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

In the News

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The State Committee Chairman Mubariz Gurbanli will pay an official visit to the United States  (News Center)

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Katharine Hayhoe Honored With Stephen H. Schneider Award  (Texas Tech Today)

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Texas Tech's Hayhoe wins science communication award  (Lubbock-Avalanche-Journal)

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Bay Area political events: Disabled rights, affordable housing  (The San Francisco Chronicle)

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Global Issues Thoughtfully Discussed in THE CHALLENGERS on Link TV in June  (Broadway World)

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救災物資運輸關鍵 未雨綢繆通力合作  (Sing Tao USA)

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Link TV Premieres New Episodes of 'The Challengers' In Partnership with The Commonwealth Club Spotlighting Thoughtful Discussions on Global Issues  (KCET)

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Nell Scovell wrote a movie based on ‘Lean In’ — but Hollywood tried to turn it into ‘Bridesmaids’  (Recode)

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SJSU and Cal students answer ADL’s call for new online anti-hate campaign  (J.weekly)

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See Marcia Gay Harden Discuss Her New Book “The Seasons Of My Mother”  (CBS SF Bay Area)

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Trump’s only hope is to keep quiet and dodge Mueller  (The San Francisco Chronicle)

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Protecting Democracy - An Evening with Daniel Ziblatt  (Sonoma County Gazette)

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Ronan Farrow hints ‘there will be more to say’ about why NBC killed his Harvey Weinstein story  (Recode)

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Photographer Rick Smolan speaks to ABC7 about new book 'The Good Fight'  (ABC 7 News)

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Ronan Farrow talks about ‘War On Peace’  (San Francisco Examiner)