BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 17 (PNA) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been invited to attend the “Mindanao Week of Peace” to be celebrated here from Nov. 26 to Dec. 2.

Theme of the week-long celebraton is: “Think Mindanao, Feel Mindanao, Bring Peace to Mindanao.”

Stakeholders have lined-up activities to foster camaraderie, friendship and peace to everyone, especially  Muslims and Christians through sports, literary, musical, and community extension services.

The gathering will commence on Wednesday (November 25) with a press conference at the Bishop’s Home.

Opening the week-long activity is a motorcade/caravan to be spearheaded by PNP Police Regional Office-13.

Highlighting the activities on the first day is the launching of the Search for 10 Most Outstanding Peace-Builders for 2010 spearheaded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Caraga Conference for Peace and Development (CCPD), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Office of Muslim Affairs.

Other activities lined-up for the week-long celebration include blood-letting widely considered as a peace offering, peace exhibit, poster-making contest, singing for peace contest, peace forum, university roadshow on ASEAN human rights mechanism, bike for peace, tree planting for peace, walk for peace, cleaning for peace, jobs fair, inter-agency sports fest, peace rally and concert for peace.

The week-long activity also coincides the third year anniversary celebration of CCPD.