Corine Mauch, Mayor of Zürich, Switzerland, recently joined San Francisco Mayor London Breed at SF City Hall to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the sister city partnership between San Francisco and Zürich and to sign a Memorandum of Understanding noting the renewal.
On Tuesday, October 5, Mayor Mauch also joined District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman at the GLBT History Museum in the Castro for a panel discussion. “The Mayor of Zürich and I discussed our shared experiences as LGBTQ+ elected officials, and how we can continue to support LGBTQ+ people locally and globally,” Supervisor Mandelman said, recalling the event. The discussion was moderated by Natalia Guecheva, who has lived and worked as an event and film industry production manager in both San Francisco and Zürich, which is Switzerland’s largest city.
Following the panel program, participants joined City Guides for a walking tour of the Castro with live music at Jane Warner Plaza, including a performance by the Navy Southwest Band during their Fleet Week 2023 visit to the Bay Area.
Additional activities marking the 20th year of the sister city relationship have included participation in the Castro Street Fair, live music performances, policy discussion, film and literary festival presentations, and more.
Swiss Impact USA has a listing of related events at https://tinyurl.com/47kbr6uh
Published on October 19, 2023
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