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Nearly every week on Thursday, the Oakland Rotary hosts our luncheon and features a new, great special speaker.

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CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Linda Hamilton with Past President Ces Butner at the Podium

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Mar 14th
2024

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Gary Meyer - Its Oscar Time !

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Mar 7th
2024

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Off Site - Oakland City Hall

Members Only - In Person Meeting

Feb 29th
2024

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker - Vern Glenn, Sports Director For KPIX Channel 5

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Feb 22nd
2024

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Ora Clay - African-American Quilt Guild of Oakland

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Feb 15th
2024

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Mark Olson, Executive Director Oakland Feather River Camp

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Feb 8th
2024

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING -

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Feb 1st
2024

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Past President Dudley Thompson and Mixology

In Person and on Zoom

Jan 25th
2024

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - 3:30 Start Time Off-Site Meeting - Docent Lead Tour Of The Paramount Theater & Cocktails With The President

There Is No Meeting In The Ballroom This Week

Jan 18th
2024

MLK Day

Jan 15th
2024

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker - Dan Francis, PhD from Akash Systems,- Semi Conductor Manfacturing In West Oakland

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jan 11th
2024

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker - Nona Brown, President of the SF Chapter of the Recording Academy - Importance Of Music And Our Youth

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jan 4th
2024

NO CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Zoom Only

Dec 28th
2023

Club's Holiday Party At The Home Of Member Fred Morse

Dec 21st
2023

NO CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Zoom Only

Dec 21st
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Chef Tamearra Dyson, Holiday Meeting – President Elect Nominee and RCO Board Voting, Performances, and Cookie Exchange

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Dec 14th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - DEI Survey Report, Club Fellowship, Member Induction

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Dec 7th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Mike Ghielmetti with a Brooklyn Basin Update

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Nov 30th
2023

NO CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Nov 23rd
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Katharine Greenbaum - Children's Creativity Museum

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Nov 16th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Aly Bonde - Oakland Resilient Families Guaranteed Income Pilot and Changing the Narrative about Families Experiencing Poverty

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Nov 9th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Rotary International Past President Jennifer Jones

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Nov 2nd
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Oct 19th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speakers Juanita Chavez Gordon & Arnold Garcia - Dia Le Los Muertos

VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Oct 12th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Peter Gamez - Rooting For Oakland

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Oct 5th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Offsite At The Henry J Kaiser Auditorium

Zoom Only

Sep 28th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Jesse Chuy Varella

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Sep 21st
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Joe Feldman - Grading For Equity

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Sep 14th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Eleanor Smith - Recognize & Reverse Burnout at Work

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Sep 7th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY - Club Summer Picnic

Aug 31st
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING SPEAKER - ACT's Artistic Director - Pam MacKinnon

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Aug 24th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Ching-Hua Wang, President of Samuel Merritt University

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Aug 17th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker - Authors Andy Dolich and Dave Newhouse

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Aug 10th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING -speaker Jeopardy Champion, Oakland's Own Amy Schneider

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Aug 3rd
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Offsite Meeting At The Oakland Roots Training Facility ( 1PM Start Time )

Offsite Meeting

Jul 27th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker David Riemer - Storytelling For Innovators

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jul 20th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Induction of President Tom Limon

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jul 13th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - NO MEETING THIS WEEK

Jul 6th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE - Demotion Of President Mary Geong

Jun 29th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Treasuring Oakland and California with State Treasurer Fiona Ma

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jun 22nd
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING SPEAKER - Aerial / Terrestrial Photographer Barrie Rokeach

Zoom Only

Jun 15th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Keri Butkevich, Executive Director Of The Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA Zoom

Jun 8th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Randal Metz, the Puppet Director at Children's Fairyland

Evening Meeting at Children's Fairyland

Jun 1st
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Elliott Jones, MACRO Program Manager - A New Approach To Mental Health Emergencies and Community Safety

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

May 25th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Ben Fong-Torres

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

May 18th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Mr. Nan Su from the Epoch Times - What China's global expansion means to Americans

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

May 11th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Joe Griffin, Executive Director of Youth ALIVE

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Apr 27th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Rotarian Jim Carriere and Shelter Box and Rotary - Emergency Shelters To Families Around The World

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Apr 20th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Robert Freeman, Founder of The Global Uplift Project

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Apr 13th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Serving Those Who Have Served - Napa Rotarian Dorothy Salmon and Author Suzanne Gordon

VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Apr 6th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Yesenia Sanchez - Alameda County Sheriff

