'Join or Die'

Join us for a community screening of Join or Die, a powerful documentary inspired by Robert Putnam’s groundbreaking research on the decline of civic life and why rebuilding connection matters now more than ever.

Come for the movie, stay for the connection, cookies, and clubs!

You'll leave this film feeling motivated to get involved in the community and to join something, and lucky for you, we'll have a variety of clubs and organizations looking for new members and joiners!

Did you know the Surgeon General of the United States has declared we are suffering from an epidemic of loneliness and isolation? It's time we start strengthening our connections and getting involved in our community... and it starts with you leaving your house and joining your neighbors and community members at a screening of this important documentary!

Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America. depends on it.In this feature documentary, follow the half-century story of America's civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking "Bowling Alone" research into America's decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy's present crisis.

Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Eddie Glaude Jr., Raj Chetty, and Priya Parker — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country, join Bob as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And, most importantly… What can we do about it?

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