Events that bring us together
Our Genuinely Unprecedented Moment in History
Wednesday, Oct 28
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm PDT
In Commonweal Library or on Zoom
$15 suggested donation, no one turned away
Richard Tarnas and Host Michael Lerner
The crisis of our current moment in time demands that we do our utmost to see through a glass darkly. In this conversation, Richard Tarnas will join Host Michael Lerner to discuss insights and perspectives that might help shed light on the current turning point in human evolution.
Listening to the Land with Visiting Scholar Melissa Nelson
September 2026
Reimagining the Future
Gallery Exhibit Oct 1 - Jan 24
Trust in the Life Forces of Unity
Sunday, November 8
1 pm – 4 pm PST
In Gallery Commonweal and on Zoom
$25 suggested donation, no one turned away
Orland Bishop and Host Jaune Evans
Join us as we welcome back visionary healer and community leader Orland Bishop for a conversation in ritual space with Host Jaune Evans.
The Poem as This Moment’s Response
Sunday, December 6
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm PST
In Gallery Commonweal and on Zoom
$25 suggested donation, no one turned away
Jane Hirshfield and Host Michael Lerner
As the winter solstice approaches—a time for contemplation, exchange, and renewal—and Commonweal nears the end of our 50th year celebrations, this conversation with Jane Hirshfield and Host Michael Lerner will attend to how we might best address ourselves to the invitations of precipice and turn: with a spirit of permeability, imagination, and embrace of change.
