PRESS ROOM

The office of Media and Public Relations provides notification of ongoing Commonwealth Club World Affairs events to the public and the press and handles media relations. Please find below press releases and articles regarding program developments and significant events, forums, and lectures at the Club.

Founded in 1903, The Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California has played host to a broad and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Nancy Pelosi in 2020. Just a sampling of other noteworthy guests includes Martin Luther King, Jr., Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Audrey Hepburn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Walter Cronkite, Milton Friedman, Jane Goodall, Tom Brokaw, Bill Gates, Stacey Abrams, David Brooks, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Reza Aslan, all of whom have delivered landmark speeches and discussions here.

For information and for media credentials, contact:
John Zipperer, Vice President of Media & Editorial
jzipperer@commonwealthclub.org
415-597-6715

Press Releases

The Commonwealth Club of California Farmer Gallery Showcases the Works of Bay Area Photographer Sharon Beals: “The Wonder of Birds’ Nests” April 3 through June 28, 2019

Finalists for the 88th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced

The Commonwealth Club of California Showcases Work of Local Artsts at New Home

The Commonwealth Club of California Celebrates 31st Annual Distinguished Citizen Gala

The Commonwealth Club of California Farmer Gallery Showcases: The Works of Bay Area Artist Ryan Farley

Evelyn Dilsaver Named Commonwealth Club Board Chair

Commonwealth Club Accepting Submissions for Upcoming California Book Awards Competition September 15 through December 15

The Age of Perpetual Light and The Color of Law Lead California Book Awards Gold Medalists

The Commonwealth Club Of California Celebrates 30th Annual Distinguished Citizen Gala: "Views from 110"

The Commonwealth Club Presents Member Led Forums Summer Sessions, 2018: Crisis in Our Country Moving from Civic Conflict to Civil Conversation

The Commonwealth Club of California Showcases "The Incarceration Effect"

The Commonwealth Club of California Showcases Work of Local Artists at New Home

The Commonwealth Club of California Showcases “The Incarceration Effect”

The Commonwealth Club Presents: Alicia Garza, Darnell Moore, Tam O'Shaunessey & Katie Sowers in Honor of LGBT Pride Month

The Age of Perptual Light and The Color of Law Lead California Book Awards Gold Medalists Awards Ceremony: Monday, June 11, 2018 at 6 p.m.

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