Civic Sips

Join PAR and LSU's Reilly Center for drinks and conversations on polarization's sources and remedies. See below for more information.

Join us for our Civic Sips event from 6-8 pm at The Executive Center in Baton Rouge! Please RSVP by April 7. Doors open at 6 p.m., programming begins at 6:30 p.m.

This Civic Sips will explore the importance of civic infrastructure—organizations, clubs and associations—and what the decline of community means for our democracy’s future.

Throughout the evening, we’ll watch excerpts from the movie "Join or Die," based on the book "Bowling Alone" by political scientist Robert Putnam, whose research highlighted growing isolation in American society and how declining social capital may be fueling division and distrust in our democracy.

This Civic Sips will be discussion-based with clips from the movie shown for the purposes of guiding conversations. This is NOT a screening of the entire movie.

This series is part of the Common Ground Project, our collaborative effort to foster dialogue, highlight shared values and build a healthier civic culture for Louisiana.

Visit the PAR's Common Ground Project webpage for more information and please email alex@parlouisiana.org with any questions.