Want to do something for yourself and your country during election week?

Braver Angels is offering religious and secular 15 minute gatherings on Election Night between 7:00 pm and 2:00 am Eastern Time.

Led by a diverse array of religious and secular leaders, anyone is invited to join these gatherings during the night--as often as you need or feel moved.

Each gathering will reflect the traditions (secular or religious) and style of the particular leader, resulting in a rich slate of gatherings that reflect America.

Gatherings may include readings, stories, a reflection, songs, silence, and in the case of religious gatherings, prayers. But we won’t comment on what’s happening on Election Night. (That’s for the next night; see below.)

The goals are to offer comfort and grounding during a stressful evening, and to join with those who want to hold America together.

After registering, you will receive an email with two separate Zoom links: one for religious gatherings on Election Night and one for secular gatherings on Election Night. You are free to join any gathering (religious or secular) at any time during the night.

A full schedule is below.

Program Schedule of Religious Gatherings & Secular/Civic Gatherings

Religious Gatherings

All times EASTERN STANDARD TIME

7:00 pm ET Rabbi Laurie Rice, Congregation Micah in Brentwood, TN

7:30 pm ET Rev. Jennifer Schneider, American Baptist Churches of Central Region

8:00 pm ET Rev. Rob Schenck, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute in Washington, DC

8:30 pm ET Archbishop Bernard Hebda, Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis

9:00 pm ET Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Episcopal Church

9:30 pm ET Fr. Enrico Hernandez, Catholic priest in San Mateo, CA

10:00 pm ET “Three Faiths, One Blessing”

• Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, NJ

• Imam W. Deen Shareef, Convener of Council of Imams in NJ

• Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith, former Episcopal Bishop of Newark, NJ

10:30 pm ET Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra, Fuller Theological Seminary in CA

11:00 pm ET Rev. Mark Lauterbach, Rincon Mountain Presbyterian Church in Tucson, AZ

11:30 pm ET Rev. Cynthia O’Brien, First Presbyterian Church in Woodburn, OR

12:00 am ET Rev. Rick Langer, Biola University in Li Mirada, CA

12:30 am ET Rev. Mark Hofman, Alameda Christian Reformed Church in Alameda, CA

1:00 am ET Pastor Evan Chase, Minister and Braver Angels member in Gardena, CA

1:30 am ET Rev. Franklin Ruff, Stillwell Baptist Church in Stillwell, KS

Secular/Civic Gatherings

7:15 pm ET Hunter Baker, Union University in Jackson, TN, on “Statesmanship”

7:45 pm ET John Wood, Jr., Braver Angels Podcast co-host on "Grounding Reflections"

8:15 pm ET Kathryn MacDonald & Carlos Hernandez, "Why This Trump Voter and Biden Voter Befriended Each Other"

8:45 pm ET Patrick Dougherty, Licensed Psychologist in Minneapolis, MN, on “Meeting at the Middle”

9:15 pm ET David Blankenhorn, President of Braver Angels, on "What's More Important Than Who Wins?"

9:45 pm ET Gary Abreim, “Why This Biden Voter Bought a Trump Flag for My Neighbor”

10:15 pm ET “We the People: Meaning and History”

• Harry Boyte, Augsburg University

• Marie Strom, Public Life and Work

• Trygve Throntveit, Minnesota Humanities Center

10:45 pm ET John de Graaf, filmmaker and author on “Can Beauty Heal Our Wounds?”

11:15 pm ET Julie Boler, Braver Angels leader in Raleigh, NC, on “Resilience”

11:45 pm ET April Lawson, “Madame Chair” of Braver Angels Debates, on “Remembering the Horizon”

12:15 am ET Monica Guzman, Journalist in Seattle, WA

12:45 am ET Paul Norris, Braver Angels leader in San Francisco, CA, on "A Larger Perspective"

1:15 am ET Erika Munson, Braver Angels leader in Sandy, UT, on "Poetry and Reflection for a Better World"

1:45 am ET Doug Sprei, Braver Angels leader in Washington, DC

Register now and make plans to join us as you're able on Election Night!

This is a free event brought to you by Braver Angels as part of our mission to depolarize America. Braver Angels is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. We invite you to consider a gift to Braver Angels; all donations are tax deductible. Your support will allow us to offer more activities with the ultimate goal of uniting America.