Thread by @TimothyDSnyder

1/8. Sister cities should help one another. American cities can help Ukrainian ones. #SisterCitiesforUkraine #HelpYourSister #StandWithUkraine

2/8. A number of American cities have sister cities in #Ukraine, where people have been attacked by or are threatened by the Russian army.

3/8. Mayors and civic leaders in all of those American cities should be organizing campaigns of assistance. What else can "sister city" mean if not a willingness to help?
#SisterCitiesforUkraine #StandWithUkraine

4/8. Wilmington, Ohio, is collecting funds for its sister city, Merefa, whose school was destroyed by Russian shelling and whose residents are in distress.
#UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineUnderAttack #StandWithUkraine

5/8. If Wilmington, population 12,000, can show meaningful solidarity then so can every other American city with a Ukrainian sister city.

6/8. If you want to help Merefa via Wilmington, make out a check to Wilmington Yearly Meeting with Merefa as the memo, and mail to Wilmington Yearly Meeting, Pyle Center Box 1194, 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington OH 45177

7/8. @CityOfCincy, @sccounty, Buffalo @MayorByronBrown, @chicago, @cityofbhamal, @CityofDavis... Lots of US cities have sister relationships. Help your city's campaign for #Ukraine, or start one.
#SisterCitiesforUkraine

8/8. If your city does not have a Ukrainian sister city, ask your mayor look for one! It is a simple way to show solidarity.
#StandWithUkraine