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Mar 30th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Dr. Michael Wehner - Lets Talk About The Weather

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Mar 23rd
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Michele Himmelberg - Women Sports Journalist

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Mar 16th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Gary Meyer - It's Oscar Time

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Mar 9th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Rotary Shark Tank

VIA ZOOM

Mar 2nd
2023

Evan Moss - Lets Talk About Race Part 2. Get Beyond The Handshake

Feb 23rd
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Brandon Nicholson - Executive Director Hidden Genius Project - Hidden in Plain Sight: The Hidden Genius Project and its mission to raise the next generation of innovative leaders

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Feb 16th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Dr. Christie Chung - Cross Cultural Emotional Memory and Aging

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Feb 9th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Ambassador John Herbst - Securing American Interests by Defeating Putin in Ukraine

VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Feb 2nd
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jan 26th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Stagebridge - The art of storytelling for those over 50

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jan 19th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Cal Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jan 12th
2023

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Kick off the new year with the Oakland Roots - Speakers Lindsay Barenz, President, and Edreece Arghandiwal, Co-Founder & CMO

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jan 5th
2023

Happy Holidays - No Meeting This Week

Dec 29th
2022

Happy Holidays - No Meeting This Week

Dec 22nd
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Holiday Meeting – President Elect Nominee and RCO Board Voting, Performances, and Cookie Exchange

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Dec 15th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Maria Alderete -Co-Founder and Executive Director of Community Kitchens Oakland - Feeding All Of Oakland

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Dec 8th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Rotary Foundation Trustee Larry Lunsford - Touched By Rotary

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Dec 1st
2022

Happy Thanksgiving - No Meeting This Week

Nov 24th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Mike Pereira: "Battlefields to Ballfields": Helping Veterans Become Umpires.

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Nov 17th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Cheryl Cotton , Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction for the California Department of Education - The State Of California Public Education

ZOOM Only Meeting

Nov 10th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker John G. Mathers Climate Advocate, Rotarian and Business Advisor

ZOOM ONLY

Nov 3rd
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Ed Brail - History Of The Julia Morgan Designed Chapel and Famous Oaklanders In The Mountain View Cemetery

In Person or Via Zoom

Oct 27th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Evan Moss - Let's Talk About Race

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Oct 20th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Ron Siberstein - The Future is our Past: The Soul of Beer- A Brief History of California Malting Barley

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Oct 13th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Zoom Only - Dan Mitchell and Autonomous Vehicles

ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE ONLY

Oct 6th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Speaker Jill Vialet, CEO and founder of Playworks

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Sep 29th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Wendy Tokuda - My Personal Family Story

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Sep 22nd
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Kate Schatz - Co-Author of "Do the Work!: An Antiracist Activity Book"

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Sep 15th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Darwin Bondgraham - Oaklandside News Editor - Oakland Election 2022 and Meet The Candidates

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Sep 8th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - ZOOM ONLY - Gillian Tett

VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Sep 1st
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - CB Smith-Dahl - Listening by Seeing - The ways that I connect communities with my camerawork

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Aug 25th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING -Pam Dorr - Affordable Housing For Seniors

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Aug 18th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Carin Adams -Curator of Art at Oakland Museum of California - Hella Feminist Exhibit

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Aug 11th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - ZOOM ONLY - Jonathan Kos-Read - How I became a social media influencer in China

ZOOM ONLY

Aug 4th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY CLUB MEETING - Dr. Jamal Fields - Executive Director of iMentor - The Power Of Mentorship

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jul 28th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Andy Naja-Riese, Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM) producer of the Grand Lake Farmers Market and various projects like Bounty Box and the Racial Equity Fund

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jul 21st
2022

IN PERSON CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Inauguration of President Mary Geong

In Person At The Ballroom or Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Jul 14th
2022

NO CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING THIS WEEK

Jul 7th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Demotion of President Dudley Thompson

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jun 30th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Lance McGee "Unique Derique"

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jun 23rd
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Joel Makower, Found of Green Biz

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jun 16th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Fred Palmer - Celebration Of Gay Pride Month

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Jun 9th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY EVENT - 3 Minute Member Introductions

Jun 2nd
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - George Geary - Made In California

VIA ZOOM

May 26th
2022

Evening DEI Conversation via Zoom @ 5:30 PM ( Option for those not able to attend the May 12th Civic Thursday meeting )

ZOOM ONLY

May 19th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Peter Gamez - President and CEO of Visit Oakland - Traveling The Post COVID World

VIA ZOOM

May 19th
2022

Evening DEI Conversation via Zoom @ 5:30 PM ( Option for those not able to attend the May 12th Civic Thursday meeting )

ZOOM ONLY

May 12th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Viva Asmelash will lead a conversation on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI ) - Registeration is requested.

