Humanist Association of Orange County

This is a zoom only event.
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.

Dr. Simi is co-author of two book manuscripts: American Swastika: Inside the White Power Movement’s Hidden Spaces of Hate and Out of Hiding: Extremist White Supremacy and How It Can be Stopped. He frequently serves as an expert legal consultant on criminal and civil cases relating to political extremism.

He provided expert witness testimony on behalf of the plaintiffs in the landmark civil case, Sines v Kessler related to the 2017 white supremacist attack in Charlottesville, VA, and on behalf of the plaintiffs in the Griswold v Trump ballot eligibility case related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol and Donald Trump’s role in inciting violence that day.

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Join us July 25 for a friendly and intellectually engaging experience you won't find anywhere else! Listen to speeches for or against the resolution*—*and then share your own, if you feel so moved. (And there's no pressure, but we hope you will!)

Here's the night's topic:
Resolved: The United States should be an Immigration leader in protecting refugees and asylum seekers.

Note: This resolution does not represent Braver Angels' stance on the issue. We will alternate between speeches in support of and against the resolution.

Tickets are Free, Contributions Help: Use access/promo code BRAVER during registration to get a free ticket. Optional paid tickets support Braver Angels, 501(c)3, and are considered a non-tax-deductible fee for service. If you wish to make a tax-deductible contribution instead, head on over to our website.

Event Description:
Among the great issues of our time, few are so simultaneously public and personal, cultural and structural, national and local, rational and passionate, as immigration. Immigration is a complex and multidimensional issue, affecting the well-being of our nation. To help us prepare for this event we request participants fill out a survey located at the link below. Please indicate if you are interested in being a speaker for this debate, and if your partisan affiliation leans Red or Blue. We also encourage those wishing to visit after the event, to walk with us over to the food court for lunch afterwards.

Link to survey: https://forms.gle/LiYsHF4SDC9hYiqKA

A Braver Angels debate is about the heart as much as the head. It's a highly structured conversation in which a group of people think together, listen to one another carefully and with curiosity, and allow themselves to be touched by each other’s ideas. It's not a political debate, nor is it like your high school debate club. It's our own depolarizing debate system, and it works best when we embrace our uncertainty and parse the shades of grey together. When we manage to do this, we walk out of a Braver Angels debate a little closer to the truth, more aware of the sincere and sympathetic feelings of our political opponents, with our relationships a little stronger.

To learn more about our debates, you can take a look at our quick start guide and this video about the spirit of a Braver Angels Debate. For further information, including to find additional upcoming events or view recordings of some of our past debates please visit: https://braverangels.org/what-we-do/debates/.

This debate is a free event brought to you by Braver Angels as part of our mission to depolarize America. We invite you to consider a gift to Braver Angels; all donations are tax deductible. Your support will allow us to offer more workshops and debates with the ultimate goal of uniting America. You will have an opportunity to make a donation as you register, if you so choose. Your choice will have no bearing on your registration.

Location:
If you are new to this location, please use the map link, or you will get lost. We are not meeting at the main IRWD office, but at the adjacent Community Room Building attached to the Clinic. Google Maps gets you close, but does not help you find the front doors.
The IRWD Community Meeting Room* Address is 15500 Sand Canyon Ave., Irvine, CA 92618. Here is the map link: IRWD Community Meeting Room* Map https://bit.ly/ocddirwd1

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*"Irvine Ranch Water District makes its facilities available for use by residents and nonprofit organizations merely as a public service, but does not, by allowing this use, endorse or support the purpose of the event or its sponsor."

** This event is open to the media upon approval. Send requests to press@braverangels.org.