BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18048-766f9f3ae8341aead70df8f6addc08b8@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260307T154157Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T170000 SUMMARY:Film Screening: Join or Die DESCRIPTION:\nReserve your ticket\n\nJoin the Center for Democratic Deli beration for a screening of the film Join or Die on Sunday\, March 22 at The State Theatre in downtown State College The film draws on the work of Robert Putnam’s seminal book\, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Reviva l of American Community. Putnam’s book\, which came out twetny-five year s ago\, was based on his research as a political scientist about the imp ortance of participating in clubs and organizations. His message was cle ar and simple: a healthy democracy depends on our sense of connection to each other.\n\nPutnam's research outlines how a decline in clubs and or ganizations (a.k.a. “third spaces”) negatively impacts our faith in each other and our system of government. The film was created by Putnam’s fo rmer student-turned filmmaker\, Pete Davis\, and his sister Rebecca Davi s. Together they tell an entertaining and upbeat story about the life an d research of a favorite professor through interviews with Putnam himsel f accompanied by Pete Davis’s enthusiastic narration\, interviews with p rominent figures like Hillary Clinton and Pete Buttigieg\, and visually compelling archival footage. The screening will be followed by a panel d iscussion with professors\, community members\, and civic leaders.\n\nFo r more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/film-screening-join-or-d ie/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join the Center for Democratic De liberation for a screening of the film Join or Die on Sunday, M arch 22 at The State Theatre in downtown State College The film draws on the work of Robert Putnam’s seminal book, Bowling Alone: The Collap se and Revival of American Community. Putnam’s book, which came out twetny-five years ago, was based on his research as a political scienti st about the importance of participating in clubs and organizations. His message was clear and simple: a healthy democracy depends on our sense of connection to each other.

Putnam's research outlines how a decl ine in clubs and organizations (a.k.a. “third spaces”) negatively impact s our faith in each other and our system of government. The film was cre ated by Putnam’s former student-turned filmmaker, Pete Davis, and his si ster Rebecca Davis. Together they tell an entertaining and upbeat story about the life and research of a favorite professor through interviews w ith Putnam himself accompanied by Pete Davis’s enthusiastic narration, i nterviews with prominent figures like Hillary Clinton and Pete Buttigieg , and visually compelling archival footage. The screening will be follow ed by a panel discussion with professors, community members, and civic l eaders.

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/film-scree ning-join-or-die/

URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/join-or-die-a-film-about-why-you-shou ld-join-a-club/?occurrence=2026-03-22 LOCATION:The State Theatre, 130 W College Ave, State College, PA 16801 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR