Jackets Vote, a program of the Link Center, and Braver Angels are inviting all to attend a community workshop called ‘Depolarizing Within’ on Wednesday, September 25 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm in the Yellowjacket Union Great Rooms. This event is supported by the Center for Continuing Education. 

Free parking & hors d’oeuvres provided.  

To register, please go click this link –  https://web.cvent.com/event/4ead4503-ce8a-45ba-89bf-2aea6c0c58e9/summary  

Questions? Please reach out to link@uwsuper.edu  

The Depolarizing Within Workshop is designed to foster skills to help you lessen the effects of polarization when you encounter them in your political conversations. Note that by “polarization,” we are not referring to healthy disagreements over issues or philosophy. We are talking about how we regard and talk about large groups of ordinary people on the other side of the political aisle. The standard version is a group session that is approximately 3 hours long. 

Goals 

• How to be more aware of their own “inner polarizer” 

• How to be critical without demonizing, dismissing or stereotyping large swaths of the population 

• Strategies for intervening constructively in social conversations with like-minded peers when these conversations veer into contempt and ridicule for people who hold other political views.
  

Jackets Vote, the Link Center and UW-Superior are nonpartisan and neither endorse nor oppose any political party, candidate, or viewpoint. This is a nonpartisan voter education event and program for UW-Superior and the surrounding community.