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Clackamas County Braver Angels Monthly Meeting
Event by: Braver Angels
Location: Ledding Library, Southeast 21st Avenue 10660, Milwaukie
Tickets: 15–30 USD · Get tickets
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“Who the heck is feeding the fire of polarization and fear?”
“Am I consciously or unconsciously feeding that fire?”
Come find out if you are and what to do about it.
Join us; It’s FREE
Summary
Could ‘Trust’ be an antidote to fear and polarization? If we know each other, work together and learn some trust-building skills, can I reduce the fear and polarization in my own life and in my relationships with others? It is a good guess that trust will not hurt anybody, and it just may be a great first step in reducing fear, polarization, and the risk of violence in Clackamas County.
Goals of our discussion
- Learn to build trust through experience with others
- Learn to suspend judgment. Step back from your initial response to a person or situation and reconsider your response
- Learn to try gratitude. rather than disappointment- look for what IS working in Clackamas County, your neighborhood, your family and reflect gratitude that these things are working
“When talking about polarization, many people will try to assign blame to various groups: “It’s the media,” “It’s politicians trying to get power,” “It’s the political party machines manipulating us,” “It’s the rich trying to divide us,” “It’s the colleges.” And there are valid points to be made about how various organizations and systems and institutions amplify the effects of polarization — but it’s also true that those systems and organizations are made up of people. The same dynamics that can make individual people become polarized can make groups of people and organizations become polarized.”
― Zachary Elwood, How Contempt Destroys Democracy: An American Liberal's Guide to Toxic Polarization (the author who presented to us in May)
*Tickets are Free, Donations Help Use promo code BRAVER during registration to get a free ticket. Donations beyond the free ticket support Braver Angels, 501(c)3.
Questions? Contact Mike Balter at [email protected]
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