ZOOM Only

May 12th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Tasneem Raja - Editor In Chief of The Oaklandside - Local Journalism and the State of the Media

VIA ZOOM

May 5th
2022

No Civic Thursday Meeting This Week Due To The Annual Gala

Apr 28th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER ( ZOOM ONLY ) - Thomas E. Graham: Deep Dive into the Ukraine Crisis

VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Apr 21st
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Corrina Gould, Spokeswoman and Tribal Chair of the Confederated Villages of Lisjan/Ohlone.

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Apr 14th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Dr. Dilip Sarkar - Yoga and Western Medicine

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Apr 7th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - David Montejano: North-South Commerce during American Civil War.

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Mar 31st
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Gary Meyer: A Whole New Oscar World

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Mar 24th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Eddie Muller - Living the Film Noir Life

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Mar 17th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - UCLA Professor Park Williams, author of "Megadrought in the American West"

Mar 10th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Busness Development Presents Rotary Shark Tank

Mar 3rd
2022

Civic Thursday Meeting - Terry Smith of the Pollinator Posse

ZOOM ONLY

Feb 24th
2022

Civic Thursday Meeting - Professor Mitchell Schwarzer, author of "Hella Town"

ZOOM ONLY

Feb 17th
2022

Civic Thursday Meeting - THE COLOR OF BALLET: AMERICAN BALLERINA ANGELA WATSON WITH GUESTS PANELISTS, REGINALD RAY-SAVAGE AND KARLYA SHELTON-BENJAMIN, ARE INTERVIEWED BY CAROLYN WATSON, A BALLERINA MOM

ZOOM ONLY

Feb 10th
2022

Civic Thursday Meeting - Professor Jean Pfaelzer: The Forgotten War against Chinese-Americans

ZOOM ONLY

Feb 3rd
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - ZOOM ONLY - Larry Beil of ABC Channel 7 - The New World of Name-Image-Likeness, and Anything Else You Want To Know about Collegiate and Professional Sports

Jan 27th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - ZOOM ONLY - Regina Jackson: Policing in Oakland -- The Views of the Chair of the Oakland Police Commission

Jan 20th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - ZOOM ONLY - Roy Neel - Presidential Transitions

Jan 13th
2022

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER- ZOOM ONLY - Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf - The State of our City

Jan 6th
2022

No Meeting This Week

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Dec 30th
2021

Happy Holidays - No Meeting This Week

Dec 23rd
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - David Moschler of the Awesome Orchestra, and Mieko Hatano of the Oakland Symphony - The Fuiture of Classical Orchestral Music

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Dec 16th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Chris and Jana Pastena - How the Oakland Restaurant Industry is Responding to the Pandemic

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Dec 9th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Professor Scott Stephens - Forest Fires in California’s New Climate Reality

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Dec 2nd
2021

Happy Thanksgiving - No Meeting This Week

Nov 25th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Fania Davis - Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Nov 18th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - LeRonne Armstrong - The State Of The Oakland Police Department

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Nov 11th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Vicki Puliz - The Inside Scoop About The Rotary Foundation

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Nov 4th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Sabrina Landreth - General Manager of East Bay Regional Parks - What's Right About The Parks

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Oct 28th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Margaret Gordon - West Oakland Enviromental Indicators Project

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Oct 21st
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Linda Mandolini, CEO of Eden Housing

IN PERSON IN THE BALLROOM OR VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Oct 14th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting ( ZOOM ONLY ) - Gene Slater - The History of Racial Covenants in Residential Grant Deeds

VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE ONLY - NO MEETING IN THE BALL ROOM

Oct 7th
2021

First 5 Civic Wednesday Meeting ( ZOOM ONLY ) - Topic Is Membership

VIA ZOOM ONLY - Must Pre-Register For This Meeting

Sep 29th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Professor Benjamin Madley - What happened to California's indigenous people?

