About us
FoCo Pro Democracy Book Club is a welcoming space for people who value democracy, civil liberties, and open discussion. Through thoughtful reading and conversation, we explore books that examine history, politics, and society, with the goal of understanding the forces that shape our world and how we can work together to protect democratic principles.
We believe that informed, engaged communities are essential to a thriving democracy. If you share a commitment to safeguarding democratic institutions and processes, you’re welcome here.
Join us as we read, learn, and build community with others who care about democracy and civic engagement.
Upcoming events
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Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Harmony Public Library, 4616 S. Shields, Fort Collins, CO, USOur April book gathering will focus on **Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World **by award-winning journalist, bestselling author, public intellectual, and activist, Naomi Klein.
Not long ago, Naomi Klein had just such an experience—she was confronted with a doppelganger whose views she found abhorrent but whose name and public persona were similar enough to her own that many people confused her for the other. For a vertiginous moment, she lost her bearings. And then she got interested, in a reality that seems to be warping and doubling like a digital hall of mirrors. It’s happening in our politics as New Age wellness entrepreneurs turned anti-vaxxers find common cause with fire-breathing far right propagandists (all in the name of protecting “the children”). It’s happening in our culture as AI gobbles up music, paintings, fiction and everything in between and spits out imitations that threaten to overtake the originals. And it’s happening to many of us as individuals as we create digital doubles of ourselves, filtered and curated just so for all the other duplicates to see.
Now, as liberal democracies teeter on the edge, Klein takes aim at absurdist authoritarianism, using a keen sense of the ridiculous to face the doubles that haunt us. Part tragicomic memoir, part chilling reportage and cobweb-clearing analysis, Doppelganger invites readers on a wild ride, smashing through the mirror world, charting a path beyond despair towards true solidarity.
Join us as we share key takeaways and make space for connection and conversation about how this work relates to the global, national, and local threats facing democracy today and how we can be a part of making positive change.
This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded community members, learn together, and share ideas for real-world action. Bring a friend! While we encourage you to read the book, you are always welcome to attend for the discussion.
* Support our local Fort Collins bookstore, Old Firehouse Books —mention this book club when purchasing the book from them to receive a 20% discount.
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