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Building on more than a century of nonpartisan civil dialogue at The Commonwealth Club, Creating Citizens brings students and educators into the conversation.</p> <p>Civil dialogue is fundamental to a healthy democracy, yet our nation is more polarized and divisive than ever. We know young people are watching and listening, and we know they want to speak up. Creating Citizens gives them this chance.</p> <p>Programs feature civic leaders from across the ideological spectrum, thinkers and influencers young people respect, and youth themselves. Students develop their own perspectives on complex issues and learn the power of mutually respectful dialogue in a diverse society.</p> <p>Join us as we work together to create the next generation of active, empowered citizens. 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Civic Learning"> </a> </article> <br> <p class="text-align-center"><a class="button button--media no-wrap fullwidth neg1emtopmargin" href="https://writingourfuture.nwp.org/cabookawards" target="_blank">Literacy for Civic Learning</a></p> </div> </div> <p> </p> <div class="column-container"> <div class="column-component column-component--two no-border"><article alt="Discussion Guides" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e364a89d-957e-4ada-a180-67b4f313152c" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:responsive_image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"responsive_image_style":"max_650x650","image_loading":{"attribute":"lazy"},"image_link":"","link_url":"\/events\/creating-citizens\/discussion-guides","target":0}" class="align-center embedded-entity" data-langcode="en"> <a href="/events/creating-citizens/discussion-guides"> <img loading="lazy" 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src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/medium_220x220/public/20241023_meet_the_speaker_creating_citizens_edu.png?itok=YNBceCYB" alt="Meet the Speaker"> </a> </article> <br> <p class="text-align-center"><a class="button button--media no-wrap fullwidth neg1emtopmargin" href="/events/creating-citizens/meet-speaker">Meet the Speaker</a></p> </div> </div> <p> </p> <div class="column-container"> <div class="column-component column-component--two no-border"><article alt="Youth Advisory Committee" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="21a24bd7-4df4-4454-b14c-06e02a4cb705" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:responsive_image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"responsive_image_style":"medium_220x220","image_loading":{"attribute":"lazy"},"image_link":"","link_url":"\/events\/creating-citizens\/youth-advisory-committee","target":0}" class="align-center embedded-entity" data-langcode="en"> <a href="/events/creating-citizens/youth-advisory-committee"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/medium_220x220/public/screenshot_2024-07-19_at_10.36.08_am.png?itok=EE96nTXE 220w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/medium_220_220_1_5x/public/screenshot_2024-07-19_at_10.36.08_am.png?itok=B5fFeUdj 330w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/medium_220_220_2x/public/screenshot_2024-07-19_at_10.36.08_am.png?itok=huSK2Bj8 440w" sizes="(max-width: 65.625em) 220px, 220px" width="220" height="150" src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/medium_220x220/public/screenshot_2024-07-19_at_10.36.08_am.png?itok=EE96nTXE" alt="Youth Advisory Committee"> </a> </article> <br> <p class="text-align-center"><a class="button button--media no-wrap fullwidth neg1emtopmargin" href="/events/creating-citizens/youth-advisory-committee">Youth Advisory Committee</a></p> </div> <div class="column-component column-component--two no-border"> <p> </p> </div> </div> <p> </p> <h3>Our Team</h3> <p><article alt="Dr. Lauren Silver" data-langcode="en" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="b6287005-94e7-4cd0-bca6-62f0ae01c444" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:responsive_image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"responsive_image_style":"thumbnail_scale_120w","image_loading":{"attribute":"lazy"},"image_link":"","link_url":"","target":0}" class="align-left embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w/public/bildschirmfoto_2021-10-08_um_3.03.15_pm.png?itok=rv-_zaJB 110w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w_1_5x/public/bildschirmfoto_2021-10-08_um_3.03.15_pm.png?itok=qZQ1xvb9 165w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w_2x/public/bildschirmfoto_2021-10-08_um_3.03.15_pm.png?itok=-D3TYGjO 220w" sizes="(max-width: 65.625em) 120px, 120px" width="220" height="200" src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w/public/bildschirmfoto_2021-10-08_um_3.03.15_pm.png?itok=rv-_zaJB" alt="Dr. Lauren Silver"> </article> </p><p><strong>Lauren Silver</strong>, vice president for education, launched Creating Citizens in 2020. She holds a Ph.D. in developmental psychology and has been an educator in museums, pre-K–12 classrooms, and universities for more than 25 years. Before joining The Commonwealth Club, Lauren founded the education department at the Computer History Museum; worked at Stanford University as an education curator at the Cantor Arts Center and a lecturer in the Graduate School of Education; and she was a family education specialist at the J. Paul Getty Museum.