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Sep 23rd
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Cat Brooks - Eradicating Police Violence

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Sep 16th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Dean Erwin Chemerinsky - UC Berkeley School of Law - The State Of The US Supreme Court

In Person In the Ballroom or VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE

Sep 9th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting ( ZOOM ONLY ) - Hon. Aisha Wahab - Future of Afghans in America

VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE ONLY - NO MEETING IN THE BALL ROOM

Sep 2nd
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Dr. Monica Gandhi - The State Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

In Person At The Ballroom or Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Aug 26th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting -Robert Kenney - VP of PG&E's Regulatory and External Affairs

In Person At The Ballroom or Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Aug 19th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting -Liz Ortega - Secretary Treasurer of the Alameda County Labor Council

In Person At The Ballroom or Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Aug 12th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting ( ZOOM ONLY ) - Stephen Menendian - Roots of Structural Racism

VIA ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE ONLY - NO MEETING IN THE BALL ROOM

Aug 5th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Robert Raburn - BART Emerges from the pandemic

In Person At The Ballroom or Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Jul 29th
2021

Civic Thursday Meeting - Kelly Kahn - Director of Special Projects, Oakland Department of Economics and Workplace Development

In Person At The Ballroom or Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Jul 22nd
2021

DISTRICT 5170 CONFERENCE - Gilroy Gardens

Jul 17th
2021

IN PERSON CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Club Service

In Person At The Ballroom or Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Jul 15th
2021

IN PERSON CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Inauguration of President Dudley

In Person At The Ballroom or Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Jul 8th
2021

NO CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING THIS WEEK

Jul 1st
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Demotion of President Ces Butner ( ZOOM ONLY )

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Jun 24th
2021

IN PERSON CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Brad Howard, Rotary International Director

In Person At The Ballroom or Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Jun 17th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Jonathan Becher - President of the San Jose Sharks

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Jun 10th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Bernard Schlager

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Jun 3rd
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - SHOOTY BABITT - Behind the Scenes Look at the Oakland A's; Past Present and Future

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

May 27th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Bruce Quan - "Bitter Roots" Five generations of a Chinese American Family in America

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

May 20th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Reshma Saujani, Founder Of Girls Who Code - The Urgency of a Marshall Plan for Moms

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

May 13th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Gary Meyer - The future of the Oscars, and Movie Theaters.

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

May 6th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - LeRonne Armstrong - Oakland Police Chief - Public Safety and Improved Policing in Oakland

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Apr 29th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED - First Five Clubs Joint Meeting - RI President 2021-2022 Shekhar Mehta

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Apr 22nd
2021

CIVIC WEDNESDAY MEETING - General HR McMaster - American Foreign Policy and The Key Threats Facing America

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Apr 14th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Trish Anderson - School is security when you don't have a permanent home

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Apr 8th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Oakland Community Rotaract and Tim Hon

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Apr 1st
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Abby Ginzberg -What’s up for Tipped Workers after the Pandemic?

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Mar 25th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Eric Foner

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Mar 18th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Michael Tchong

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Mar 11th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING - Adam Tobin - Executive Director Chabot Space and Science Center

Via Zoom and Facebook Live

Mar 4th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Annual High School Speech Contest

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Feb 25th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Jasmine Rashid

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Feb 18th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Terrence Brewer - Jazz Artist

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Feb 11th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Michael Morgan - Maestro Oakland Symphony

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Feb 4th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Selvi Stanislaus, Executive Officer - California Franchise Tax Board

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Jan 28th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Italina Kirknis

VIA ZOOM; ALSO LIVESTREAMED ON FACEBOOK

Jan 21st
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - David Metz

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Jan 14th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER- Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Jan 7th
2021

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Theodore Ellison, Renowned Glass Artist

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Dec 17th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Courtney Ruby and Tinisch Hollins, Conversation on Police Reform

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Dec 10th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Nikki Shaw, Executive Chef

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Dec 3rd
2020

NO CIVIC THURSDAY MEETING

Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov 26th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Dennis Kyriakos, Magician

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Nov 19th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Danny Wan, Port of Oakland

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Nov 12th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Club Technology Discussion and Training

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Nov 5th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Jim LeBrecht, Co-Director, Crip Camp

Via Zoom; Also Livestreamed on Facebook

Oct 29th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director, ACLU

The Clash Between US Immigration Policy and Constitutional Rights

Oct 22nd
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Larry Diamond

Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency

Oct 15th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY ON WEDNESDAY

Join us on Zoom

Oct 7th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Michelle Starratt

Via Zoom

Oct 1st
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Karen Monroe,Alameda County Superintendent of Schools

The State of Public Education in Alameda County

Sep 24th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Arabella Martinez

Join us on Zoom

Sep 17th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - Lori Fogarty, Oakland Museum of California

