Program Info

The Commonwealth Club of California organizes nearly 500 events every year on politics, the arts, media, literature, business and sports.

Standard programs are typically one hour long and frequently include panel discussions or speeches followed by a question and answer session. Many in-person evening programs include a networking reception with wine.

PROGRAM DIVISIONS

CLIMATE ONE Discussion among climate scientists, policymakers, activists, and citizens about energy, the economy and the environment.

COMMONWEALTHCLUB.ORG/CLIMATE-ONE INFORUM Inspiring talks with leaders in tech, culture, food, design, business and social issues targeted towards young adults.

COMMONWEALTHCLUB.ORG/INFORUM MEMBER-LED FORUMS Volunteer-driven programs that focus on particular fields. Most evening programs include a wine networking reception.

COMMONWEALTHCLUB.ORG/MLF

Watch Club programs on KAXT and KTLN TV every weekend, and monthly on KRCB TV 22 on Comcast. Select Commonwealth Club programs air on Marin TV’s Education Channel (Comcast Channel 30, U-Verse Channel 99) and on CreaTV in San Jose (Channel 30). View hundreds of streaming videos of Club programs at youtube.com/ commonwealthclub

CreaTV KAXT/KTLN TV

Subscribe to our free podcast service on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify to automatically receive new programs: commonwealthclub.org/podcast-subscribe

RADIO, VIDEO, & PODCASTS

Hear Club programs on more than 200 public and commercial radio stations throughout the United States. For the latest schedule, visit commonwealthclub.org/ In the San Francisco Bay Area, tune in to: KQED (88.5 FM) Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 2 a.m. KRCB Radio (91.1 FM in Rohnert Park) Thursdays at 7 p.m. KALW (91.7 FM) Inforum programs select Tuesdays at 7p.m. KSAN (107.7 FM) Sundays at 5 a.m. KNBR (680 and 1050 AM) Sundays at 5 a.m. KFOG (104.5 and 97.7 FM) Sundays at 5 a.m. TuneIn.com Fridays at 4 p.m.

TICKETS

Prepayment is required. Unless otherwise indicated, all events—including “Members Free” events—require tickets. Programs often sell out, so we strongly encourage you to purchase tickets in advance. Due to heavy call volume, we urge you to purchase tickets online at commonwealthclub.org; or call (415) 597-6705. Please note: All ticket sales are final. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to any program. Select events include premium seating, which refers to the first several rows of seating. Pricing is subject to change. HARD OF HEARING?

To request an assistive listening device, please e-mail Mark Kirchner seven working days before the event at

Understanding the Civil Rights Movement

June 20-27, 2021

• Travel to Jackson, Little Rock, Memphis,

Birmingham, Selma and Montgomery. • Visit important sites of the movement, from

Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge to Little Rock

High School. • Meet with many figures who were involved, such as 16th Street Baptist Church bombing survivor Dr. Rev. Carolyn McKinstry, Bloody

Sunday foot soldier Annie Pearl Avery, and

Little Rock Nine member Elizabeth Eckford.

• Experience the newly opened Memorial for Peace and Social Justice in

Montgomery and the Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. • Meet with members of the Equal Justice

Initiative and learn about the work that is being done today to fight racial injustices in the legal system. • Explore the Mississippi Delta, tour Malaco

Records and the B.B. King Museum.

Cost: $3,995 per person, based on double occupancy