Braver Angels Speaker Ruth Lunde

The League of Women Voters Minnetonka-Eden Prairie-Hopkins is pleased to announce our next program is scheduled for 10:00 am, Saturday, April 19th. Our speaker will be Ruth Lunde, with the Braver Angels organization. The April 19th program will be at the Hopkins Public Library, 22 11th Ave N, Hopkins, MN 55343. The public is invited.

Ruth Lunde will be discussing polarization in today’s world and how Braver Angels works to help have more meaningful conversations between those with opposing viewpoints.

Braver Angels mission is to create the conditions for citizens who disagree with each other to have respectful and powerful conversations across the political divide. They provide speakers to organizations that want to learn about Braver Angels; offer workshops and other kinds of in-person events; hold occasional statewide online events and support local alliances or chapters so people can meet in person.

These events allow conservatives and liberals to develop, enhance and practice skills that get past destructive stereotypes. Respectful conversations lead to productive problem-solving, renewed goodwill and stronger bonds within local communities. As these skills develop, people are empowered to listen respectfully to other viewpoints and to express themselves fully such that the other side hears and understands them. In some cases, these conversations lead to common ground.