Join or Die

Hi folks,

On September 23rd, as a kick-off to a year-long WENA initiative we’re calling, Join In, we aired the documentary film by Robert Putnam, called ‘Join or Die’ at Reiche.

The showing was well attended, with approximately 50 WENA friends and members present and participating. As a follow-up, we have a series of activities planned this year to build on the premise of the documentary: participating in civic activities benefits all of us in many ways.

Two items of interest:

1. “Join or Die” was featured on NPR’s Marketplace show on October 18, 2024:

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/10/18/join-a-club-its-good-for-democracy/

2. “Join or Die” is now available to stream on Netflix:

So much of the national conversation these days is intensifying our civic ills: polarization, screen addiction, alienation, distrust, and distraction from local community problem-solving. We hope JOIN OR DIE being more widely available can expand our efforts to offer critical counterprogramming: an urgent message that the fate of our democracy depends on our real-world engagement with our neighbors and routine participation in our local communities.

The link to watch on Netflix is here
The trailer is here on: Vimeo, Instagram, Twitter, and downloadable at this link
For more information on the film and our team, our website is here and press kit is here