Kate Munger and the Threshold Choir

During this event, Kate talks with Commonweal Executive Director Susan Braun about Threshold Choir—the practice, the history, and the future.
Brother David Steindl-Rast
Michael Lerner speaks with Brother David Steindl-Rast in these four sessions about his life and work, the people and experiences that made him who he is, and his philosophy of living life with gratitude.
David Whyte

Join Michael Lerner in conversation with poet David Whyte, a captivating speaker with a compelling blend of profound poetry and insightful commentary, at the David Brower Theater in Berkeley.
Christine Brandes and Eric Moe

The New School at Commonweal presents Soprano Christine Brandes and pianist/composer Eric Moe, offering a recital of two contemporary song cycles.
Terry Tempest Williams

Join us for a reading by Terry from her latest book, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice.
Tribute to Adrienne Rich

Adrienne Rich, who died at her home in Santa Cruz on March 27, 2012, was a writer and thinker of enormous stature. Join us for Eric Karpeles’s memorial tribute to this unique and oracular voice of America poetry.
Pauline Tesler
Pauline Tesler, author of two groundbreaking books on the new and revolutionary Collaborative Divorce method that is changing the practice of family law worldwide, joins Michael Lerner to explain Collaborative Law and other dramatic transformations taking place in the legal profession. Pauline will explain how integrative lawyers working in interdisciplinary teams can help people discover […]
Paul Hawken
In these talks, Paul talks with Michael Lerner about the interlocking global environmental, financial, and human crises we face and the ways we can respond.
Emilie Conrad
In this conversation with Sharon Weil, Emilie Conrad discusses the work of Continuum as a way to uncover our birthright as part of an ongoing evolutionary process that began millions of years ago, and extends past what can be imagined today.