</p> <div class="clearfix"> </div> <p><article alt="Griffith Swidler" data-langcode="en" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9fc1aa15-1fba-4c3a-94de-9024c952eddd" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:responsive_image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"responsive_image_style":"thumbnail_scale_120w","image_loading":{"attribute":"lazy"},"image_link":"","link_url":"","target":0}" class="align-left embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w/public/screenshot_2023-10-27_at_2.52.33_pm.png?itok=UsHp-6g6 107w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w_1_5x/public/screenshot_2023-10-27_at_2.52.33_pm.png?itok=oAdWWcNQ 160w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w_2x/public/screenshot_2023-10-27_at_2.52.33_pm.png?itok=KrkQ7PsY 214w" sizes="(max-width: 65.625em) 120px, 120px" width="214" height="200" src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w/public/screenshot_2023-10-27_at_2.52.33_pm.png?itok=UsHp-6g6" alt="Griffith Swidler"> </article> </p><p><strong>Griffith Swidler</strong>, school partnerships manager, joined the Creating Citizens initiative in 2022. His background is in community development and education. Before joining The Commonwealth Club, Griffith worked for the Alameda County Community Food Bank, taught secondary school in France, and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo.</p> <div class="clearfix"> </div> <p><article alt="Nesreen Ezzeddine" data-langcode="en" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="03560e1f-2f5e-41d1-b20a-ad58e43b3f8e" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:responsive_image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"responsive_image_style":"thumbnail_scale_120w","image_loading":{"attribute":"lazy"},"image_link":"","link_url":"","target":0}" class="align-left embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w/public/screenshot_2024-08-13_at_4.43.03_pm.png?itok=kJIyeKYX 110w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w_1_5x/public/screenshot_2024-08-13_at_4.43.03_pm.png?itok=6Ai8VJrY 165w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w_2x/public/screenshot_2024-08-13_at_4.43.03_pm.png?itok=PUhUsRkB 220w" sizes="(max-width: 65.625em) 120px, 120px" width="220" height="200" src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w/public/screenshot_2024-08-13_at_4.43.03_pm.png?itok=kJIyeKYX" alt="Nesreen Ezzeddine"> </article> </p><p><strong>Nesreen Ezzeddine</strong>, education program manager, joined Creating Citizens in 2024. Prior to this role, she founded the Democracy Institute for Civic Engagement, a nonprofit focused on civic education, during her undergraduate studies. She has also worked as a grant coordinator, building transfer pipelines from community colleges to the University of Michigan. Nesreen holds a Master’s degree in policy, organization, and leadership studies from Stanford University.</p> <div class="clearfix"> </div> <p><article alt="Ava Escobedo" data-langcode="en" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="cd91bd51-1320-4485-b2d9-3ba2c909fe15" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:responsive_image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"responsive_image_style":"thumbnail_scale_120w","image_loading":{"attribute":"lazy"},"image_link":"","link_url":"","target":0}" class="align-left embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w/public/screenshot_2024-08-15_at_3.45.35_pm.png?itok=4uuvquYf 107w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w_1_5x/public/screenshot_2024-08-15_at_3.45.35_pm.png?itok=wfYKdzTL 161w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w_2x/public/screenshot_2024-08-15_at_3.45.35_pm.png?itok=nArfv4Z7 214w" sizes="(max-width: 65.625em) 120px, 120px" width="214" height="200" src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail_scale_120w/public/screenshot_2024-08-15_at_3.45.35_pm.png?itok=4uuvquYf" alt="Ava Escobedo"> </article> </p><p><strong>Ava Escobedo</strong>, communications and engagement intern, joined Creating Citizens in 2024. She is a third-year student at UC Berkeley, where she is studying history and global studies. Ava is passionate about the political relevance of history and hopes that by understanding history from new perspectives, young people will be more civically engaged and better equipped members of our society. She is also involved in numerous research and civic engagement organizations at UC Berkeley.