Past Events

We will present the Braver Angels Skills for Disagreeing Better workshop, in person, on Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 10:00am - 12:00pm. This will take place at the Linn-Benton Community College Albany Campus, 6500 Pacific Blvd SW. The workshop is free, but registration is required. Register here!

Participants learn about the values and concerns of those who differ from them politically. The workshop teaches essential skills for communicating across differences and finding common ground.

Comments from participants:

• I may think I disagree but I may be misinterpreting what the other thinks.

• It was fun and it is very important to have this going on with different political viewpoints.

• We all need to learn and practice these skills.

We are excited to present the Braver Angels Depolarizing Within workshop, in person, on Saturday, February 7, 2026 from 10:00am - 1:00pm. This will take place at Linn-Benton Community College Albany Campus, 6500 Pacific Blvd SW. 

Participants develop strategies for engaging in politics without demonizing the other side, and for constructively intervening in conversations with like-minded peers.

Comments from participants:

• People need to be heard.

• ... the reminder to have the humility to know that I don't have all of the facts.

• The high value of being able to depolarize within the community you are accepted in.

Resolved: K-12 Schools Should Prohibit Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices During the School Day. Agree? Disagree? Join us on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 6:00-8:00pm at the Corvallis Museum - 411 SW 2nd Street in Corvallis to listen to the perspectives of others, and share your own. The event is free. 

Comments from participants: 

• Things are nuanced! It's not black and white.

• Why can’t our political leaders be as respectful as this group of speakers?!

• People I disagreed with had good arguments.

• Even if I am very stubborn to the resolution there are always other sides to look at.

• Listen to everyone's opinions.