Sister Cities International Supporting Sponsor of MECA
The Multicultural Education Conference in Anaheim (MECA) is pleased to welcome Sister Cities International (SCI) as a Supporting Sponsor. Founded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, Sister Cities International is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit which serves as the national membership organization for individual sister cities, counties, and states across the U.S. This network unites tens of thousands of citizen diplomats and volunteers in over 500 member communities with over 2,000 partnerships in 145 countries on six continents. Sister city organizations promote peace through people-to-people relationships—with program offerings varying greatly from basic cultural exchange programs to shared research and development projects between cities with relationships.
Sister Cities International serves as a hub for institutional knowledge and best practices in the field of citizen diplomacy. As a membership association, Sister Cities International continues to strengthen the sister cities network through strategic institutional partnerships, grants, programs, and support for its members. Sister Cities International provides essential services and resources to help members find partners as well as to expand and improve activities. Sister Cities International motivates and assists private citizens, municipal officials, and business leaders to conduct long-term, mutually beneficial sister city, county, or state relationships. With a mission “to promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation — one individual, one community at a time,” Sister Cities International’s member programs focus on four main areas of exchange: arts and culture, youth and education, business and trade, and community development and technical exchange to connect citizens around the globe.
To learn more about Sister Cities International, visit the SCI booth at MECA, or see their website at http://www.sistercities.org