Braver Angels (www.braverangels.org) is a volunteer Section 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is bridging and healing the divisions in our country that have resulted from toxic levels of polarization. This week’s election will challenge us to rebuild what Lincoln called our "bonds of affection.” Braver Angels has launched an initiative centered around the election and with a focus on religious, civic and educational organizations, called “With Malice Toward None.” We support this initiative, and encourage you to participate in the events listed below if you are called to do so, and to take the With Malice Toward None Pledge: SIGN THE PLEDGE
On Election Night, from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am Mountain Time, Braver Angels will host Moments of Peace: Coming Together--an array of religious and secular 15-minute online gatherings, led by a remarkable group of leaders—from Baptist pastors to Jewish rabbis to Catholic priests to imams, from civic leaders to ordinary citizens, and many more. Gatherings may include readings, stories, a reflection, songs, silence, and in the case of religious gatherings, prayers. The goals are to offer comfort and grounding during a stressful evening, and to join with those who want to hold America together.
There will be a "Day After" national meeting on the evening of Wednesday, November 4, 6:00-7:30 pm Mountain Time. This will be a gathering to reflect on what will have just happened in the country and to consider how to move forward. There will be a discussion by a panel of red/blue friends, some of whom who will just have voted for President Trump, others for Vice President Biden. Braver Angels lead workshop designer Bill Doherty will moderate the conversation.
After the election results are known, you may sign up for the With Malice Toward None online gathering, sponsored by the Wyoming-Montana Braver Angels Alliance, that best fits your overall reaction:
· Nov 11th 6:30 pm - Delighted with Election Results
· Nov 18th 6:30 pm - Distressed with Election Results
· Nov 11th 6:30 pm - Delighted with Election Results
· Nov 18th 6:30 pm - Distressed with Election Results
Please contact Lindi Kirkbride or Tom Brantley if you would like to register for either of these events, or if you have any questions.
