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The '''Birmingham Sister City Commission''' was founded as a public commission on [[April 23]], [[1982]]. Birmingham displays the flags of the home countries of its sister cities at [[East Lake Park]]. In [[2012]] the Birmingham Sister City Commission was honored as the "Best Overall Program" for cities between 100,000 and 300,000 by Sister City International. It received the award again in [[2016]].
The '''Birmingham Sister City Commission''' was founded as a public commission on [[April 23]], [[1982]]. Birmingham displays the flags of the home countries of its sister cities at [[East Lake Park]]. In [[2012]] the Birmingham Sister City Commission was honored as the "Best Overall Program" for cities between 100,000 and 300,000 by Sister City International. It received the award again in [[2016]].


The organization's first executive director, [[Corlette Stewart Burns]], was hired in [[2020]].  
The administration of [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor]] [[Randall Woodfin]] made an effort to reduce the number of external organizations directly funded by the city. The loss of public appropriations led the commission to transition into a non-profit organization which could more effectively appeal for private contributions and apply for grants. The organization's first executive director, [[Corlette Stewart Burns]], was hired in [[2020]].  


==Sister Cities==
==Sister Cities==

Revision as of 17:12, 7 March 2022

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Birmingham Sister Cities is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which administers the American Sister Cities Program on behalf of the City of Birmingham.

The American Sister Cities program was initiated as a citizen diplomacy project in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower. Called the "People to People" program, it was originally administered as part of the National League of Cities, but since 1967 has been a separate organization, Sister Cities International (SCI), which is "a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network creating and strengthening partnerships between U.S. and international communities in an effort to increase global cooperation at the municipal level, to promote cultural understanding and to stimulate economic development".

SCI leads the movement for local community development and volunteer action by motivating and empowering private citizens, municipal officials and business leaders to conduct long-term programs of mutual benefit. SCI guidelines permit only one "sister city" per country, leading to the second designation of "Friendship Cities".

The Birmingham Sister City Commission was founded as a public commission on April 23, 1982. Birmingham displays the flags of the home countries of its sister cities at East Lake Park. In 2012 the Birmingham Sister City Commission was honored as the "Best Overall Program" for cities between 100,000 and 300,000 by Sister City International. It received the award again in 2016.

The administration of Mayor Randall Woodfin made an effort to reduce the number of external organizations directly funded by the city. The loss of public appropriations led the commission to transition into a non-profit organization which could more effectively appeal for private contributions and apply for grants. The organization's first executive director, Corlette Stewart Burns, was hired in 2020.

Sister Cities

Friendship Cities

Other

Sister Province to Alabama

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