Institute for American Values

BETTER ANGELS

Promoting public interest in and awareness of the importance of reducing political and cultural polarization and helping liberals and conservatives better understand each other's perspectives, see past stereotypes, and identify common ground; promoting public interest in and awareness of community alliances that consist of members with diverse political perspectives and work to reduce political and cultural polarization; promoting public interest in and awareness of policies that could reduce political and cultural polarization; promoting public interest in and awareness of better ways to communicate with those who hold differing political beliefs;

BETTER ANGELS

Educational services, namely, conducting trainings, classes, and workshops on political polarization, understanding different political perspectives, and building trust and relationships across political differences; educational services, namely, conducting classes and workshops designed to decrease political polarization by bringing together individuals of diverse political backgrounds for discussions to reduce stereotyped thinking, clarify disagreements, and identify areas of common ground; educational services, namely, organizing, arranging and hosting structured debates and discussions on controversial and divisive political issues; educational services, namely, organizing, arranging and hosting discussion groups, workshops, and meetings in the field of politics consisting of citizens, community leaders, scholars, political leaders, partisan leaders, and activists, all of the foregoing with the purpose of reducing political and cultural polarization through cross-partisan discussion and collaboration; educational services, namely, organizing, arranging and hosting discussion groups, workshops, and meetings consisting of individuals with conservative and liberal political philosophies, all of the foregoing with the purpose of facilitating open, productive communication about each individual's political differences as well as common ground with others; educational services, namely, conducting trainings, classes, and workshops on helping people better communicate with those who hold differing political beliefs, and distribution of course material in connection therewith; education services, namely, providing a website featuring non-downloadable articles, podcasts, and videos in the fields of understanding different political perspectives, reducing political and cultural polarization, building trust and relationships across political differences, and helping liberals and conservatives better understand each other's perspectives, see past stereotypes, and identify common ground;