The City of Burlington's Mundialization Committee encourages citizen connections as a way of fostering world peace and global understanding. Through the committee, the City has signed twinning agreements with two global cities:
The committee reports to Council through the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee and is dedicated to making the City of Burlington a world community. Our mandate is to promote the City of Burlington as a world community and encourage community understanding of global cultural issues by:
- Maintaining our twin city relationships under the agreements
- Promoting activities that celebrate our similarities and respect our differences
- Organizing a celebration of the United Nations Day each year around October 24
- Providing advice and assistance on twin city relationships to Burlington City Council
- Developing achievable annual action plans with the help of City staff
- Presenting an annual report to Council with the help of City staff
View the Mundialization Committee's Terms of Reference for complete details about the committee's structure, mandate and responsibilities.
Upcoming events
On Saturday, May 13, the Burlington Mundialization Committee will host Canada Netherlands Friendship Day and the Sakura Festival at the Burlington Performing arts Centre. These events are free and open to the public.
More information about Canada Netherlands Friendship Day.
More information about the Sakura Festival.
Meetings, agendas and minutes
View our Council and committee calendar to find upcoming committee meeting dates. You can also find agendas and minutes from meetings in January 2017 and onward by selecting each meeting.
Committee members
- Hassan Raza
- Marybeth Curtin
- Paige Butler
- Paula Hearn
- Rob Lyng
- Roberto Godoy
- Sriti Mizan
- Anne Koopman
- Allan Dykstra
- Joanna Sparrow
- Allison Tan
- Chris VanDooren
- Aysha Rizwan
- Brett Huttman
- Alex Maveal
- Councillor Nisan (Council Liaison)
- Lisa Palermo (Committee Clerk)
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Past achievements |
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In 1984, a Mundialization Committee of volunteer citizens was formed to pursue twinning with another country. A bylaw was passed in 1985 to declare Burlington a “Word Community” dedicated to international cooperation. On May 12, 1989, Mayor Bird signed a twinning agreement with Mayor Kurihara of Itabashi, Japan. On May 6, 2005, Mayor MacIsaac signed a twinning agreement with Mayor de Graaf of Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. |
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What is mundialization? |
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Mundialization is the act of a city or local authority declaring itself a world citizen and being aware of global issues with a sense of shared rights and responsibilities. The word mundialization comes from the Latin word 'mundus' which means 'world'. The concept involves creating twin cities from around the world, in the belief that peaceful cooperation depends on mutual trust and appreciation of different nations, races, cultures and systems. |