Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
MONDAY
U.S. role in the world: Former Secretary of State George Shultz, former State Department official James Timbie and Hoover Institution economist Adele Hayutin discuss opportunities facing the United States and the world. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. Noon. More information is here.
Georgia runoffs: Organizing meeting for people interested in working on behalf of the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Georgia in that state’s Jan. 5 elections. Hosted by Women’s March Action. 4 p.m. More information is here.
TUESDAY
Election review: Analysis of the November elections, hosted by the Gray Panthers. Panelists include Bill Fletcher Jr., Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies; journalist Tim Redmond of 48 Hills. and Hene Kelly, legislative director of the California Alliance for Retired Americans. 1 p.m. More information is here.
Mary Nichols: Chair of California Air Resources Board in conversation with Climate One founder Greg Dalton. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 2 p.m. More information is here.
WEDNESDAY
Future of women-led movement: A webinar on how the women-led movement against President Trump got here and where it could go in the future. Hosted by Women’s March Action. 2 p.m. More information is here.
Transgender health rights: A discussion with transgender leaders and advocates on the fight for trans rights and trans health equity during the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 5 p.m. More information is here.
THURSDAY
Nagorno-Karabakh: the history of the conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory in Azerbaijan mainly populated by Armenians. Panelists include Jason Rezaian, journalist and author of “My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison,” and Zaur Shiriyev, South Caucasus analyst at the International Crisis Group. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 10 a.m. More information is here.
Niles Francis: Eighteen-year-old political analyst and contributor to Decision Desk HQ in conversation at the Commonwealth Club. Noon. More information is here.
S.F. school desegregation: Rand Quinn, associate professor of education at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the racial politics that emerged from school desegregation and why the San Francisco school district has gradually resegregated. Hosted by the San Francisco Public Library. 6 p.m. More information is here.
DEC. 1
Alicia Garza: Co-founder of Black Lives Matter Network discusses effective strategies for mobilizing people around the issues including climate justice to voter suppression. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 6 p.m. More information is here.
DEC. 2
Joe Scarborough: MSNBC host in a conversation hosted by the Commonwealth Club. Noon. More information is here.
DEC. 3
John Brennan: Former CIA director talks about his new book, “Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, at Home and Abroad.” Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 10 a.m. More information is here.
Race in America: Michael Eric Dyson, Georgetown University sociology professor and New York Times op-ed columnist, and Angela Rye, CEO of Impact Strategies and political commentator and analyst at CNN and NPR, on reckoning with race in America. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 5 p.m. More information is here.
To list an event, please email Chronicle politics editor Trapper Byrne at [email protected]