Join us on Zoom

Sep 10th
2020

CIVIC THURSDAY SPEAKER - John Beam, Head Football Coach, Laney College

Join us on Zoom

Sep 3rd
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Inequity and COVID-19 Panel Discussion

Drs. Mary Daly, Anthony Iton, and Carmen Rojas; Moderated by Robert Ogilvie

Aug 27th
2020

LUNCHEON SPEAKER PANEL - Mary Daly, Anthony Iton, and Carmen Rojas. Moderator: Robert Ogilvie

Under the Magnifying Glass: Inequity and COVID-19

Aug 25th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Representative Barbara Lee

Congressional Response During COVID Crisis: Local Impact

Aug 20th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Dr. Joel Parrott

Oakland Zoo Global Conservation Projects in the time of COVID-19

Aug 13th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Melissa Jones

Reducing the Risk of a Homelessness Surge During COVID-19

Aug 6th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - D'Wayne Wiggins, Musician

The Genius of D'Wayne Wiggins:"My Guitar is My Shield"

Jul 30th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Obi Kaufman, Author of The State of Water

Via Zoom

Jul 23rd
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Gary Virginia, The Inside Scoop on SF Pride at 50

The Inside Scoop on SF Pride at 50.

Jul 16th
2020

PRESIDENT CES BUTNER INAUGURATION AND THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Dr. Michael McAfee, CEO of PolicyLink

How Inequity Contributes to Homelessness

Jul 9th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCH MEETING - Demotion of President Peter Sherris

Demotion of President Peter Sherris

Jun 25th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Brenda Cressey,

Jun 18th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Joshua Simon, East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation

Jun 11th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Jennifer Johns, Cultural First Responder

Celebrate Our Saroni-Lena Scholars

Jun 4th
2020

THURSDAY ZOOM SPEAKER - Walter Hood, Landscape Design for Public Spaces

Zoom Meeting

May 28th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Fiona Ma, Treasurer of State of California

Join us on Zoom

May 21st
2020

THURSDAY ZOOM SPEAKER - Katie McKnight, San Francisco Estuary Institute

Zoom Meeting

May 14th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Damon Tighe - Lake Merritt Below the Surface

Zoom Meeting

Apr 30th
2020

HOW SMALL BUSINESSES CAN SURVIVE COVID 19 -PANEL DISCUSSION

Zoom Meeting

Apr 23rd
2020

THURSDAY ZOOM SPEAKER - Troy Dayton, Arcview

Zoom Meeting

Apr 16th
2020

THURSDAY ZOOM SPEAKER - Tasneem Raja

Zoom meeting

Apr 9th
2020

NO LUNCH MEETING - BALLROOM DARK

Apr 2nd
2020

Livestream only: Phil Bennett-Tales from an African Bush Camp.

Livestream only

Mar 26th
2020

LIVESTREAM MEETING - Cal Mann

No Meeting in the Ballroom

Mar 19th
2020

Livestream only: Cal Mann: Rotary and the Peace Corps

Live-Stream Meeting - No Physical Meeting

Mar 12th
2020

NO LUNCH MEETING

Mar 5th
2020

BREAKFAST MEETING WITH LAKE MERRITT BREAKFAST CLUB - Area High School Speech Contest

Mar 5th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Liz Cunningham -

Feb 27th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - David Muhammad, Criminal Justice Reform

Feb 20th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON - Annual High School Speech Contest

Feb 13th
2020

African American Jazz Dinner and Art Show

Feb 6th
2020

Evening Jazz Dinner - NO LUNCH MEETING

Feb 6th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Gary Meyer - Academy Awards Wrap-Up

Jan 30th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Nicole Derse - Presidential Primary Process

Jan 23rd
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Dr Molly Morse

A brilliant daughter does good

Jan 16th
2020

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Andrew Gunther - Climate Change

Jan 9th
2020

NO LUNCH MEETING - ROTARY DARK

Jan 2nd
2020

NO LUNCH MEETING - ROTARY DARK

Dec 26th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Brad Howard, Former Director, Rotary International

Dec 19th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - William Gilchrist, Planning Director, City of Oakland

Dec 12th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Spencer Christian, TV Journalist and Former Gambling Addict

Dec 5th
2019

NO LUNCH MEETING - ROTARY DARK

Nov 28th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Dee Rosario, Director, East Bay Regional Park District

Nov 21st
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Tanya Holland, Restaurant Owner, Chef and Author

Nov 14th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Elena Conis, Polio in America

