October 2012

Deborah Strobin and Ilie Wacs: A Startling Tale of Personal Triumph

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Mon, Nov 5 2012 - 6:00pm

Deborah Strobin and Ilie Wacs: A Startling Tale of Personal Triumph
Deborah Strobin, Philanthropist; Co-author, An Uncommon JourneyIlie Wacs, Fashion Designer; Artist; Co-author, An Uncommon JourneySydnie Kohara, Broadcast Journalist – Moderator
Strobin and her brother Wacs fled from Nazi Austria to the Shanghai Jewish ghetto. Hear their story of escape from Vienna to Shanghai to the U.S. Read more »

Explore the World from The Commonwealth Club

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Thu, Nov 1 2012 - 5:30pm

Explore the World from The Commonwealth Club
All interested Club members are welcome to attend monthly one-hour planning meetings of the International Relations Member-Led Forum. We focus on Europe, Latin America, Africa and worldwide topics. Join us to discuss current international issues and plan programs for 2013.
MLF: International RelationsLocation: Club OfficeTime: 5:30 p.m. Read more »

Rebecca Costa: The Watchman's Rattle - Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction

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Thu, Nov 8 2012 - 6:00pm

The Watchman's Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction

Rebecca Costa, Interviewer, The Costa Report, Author, The Watchman's Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction Read more »

Sophie Delaunay: Doctors Without Borders and the Necessity of Compromise

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Tue, Oct 30 2012 - 6:00pm

Doctors Without Borders and the Necessity of Compromise
Sophie Delaunay, Executive Director, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the United States
The Nobel Prize-winning organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières negotiates life-and-death issues for people in need, but this humanitarian space is also “negotiating space,” where compromise is not only inevitable but necessary. In the current context, is it getting more difficult to reach compromises – and who decides what is an acceptable compromise? Read more »

Leland Faust: How Wall Street is Destroying America

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Fri, Nov 2 2012 - 12:00pm

How Wall Street Is Destroying America
Leland Faust, Founder and Chairman, CSI Capital Management
Wall Street is a giant casino where gambling masquerades as investment, says Faust; pundits, politicians and regulators suggest only meager reforms that do nothing to eliminate the systemic rot that is leading us to financial disaster. Faust, an outspoken financial services insider and investment advisor, argues that a fundamental overhaul of the system is needed to rebuild the great economic engine that once powered prosperity. Read more »

Ross King: Leonardo and the Last Supper

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Thu, Nov 8 2012 - 12:00pm

Leonardo and the Last Supper
Ross King, Author, Leonardo and the Last Supper
In 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began painting one of history’s most influential and beloved works of art. Leonardo was then at a low point, having failed to complete anything that demonstrated his astonishing promise. The commission to paint The Last Supper provided only small compensation, and Leonardo’s odds of completing such a large fresco, without previous experience in the difficult medium, were not promising. Read more »

Chef Yotam Ottolenghi: The Tastes of Jerusalem

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Thu, Nov 1 2012 - 6:00pm

Chef Yotam Ottolenghi

Author, Plenty and Jerusalem Read more »