The Village Square’s UNUM Digital Series: "Join or Die" with Robert D. Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett

UNUM Digital Series Events are FREE – register here: https://unum-putnam.eventbrite.com More event info here: https://tlh.villagesquare.us/event/join-or-die/

“Our national myths often exaggerate the role of the individual heroes and understate the importance of collective effort.” – Robert Putnam Robert D. Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett will be joining us Thursday, October 5th at 7 pm ET via Zoom and Facebook Live.

Iconic political scientist Dr. Robert Putnam first sounded the alarm about a half-century of declining social capital in “Bowling Alone”, now he’s teaming up with his co-author of “The Upswing” Shaylyn Romney Garrett to convince us that we really should join a club. And that the fate of America depends on it.

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.

His groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research — which demonstrated that levels of American community connections were in decline over the past half-century — rocketed Putnam to national fame in the late 1990s, earning him the moniker “the poet laureate of civil society.”

Shaylyn Romney Garrett is a passionate believer that everyday interactions are where we do the “heart work” required to transform our hyper-individualistic culture and reclaim the power of “We.” She is the co-author with Dr. Putnam of “The Upswing: How America Came Together A Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again,” which has been acclaimed as “a magnificent and visionary book,” and “a must-read for those who wonder how we can reclaim our nation’s promise.” She writes about her personal journey back to community on her blog and newsletter, Project Reconnect.

Screen the film, then join us! When you register, you’ll get a link to screen the film “Join or Die” anytime between Friday, September 8th, and Sunday, October 8th.