30th ANNIVERSARY PEACE DAY CELEBRATION
Friday, September 19, 2008 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm FREE
Daley Plaza, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago
Don't miss the Build the Peace Display in the Daley Center East Lobby
* Speakers include:
Arne Duncan, CEO of Chicago Public Schools
Dana Starks, Chairman of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations
Art Turner, Illinois State Representative
Patricia Maza-Pittsford, Consul General of El Salvador and Dean of the Consular Corps of Chicago
* Call to Peace and World Peace Flag Ceremony
192 Flags of the World carried by the Consuls, students, members of cultural organizations and other volunteers
Sending wishes for peace to every country of the world
* Giant Doves of Peace carried by youth members from Roots & Shoots, Jane Goodall Institute
* Cultural Performances include:
Belizean Drumming and Dance by Alfred Baker and Troupe
Chinese Dance by Qiu Yue Jin Dancers "Little Star"
Egyptian Folk Dance and Music by Jasmin Jahal School of Dance
Performance by Tenors Warren Moulton and Simon Kyung Lee