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'Island in Between': Taiwan Film Screening and Discussion (EXPLICIT)
The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen attracts tourists for its remains from the 1949 Chinese…
2 years, 2 months ago
Oakland Forum: How Leaders Are Building Communities in Oakland (EXPLICIT)
Join us for a new Commonwealth Club experience as we launch the first of our new series of Oakland Forums, taking place at Fluid 510 in downtown Oakl…
2 years, 2 months ago
On the Road to Freedom: Through the Eyes of Young Leaders
Join Club Travel and Cinnamongirl, Inc. to hear a fresh and vibrant conversation between three amazing young people—two scholars and their mentor—who…
2 years, 2 months ago
Paul Belonick: Restraint, Conflict, and the Fall of the Roman Republic
Strongly held values can stabilize a society. They can also splinter it. Paul Belonick explores the moral paradoxes of republican Rome and describes …
2 years, 2 months ago
What More Can I Do?
If you’re a climate-conscious person, you likely already know some of the main ways you can reduce your contribution to greenhouse gasses: buy less, …
2 years, 2 months ago
Week to Week Political Roundtable: February 22
It's the 12th anniversary of the Week to Week political roundtable! Come celebrate with us.
The courts are issuing rulings on presidential contenders …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Pursuit of Happiness: Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center
What did “the pursuit of happiness” mean to our nation’s founders and how did that famous phrase become the foundation of our democracy?
The Declarati…
2 years, 2 months ago
Future of SF: Town Hall + March Election Roundup
Come join WE SF and Commonwealth Club World Affairs for a one-of-a-kind, high-energy town hall presentation plus discussion, the likes of which San F…
2 years, 3 months ago
Gretchen Sisson with Sen. Laphonza Butler: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood
Abortion and adoption are twinned in the minds of many Americans who have endured the never-ending heated debates over abortion. Now, in the wake of …
2 years, 3 months ago
CLIMATE ONE Geothermal: So Hot Right Now
When most people hear the phrase renewable energy, they imagine fields full of solar panels or giant spinning wind turbines. But another source may b…
2 years, 3 months ago