In our society, which is currently deeply polarized on political (and other) grounds, conversation across our ideological divide can feel impossible. Is this sort of talk worth pursuing? If meaningful interactions can take place, what would they be like?

Bruce Borgerson, who is active with the national organization Braver Angels (http://www.braverangels.org), will join us as we discuss values and strategies for open conversations that bring people together, instead of rehearsing or sharpening our divisions. What can we learn from each other? How might we understand each other beyond stereotypes, form alliances where we can agree, and reduce the vitriol that poisons our civic culture?

This event is part of the Salon series of The Jefferson Center, a Rogue Valley non-profit focused on critical thinking using secular humanist values to understand and engage with issues important to our community. See https:thejeffcenter.org for more details on this and other events.