"8 days for Peace in Q.C."

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"8 days for Peace in Q.C." or Eight Days for Peace Celebrations in Quezon City, Philippines.

September 14 (Thursday): Launching of the "8 days for Peace in Q.C." with the 3-media. Introduction of the national organizations formed by the Centre for P.E.A.C.E., which includes the following: Filipino Artists for Peace, spear headed by Vandolph Quizon, son of Philippine top-comedian Dolphy; and the Quezon City Partnership for Peace, which initiates the "8 days for Peace in Q.C."

The major activity is a city-wide Peace Essay-writing Contest for High School Students, the first component of a joint project of the Centre for P.E.A.C.E. and various Rotary clubs in Quezon City, which formed the Q.C. Partnership for Peace. The youth-based project carries the theme: Peace in the hearts and minds of the QC youth.

September 16 (Saturday): Releasing of Peace Doves and Interfaith Prayer at the Rotary Peace Monument, Quezon Circle.

September 17 (Sunday): Filipino Artists for Peace, will hold a FREE "QC Peace Concert" at the Alejandro Roces High School Auditorium.

September 18 (Monday): Opening Ceremonies of Department of Education, National Capital Region observation of the "Peace Week". Centre for P.E.A.C.E. Founder and QC Partnership for Peace Convenor Don Flordeliza, Jr. is invited as guest speaker.

September 21 (Thursday): ***INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE***

IDP 2006 PEACE DAY EVENT: City-wide Peace Essay-writing Contest for High School Students and the On-the-Spot Peace Painting Contest for Elementary School Pupils held at the 3rd and 4th floors of the Rotary Center Bldg. in Quezon City, with DepEd-NCR officials and Quezon City Rotary Club presidents as judges.