Thursday, December 10, 2020

Upcoming Event: Virtual Book Discussion on What Unites Us, by Dan Rather

Perrot Memorial Library & The Greenwich Pen Women
present a Virtual Book Discussion on
What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism
by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner 
Facilitated by Diane Tunick Morello of Greenwich Pen Women
Monday, January 25th, 2021 at 7 PM via Zoom


As the United States prepares to inaugurate a president after the divisive 2020 election, our better angels are begging for our attention, begging us to refocus our intentions on our country and what it stands for. In that spirit, Perrot Memorial Library and The Greenwich Pen Women offer What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism as the first book discussion of 2021. 

Through essays, profiles and personal experiences, intrepid journalist Dan Rather and his collaborator, Elliot Kirschner, examine patriotism through the dimensions of freedom, community, exploration, responsibility and character. Each section, each vignette, each story seeks to lift our national conversation out of our entrenched differences and to focus instead on shared values and experiences underpinning patriotism in America. 

Dan Rather sets the stage eloquently: 

Perhaps the path to what unites us could be paved with a recommitment to citizenship. ... Our times require a modern sense of citizenship. Citizenship is not merely a collection of conferred rights but a compact with each other to work for the well-being of all, to engage with our civic institutions, to support our schools, the democratic process, and the health of our environment.

What Unites Us is a mother lode of challenging and inspirational discussions, with stories and images that remain in our heads and hearts. Bring your favorite passage or experiences to an adult conversation on patriotism, citizenship and the experiment that is the United States of America. 

Register for this event today via Zoom

For more information, contact lending@perrotlibrary.org


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