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<p>Join us for our great programs taking place in the South Bay. 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See below for upcoming programs and past programs.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="one-third one-third--right"> <p>To learn more about supporting programming at The Commonwealth Club as a sponsor, contact Michelle D'Alo at <a href="mailto:mdalo@commonwealthclub.org">mdalo@commonwealthclub.org</a>.</p> <p><a class="arrow-link" href="/program-sponsorship">Become a sponsor</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear fix"> </div> <div><div class="view-events-embed view view-events view-id-events view-display-id-events_upcoming_embed js-view-dom-id-8d7125297ff30a51d0177c3b20aa7bdaad3a270e1b605afdd5bf89df9eeb36c1"> <div class="view-header"> <h3 id="upcoming-events" class="uppercase">Upcoming Events</h3> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"><div class="node node--type-event node--view-mode-teaser ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item">Los Altos</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">Wed, Dec 4 / 7:00 PM PST</div> <div data-content-gallery class="blazy blazy--content blazy--field blazy--field-hero-image blazy--field-hero-image--teaser field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy=""><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-12-04/camera-witness-powerful-driver-social-change" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-fc1b1df30fe" class="media media--blazy media--switch media--switch--content media--image media--responsive is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 60em)" type="image/png" width="680" height="300" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-09/20241204%20Camera%20as%20Witness%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=JUf4a-Vr 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-09/20241204%20Camera%20as%20Witness%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=Cb0ewl-m 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-09/20241204%20Camera%20as%20Witness%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=28ezBv3D 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 45em)" type="image/png" width="720" height="318" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_720x318/public/2024-09/20241204%20Camera%20as%20Witness%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=TLg9xUJT 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-09/20241204%20Camera%20as%20Witness%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=mLJqqAk7 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-09/20241204%20Camera%20as%20Witness%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=lSMf32w1 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 37.5em)" type="image/png" width="600" height="265" data-srcset="/s3/files/styles/hero_thumbnail_600x265/public/2024-09/20241204%20Camera%20as%20Witness%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=iqjKVbIP 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-09/20241204%20Camera%20as%20Witness%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=3Cq5XTtj 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-09/20241204%20Camera%20as%20Witness%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=sZNk4Mgj 2x"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-09/20241204%20Camera%20as%20Witness%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=JUf4a-Vr" width="680" height="300" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" alt="Image - the speaker" title="Camera as Witness: Powerful Driver of Social Change" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-12-04/camera-witness-powerful-driver-social-change" hreflang="en">Camera as Witness: Powerful Driver of Social Change</a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-12-04/camera-witness-powerful-driver-social-change" class="button button--media" hreflang="en">Info & Tickets</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear fix"> </div> <div><div class="view-events-embed view view-events view-id-events view-display-id-events_past_embed js-view-dom-id-78186fb4dfe79f262aa6ff61d549724e475d96896a1081f6cf11a1c21811aece"> <div class="view-header"> <h3 id="past-events" class="uppercase">Past Events</h3> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"><div class="node node--type-event node--view-mode-teaser ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item">Los Altos</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">November 6, 2024</div> <div data-content-gallery class="blazy blazy--content blazy--field blazy--field-hero-image blazy--field-hero-image--teaser field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy=""><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-11-06/refounding-kingdom-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-and-transformation-modern" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-ce75aef7f3f" class="media media--blazy media--switch media--switch--content media--image media--responsive is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 60em)" type="image/png" width="680" height="300" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-08/20241106%20Saudi%20Arabia%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=wU4368RK 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-08/20241106%20Saudi%20Arabia%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=nCzknQyv 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-08/20241106%20Saudi%20Arabia%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=NLl4ntgO 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 45em)" type="image/png" width="720" height="318" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_720x318/public/2024-08/20241106%20Saudi%20Arabia%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=U6ehWWeR 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-08/20241106%20Saudi%20Arabia%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=bd5caAwP 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-08/20241106%20Saudi%20Arabia%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=0ByBV2un 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 37.5em)" type="image/png" width="600" height="265" data-srcset="/s3/files/styles/hero_thumbnail_600x265/public/2024-08/20241106%20Saudi%20Arabia%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=UlslFavU 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-08/20241106%20Saudi%20Arabia%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=l3fKGjaL 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-08/20241106%20Saudi%20Arabia%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=W_ZxCKmH 2x"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-08/20241106%20Saudi%20Arabia%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=wU4368RK" width="680" height="300" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" alt="Image - Mohammed bin Salman" title="Refounding the Kingdom: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Transformation of Modern Saudi Arabia" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-11-06/refounding-kingdom-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-and-transformation-modern" hreflang="en">Refounding the Kingdom: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Transformation of Modern Saudi Arabia</a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-11-06/refounding-kingdom-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-and-transformation-modern" class="button button--media" hreflang="en">Info</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"><div class="node node--type-event node--view-mode-teaser ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item">Santa Clara</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">October 3, 2024</div> <div data-content-gallery class="blazy blazy--content blazy--field blazy--field-hero-image blazy--field-hero-image--teaser field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy=""><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-10-03/yuval-noah-harari-and-aza-raskin-making-and-unmaking-humanity" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-28bc2a77e06" class="media media--blazy media--switch media--switch--content media--image media--responsive is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 60em)" type="image/png" width="680" height="300" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-10/20241003%20Yuval%20Noah%20Harari%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=aV_bOjsY 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-10/20241003%20Yuval%20Noah%20Harari%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=Vtwo7aFr 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-10/20241003%20Yuval%20Noah%20Harari%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=eNCoSLIO 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 45em)" type="image/png" width="720" height="318" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_720x318/public/2024-10/20241003%20Yuval%20Noah%20Harari%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=e4K59BU0 1x, /s3/files/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-10/20241003%20Yuval%20Noah%20Harari%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=ImnX9zby 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-10/20241003%20Yuval%20Noah%20Harari%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=C7YrRXKn 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 37.5em)" type="image/png" width="600" height="265" data-srcset="/s3/files/styles/hero_thumbnail_600x265/public/2024-10/20241003%20Yuval%20Noah%20Harari%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=E8tFNnoc 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-10/20241003%20Yuval%20Noah%20Harari%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=L7U6S9JJ 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-10/20241003%20Yuval%20Noah%20Harari%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=NfXYuu5t 2x"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-10/20241003%20Yuval%20Noah%20Harari%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=aV_bOjsY" width="680" height="300" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" alt="Image - the speakers plus detail from their book cover" title="Yuval Noah Harari and Tristan Harris: The Making and Unmaking of Humanity" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-10-03/yuval-noah-harari-and-aza-raskin-making-and-unmaking-humanity" hreflang="en">Yuval Noah Harari and Aza Raskin: The Making and Unmaking of Humanity</a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-10-03/yuval-noah-harari-and-aza-raskin-making-and-unmaking-humanity" class="button button--media" hreflang="en">Info</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"><div class="node node--type-event node--view-mode-teaser ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item">Los Altos</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">October 2, 2024</div> <div data-content-gallery class="blazy blazy--content blazy--field blazy--field-hero-image blazy--field-hero-image--teaser field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy=""><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-10-02/valuing-nature-personal-practice-and-societal-transformation" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-bd3afe48eb2" class="media media--blazy media--switch media--switch--content media--image media--responsive is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 60em)" type="image/png" width="680" height="300" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-09/20241002%20Nature%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=CzHDbfbu 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-09/20241002%20Nature%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=IlE4ZP59 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-09/20241002%20Nature%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=xEwzaCh2 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 45em)" type="image/png" width="720" height="318" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_720x318/public/2024-09/20241002%20Nature%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=2-UYhTgD 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-09/20241002%20Nature%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=3pMufREh 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-09/20241002%20Nature%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=yIomhh8W 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 37.5em)" type="image/png" width="600" height="265" data-srcset="/s3/files/styles/hero_thumbnail_600x265/public/2024-09/20241002%20Nature%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=H7e_zzuw 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-09/20241002%20Nature%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=GSEPufI1 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-09/20241002%20Nature%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=7n0udDqv 2x"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-09/20241002%20Nature%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=CzHDbfbu" width="680" height="300" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" alt="Image - the speaker plus plants" title="Valuing Nature in Personal Practice and Societal Transformation" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-10-02/valuing-nature-personal-practice-and-societal-transformation" hreflang="en">Valuing Nature in Personal Practice and Societal Transformation</a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-10-02/valuing-nature-personal-practice-and-societal-transformation" class="button button--media" hreflang="en">Info</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"><div