Seattle Celebrates 25 Years of Bergen’s Oleana and 50 Years of Sister City Friendship
Contributed by Lori Ann Reinhall of Seattle Bergen Sister Cities The Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association has long had a reputation for its parties and galas, and when the opportunity came up to celebrate the silver jubilee of Bergen and Norway’s premier textile company Oleana together with our own golden jubilee in 2017, it was an […]
Musical Sisters: Seattle and Bergen celebrate 50 years of friendship and the birthday of Norway’s most beloved composer with jubilee gala concert
by Lori Ann Reinhall, President, Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association “Wonderful!”, “Fantastic!”, “Amazing!”, Extraordinary!”, “Thrilling!” — these were the words heard over and over again as visitors left the sanctuary of Seattle’s Ballard First Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 18, after listening to a “almost all-Grieg” program in celebration of the Bergen composer’s 174th birthday three days earlier. […]
U.S. Cuba Sister City Alliances, Years of Subnational Diplomacy
Blog contributed by Mary D. Kane, President and CEO, Sister Cities International. Click here to view post on Medium. Sister Cities International recently partnered with The George Washington University’s Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication and the U.S. Department of State to produce a part of a symposium called Building Bridges: Strengthening Educational and Citizen Exchange Linkages […]
A Cooperative Feast for Sister Cities
Blog contributed by Carolyn Jabs, Co-Author, Cooperative Wisdom: Bringing People Together When Things Fall Apart. Click here to view the blog post on Medium. It was a cooperative feast. Edamame and guacamole, savory meatballs and delicate sushi rolls, deviled eggs and spicy chicken wings, olive bread and kale salad, cellophane noodles and Turkish delight. Santa Barbara has […]
All Cities Lead to Paris — Networked Cities and the Collective Road to Climate Progress
Blog by Anastasia Dellaccio, Director of Marketing and Communications, Sister Cities International. Click here to view original post on Medium. In 2015, 50 percent of the world’s population lives in cities, and in 2050 that number will rise to 70 percent. The effects of urbanization are felt all over the globe even though cities cover just around […]
Celebrating Rich and Vibrant Pakistani Culture through Folk Music
Blog contributed by Muhammad Saeed Sheikh, President, Houston-Karachi Sister City Association. Click here to view the original blog post on Medium. A “Celebration of Rich and Vibrant Pakistani Culture through Folk Music” event and welcome reception featuring newly appointed Consul General of Pakistan Honorable Aisha Farooqui was organized by Houston Karachi Sister City Association (HKSCA) in collaboration […]
Minneapolis Hosts the First Delegation of Elected Officials from Sister City Najaf, Iraq
Blog contributed by Jessy Belt, Deputy Director, Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project. Click here to view the original blog post on Medium. Having hosted over 50 professors, physicians, lawyers and business people over the past seven years, the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP) and the Mayor of Minneapolis were proud to host the first delegation of […]
Spring “New Year” Celebration Forms Community Bonds
This year we hope you remembered to tell your Uzbek friends “Navro’z muborak!” The word Navruz itself means “new day” or “new beginning” and marks the beginning of the Persian calendar during spring solstice each year. Sister cities Seattle, Washington and Tashkent, Uzbekistan had a new beginning of their own 42 years ago, as they […]
2016 Youth Leadership Summit Recap
Click here to view the original post on Medium. Day 1 On Wednesday, July 13, students flew into Washington, DC from across the U.S. and globe to celebrate SCI’s largest Youth Leadership Summit yet with 115 participants in attendance. Delegates then checked in to the dorms at the George Washington University for a taste of college […]
Sister Cities International Announces Winners of 2016 Annual Awards for Innovation in Humanitarian Assistance
WASHINGTON, DC – The 2016 Sister Cities International Innovation Award for Humanitarian Assistance recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding community and individual sister city programs that promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation. The award was given to sister city organizations from cities in three different population categories. City of Coral Gables International Affairs Coordinating […]