Israel and the Arab Spring Joel Brinkley, Journalism Professor, Stanford University; Foreign Affairs Columnist John Diaz, Editorial Page Editor, San Francisco Chronicle - Moderator
Former New YorkTimes Israel bureau chief and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Brinkley will take us inside his recent working trip to the Middle East, where he covered a tour of U.S. and European officials in the Middle East and interviewed several senior, regional leaders. Read more »
Canada’s Oil Sands: Energy Security, or Energy Disaster? Cassie Doyle, Consul General, Canada; Former Canadian Deputy Minister of Natural ResourcesJason Mark, Earth Island Institute CarlPope, Chairman, The Sierra Club AlexPourbaix, President of Energy and Oil Pipelines, TransCanada
Public debate about an oil pipeline from Canada to U.S. Read more »
Bollywood Now Bulbul Tiwari, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
In this special program, Stanford Fellow Tiwari introduces us to historical and contemporary Indian Hindi film. She will provide insight into the significant conventions, economics and genres, including a screening of excerpts from old and new musical film performances. MLF: The Arts/Humanities/Middle EastLocation: SF Club OfficeTime: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m.Read more »
Science & Technology Planning Meeting
Join fellow Club members with similar interests and brainstorm upcoming Science & Technology programs. All Commonwealth Club members are welcome. We explore visions for the future through science and technology. Discuss current issues and share your insights with fellow Club members to shape and plan programs for the months ahead. MLF: Science & TechnologyLocation: Club OfficeTime: 6:15 p.m.Read more »