Join or Die: A Free Film Screening + Community Discussion

Location: Film Space at Metro State University

Address: Metro State University Founder's Hall 387 Maria Avenue, Saint Paul 55106

The theater is located across the street from the Saint Paul Parking Ramp in Founder's Hall

Parking: The Saint Paul Parking Ramp is available for attendees. The Saint Paul Parking Ramp is located at 400 Maria Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55106. There is some street parking in the residential area around the MSU campus.

Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it. Follow the story of America's civic unraveling through the journey of Robert Putnam, whose research into American community decline may hold the answers to our democracy's present crisis.

As the unraveling of our social fabric has accelerated in the past decade, the public is searching for fundamental explanations of our civic decline:

Why don’t our politics or government work?

Why can’t we see eye-to-eye with our neighbors?

What accounts for the gap between the empowered few and the disempowered many?

The answers to these questions are complex—and no single scholar can definitively answer any of them. But Harvard professor and Bowling Alone author Robert Putnam has, perhaps more than anyone else living today, made great strides at clarifying our understanding of the roots of our civic unraveling. Even better, he is a master at translating his trailblazing social science research into engaging stories.

Join us Thursday, Oct 17th from 6-8:30pm for a community screening of Join or Die.

We will begin the movie shortly after 6pm (so plan to arrive a little early), and facilitate a group discussion halfway through and after the movie.

Come together to engage in thoughtful conversation surrounding the topic of social capital with people who call the Twin Cities home.

Theater seats are limited - must sign up ahead of time.

Location: Film Space at Metro State University

Address: Metro State University Founder's Hall 387 Maria Avenue, Saint Paul 55106

The theater is located across the street from the Saint Paul Parking Ramp in Founder's Hall

Parking: The Saint Paul Parking Ramp is available for attendees. The Saint Paul Parking Ramp is located at 400 Maria Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55106. There is some street parking in the residential area around the MSU campus.

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