A Sister City Summer
Take a glimpse into the world of Sister Cities of Nashville Student Ambassadors on their summer abroad experiences. View all original blog posts here. View Sister Cities International’s post on medium here. Didgeridoo! Eghosa Eguakun, Tamworth, Australia, June 24, 2016 Today in Tamworth we spent a portion of the day learning about aboriginal culture! We started at […]
Country Music Capitals Unite!
When you hear the phrase “Music City,” the first place that comes to mind is Nashville, Tennessee – and its sister city Tamworth, Australia wants to learn from the largest country music brand in the world. John Sommerlad, Director, Business & Events, Tamworth Regional Council, and Craig Dunstan, Manager Economic & Destination Development, Tamworth Regional […]
The Sultan and the Saint : Building Bridges Through Film
Stories move us. Films are one of the most effective forms of storytelling and one that can be used to great advantage by Sister Cities, as the Baltimore Luxor Alexandria (Egypt) Sister City Committee did in recent months. A nonprofit film production company, Unity Productions Foundation uncovered an incredible, virtually unknown aspect of a meeting […]
A Sister City Delegation from Gunnison, Colorado Visits Majkhali, India
A delegation from Gunnison, Colorado recently returned from a Sister Citiers trip to Majkhali, India. Watch the video below to see how they connected with their counterparts across the globe. Do you have video or a story to share? Visit our submit your story page to share with Sister Cities International, or email [email protected].
Seattle Commemorates Fifty Years of Friendship with Bergen with Gift of Northwest Coastal Tribal Art
Contributed by Lori Ann Reinhall, President, Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association On Thursday, September 7, 2017, a Seattle delegation of eight from the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association visited local representatives at Bergen City Hall to present Mayor Marte Mjøs-Persen and the people of Bergen, Norway, with a gift to commemorate fifty years of friendship between the […]
Seattle String Quartet Bergen Bound: A Sister Cities Musical Exchange
Contributed by Lori Ann Reinhall, President of Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association A few years ago, Reidun Horvei, a well known classical trained folksinger from Voss in Hordaland, made the long journey from Norway to Seattle to do research for her project Migrasong, an original Norwegian folk musical that would chronicle the emigrant journey from Norway […]
Sister City Inspires Diwali Celebration
More than 15,000 people attended a “Diwali” celebration in the city of San Antonio, Texas last month making it the largest city sanctioned Diwali event in the United States. Diwali, also known as the “festival of lights,” is a five day festival widely celebrated in India. San Antonio’s annual Diwali event, held in the city’s Hemisfair […]
Dortmund Comes to Buffalo in April for 40th Anniversary Tour
The Oberbürgermeister der Stadt (or Lord Mayor) of Dortmund, Germany, will lead a delegation of 20 government, education, and business leaders to Buffalo, New York, to help celebrate the two sister cities’ 40th anniversary next month. The delegates will attend the ground breaking ceremony on April 15 for a future park on the shore of […]
The City of Auburn Goes to the Olympics
A delegation from the City of Auburn, Washington will touch down in South Korea this week to attend the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics. They come at the invitation of host city PyeongChang, who counts Auburn as its only American sister city. Seven delegates, including Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus and others involved with the […]
Tackling the Heroin Crisis: Sister Cities Seattle and Bergen Working Together
When you think of Bergen, Norway; the first thing that comes to mind is its picturesque harbor with its quaint wooden houses. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the most photographed scenes in the world. It is no wonder that the postcard-perfect city set on a fjord against the backdrop of seven majestic […]