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November 15, 2026
November 15, 2026
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST
Host Organization: Braver Angels Montgomery County
State/Region: MD
Setting: In-person
Location: Salem United Methodist Church
12 High Street (Georgia Ave)
Brookeville, MD 20833
Restricted Attendance: By invitation – applicants will be contacted by the organizer to assess their availability for a follow up “Constituent Conversation”. Successful applicants will also participate in an anticipated “Constituent Conversation” with either Governor Moore or Representative Raskin, tentatively scheduled for January 2027.
About this event
Join us for a Common Ground Workshop on the topic of immigration in the United States.
The Braver Angels Common Ground Workshop brings together equal numbers of Conservatives and Liberals – Reds and Blues (4-8 of each) – for a deep dive into a problem, such as addressing climate change, electoral reform, or abortion. Together, participants talk about their connection to the issue and their opinion on solutions. By the end of the workshop, participants have come up with jointly and unanimously held Points of Agreements on values, concerns, and policies.
The Common Ground workshop is an outgrowth of Braver Angels’ signature Red-Blue workshop and allows participants to go deeper into a single issue. Points of Agreement can be fleshed out at future group meetings, and when possible, lead to joint Red-Blue actions such as op-eds, joint speaking, and meetings with legislators.
Goals:
To delve into a single issue where citizens differ, and learn how each other sees the problem
To delineate areas of common ground and points of agreement
To learn something that might be helpful to others in our community and the nation.
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Topics include:
Topics include:
Learn to communicate more effectively across political differences. Choose the "red" or "blue" version based on your leanings—each uses different examples, but teaches the same skills. Not red or blue? Pick one for practice. You’re also welcome to take both.
This course helps you become more aware of your own inner polarizer, learn to be critical without stereotyping or showing contempt, and build skills to respond constructively when conversations turn toward ridicule or dismissiveness.
This course teaches skills to avoid contributing to polarization on social media, decide when to engage or disengage, and interact more constructively. It focuses on your own behavior, not the broader social media climate. Example posts are real, edited for instruction.
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