The Braver Angels San Francisco Bay Area Super alliance, in conjunction with Fighting to Understand, will be holding the Bay Area inaugural of Dinner and a Fight, but as Lunch and a Fight, since our in-person event will be held during lunch hours!
So what is Lunch and a Fight? Is it really a fight? No!
Democracy only works with disagreement, and we are unskilled at constructive disagreement.
There are many reasons to say that America is broken.
Here is one surprising reason why WE can fix it. WE can become skilled at disagreement! And, hey, in America, we are really good at building skills. So, you are invited (needed, really) to build this critical skill.
Think of building the skill like going on a "road trip." A road trip of divisive issues, where WE, through constructive disagreement, re-discover our American citizenship!
There is no obligation beyond your first Lunch and a Fight road trip.
There are 3 road rules to join this citizenship road trip:
A desire to love and understand your country
A desire to love and understand your neighbor
A desire to show up with your whole self (just don't be offensive)
You don't need to read a book or take a course.
You don't need to join (or leave) a political party.
You don't need to abandon your values.
Just show up. It's all based on the 5-chairs concept.
It's a brave step, and it's easier than you might think!
First, for 35 minutes, over lunch, you'll make 4 new friends with easy icebreakers.
Second, you'll move to an area with about 45 chairs arranged as an audience facing the empty 5-chairs labeled "agree strongly" to "disagree strongly." A moderator reviews the three road rules, and introduces the divisive statement for the dialogue. Audience members are invited to fill the 5 chairs. The 5 volunteer voices explore the divisive topic through dialogue, rather than debate. The audience participates in the exploring too.
Thirdly, after 50 minutes of exploring as a whole group of 30 to 60 participants, everyone then returns to their original lunch tables for dessert and more exploring.
That's it. Easy, right?! And of course, there is no fighting.
Lunch and a Fight will be held in downtown San Francisco at Golden Gate University - close to all public transit. Parking should also be easy in downtown on a weekend!
Register below for this exciting, challenging, and satisfying opportunity to dialogue. Room info will be provided in your registration email.
Tickets are $40 (to cover the cost of the space rental and the food)
REGISTER Now! This is an in-person event.
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So what is Lunch and a Fight? Is it really a fight? No!
Democracy only works with disagreement, and we are unskilled at constructive disagreement.
There are many reasons to say that America is broken.
Here is one surprising reason why WE can fix it. WE can become skilled at disagreement! And, hey, in America, we are really good at building skills. So, you are invited (needed, really) to build this critical skill.
Think of building the skill like going on a "road trip." A road trip of divisive issues, where WE, through constructive disagreement, re-discover our American citizenship!
There is no obligation beyond your first Lunch and a Fight road trip.
There are 3 road rules to join this citizenship road trip:
A desire to love and understand your country
A desire to love and understand your neighbor
A desire to show up with your whole self (just don't be offensive)
You don't need to read a book or take a course.
You don't need to join (or leave) a political party.
You don't need to abandon your values.
Just show up. It's all based on the 5-chairs concept.
It's a brave step, and it's easier than you might think!
First, for 35 minutes, over lunch, you'll make 4 new friends with easy icebreakers.
Second, you'll move to an area with about 45 chairs arranged as an audience facing the empty 5-chairs labeled "agree strongly" to "disagree strongly." A moderator reviews the three road rules, and introduces the divisive statement for the dialogue. Audience members are invited to fill the 5 chairs. The 5 volunteer voices explore the divisive topic through dialogue, rather than debate. The audience participates in the exploring too.
Thirdly, after 50 minutes of exploring as a whole group of 30 to 60 participants, everyone then returns to their original lunch tables for dessert and more exploring.
That's it. Easy, right?! And of course, there is no fighting.
Lunch and a Fight will be held in downtown San Francisco at Golden Gate University - close to all public transit. Parking should also be easy in downtown on a weekend!
Register below for this exciting, challenging, and satisfying opportunity to dialogue. Room info will be provided in your registration email.
Tickets are $40 (to cover the cost of the space rental and the food)
REGISTER Now! This is an in-person event.
