Join Seattle Deputy Mayor Shefali Ranganathan as she welcomes Mayor Marte Mjøs Persen of Bergen, Norway, and leading experts from Bergen, Seattle, and Vancouver, B.C., who will present an overview of the current programs offered in their respective cities, followed by a panel discussion and open Q&A session. Panel Participants: Marit Sagen Grung, Addiction Treatment […]

The International Film Festival is an annual event that allows the City of Tacoma to share cultural aspects of each Sister City with its community members. In partnership with the Grand Cinema, the film festival brings you films from all the Sister Cities to help you better understand each city through an interactive experience. Film […]

Register here http://bit.ly/2IswzkY An Egyptian Culinary Experience with Chef and Author Aida Mady (cookingandbeyond.com) Consider it an early Mother’s Day Gift for yourself or your mom! Come into the kitchen at R. House, The Launch Pad for Baltimore’s Most Exciting Chefs at 301 W 29th Street, Baltimore, MD. Learn to prepare the Egyptian national comfort food […]

Co-sponsored by Sister Cities International and American University’s Center for Latin American & Latino Studies The role of religious actors as citizen diplomats in shaping public perceptions and priorities around resiliency and climate change is often overlooked, This forum focuses on the role of citizen diplomacy in climate issues for small island developing states (SIDS), […]