Across the Divide
Building Bridges
Resources to help you build bridges with people who may not hold the same viewpoints. Starting to connect with each other can make our country stronger and more united.
Cross-Partisan Dialogue
Organizations that bridge the divide
These groups have spent years building practical tools for talking across political differences. Pick one, take a workshop, share what you learn.
Braver Angels
Leading the nation’s largest cross-partisan, volunteer-led movement to bridge the partisan divide and strengthen our democratic republic.
Leaving MAGA
Empowering others to leave MAGA and tell their stories. Fostering reconciliation with friends and family. Developing movement leaders to help others leave.
The Builders Movement
Equipping citizens to overcome toxic polarization and solve tough problems together. Building a movement of people committed to constructive engagement.
Discussions with MAGA Supporters
Videos, strategies, and resources from our December 2024 meeting on having effective, respectful conversations across the political divide.
Why It Matters
Belonging always beats being right
Most people don’t change their minds because they’re argued into it. They change their minds because someone they trust changed first, or because the conversation made them feel heard instead of attacked. That’s harder than it sounds, and that’s why these groups exist.
If you have a family member, friend, or neighbor on the other side, you already have more influence than any campaign ad. The resources above will give you a place to start.
Watch & Discuss
Voices on the Divide
Two short watches that get at what it actually feels like to talk across the divide. The first is from inside a family that disagrees deeply but keeps showing up at the same dinner table. The second is from someone whose lived experience reframes how we hear “both sides.”
String of Hope: Don’t Come At Me
A frank four-minute video reminding us that the patterns we’re reacting to aren’t about a specific party. They’re about how power talks to the people it’s pulling from.
Family Conversations on Trump (The New York Times)
A short NYT documentary about how families navigate political disagreement at the dinner table. Useful for anyone heading into the holidays bracing for a difficult conversation. The Times blocks embedding, so this one opens on nytimes.com in a new tab.
Want to talk about it?
Come to a monthly meeting. We talk about what’s working, what isn’t, and how to keep showing up.