7:00 PM, Saturday, May 3, 2025
Rainier Beach Community Club 6038 So. Pilgrim St. Seattle, WA
7:00 PM, Saturday, May 3, 2025 PST
Location: Meaning Movies Rainier Beach (click for map)
by Jessica Reisman / March 30, 2025 / 0Rainier Beach Community Club 6038 So. Pilgrim St. Seattle,WA
Rainier Beach and Mt. Baker cohost this fascinating and fun documentary about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it. In this feature documentary, follow 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. Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Eddie Glaude Jr., Raj Chetty, and Priya Parker — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods 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?
Special Guests: Group discussion to follow
Sponsors: Rainier Beach Community Club https://rainierbeachcommunityclub.org/ Mt. Baker Community Club https://www.mountbaker.org/ REBECCA DAVIS | Director & Producer | @RebeccaDavis 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 community innovators. She has produced for HBO, VICE, Al Jazeera and A&E and was the supervising producer for Season 2 of Vox’s Netflix show Explained. PETE DAVIS | Director & Producer | @PeteDDavis Pete Davis is a writer and civic advocate — and a former student of Robert Putnam’s. He is the author of Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in An Age of Infinite Browsing. He is the co-founder of the Democracy Policy Network, a policy organization focused on raising up ideas that deepen democracy.
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