Humanities MLF program

Member-Led Forums

Member-led Forums (MLFs) are a volunteer-driven division of Commonwealth Club programming. These diverse programs cover a wide range of topics on an ongoing basis throughout the year. They range from discussions with speakers to art shows to book discussion groups. MLFs are volunteer-run, organized by Club members who coordinate and produce programs within specific areas of interest. For more information, click here to contact the appropriate MLF Chair.

Live Stream
Image - Craig McNamara, his book cover, battlefield images from Vietnam

Craig McNamara: Because Our Fathers Lied

Live Stream
Image - Ian Morris and background of map design from book cover

Ian Morris: Geography Is Destiny

Image - outline of country of Syria

The Human Rights Foundation and Justice in Syria

Live Stream
Image - Jason Kander and Adam Schiff

Jason Kander with Congressman Adam Schiff: Politics, Progress and PTSD

San Francisco
Image - detail from cover of City of a Thousand Gates

Reading Californians Book Discussion: City of a Thousand Gates

San Francisco
Image - detail from book cover

Psychiatry and Its Discontents

San Francisco
Image - detail from film poster

"Who Are the Marcuses?" Film Discussion

Live Stream
Image - Freud and Andrew Nagorski

Saving Freud

Member-led Forums (MLFs) are a volunteer-driven division of Commonwealth Club programming. These diverse and timely programs cover a wide range of topics on an ongoing basis throughout the year. They range from large events to intimate discussions with speakers, from art shows and restaurant visits to book discussion groups. MLFs are volunteer-run, organized by Club members who coordinate programs within specific areas of interest.