</p> <div class="clearfix"> </div> </div> <div class="one-third one-third--right"> <p><strong>Above photo: </strong>Speakers Betty Yee and Libby Schaaf talk with students Issabella Romo and Owen Knapp Jr. during "<a href="/events/2023-04-13/youth-talk-passing-torch">Youth Talk: Passing the Torch</a>," part of the Creating Citizens Speaker Series at UC Berkeley.</p> <p><strong>Join Us!</strong></p> <p>Students and educators can become sustaining members for as little as $7 per month. Student and educator members receive free tickets to all programs, invitations to special events just for them, and all the other benefits of Club membership. <a href="/membership"><strong>Join today!</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Connect With Us!</strong></p> <ul class="list-style-none"> <li><a class="instagram-link" href="https://www.instagram.com/creatingcitizenssf/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li><a class="linkedin-link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/creating-citizens/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a class="youtube-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/commonwealthclub" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <p>The Commonwealth Club offers special access to programs for students and educators. Contact us at <a href="mailto:education@commonwealthclub.org">education@commonwealthclub.org</a> for more information. </p> <p><strong>Keep in Touch With Us!</strong></p> <p>Subscribe to our free monthly email newsletter.</p> <p><a class="float-left-important padding-right-important button button--media" href="/signup">Subscribe</a></p> <p><span style="display:none;" id="cke_bm_84S"> </span>Creating Citizens, The Commonwealth Club’s K–12 civics education initiative, is supported by the Koret Foundation.</p> <p><article alt="Koret Foundation" data-langcode="en" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2d0b4263-5499-435d-9860-aecae06832db" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:responsive_image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"responsive_image_style":"max_650x650","image_loading":{"attribute":"lazy"},"image_link":"","link_url":"","target":0}" class="embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/koret.png?itok=-9JMyRpJ 650w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650_1_5x/public/koret.png?itok=xmq97mF- 975w, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650_2x/public/koret.png?itok=vq6JYES1 1300w" sizes="(max-width: 65.625em) 650px, 650px" width="1300" height="636" src="https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/koret.png?itok=-9JMyRpJ" alt="Koret Foundation"> </article> <br> </p><table style="width:591px;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;width:577px;" colspan="2"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div><div class="view-events-embed view view-events view-id-events view-display-id-events_upcoming_embed js-view-dom-id-fda6a03df0620840c8c89f1f63d6afb6cb44ba5cf6c38633ca74d45b27593ac4"> <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">San Francisco</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">Mon, Feb 24 / 6:00 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/2025-02-24/ai-and-future-citizenship-preparing-digital-democracy" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-abb33aed940" 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/2025-01/20250224%20AI%20Citizenship%20HERO.png?itok=iLkl_SNt 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2025-01/20250224%20AI%20Citizenship%20HERO.png?itok=M1oqjCTY 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2025-01/20250224%20AI%20Citizenship%20HERO.png?itok=1xFD7NIj 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/2025-01/20250224%20AI%20Citizenship%20HERO.png?itok=udeXmyNV 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2025-01/20250224%20AI%20Citizenship%20HERO.png?itok=NJXpcnTq 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2025-01/20250224%20AI%20Citizenship%20HERO.png?itok=0peZI4QP 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/2025-01/20250224%20AI%20Citizenship%20HERO.png?itok=i0OF_jvL 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2025-01/20250224%20AI%20Citizenship%20HERO.png?itok=VfvSXPXW 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2025-01/20250224%20AI%20Citizenship%20HERO.png?itok=9PY1fagH 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/2025-01/20250224%20AI%20Citizenship%20HERO.png?itok=iLkl_SNt" 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" title="AI and the Future of Citizenship: Preparing for a Digital Democracy" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2025-02-24/ai-and-future-citizenship-preparing-digital-democracy" hreflang="en">AI and the Future of Citizenship: Preparing for a Digital Democracy </a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2025-02-24/ai-and-future-citizenship-preparing-digital-democracy" 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-e8e7060908cbe75c98ae05ea054e21cad6dd65693baf466359d369587f1c8d06"> <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">San