Oct 31st
2019

Rotary Club of Oakland - Member Assembly

Members only business meeting

Oct 24th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Pete Escovedo, Legendary Percussionist

Oct 17th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Andrew Jones, Oakland Venue Management

Oct 10th
2019

AN EVENING AT CHILDREN'S FAIRYLAND - No lunch meeting

Registration required, click RSVP button

Oct 3rd
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Kyla Johnson-Trammell, OUSD Superintendent

Sep 26th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER -Chris Iglesias, CEO, Unity Council

Sep 19th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Shatki Butler, Filmmaker and Transformational Educator

Sep 12th
2019

NO LUNCH MEETING - Evening Club Social and Committee Fair

Great for new members to learn about our service opportunities.

Sep 5th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKERS - Devante Dubose and Steven Aldrich, Oakland Roots Soccer

Aug 29th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Wendy Still - Alameda Chief Probation Officer

Aug 22nd
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Dorothy Lazard, TransContinental Railroad

Aug 15th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Casey Farmer, U.S. Census 2020

Aug 8th
2019

ROTARY FAMILY and Friends EVENING PICNIC (No Lunch Meeting). Advance registration required.

Bring the kids. This event is designed to involve Rotary families.

Aug 1st
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Joshua Bamberger, Homeless Crisis

Joshua Bamberger

Jul 25th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Ashley Pritchard, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar

Jul 18th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON - Inauguration of President Peter Sherris

Jul 11th
2019

NO LUNCH MEETING - ROTARY DARK

Jul 4th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCH MEETING - Demotion of President Gudrun Dybdal

Demotion of President Gudrun Dybdal

Jun 27th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California

Tani Cantil-Sakauye

Jun 20th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Jim Covel, Rotary Nature Center and Lake Merritt

Jim Covel, History of Lake Merritt and the Rotary Nature Center

Jun 13th
2019

NO LUNCH MEETING - Evening Meeting at the Zoo

Jun 6th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Dave Kaval, Oakland A's

Dave Kaval, President of Oakland Athletics

May 30th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Dave Kaval, Oakland A's

Dave Kaval, President of Oakland Athletics

May 30th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Paul Freedman, Pedal Power

Paul Freedman, Owner of Rock the Bike

May 23rd
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Courtney Ruby

Courtney Ruby - Oakland City Auditor

May 16th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Kai Frazier, Virtual Reality Field Trips

Kai Frazier, Inventor of Virtual Reality Field Trips

May 9th
2019

NO THURSDAY LUNCH MEETING

May 2nd
2019

LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Randy Arnold,Barefoot Wines Ambassador

Apr 25th
2019

LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Noel Dybdal, Veterinary Care in Disasters

Apr 18th
2019

NO LUNCH MEETING

Instead, please come to Cocktails with the President at Lake Chalet from 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Apr 11th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER - ED BAUMAN

Apr 4th
2019

BROWN BAG FIELD TRIP LUNCH

Do not come to the California Ballroom for Lunch

Mar 28th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

CHAD BROWN - Founder of Soul River Runs Deep and Producer of documentary called Chandalar

Mar 21st
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Amani Soliman - International Journalist

Mar 14th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Jennifer Cabalquinto - CFO, Golden State Warriors

Mar 7th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Nick Orton, Orton Development

Feb 28th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir

Feb 21st
2019

ANNUAL SPEECH CONTEST

Club Level Competition Among Oakland High School STudents

Feb 14th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Jessica Zitter -- Author of Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life

Feb 7th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Bruce Cain, Stanford Professor and Political Expert

Jan 31st
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Andrew Herring, MD, The Opiod Epidemic

Jan 24th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Lee Bruno, author of "Misfits, Merchants, and Mayhem"

Jan 17th
2019

OAKLAND ROTARY LUNCH AT CITY HALL

Libby Schaaf, Oakland Mayor, and Ivan Garcia, Oakland Youth Advisory Commissioner

Jan 10th
2019

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Samson Koletkar

Jan 3rd
2019

NO THURSDAY LUNCH MEETING

Happy Holidays!

Dec 27th
2018

NO THURSDAY LUNCH MEETING

Happy Holidays!

Dec 20th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Michael Morgan, Music Director and Conductor, Oakland Symphony

Dec 13th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Carol Christ, Chancellor of UC Berkeley

Dec 6th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

David Lei, The Chinese Exclusion Act

Nov 29th
2018

NO THURSDAY LUNCH MEETING

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov 22nd
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Matthew Sadowski, Director of Bands at UC Berkeley

Nov 15th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Michael McCarron, ED of USS Hornet

Nov 8th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Kalimah Priforce, Founder and Hacktivist CEO at Qeyno Group

Nov 1st
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Susan Mernit, ED of the Crucible

Oct 25th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Glynn Washington - Host of Snap Judgment

Oct 18th
2018

SPECIAL THURSDAY EVENING MEETING at FAIRYLAND

Jackie Salas, Landscape Supervisor and Horticulturist

Oct 11th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Amy Tharpe - Port of Oakland, Director of Social Responsibility

Oct 4th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Tim Seelig, Artistic Director, SF Gay Men's Chorus

Sep 27th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Member Beth Hillman, President of Mills College

Sep 20th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Liam O'Donoghue

Sep 13th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Dr. Richard Isaacs - Executive Director and CEO of The Permanente Medical Group and President and CEO of Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

Sep 6th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Sarah Crowell, Artistic Director of Destiny Arts Center

Aug 30th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Nicholas Collins, Founder of 510 Hikers

Aug 23rd
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Kevin McCormack, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Aug 16th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Kristin Hull, Money Doula Blog and Nia Impact Advisors

Aug 9th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Dennis Araby - United Farm Workers

Aug 2nd
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Alternative Transit - Robert del Rosario, AC Transit, and Dave Campbell, Bike East Bay

Jul 26th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Dennis Kyriakos - Magician and Mind Reader

Jul 19th
2018

INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT GUDRUN DYBDAL

Jul 12th
2018

NO THURSDAY LUNCH MEETING

Jul 5th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON - DEMOTION

Celebrate President Sean's Year

Jun 28th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Glenn Pomeroy - CEO, California Earthquake Authority

Jun 21st
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

John Dolby - Development in Downtown Oakland

Jun 14th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Casper Cendre - Co-Founder of ABO Comix and No Walls Collective

Jun 7th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Warden Davis - San Quentin Prison

May 31st
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Suzanne Weirtheim - Eliminating Bias and Unfairness in the Workplace

May 24th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Angela Tsay - Founder of Oaklandish

May 17th
2018

THURSDAY SPEAKER - EVENING MEETING, IN LIEU OF LUNCH MEETING

Joel Parrott, President and CEO of the Oakland Zoo

May 10th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Angie Garling -- The State of Early Childhood Education

May 3rd
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Bob Harris - Trailblazing Attorney

Apr 26th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Anastacia Marx de Salcedo - Combat-Ready Kitchen

Apr 19th
2018

Brown Bag Lunch

Apr 12th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Caroline Beteta - CEO, Visit California

Apr 5th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

James Head

Mar 29th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Micah Weinberg

Mar 22nd
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Jabali Smith

Mar 15th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Isaac Kos-Read

Mar 8th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Jack McAboy on Oakland Rotary's 110 Years of Impact

Mar 1st
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

CLUB SPEECH CONTEST

Feb 22nd
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Ishmael Reed

Feb 15th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Greg Ahern, Alameda County Sheriff

Feb 8th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Ted Klauber -- The Best and Worst of the Super Bowl Ads

Feb 1st
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Bob Melvin - Manager of the Oakland Athletics

Jan 25th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Richard Rothstein

Jan 18th
2018

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Mayor Libby Schaaf

Jan 11th
2018

NO THURSDAY LUNCH MEETING

Dec 28th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

David Hunt, Prescott Circus Theatre

Dec 21st
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

James Zhang

Dec 14th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Jaimal Yogis - All Our Waves are Water

Dec 7th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Richardine Howard, Oakland Fire Department Captain

Nov 30th
2017

THANKSGIVING - NO MEETING

Nov 23rd
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Dan Devone

Nov 16th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Lauren Markham

Nov 9th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Jeff Krischner, Founder and CEO, Litterati

Nov 2nd
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Jim Barnett, Television Analyst, Golden State Warriors

Oct 26th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Nicholas Williams, Oakland Parks and Recreation Department

Oct 19th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Barry Nickelsberg, The Carter Center

Oct 12th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Andy Gunther, Bay Area Ecosystems Climate Change Consortium

Oct 5th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Katie Albright, Daughter of Madeleine Albright

Sep 28th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Ruth White, Emotional Resilience and Stress Management

Sep 21st
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Peter Nicks, Filmmaker of "The Force" about the Oakland Police Department

Sep 14th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent, Oakland Unified School District

Sep 7th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Michael Ghielmetti, Lennar Multifamily Communities