class="node node--type-event node--view-mode-teaser ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item">Los Altos</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">September 4, 2024</div> <div data-content-gallery class="blazy blazy--content blazy--field blazy--field-hero-image blazy--field-hero-image--teaser field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy=""><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-09-04/nato-and-war-ukraine" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-167a41310d6" class="media media--blazy media--switch media--switch--content media--image media--responsive is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 60em)" type="image/png" width="680" height="300" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-08/20240904%20Rose%20Gottemoeller%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=gWmjC7f5 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-08/20240904%20Rose%20Gottemoeller%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=SfN8dLkc 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-08/20240904%20Rose%20Gottemoeller%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=isEz18mO 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 45em)" type="image/png" width="720" height="318" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_720x318/public/2024-08/20240904%20Rose%20Gottemoeller%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=iRMxN7jT 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-08/20240904%20Rose%20Gottemoeller%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=WqQMfhxu 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-08/20240904%20Rose%20Gottemoeller%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=YrboHDGi 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 37.5em)" type="image/png" width="600" height="265" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_600x265/public/2024-08/20240904%20Rose%20Gottemoeller%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=YKZLxSYV 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-08/20240904%20Rose%20Gottemoeller%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=dio7bbgR 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-08/20240904%20Rose%20Gottemoeller%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=LOG34WRW 2x"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-08/20240904%20Rose%20Gottemoeller%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=gWmjC7f5" width="680" height="300" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" alt="Image - the speaker" title="NATO and the War in Ukraine" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-09-04/nato-and-war-ukraine" hreflang="en">NATO and the War in Ukraine</a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-09-04/nato-and-war-ukraine" class="button button--media" hreflang="en">Info</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"><div class="node node--type-event node--view-mode-teaser ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item">Los Altos</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">June 5, 2024</div> <div data-content-gallery class="blazy blazy--content blazy--field blazy--field-hero-image blazy--field-hero-image--teaser field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy=""><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-06-05/law-war-and-israel-hamas-conflict" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-b02144d8568" class="media media--blazy media--switch media--switch--content media--image media--responsive is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 60em)" type="image/png" width="680" height="300" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-04/20240601%20War%20and%20Law%20hero%20image.png?itok=H43VUnDS 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-04/20240601%20War%20and%20Law%20hero%20image.png?itok=GhrREa9s 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-04/20240601%20War%20and%20Law%20hero%20image.png?itok=0CXrDgpA 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 45em)" type="image/png" width="720" height="318" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_720x318/public/2024-04/20240601%20War%20and%20Law%20hero%20image.png?itok=_UjDa7Tu 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-04/20240601%20War%20and%20Law%20hero%20image.png?itok=oWo7Sg4I 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-04/20240601%20War%20and%20Law%20hero%20image.png?itok=JuT2a3Vf 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 37.5em)" type="image/png" width="600" height="265" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_600x265/public/2024-04/20240601%20War%20and%20Law%20hero%20image.png?itok=vmD-iesU 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-04/20240601%20War%20and%20Law%20hero%20image.png?itok=lltPttQQ 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-04/20240601%20War%20and%20Law%20hero%20image.png?itok=NoInLpcc 2x"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-04/20240601%20War%20and%20Law%20hero%20image.png?itok=H43VUnDS" width="680" height="300" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" alt="Image - the speaker and photo of war damage" title="The Law of War and the Israel-Hamas Conflict" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-06-05/law-war-and-israel-hamas-conflict" hreflang="en">The Law of War and the Israel-Hamas Conflict</a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-06-05/law-war-and-israel-hamas-conflict" class="button button--media" hreflang="en">Info</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"><div class="node node--type-event node--view-mode-teaser ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item">Live Stream</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">May 17, 2024</div> <div data-content-gallery class="blazy blazy--content blazy--field blazy--field-hero-image blazy--field-hero-image--teaser field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy=""><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-05-17/15th-annual-mineta-national-transportation-policy-summit-beyond-pump-rethinking" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-c6bacf29092" class="media media--blazy media--switch media--switch--content media--image media--responsive is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 60em)" type="image/png" width="680" height="300" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-03/20240517%20Mineta%20Summit%20hero%20image.png?itok=XbWVlq7k 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-03/20240517%20Mineta%20Summit%20hero%20image.png?itok=L-pXJiwk 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-03/20240517%20Mineta%20Summit%20hero%20image.png?itok=ugC_u_gW 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 