<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><center class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="100%" id="bodyTable" class="" style="border-collapse: collapse; height: 1838px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 894px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" id="bodyCell" class="" style="height: 1818px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px; width: 874px; border-top-width: 0px;">The Braver Angels Alliance of Central NC is presenting a LIVE public forum on Social Media & Political Tribalism with Duke Professor Christopher Ball of the Duke Polarization Lab. 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Dr. Bail will be interviewed by former news anchor and media consultant Rob Boisvert. During this public forum, we will examine how technology shapes political tribalism and what can be done to diminish it. <br class=""><br class="">WHEN: Feb. 15, 2022, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.<br class="">WHERE: Live online via Zoom (link will be provided to registered participants)<br class=""><br class="">Hear Professor Bail’s surprising, research-driven insights on what is causing polarization and how we can work together to overcome it. You will also learn about tools such as “Check my Echo,” and the “Bipartisan Leaderboard.” </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="186" id="templateSidebar" class="" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 9px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" class="" style="padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 9px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" width="150" id="calendarContainer" class="" style="border-collapse: collapse; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" valign="top" id="monthContainer" class="" style="background-color: rgb(219, 79, 66); font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;"><h1 class="null" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(219, 79, 66); 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