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Community Center: Diabetes Support Group

 
10/11/12
 
free
 
Scholze Park Community Center

Scholze Park Community Center is pleased to present a diabetic support group for adults on the second Thursday of every month. The support group is organized and run by Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP) Nutrition Services Department and is...

Catholic Healthcare: Mandates & Morals in an Era of Change

 
10/17/12
 
FREE
 
Santa Clara University

Sister Carol Keehan, President of the Catholic Health Association, heads up the largest private health-care provider in the nation and her approval of federal health care reform was crucial in providing political support for the reform's passage in 2010. She...

Ralph Nader, Author of "The Seventeen Solutions"

 
10/11/12
 
$12 - $20
 
Cubberley Community Theatre

From one of the most enduring and progressive voices in America, Nader offers his seventeen solutions to save our country from further fiscal and social distress. Nader’s practical solutions include cracking down on corporate crime, reducing the military budget, creating...

Steven Pinker, Author of "The Better Angels of Nature"

 
10/9/12
 
$12 - $20
 
Oshman Family JCC

Pinker raises the crucial question “has violence in society declined”? Despite what many people think, he argues that we may be living in one of the most peaceful times since our existence. Pinker is one of the world’s leading experts...

Week to Week: The News Commentary Program

 
10/4/12
 
$10
 
Adobe Systems

Politics and other news of the day take center stage as The Commonwealth Club brings to Silicon Valley its Week to Week news commentary program. Join our panelists for informative and fun commentary on political and other major news, plus...

The 2012 Elections - Another Year of the Woman?

 
9/24/12
 
$10
 
Adobe Systems

After the last election, the number of women in Congress dropped to 16.8 percent, and the number of women in state legislatures declined by nearly 80 seats. Internationally, the U.S. Congress ranks below 95 other countries in gender parity. Will...

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