Francisco</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">January 29, 2025</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/2025-01-29/moving-forward-together-intergenerational-conversation" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-b28383854bf" 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/2024-12/20250129%20Moving%20Forward%20Together%20HERO.png?itok=3kDQR5e7 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-12/20250129%20Moving%20Forward%20Together%20HERO.png?itok=GLj2fZFO 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-12/20250129%20Moving%20Forward%20Together%20HERO.png?itok=-B6OEEaY 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/2024-12/20250129%20Moving%20Forward%20Together%20HERO.png?itok=SMKi3Kob 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-12/20250129%20Moving%20Forward%20Together%20HERO.png?itok=8EA2nQbM 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-12/20250129%20Moving%20Forward%20Together%20HERO.png?itok=eG9cvdIY 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/2024-12/20250129%20Moving%20Forward%20Together%20HERO.png?itok=6q2-iYJb 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-12/20250129%20Moving%20Forward%20Together%20HERO.png?itok=DSsrdmLn 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-12/20250129%20Moving%20Forward%20Together%20HERO.png?itok=EqENXWx1 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/2024-12/20250129%20Moving%20Forward%20Together%20HERO.png?itok=3kDQR5e7" 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 - illustration of people connected" title="Moving Forward Together: An Intergenerational Conversation" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2025-01-29/moving-forward-together-intergenerational-conversation" hreflang="en">Moving Forward Together: An Intergenerational Conversation </a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2025-01-29/moving-forward-together-intergenerational-conversation" 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">San Francisco</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">October 31, 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/2024-10-31/journalism-and-its-role-civic-life" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-24c5b795d5f" 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/2024-11/20241031%20Field%20Trip%20HERO.png?itok=FqTzICS1 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-11/20241031%20Field%20Trip%20HERO.png?itok=RG_V3C6O 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-11/20241031%20Field%20Trip%20HERO.png?itok=_XcVTyEq 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/2024-11/20241031%20Field%20Trip%20HERO.png?itok=13vqwYNM 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-11/20241031%20Field%20Trip%20HERO.png?itok=H_XG5o3u 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-11/20241031%20Field%20Trip%20HERO.png?itok=S7sMb4TX 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/2024-11/20241031%20Field%20Trip%20HERO.png?itok=yItsZw4t 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-11/20241031%20Field%20Trip%20HERO.png?itok=hk9ndhlX 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-11/20241031%20Field%20Trip%20HERO.png?itok=CnAiDSUE 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/2024-11/20241031%20Field%20Trip%20HERO.png?itok=FqTzICS1" 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 and series logo" title="Journalism and Its Role in Civic Life" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-10-31/journalism-and-its-role-civic-life" hreflang="en">Journalism and Its Role in Civic Life</a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-10-31/journalism-and-its-role-civic-life" 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">San Francisco</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">October 23, 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/2024-10-23/educating-during-turbulent-times" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-a21b25c1492" 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/2024-10/20241023%20Educating%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=hDnX7-j7 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-10/20241023%20Educating%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=IV2Q6Bs4 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-10/20241023%20Educating%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=NWtD7Z7b 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/2024-10/20241023%20Educating%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=hns0UP2F 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-10/20241023%20Educating%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=y1XE6AVm 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-10/20241023%20Educating%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=z27uI9mk 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/2024-10/20241023%20Educating%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=Aez5NphG 