BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://www.mapm.org///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260423T020053UTC-2832XpUNU9@https://www.mapm.org/ DTSTAMP:20260423T020053Z DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE.\nBetter Angels \;is a national nonprofit tha t has developed and pioneered concrete\, structured practices for dialogue across political divides. Its leadership is half “red” and half “blue.” T he First Universalist Peace Circle is hosting two Better Angels workshops at church this winter/spring. The Conversation Skills workshop is a prereq uisite for the Red/Blue workshop offered in April (having attended another Better Angels skills workshop previously is also acceptable).\nThis works hop is offered twice: choose either February 22 or March 14\nIn our curren t polarized political environment\, many people avoid or even dread politi cal conversations with friends or family members whose politics differ fro m their own. They worry\, rightly so\, that any attempts at political disc ussions will devolve into arguments and acrimony\, and result in hurt feel ings or anger. In this interactive Better Angels workshop you will learn s kills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences\, searc h for common ground\, and affirm the importance of the relationship. Anyon e interested in having better conversations with people on the other side of the political aisle will benefit from this workshop.\nGoals\n\nTo learn about the perspectives\, feelings\, and experiences of someone who differ s from you politically\nTo have a sense of satisfaction about how you conv eyed your own perspective\, feelings\, and experiences\nTo discover some c ommon ground\, if it’s there\n\nAfter a brief introduction and a discussio n about what can go wrong in political discussions\, participants in a ski lls workshop can expect to learn the following:\n\nTone setting skills\nLi stening skills\nSpeaking skills\nHandling difficult moments\n\nYou will pr actice conversation skills in a pair with someone of your same political p ersuasion—red or blue. “Reds” lean conservative/libertarian and tend to vo te Republican. “Blues” lean liberal/progressive and tend to vote Democrati c. If you fall somewhere in the middle\, you can choose a side for purpose s of practicing the skills. https://www.mapm.org/events/calendar/event/278 -bridging-the-political-divide-conversation-skills-a-better-angels-skills- workshop DTSTART:20200314T090000Z DTEND:20200314T120000Z LOCATION:First Universalist Church of Minneapolis (3400 Dupont Ave S\, Minn eapolis\, MN 55408\, USA) SUMMARY:“Bridging the Political Divide: Conversation Skills” A Better Angel s Skills Workshop URL:https://www.mapm.org/events/calendar/event/278-bridging-the-political-d ivide-conversation-skills-a-better-angels-skills-workshop END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR