Ukrainians denied visas for Sebastopol sister city celebration

Ukrainians denied visas for Sebastopol sister city celebration

Oct 27, 2018 | SWF Blog

This year’s Sebastopol World Friends’ Friendship Dinner, which is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 3, was supposed to be a 25th anniversary celebration of Sebastopol’s sister city relationship with Chyhyryn, a small town in eastern Ukraine. Unfortunately, most of the...
Meg makes a difference

Meg makes a difference

Sep 5, 2018 | SWF Blog

By Tasha Beauchamp and Laura Hagar Rush laura@sonomawest.com | Aug 30, 2018 Sebastopol’s civic award program honors one of the town’s indefatigable volunteers On August 7, the Sebastopol City Council selected Meg Mizutani as the second in its series of “Locals Who...
Welcome the new Japanese Counsel General Tomochika Uyama

Welcome the new Japanese Counsel General Tomochika Uyama

Jun 11, 2018 | SWF Blog

Picture from a luncheon with the new Japanese Counsel General Tomochika Uyama. The volunteers at Luther Burbank Experimental Farm hosted a lovely lunch for the Sebastopol mayor, Patrick Slayter and City counsel members to meet new Japanese counsel and his deputy. At...
Reflections on the recent Takeo visit

Reflections on the recent Takeo visit

Apr 18, 2018 | SWF Blog, Takeo, Japan

I was pleased and honored to be invited to visit Japan as a member of the SWF adult delegation. Japan is a modern industrial and commercial success. We experienced and saw the private lives of the Japanese middle classes. Lives that reflect ancient traditions, ancient...