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-10/20241023%20Educating%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=QvwlZU8b 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-10/20241023%20Educating%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=nVtb78jZ 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/2024-10/20241023%20Educating%20HERO%20IMAGE.png?itok=hDnX7-j7" 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 - speakers" title="Educating During Turbulent Times" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-10-23/educating-during-turbulent-times" hreflang="en">Educating During Turbulent Times </a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-10-23/educating-during-turbulent-times" 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">Berkeley</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">April 23, 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/2024-04-23/youth-talk-are-we-too-polarized-govern-importance-working-across-political" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-91073925b92" 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/2024-04/20240423%20Polarized%20hero%20image.png?itok=qbu2I23d 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-04/20240423%20Polarized%20hero%20image.png?itok=1pTwnOge 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-04/20240423%20Polarized%20hero%20image.png?itok=yRIXCHhX 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/2024-04/20240423%20Polarized%20hero%20image.png?itok=y-rXmaLB 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-04/20240423%20Polarized%20hero%20image.png?itok=AOosQ4gT 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-04/20240423%20Polarized%20hero%20image.png?itok=pdnFSNxE 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/2024-04/20240423%20Polarized%20hero%20image.png?itok=sftfhzu3 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-04/20240423%20Polarized%20hero%20image.png?itok=CN3-OhQg 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-04/20240423%20Polarized%20hero%20image.png?itok=xWhfinEE 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/2024-04/20240423%20Polarized%20hero%20image.png?itok=qbu2I23d" 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 - speaker photos" title="Are We Too Polarized to Govern? The Importance of Working Across Political Divides" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-04-23/youth-talk-are-we-too-polarized-govern-importance-working-across-political" hreflang="en">Youth Talk: Are We Too Polarized to Govern? The Importance of Working Across Political Divides </a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-04-23/youth-talk-are-we-too-polarized-govern-importance-working-across-political" 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">San Francisco</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">April 18, 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/2024-04-18/antonio-lopez-civic-leader-poet-and-mayor-east-palo-alto" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-21c3f55b8b5" 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/2024-05/20240418%20Antonio%20Lo%CC%81pez%20hero%20image_1.png?itok=QB7QNaMT 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-05/20240418%20Antonio%20Lo%CC%81pez%20hero%20image_1.png?itok=VuqOwg_3 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-05/20240418%20Antonio%20Lo%CC%81pez%20hero%20image_1.png?itok=x9OjjXZw 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/2024-05/20240418%20Antonio%20Lo%CC%81pez%20hero%20image_1.png?itok=zYzwMn-m 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-05/20240418%20Antonio%20Lo%CC%81pez%20hero%20image_1.png?itok=jdtiR2An 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-05/20240418%20Antonio%20Lo%CC%81pez%20hero%20image_1.png?itok=TU38EoSs 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/2024-05/20240418%20Antonio%20Lo%CC%81pez%20hero%20image_1.png?itok=A5og7Fex 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-05/20240418%20Antonio%20Lo%CC%81pez%20hero%20image_1.png?itok=qNeRuxx- 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-05/20240418%20Antonio%20Lo%CC%81pez%20hero%20image_1.png?itok=PrxMgGM- 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/2024-05/20240418%20Antonio%20Lo%CC%81pez%20hero%20image_1.png?itok=QB7QNaMT" 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 - speakers" title="Antonio López: Civic Leader, Poet, and Mayor of East Palo Alto" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-04-18/antonio-lopez-civic-leader-poet-and-mayor-east-palo-alto" hreflang="en">Antonio López: Civic Leader, Poet, and Mayor of East Palo Alto</a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-04-18/antonio-lopez-civic-leader-poet-and-mayor-east-palo-alto" 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">San Francisco</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">February 15, 