Resurrection OB to screen documentary film about ‘democracy in crisis’
SAN DIEGO To promote better neighborhood connections across differences the masses is invited to watch Join or Die on July The screening of the -minute non-religious documentary at Resurrection OB Sunset Cliffs Blvd begins at p m It will be preceded at p m by a club fair at which all local clubs and associations are invited to have a table and share membership information Sunset Cliffs Boulevard The free event is sponsored by Parish Collective a national community-building structure in cooperation with Peninsula Faith Leaders and Resurrection OB same people as a latest Good Friday walk In this documentary guests can follow the half-century story of America s civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam Join or Die is about why you should join a club and why the fate of America depends on it Join Putnam as he explores three urgent civic questions What makes democracy work Why is American democracy in predicament And the greater part importantly what can we do about it Putnam s groundbreaking Bowling Alone research into America s decades-long decline in society connections could hold the answers to U S democracy s present predicament The film posits that the decline of civic engagement over the past decades is leading to a situation for democracy and that the answer is joining a club Resurrection OB spokesperson Stasi McAteer noted Putnam s cutting-edge film was directed and produced by the brother-and-sister squad of Pete Davis and Rebecca Davis Pete Davis also narrates the film Rebecca Davis was a senior producer with NBC News for nearly a decade where her work focused on social movements environmental and economic justice and group innovators Pete Davis is a writer civic advocate and a former participant of Robert Putnam s He wrote Dedicated The Development for Commitment in An Age of Infinite Browsing He is a co-founder of the Democracy Strategy Architecture a program organization focused on raising up ideas that deepen democracy The film s producers have been screening the film all over the United States disclosed McAteer One of the basic goals in hosting the film is to encourage people to become joiners Resurrection is not just showing the film but also hosting a club fair inviting local organizations like Rotary Friends of the Library and local youth groups who work together for social good to come out and meet with their neighbors Then we ll screen the film For questions or to send a club representative email stasi resurrectionob org For more information visit JoinOrDieFilm com To watch the film s trailer visit https vimeo com About the film The core inspiration for the documentary Join or Die is social scientist Robert Putnam s book Bowling Alone examining the decline in social capital and civic engagement in America The book argues Americans are increasingly disconnected from formal and informal social groups leading to a decline in civic engagement and social capital The documentary takes this concept further exploring the consequences of this decline and presenting it as a predicament for American democracy Join or Die features interviews with Putnam who discusses his research and its implications It also includes perspectives from various figures including Hillary Clinton Pete Buttigieg and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy who discuss the importance of public involvement The film aims to inspire viewers to reconnect with their communities by joining clubs and participating in civic sessions echoing Putnam s call to action ROBERT PUTNAM Harvard professor Robert D Putnam is one of America s preeminent political scientists and one of the majority widely read and cited living social scientists An author of books translated into languages his work focuses on asking big questions about American society and deploying immense creative studies and analyses to unlock answers In U S President Barack Obama awarded Putnam the National Humanities Medal the nation s highest honor for contributions to the humanities
