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| BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (1993) |
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Chicago’s Sister City Since 1993
Country:
England
Location:
Western Europe
Country Population:
Over 60 million
City Population:
Over 1 million
Geography:
Centrally located in the heart of England.
History:
Commonly called the “workplace of the world,” Birmingham was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s. Since the Industrial Revolution, Birmingham has been known as the “city of a thousand traders.”
Industry:
Metal goods, brassware, household utensils, and glass and rubber products
Did You Know?
Birmingham has more than 200 parks, including the Cannon Hill Park, just two miles south of the city, where there are boating lakes, bowling greens, tennis courts and wide-open spaces.
Flag Description:
Blue field with the red cross of St. George (patron saint of England) edged in white, superimposed on the diagonal red cross of St. Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of St. Andrew (patron saint of Scotland).
Links & Resources:
Birmingham City Council: www.birmingham.gov.uk
Birmingham Committee: www.BirminghamChicago.com
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BIRMINGHAM NEWS
Birmingham Chicago Exchange Employment Strategies
Birmingham and Chicago to exchange employment strategies in ’Sister City’ week
Birmingham Post
Tuesday 3rd June 2008 - 12:58pm
Birmingham City Council representatives will be sharing success stories in raising employment when they meet with counterparts in Chicago, as part of a packed week of events to celebrate the American city’s ’International Sister City Week’.
Taking place between June 2 and 6, Chicago’s ’Intern... |
Chicago welcomes Birmingham to the sisterhood
Birmingham Post
Jun 2 2008 By Jon Perks, in Chicago
Birmingham takes centre stage in Chicago this week, when the city brings a taste of its cultural, creative and commercial offerings to the third annual Chicago Sister Cities International Festival.
The week-long event, held in Daley Plaza, will feature all 27 of Chicago’s sister cities, including Osaka, Milan, Moscow and Birmingham, which was twinned with the US city 15 years ago.
Thursday has bee... |
Chicago/ Birmingham form strong links, friendships
Birmingham Post
Jun 6 2008 By Jon Perks
Birmingham has been selling itself to the world at the Sister Cities festival in Chicago. Post magazines editor Jon Perks looks back at the week-long festival.
Chicago has countless nicknames. The Windy City is probably the best known; it does not come, as most people think, from the breezes that blow in off Lake Michigan, but the fact that in the late 19th century Chicago’s bellicose politicians would go to New York an... |
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