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Welcome to our final FMV Book Club of the year!As Nobel season approaches, we close 2025 with a book that reminds us of what’s at stake when we speak the truth — and what it means to keep doing so, even when the world is watching.
December’s Book Pick: How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa
Genre: Memoir / Investigative Journalism
From: Philippines
About the book:
This is the story of how one woman — a journalist, a daughter, and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate — took on an authoritarian regime and lived to keep reporting.
Ressa exposes the rise of digital disinformation, the complicity of big tech, and how democracy is threatened when truth becomes dangerous. Her memoir is personal, political, and fiercely committed to freedom of speech.
Why we chose it:
Maria Ressa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 — not for being safe, but for being brave. She shows us that courage is not about having no fear, but about acting despite it.
As we end the year, we read this book not just to admire her — but to ask ourselves: What does it mean to stand up? And what stories are we willing to protect?
Since this is our December gathering, we’re turning it into a Christmas potluck.
Everyone is invited to bring something to share — warm food, desserts, snacks, or whatever you’d love others to try. This is our way of closing the year together in community, with good conversations, good food, and the warmth of being in the same room.
No pressure to cook something complicated — store-bought, homemade, cultural dishes, comfort food, all are welcome.
Just come as you are and bring what you can.
We’re looking forward to reading, reflecting, eating, and celebrating the end of the year together.
Haven’t read the book? Come anyway!
Our discussions are always open — whether you’ve finished the book, skimmed it, or just want to learn. We’ll talk about the themes and the global context, together. Bring a friend.
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