July 2012

An entire month of programs about jobs: How to get them, how to hire for them, h...

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2012-07-19 15:08

An entire month of programs about jobs: How to get them, how to hire for them, how to create them, how to change them, and what kinds are coming in the future. All August at The Commonwealth Club of California http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/member-led-forums/the-future-of-work Read more »

Matt Cantor: The New Slavery

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Mon, Aug 13 2012 - 6:00pm

The New Slavery
Matt Cantor, Columnist, Berkeley Daily Planet
Monday Night Philosophy investigates one aspect of the future of work, and finds a resurgence, in different dress, of the institution of human slavery. We'll look at the controversial topic of prison populations in the U.S., which are continuing to surge; the labor of many of those forcibly idled inmates is being put to use. Are long prison terms for petty crimes a recruiting tool? Read more »

Cancelled: Meg Jordan: Medical Careers - New Roles for Growing Demands

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Tue, Jul 31 2012 - 6:00pm

Medical Careers: New Roles for Growing Demands

Meg Jordan, Ph.D., RN, CWP, Professor and Chair of Integrative Health Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies; CEO, Global Medicine Enterprise Read more »

Press Release from… THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB OF CALIFORNIA 595 Market Street San Fr...

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2012-07-18 14:55

Press Release from… THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB OF CALIFORNIA 595 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Contacts: Riki Rafner, 415.597.6712/rrafner@commonwealthclub.org Charlotte Greenwood, cgreenwood@commonwealthclub.org June 25, 2012 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Commonwealth Club of California Read more »

The Future of Work

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Member-Led Forum

How to identify and prepare for the jobs of tomorrow The Future of Work Read more »

In anticipation of our 7/26 Charles Yu event, we're fairly certain that part of...

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2012-07-17 13:15

In anticipation of our 7/26 Charles Yu event, we're fairly certain that part of living safely in a science fictional universe involves not wearing a red shirt on the away team. http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2012-07-26/charles-yu-how-live-safely-fictional-universe Read more »

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey to address Commonwealt...

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2012-07-17 08:35

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey to address Commonwealth Club 7/27; just one of the hot items on his to-do list: Deal with rising tensions in Persian Gulf http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/16/12769568-aircraft-carrier-uss-stennis-going-to-persian-gulf-early-staying-longer?lite Read more »