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/2024-02-15/chief-justices-civic-vision" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-de6af11cfc9" 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/2024-02/20240215%20Field%20Trip%20hero%20image.png?itok=2QhKaVT0 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2024-02/20240215%20Field%20Trip%20hero%20image.png?itok=Z-Zo67kU 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2024-02/20240215%20Field%20Trip%20hero%20image.png?itok=yKZwJayN 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/2024-02/20240215%20Field%20Trip%20hero%20image.png?itok=WMWRgiuL 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2024-02/20240215%20Field%20Trip%20hero%20image.png?itok=bYHZZVg9 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2024-02/20240215%20Field%20Trip%20hero%20image.png?itok=c6Qua_4K 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/2024-02/20240215%20Field%20Trip%20hero%20image.png?itok=nnf_sNjQ 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2024-02/20240215%20Field%20Trip%20hero%20image.png?itok=DefOlJhM 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2024-02/20240215%20Field%20Trip%20hero%20image.png?itok=kI6Yiwf- 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/2024-02/20240215%20Field%20Trip%20hero%20image.png?itok=2QhKaVT0" 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 - speakers plus series logo" title="A Chief Justice’s Civic Vision" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2024-02-15/chief-justices-civic-vision" hreflang="en">A Chief Justice’s Civic Vision</a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2024-02-15/chief-justices-civic-vision" 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">Berkeley</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">November 15, 2023</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/2023-11-15/youth-talk-influence-environmental-activism-gen-z-voting" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-75c27bff151" 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/2023-11/20231115%20Youth%20Talks%20hero.png?itok=ahanCcIx 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2023-11/20231115%20Youth%20Talks%20hero.png?itok=WXwvngJn 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2023-11/20231115%20Youth%20Talks%20hero.png?itok=Zu1Ode7i 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/2023-11/20231115%20Youth%20Talks%20hero.png?itok=IfSPgBKP 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2023-11/20231115%20Youth%20Talks%20hero.png?itok=Zjx6yrWx 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2023-11/20231115%20Youth%20Talks%20hero.png?itok=pxlzymB2 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/2023-11/20231115%20Youth%20Talks%20hero.png?itok=aKepfGxQ 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2023-11/20231115%20Youth%20Talks%20hero.png?itok=dg6Delsc 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2023-11/20231115%20Youth%20Talks%20hero.png?itok=I8fNMcwS 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/2023-11/20231115%20Youth%20Talks%20hero.png?itok=ahanCcIx" 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 - climate protestors" title="Youth Talk: The Influence of Environmental Activism on Gen Z Voting" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2023-11-15/youth-talk-influence-environmental-activism-gen-z-voting" hreflang="en">Youth Talk: The Influence of Environmental Activism on Gen Z Voting </a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2023-11-15/youth-talk-influence-environmental-activism-gen-z-voting" 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">San José</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">November 4, 2023</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/2023-11-04/seen-and-unseen-stories-behind-pictures-japanese-american-incarceration" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-1c4ca446146" 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/2023-10/20231104%20Seen%20and%20Unseen%20hero%20image.png?itok=zlKOZXKh 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2023-10/20231104%20Seen%20and%20Unseen%20hero%20image.png?itok=ADCrzFaz 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2023-10/20231104%20Seen%20and%20Unseen%20hero%20image.png?itok=n7UPQmrq 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/2023-10/20231104%20Seen%20and%20Unseen%20hero%20image.png?itok=Cwml0u_U 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2023-10/20231104%20Seen%20and%20Unseen%20hero%20image.png?itok=5wxyVstG 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2023-10/20231104%20Seen%20and%20Unseen%20hero%20image.png?itok=ymWrLBTb 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/2023-10/20231104%20Seen%20and%20Unseen%20hero%20image.png?itok=1in552pi 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2023-10/20231104%20Seen%20and%20Unseen%20hero%20image.png?itok=7ZVWrJSF 