45em)" type="image/png" width="720" height="318" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_720x318/public/2024-03/20240517%20Mineta%20Summit%20hero%20image.png?itok=wa68KHsQ 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-03/20240517%20Mineta%20Summit%20hero%20image.png?itok=AgwTvz2w 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-03/20240517%20Mineta%20Summit%20hero%20image.png?itok=IBtQmZQ7 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 37.5em)" type="image/png" width="600" height="265" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_600x265/public/2024-03/20240517%20Mineta%20Summit%20hero%20image.png?itok=PTl0wSpW 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-03/20240517%20Mineta%20Summit%20hero%20image.png?itok=B5D6gR6b 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-03/20240517%20Mineta%20Summit%20hero%20image.png?itok=2BHUZFs_ 2x"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-03/20240517%20Mineta%20Summit%20hero%20image.png?itok=XbWVlq7k" width="680" height="300" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" alt="Image - highway and logos" title="15th Annual Mineta National Transportation Policy Summit" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-05-17/15th-annual-mineta-national-transportation-policy-summit-beyond-pump-rethinking" hreflang="en">15th Annual Mineta National Transportation Policy Summit—Beyond the Pump: Rethinking Transportation Funding Without the Fuel Tax </a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-05-17/15th-annual-mineta-national-transportation-policy-summit-beyond-pump-rethinking" class="button button--media" hreflang="en">Info</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"><div class="node node--type-event node--view-mode-teaser ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item">Los Altos</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">May 1, 2024</div> <div data-content-gallery class="blazy blazy--content blazy--field blazy--field-hero-image blazy--field-hero-image--teaser field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy=""><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-05-01/human-costs-climate-change" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-67e72ffa754" class="media media--blazy media--switch media--switch--content media--image media--responsive is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 60em)" type="image/png" width="680" height="300" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-03/20240501%20Climate%20hero%20image.png?itok=7O51zho7 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-03/20240501%20Climate%20hero%20image.png?itok=cNP4dSo8 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-03/20240501%20Climate%20hero%20image.png?itok=wrkojKXw 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 45em)" type="image/png" width="720" height="318" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_720x318/public/2024-03/20240501%20Climate%20hero%20image.png?itok=sI9i8130 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-03/20240501%20Climate%20hero%20image.png?itok=mXCvtav5 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-03/20240501%20Climate%20hero%20image.png?itok=2Q5tNxvP 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 37.5em)" type="image/png" width="600" height="265" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_600x265/public/2024-03/20240501%20Climate%20hero%20image.png?itok=t06Z9NJV 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-03/20240501%20Climate%20hero%20image.png?itok=XymJneX_ 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-03/20240501%20Climate%20hero%20image.png?itok=yQTrFxer 2x"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-03/20240501%20Climate%20hero%20image.png?itok=7O51zho7" width="680" height="300" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" alt="Image - flooding" title="The Human Costs of Climate Change" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-05-01/human-costs-climate-change" hreflang="en">The Human Costs of Climate Change</a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-05-01/human-costs-climate-change" class="button button--media" hreflang="en">Info</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"><div class="node node--type-event node--view-mode-teaser ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="field field--name-field-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item">Los Altos</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">April 3, 2024</div> <div data-content-gallery class="blazy blazy--content blazy--field blazy--field-hero-image blazy--field-hero-image--teaser field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy=""><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-04-03/building-resilient-inter-ethnic-peace-lessons-historical-political-economics" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-ecd2427f929" class="media media--blazy media--switch media--switch--content media--image media--responsive is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 60em)" type="image/png" width="680" height="300" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-02/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20at%202.07.03%20PM.png?itok=gviFBW16 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-02/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20at%202.07.03%20PM.png?itok=i4xuqXky 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-02/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20at%202.07.03%20PM.png?itok=KAWBzecT 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 45em)" type="image/png" width="720" height="318" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_720x318/public/2024-02/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20at%202.07.03%20PM.png?itok=YRZIWT1O 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-02/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20at%202.07.03%20PM.png?itok=bcObbg6r 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-02/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20at%202.07.03%20PM.png?itok=O4BvNsVQ 2x"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 37.5em)" type="image/png" width="600" height="265" data-srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_600x265/public/2024-02/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20at%202.07.03%20PM.png?itok=CVsIXR-Y 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-02/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20at%202.07.03%20PM.png?itok=2-RV03Dx 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-02/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20at%202.07.03%20PM.png?itok=Msz7-G_N 2x"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail/public/2024-02/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20at%202.07.03%20PM.png?itok=gviFBW16" width="680" height="300" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" alt="Image - 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