Join or Die is all about coming together in real life — so the best way to watch the film is together! This film screening is all about creating connection and civic engagement. Join or Die is about why you should join a club... and why our fate depends on it.

Venue:

Head to the Gallery Space in the Makers Workshop on Cradle Coast campus, Burnie.

Directions to the venue can be found in the following link: UniMaps - University of Tasmania

Timing:

Doors open 11:15am, screening will start at 11:30am.

The film runs 11:30am - 1pm at the Gallery space at Makers Workshop.

Film Summary:

Join or Die follows 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.

Harvard professor Robert D. Putnam is America’s preeminent political scientist — and one of the most widely read and cited social scientists living today. Author of fourteen books, translated into twenty languages, his work focuses on asking big questions about American society and deploying immense, creative studies and analyses to unlock answers.

Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Priya Parker, Pete Buttigieg, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Jane McAlevey, Hillary Clinton, and Eddie Glaude Jr. — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighbourhoods 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?

This event is a collaboration between UTAS Sustainability and University of the Third Age (U3A).