Better Angels Depolarizing Within Workshop

Launched in 2016, Better Angels is a bipartisan citizen’s movement to unify our divided nation. By bringing red and blue Americans together into a working alliance, we’re building new ways to talk to one another, participate together in public life, and influence the direction of the nation.We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory…will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by thebetter angelsof our nature.– Abraham Lincoln, 1861

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Here's a step you can take to reduce polarization in our communities.

First Unitarian Society of Ithaca

<h3>Much of today’s polarization is driven by how we talk with like-minded people about those on the other side. Too often, we stereotype, dismiss, or ridicule our fellow citizens who support the other political party, its leaders, and its policies. </h3><h3>This free, three-hour workshop helps participants become more aware of their own &quot;inner polarizer.&quot; </h3><h3>It teaches how to be critical without demonizing, dismissing, or stereotyping large swaths of the population. And it offers strategies for intervening constructively in social conversations with like-minded peers when these conversations veer into contempt and ridicule for people who hold other political views.</h3><h3><strong>Who should come?</strong> Anyone interested in examining their own inner polarization. We welcome participants of all political persuasions.</h3><h3>Questions? Contact Pat Evans at patevans46@ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us</h3><h3>---</h3><h3><em>This workshop will be repeated on February 22 in Spencer, NY. A separate invitation will be sent for that workshop. Or, contact Amy Estro at quattrokrem@hotmail.com</em></h3>

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