CCWA is the nation's largest and most active public forum, dedicated to providing space for civil discussions from many viewpoints & improving the general good—the common wealth. Nonprofit, nonpartisan.https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mlli4fafes22Today Commonwealth Club World Affairs in San Francisco: • 9 am PDT / California Civil Rights Summit • 6 pm PDT / Manoush Zomorodi and Melissa Painter: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age • 6 pm PDT / Dion Lim: My Fight for Asian America Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events11 May 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlli4fafes22https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mlj6lqbufs2eThis week @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: civil rights, health costs, AAPI, Middle East, self-transformation, AI surveillance, @futuretester.bsky.social, Martha Raddatz, Dion Lim, @simonestolzoff.bsky.social, sports inclusion and more. Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events10 May 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj6lqbufs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mlj53bixdk2yUpdated: Coming soon from Michelle Meow @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco—CA civil rights summit, Dion Lim, @futuretester.bsky.social, Harry Williams, sports, @sfpride.org human rights summit, & trans ironmen. Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events10 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj53bixdk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mle4gyjse227Tonight! At @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / Why We Run: A Special AAPI Month Program With: Janice Li • David Chiu • Uma Rao Krishnan • Nancy Tung Details & tickets: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/.../why-we-run-special... @sfdemocrats.org08 May 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle4gyjse227https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mlbi2lgjqs2bLast week, @anthropic.com President Daniela Amodei and @sfgiants.com CEO Larry Baer discussed San Francisco leadership and renewal, with @sfstandard.com EIC @delaneyk.bsky.social; introduction by Anjali Menon Photos by Ed Ritger07 May 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbi2lgjqs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3ml6zdncor222CNN founder and philanthropist Ted Turner has passed away at 87. He spoke @cwclub.bsky.social more than once, but in 2008 he discussed his career with Phil Bronstein, which is a good way to remember him. Listen: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/podcast/ted-turner-legendary-maverick-tells-all-1119200806 May 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6zdncor222https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3ml2mb43l2s23Learn about the "Axis of Instability: The U.S., Israel, Iran and the Gulf" May 12, when Eran Kaplan, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen and @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social talk with moderator Jonathan Curiel Details & tickets: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-05-12/axis-instability-us-israel-iran-and-gulf04 May 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2mb43l2s23https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mkzyascotk2fComing up from Michelle Meow @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco—AAPI political leaders, CA civil rights summit, Dion Lim, @futuretester.bsky.social, sports, @sfpride.org human rights summit, & trans ironmen. Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events04 May 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzyascotk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mkztwcrt2c2uTHIS WEEK: Free speech; wine talk & tasting; philosophy discussion group; & AAPI leaders Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events04 May 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkztwcrt2c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mkvpyenutc27This month at @cwclub.bsky.social — @joannastern.bsky.social, Tom Stienstra, @simonestolzoff.bsky.social, Martha Raddatz, Theo Baker, @futuretester.bsky.social, Dion Lim and more! Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events02 May 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvpyenutc27https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mksfxlcbic2iToday at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 12 PM PDT / Hometown Builders: Daniela Amodei and Larry Baer on Leading in San Francisco In conversation with Kevin Delaney (almost sold out) Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events01 May 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksfxlcbic2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mksfvma2i22o [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksfvma2i22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mkny6vyfpk2bDon't miss the book launch and discussion about AMPLIFY! MY FIGHT FOR ASIAN AMERICA when Dion Lim comes to @cwclub.bsky.social in downtown San Francisco May 11. Details & tickets: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-05-11/dion-lim-my-fight-asian-america29 Apr 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkny6vyfpk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mknx2hq6nc26COMING SOON! Join Christina Jefferson, Roscoe Mapps & Meghan O'Leary for a talk with Michelle Meow about "Safe Play: Finding Our Place in Sport." Fri, 5/15, 6 pm in SF Details & tickets: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-05-15/safe-play-finding-our-place-sport @sanfranciscogiants.bsky.social @sanfrancisco49ers.bsky.social29 Apr 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknx2hq6nc26https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mknilj7egc2oLast week, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave Club members and the public the benefit of his experience as he reviewed the war with Iran. He was in conversation with Dr. Gloria Duffy. Photos by Peopletography.29 Apr 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknilj7egc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mkne7vtx6k2iTonight at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 5:30 in San Francisco | How to Increase Your Luck, with Stanford’s Tina Seelig • 6 in San Francisco | Steve Phillips: Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? • 6:30 in Palo Alto | @doriskgoodwin.bsky.social: An Unfinished Love Story commonwealthclub.org/events29 Apr 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkne7vtx6k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mklamwtt4k2zWhile King Charles visits, get set to learn more about how Queen Elizabeth made history with US presidents. @susanpagedc.bsky.social joins us 6/22 at @cwclub.bsky.social for a conversation with @cmarinucci.bsky.social about THE QUEEN & HER PRESIDENTS. https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-06-22/susan-page-queen-and-her-presidents28 Apr 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklamwtt4k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mkirwrk57k2aTonight @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 5:30 PM / Eyck Freymann: Defending Taiwan • 6 PM / Otto Scharmer: Presencing, 7 Practices for Transforming Self, Society, and Business Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events27 Apr 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkirwrk57k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mkgineslb225This week at @cwclub.bsky.social: Eyck Freymann on Taiwan, Otto Scharmer on presencing, Tina Seelig on luck, Steve Phillips on race & opportunity, @doriskgoodwin.bsky.social on personal history, Evelyn Iritani on WWII civilians, & Daniela Amodei & Larry Baer on leaders. commonwealthclub.org/events26 Apr 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgineslb225https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mkaqhvbay22uCOMING SOON! Historian @doriskgoodwin.bsky.social comes to @cwclub.bsky.social in Silicon Valley for a conversation with Dr. David Kennedy about her "most personal book"—AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY. See them Wed, Apr 29 / 6:30 PM PDT Details & tickets: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-04-29/doris-kearns-goodwin-unfinished-love-story24 Apr 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaqhvbay22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mk3rows4h22oToday @cwclub.bsky.social in SF: • 12 PM / Leon Panetta on the Iran War • 1 PM / AI for Good: In Climate, Health & Investing • 5:30 PM / San Francisco’s Drug & Homeless Crisis & Overdose Epidemic • 6 PM / SFCW at @climateone.org: Meet Candidates Vying to Succeed Pelosi commonwealthclub.org/events22 Apr 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3rows4h22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mjzeikexis2bTonight at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 6 PM in San Francisco—2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners | SFCW LIVE at Climate One • 6:30 PM in Lafayette—Adam Hochschild: “Have We Been Here Before?” Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events21 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzeikexis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mjfb6iayts24Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / Cleo Wade: In a World of Sunrises With Sherri McMullen & Phil Picardi Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events13 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfb6iayts24https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mj5n562wqs2cToday at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 11 AM PDT / The Hon. Nancy Pelosi • 11 AM PDT / Private Tour of the Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien • 5:30 PM PDT / Eat Like an Indian ... The Art & Etiquette About Eating With Your Fingers commonwealthclub.org/events10 Apr 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5n562wqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3miwrhyvvzc2yTonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 5 p.m. PDT / Reading Californians Book Discussion: ‘James,’ by Percival Everett • 5:30 p.m. PDT / Jessica Riskin: The Power of Life Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events07 Apr 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwrhyvvzc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mitvkbd5722rTonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 p.m. PDT / Mix, Mingle & Be Moved: An Evening with San Francisco Poet Laureate Genny Lim, Musicians Chris Trinidad and Pianist Unpil Baek Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events06 Apr 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitvkbd5722rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mim4lsohhc2rTonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / When Justice Isn’t Enough, With D.A. @brookejenkins.bsky.social and Dion Lim Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events03 Apr 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim4lsohhc2r