Join or Die Documentary Screening (BA National)

Join or Die: Online Documentary Screening

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Join us for a special screening of Join or Die, a new documentary about why you should join a club - and why the fate of America may depend on it. Focusing on Robert Putnam's work on the importance of social capital and civic engagement, exemplified in his groundbreaking book Bowling Alone, Join or Die shows how the health of a nation correlates with civic engagement and why Americans need to start joining local organizations.

After the film, stick around for a special Fireside Chat with David Blankenhorn and Robert Putnam about how to be a citizen that will start at 4pm ET / 1pm PT. Register for the Fireside Chat

You can also watch Join or Die at any time from Saturday, September 7th (12pm ET) thru Tuesday, September 10th (12pm ET) via KINEMA. Link coming soon.

Join or Die

Directed by Rebecca and Pete Davis. 99 minutes.

This is a film about why you should join a club—and why the fate of America may depend on it. Follow the story of America’s civic unraveling through the work of Robert Putnam, whose legendary Bowling Alone findings light a path out of our democracy’s crisis.

Starring: Robert Putnam, David Brooks, Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.

Questions: Contact Mark Metzger at [email protected]

Host or Publisher Braver Angels