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2023-10/20231104%20Seen%20and%20Unseen%20hero%20image.png?itok=MoZrFhHR 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/2023-10/20231104%20Seen%20and%20Unseen%20hero%20image.png?itok=zlKOZXKh" 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 - person holding camera, photo of speaker" title="Seen and Unseen: The Stories Behind the Pictures of Japanese American Incarceration" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2023-11-04/seen-and-unseen-stories-behind-pictures-japanese-american-incarceration" hreflang="en">Seen and Unseen: The Stories Behind the Pictures of Japanese American Incarceration </a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2023-11-04/seen-and-unseen-stories-behind-pictures-japanese-american-incarceration" 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">San Francisco</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">October 25, 2023</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/2023-10-25/democracy-local-level" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-ef9095865b2" 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/2023-11/20231025%20field%20trip.png?itok=A6BCRRLJ 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2023-11/20231025%20field%20trip.png?itok=xSN0oUgU 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2023-11/20231025%20field%20trip.png?itok=tdNdfzL_ 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/2023-11/20231025%20field%20trip.png?itok=KGnaQoib 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2023-11/20231025%20field%20trip.png?itok=QQd4PEt5 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2023-11/20231025%20field%20trip.png?itok=ZdClcZ-L 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/2023-11/20231025%20field%20trip.png?itok=XZPxofyb 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2023-11/20231025%20field%20trip.png?itok=TKnJWVYe 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2023-11/20231025%20field%20trip.png?itok=WAJFGoNA 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/2023-11/20231025%20field%20trip.png?itok=A6BCRRLJ" 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 - speaker photos" title="Democracy at the Local Level" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2023-10-25/democracy-local-level" hreflang="en">Democracy at the Local Level</a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2023-10-25/democracy-local-level" 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">San Francisco</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">September 7, 2023</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/2023-09-07/civics-across-curriculum-educating-democracy" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-a4ad4c4cd97" 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/2023-08/20230907%20Civics%20hero%20image.png?itok=07L33Xa1 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1_5x/public/2023-08/20230907%20Civics%20hero%20image.png?itok=3PP4X340 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_2x/public/2023-08/20230907%20Civics%20hero%20image.png?itok=2HzGHEiu 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/2023-08/20230907%20Civics%20hero%20image.png?itok=VvPkTRvX 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1080x477_720x318_1_5x/public/2023-08/20230907%20Civics%20hero%20image.png?itok=OnvzwHoC 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1440x636_720x318_2x/public/2023-08/20230907%20Civics%20hero%20image.png?itok=0hcFWkWk 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/2023-08/20230907%20Civics%20hero%20image.png?itok=83a3fkBg 1x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_900x398_600x265_1_5x/public/2023-08/20230907%20Civics%20hero%20image.png?itok=DG_Gbd2F 1.5x, https://cdn.commonwealthclub.org/s3fs-public/styles/hero_thumbnail_1200x530_600x265_2x/public/2023-08/20230907%20Civics%20hero%20image.png?itok=R1-QRYkP 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/2023-08/20230907%20Civics%20hero%20image.png?itok=07L33Xa1" 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 - speaker photos and blurred photo of crowd" title="Civics Across the Curriculum: Educating for Democracy" /> </picture> </div></a> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"><h3> <a href="/events/2023-09-07/civics-across-curriculum-educating-democracy" hreflang="en">Civics Across the Curriculum: Educating for Democracy </a> </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-link field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/events/2023-09-07/civics-across-curriculum-educating-democracy" 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">Berkeley</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">May 12, 2023</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/2023-05-12/tennessee-representative-justin-jones" class="b-link"> <div data-b-token="b-0b526744691" 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" 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