Aug 31st
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Matthew Zapruder, Poetry Editor of the New York Times Magazine

Aug 24th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Elaine Brown - Former Black Panther Party Chairwoman

Aug 17th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Tony Stefani - Firefighting and the Link to Cancer

Aug 10th
2017

THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER

Ryan Russo, Director of Oakland Department of Transportation

Aug 3rd
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Daniel Patterson and LocoL

Jul 27th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Mary Roach Interviewed by R. Kidd

Jul 20th
2017

Inauguration of President Sean Marx

A Celebration of the 2017-18 Year Ahead

Jul 13th
2017

President Linda's Demotion

No special speaker, ceremony planned

Jun 29th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Stephen Texeira - Exceptional Photography

Jun 22nd
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

James Reinhart - Thread UP

Jun 8th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Nipam Patel - Butterfly Guy

Jun 1st
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Valerie Coleman - The News Anchor is Not in the Catbird Seat Anymore

May 25th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Brian McKeown, KIVA - Connecting Online Lenders to Entrepreneurs

May 18th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Dr. KJ Page - End of Life Wishes: How Best to Prepare

May 11th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Sylvia Whitlock - First Rotary Female President

May 4th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Meeting at City Hall - Buffet lunch followed by meeting in Council Chambers

Apr 27th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Dr. Ali Bouzari - The science of food and cooking

Apr 20th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Dr. Alex Filippenko - 2017 Total Solar Eclipse: Who Cares & What Does Lick Have to do with It!

Apr 13th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Mike Healey - BART, The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System

Apr 6th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Scott Kucirek, CEO OCHO Candy - Manufacturing in West Oakland

Mar 30th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Johanna Silver - Garden Editor SUNSET Magazine - Sunset's historic move and the Bold Dry Garden

Mar 16th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Dave Kaval - President - Oakland As

Mar 9th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Deng Ajak Jongkuch - The Lost Boys of Sudan

Mar 2nd
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Timothy Don & Kira Brunner-Don - The Oakland Book Festival: Read. Debate. Celebrate.

Feb 23rd
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Toni Nielson - Argumentation in an Alternative-Fact World

Feb 16th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Tanya Holland - Brown Sugar Kitchen - Modern Soul Food and Comfort Classics

Feb 9th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Bill Santana Li - CEO Knightscope, Inc - What is a mini-IPO and what is an autonomous security robot?

Feb 2nd
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

George Zimmer - A Suitable Life

Jan 26th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Darren Virassammy COO - 34 Strong, Inc. - Leadership and Entrepreneurship

Jan 19th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

FBI Special Agent, Enrique Alvarez - Cyber Crime - The Odds Are in the Criminal's Favor

Jan 12th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Jordan Medina - UBER comes to Oakland

Jan 5th
2017

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Komal Ahmad - Hunger is the World's Dumbest Problem

Dec 15th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Sally Cowal - American Cancer Society - Cervical Cancer

Dec 8th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Karely Ordaz Salto - Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children initiative

Dec 1st
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Ron Coccimiglio - Cal Football Career Development - Life After Cal Football

Nov 17th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Jodie Van Horn - Sierra Club - Ready for 100% - Clean Energy Work

Nov 10th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Brad Howard - Rotary International Director - Not your Father's Rotary

Nov 3rd
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Charles Keller - I'm Building A Bat Cave

Oct 27th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

David Wilkins, Program Director AC Transit - AC Transit's plans for Bus Rapid Transit

Oct 20th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Dr. Martha Taylor - History of Black Churches in Oakland

Oct 13th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Jacqueline Kabat - Improv your Leadership

Oct 6th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Holly Million - Artists United

Sep 29th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Cathryn Blum - Catbird Scouts - Scouting film locations

Sep 22nd
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Grace Crunican, General Manager of BART - Future Plans for BART

Sep 15th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Delaine Eastin - Public Instruction and early education

Sep 8th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Beth Mowins - Play-by-Play NFL announcing

Sep 1st
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Capt Freddie Hamilton - 21st Century Policing

Aug 25th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Carter Laren - Gateway Accelerator - marijuana startup funder and incubator

Aug 18th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Brooke Levin - Director of Public Works, City of Oakland

Aug 11th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Daniel Ari - Cummings and Goings: A Dive Into Super-Concentrated Language

Aug 4th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Amy Wilkinson, Author - The Creators Code

Jul 28th
2016

Thursday Luncheon Speaker

Nancy E. O'Malley - Alameda Country District Attorney

Jul 21st
2016