NOTICE FOR JANUARY 2025 MEETING
We plan to meet at 5:30 PM at Giuseppi's (in Shelter Cove) on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
If you plan to come to this meeting, please click on the event in our event calendar and register. By registering you help us in coordinating with the restaurant and also enable us to contact you via email in case of any last-minute changes due to unforeseen circumstances that may come up. Please give us a few days to get the event on our event calendar.
On the 21st, we will discuss Democracy at Risk: The Dangers of Project 2025 by J. E. Fowlers. We anticipate a lively discussion sprinkled with quotes from the inauguration speech the day before.
In a time of deep political division and radical shifts, this book delivers a hard-hitting analysis of the controversial proposals outlined in Project 2025 and their potential to fundamentally reshape American society. This timely and essential book cuts through the noise, offering a detailed yet accessible breakdown of the project’s goals and the far-reaching threats to democracy, civil rights, and social equity that will impact every American. [NB. You are encouraged to at least skim the 900+ page report that is freely available online from the Heritage Society. Judge the warped ideology for yourself.]
This book outlines the hidden dangers of Project 2025:
- Centralized power: How Project 2025 threatens the system of checks and balances.
- Dismantling federal agencies: The crippling effect on public services Americans rely on.
- Rolling back civil rights: What this means for diversity, equality, and minority communities.
- Severe reproductive rights restrictions: The fight over abortion and reproductive healthcare.
- Return to punitive criminal justice policies: The devastating impact on marginalized communities.
- Suppression of free speech and media control: Silencing dissent and controlling narratives.
- Economic inequality: Policies that will widen the gap and undermine social safety nets.
This book does not just offer a warning—it equips readers with the knowledge and strategies to protect democracy:
- Why vigilance and civic engagement are crucial in safeguarding our future.
- How to defend free speech, civil rights, and social equity from regressive policies.
- Grassroots and institutional strategies to push back against the conservative agenda.
- The role of everyday citizens in preserving democratic values and principles.
Democracy at Risk is both a warning siren and a call to action for anyone who values justice, equality, and the democratic principles that define a free society.
Looking Ahead to February
Remember: this is your book club, and we want to read what you want to read and discuss. All members get an opportunity to recommend and vote on the books that are selected for our monthly reads. Please forward your recommendations for our February read to Elliot at 4esiegel@gmail.com by December 20th. We will vote on and select our February read during the first week in January. If there are any books in our last survey that you would like carried over to our next survey, please make that known via email to Elliot.
We hope to see you on the 21st at 5:30 PM at Giuseppi's to discuss "Democracy at Risk".
Don't forget to register for the event.
