & County @AmerCityCounty]

Research, online program designed to help government admins bridge political divide https://t.co/LU8pL2HILe

[Braver Angels AZ @BraverAngelsAZ]

Moral Foundations Theory, which was first proposed by psychologists @JonHaidt & Craig Joseph in 2004, theorizes that a particular political ideology is derived from an individual’s perspectives on six moral foundations (care, fairness, liberty, loyalty, authority, and sanctity).

[The Issue Is @TheIssueIsShow]

"We may disagree about what we want for the country, but we can do it in a way where we respect each other..."

@BobShrum, @murphymike, @Reince, and @JamesCarville talk civility and coming together in a time of hyper-partisanship.

@Elex_Michaelson hosts @TheIssueIsShow

[American Council of Trustees and Alumni @goACTA]

Americans agree—polarization sucks! Listen to author and Professor of History, Jonathan Zimmerman, explain why he thinks colleges and universities are the best place to begin tackling divisive and unproductive polarization. Full Higher Ed Now episode at: https://t.co/VoZuZSAnHN

[Bruce Bond @BruceABond]

Tune in to this week’s holiday #PodcastEpisode featuring a father-daughter duo who discuss finding common ground despite differing political views and psychologist @DrTaniaIsrael who provides insights on bringing #LightNotHeat to conversations > https://t.co/1wofUGbWEd

[Civic Health Project @civichealthproj]

Excited to be working alongside many of the organizations featured here!

If we want to address the polarization in our country, it will require people who are passionate on the ground as well as philanthropists committed to supporting that endeavor.