About Us
About Us
Braver Angels is leading the nation’s largest cross-partisan, volunteer-led movement to bridge the partisan divide. Through community gatherings, real debates, and grassroots leaders working together, we’re creating hope — and showing Americans a braver way. Our focus is not on changing people’s views, but on changing people’s views of one other.
Hear founders David Blakenhorn and Bill Doherty talk about Braver Angels.
Braver Angels is calling Americans to courage -- to fix our broken politics, uplift our fellow Americans and to defeat the divisive status-quo.
Braver Angels Goes to Congress
Braver Angels Co-Founder Bill Doherty testifies to the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.
Testimonials
Hear what some fellow Americans had to say after participating in a Braver Angels workshop.
Co-Chair - Fairfield
New Milford
West Hartford
Southington
Co-Chair - Brookfield
CT Alliance
The Braver Angels CT Alliance is a community of citizens made up of people from across Connecticut who have participated in a Braver Angels experience, committed to the Braver Angels Way, and chosen to keep showing up for better conversations and stronger communities.
Like all Braver Angels Alliances, we are intentionally balanced. Our Leadership Team includes at least one Red Co-Chair and one Blue Co-Chair, and we strive to maintain no more than a 60/40 (or 40/60) balance between Red and Blue members. Many of our members also identify as true Independents who don’t lean Red or Blue but care deeply about bridging divides.
The CT Alliance hosts conversations, workshops, debates, and community events that help people build trust, navigate tough issues, and find common ground—locally, where it matters most.
Questions? Contact: ctalliance@braverangels.org
CT Alliance Members
Over 1,200 state residents who have attended a national or local Braver Angels event or expressed interest in the work of Braver Angels are connected through our mailing list. Over 185 of them have already become members.*
Many members don't just attend events; they help organize them. From local conversations to workshops, members can play an active role in strengthening their community.
Whether you are looking to connect, volunteer, lead or simply practice healthier conversations, there is a place for you here.
*You can become a member of Braver Angels for as little as $12/year. A member of Braver Angels is part of a national community—we are Republicans, Democrats, and Independents of all political persuasions. We form local alliances and hold local workshops and debates. We discuss our differences with civility and look for common ground. We encourage each other and we organize others to do the same. We are a grassroots family fixing our broken politics from the bottom up. Join our legion of Americans who believe that the fight to save our nation begins with a ceasefire among ourselves.
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Braver Angels: Reuniting America is a 50-minute documentary about what happened before, during and after a Braver Angels Red/Blue workshop in Waynesville, Ohio. It was directed by four-time Emmy award-winner Jim Brown, and produced by musician Peter Yarrow.
The documentary shows 8 Democratic-leaning voters and 7 Republican-leaning voters moving through a Braver Angels signature Red/Blue workshop, from initial skepticism to more profound understanding and empathy.
You’ll get an inside look at how a Democratic voter went from threatening to cut off relationships with Trump voters to becoming dear friends with one—and how a Republican voter moved from disdaining progressives to taking co-leadership with one in a movement that now spans the country.
It’s a great introduction to Braver Angels and our shared mission of depolarization.
Note: Braver Angels was known as Better Angels until April 2020.
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