Common Ground Town Halls

Braver Angels town halls bring citizens together to seek common ground for action on controversial issues. They are two-hour meetings, designed for large numbers (up to several hundred). They are relatively simple to plan. They can be done in-person, virtually, or in a hybrid format.

There are two variants; 

• Community Town Halls are designed for discussion among citizens at the local level - small towns or neighborhoods. They focus on finding common-ground solutions that draw broad support across the entire community.

• Deliberative Town Halls are designed for interaction with political representatives. They  typically draw  from larger areas - at the level of counties, legislative districts, or states. They start by identifying possible areas of common ground, and then shift the focus to discussion with their representatives.

For further information, see the following documents:

Community Town Hall

• Introduction

• Distribution folder

Deliberative Town Hall

• Introduction

• Distribution folder

Or contact Charles Heckscher (checkscher@braverangels.org)