IAS Thursdays | Depolarizing America: Spotlight Series

Event Date and Time
Thursday, Sep 24, 2020
3:30 pm
Event Location
Zoom Webinar
Free and Open to the Public (Registration Required)


Featuring William R. Fry Jr.
and Rob Weidenfeld
members of Braver Angels

Moderated by John Rash, Star Tribune

Braver Angels is a citizens’ organization uniting Americans from different political parties in a working alliance to depolarize America. The mission of both red and blue members alike is to try to understand the other side’s point of view, even if they don’t agree with it; engage those they disagree with; look for common ground and ways to work together; and support principles that bring communities together rather than divide them. William Fry, Jr. and Rob Weidenfeld, a Braver Angels’ “Red/Blue Pair” from Ohio, will model these practices to launch the Spotlight Series 2020-21.

 

The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of position of the University of Minnesota, or presenting offices.


 

The Institute for Advanced Study, Northrop, and the University Honors Program present the 2020-21 Spotlight Series: Polarization and Identities, a series of six events inspired by both the 2020 Presidential Election and the polarization that has appeared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All events will be moderated by John Rash, an editorial writer for the Star Tribune.