The Braver Angels San Francisco Bay Area Super alliance, in conjunction with Fighting to Understand, will be holding the Bay Area inaugural of Dinner and a Fight, but as Lunch and a Fight, since our in-person event will be held during lunch hours!
So what is Lunch and a Fight? Is it really a fight? No!
Democracy only works with disagreement, and we are unskilled at constructive disagreement.
There are many reasons to say that America is broken.
Here is one surprising reason why WE can fix it. WE can become skilled at disagreement! And, hey, in America, we are really good at building skills. So, you are invited (needed, really) to build this critical skill.
Think of building the skill like going on a "road trip." A road trip of divisive issues, where WE, through constructive disagreement, re-discover our American citizenship!
There is no obligation beyond your first Lunch and a Fight road trip.
There are 3 road rules to join this citizenship road trip:
A desire to love and understand your country
A desire to love and understand your neighbor
A desire to show up with your whole self (just don't be offensive)
You don't need to read a book or take a course.
You don't need to join (or leave) a political party.
You don't need to abandon your values.
Just show up. It's all based on the 5-chairs concept.
It's a brave step, and it's easier than you might think!
First, for 35 minutes, over lunch, you'll make 4 new friends with easy icebreakers.
Second, you'll move to an area with about 45 chairs arranged as an audience facing the empty 5-chairs labeled "agree strongly" to "disagree strongly." A moderator reviews the three road rules, and introduces the divisive statement for the dialogue. Audience members are invited to fill the 5 chairs. The 5 volunteer voices explore the divisive topic through dialogue, rather than debate. The audience participates in the exploring too.
Thirdly, after 50 minutes of exploring as a whole group of 30 to 60 participants, everyone then returns to their original lunch tables for dessert and more exploring.
That's it. Easy, right?! And of course, there is no fighting.
Lunch and a Fight will be held in downtown San Francisco at Golden Gate University - close to all public transit. Parking should also be easy in downtown on a weekend!
Register below for this exciting, challenging, and satisfying opportunity to dialogue. Room info will be provided in your registration email.
Tickets are $40 (to cover the cost of the space rental and the food)
REGISTER Now! This is an in-person event.
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So what is Lunch and a Fight? Is it really a fight? No!
Democracy only works with disagreement, and we are unskilled at constructive disagreement.
There are many reasons to say that America is broken.
Here is one surprising reason why WE can fix it. WE can become skilled at disagreement! And, hey, in America, we are really good at building skills. So, you are invited (needed, really) to build this critical skill.
Think of building the skill like going on a "road trip." A road trip of divisive issues, where WE, through constructive disagreement, re-discover our American citizenship!
There is no obligation beyond your first Lunch and a Fight road trip.
There are 3 road rules to join this citizenship road trip:
A desire to love and understand your country
A desire to love and understand your neighbor
A desire to show up with your whole self (just don't be offensive)
You don't need to read a book or take a course.
You don't need to join (or leave) a political party.
You don't need to abandon your values.
Just show up. It's all based on the 5-chairs concept.
It's a brave step, and it's easier than you might think!
First, for 35 minutes, over lunch, you'll make 4 new friends with easy icebreakers.
Second, you'll move to an area with about 45 chairs arranged as an audience facing the empty 5-chairs labeled "agree strongly" to "disagree strongly." A moderator reviews the three road rules, and introduces the divisive statement for the dialogue. Audience members are invited to fill the 5 chairs. The 5 volunteer voices explore the divisive topic through dialogue, rather than debate. The audience participates in the exploring too.
Thirdly, after 50 minutes of exploring as a whole group of 30 to 60 participants, everyone then returns to their original lunch tables for dessert and more exploring.
That's it. Easy, right?! And of course, there is no fighting.
Lunch and a Fight will be held in downtown San Francisco at Golden Gate University - close to all public transit. Parking should also be easy in downtown on a weekend!
Register below for this exciting, challenging, and satisfying opportunity to dialogue. Room info will be provided in your registration email.
Tickets are $40 (to cover the cost of the space rental and the food)
REGISTER Now! This is an in-person event.
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