The Lennon Ono Grant For Peace Award will be presented on Viðey island, off Reykjavik in Faxaflói bay, tomorrow (October 9), on John Lennon‘s birthday. At the same time, Lennon’s widow, the artist Yoko Ono will illuminate the light installation on Viðey, the Imagine Peace Tower, which will remain lit until December 8, the date of Lennon's death.
The Lennon Ono Grant For Peace Award has been handed out every two years since 2002 and is awarded to individuals who, according to Ono, symbolize the continuing campaign for world peace that Lennon and Ono initiated and Ono still promotes. This year, comedian and former mayor of Reykjavík, Jón Gnarr, is among the award‘s four recipients. On her website, Ono describes Jón as a person who has demonstrated “that governmental politics are for the people and by the people.”
Ono was made an honorary citizen of Reykjavík in 2013 for her efforts to bring peace to the city and the rest of the world. “Yoko's contribution to peace and human rights issues in the world is unique,” Jón said at the time.
The Imagine Peace Tower was momentarily lit on August 7 in hopes of bringing peace to the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict in Gaza.
The Lennon Ono Grant For Peace Award will be presented on Viðey island, off Reykjavik in Faxaflói bay, tomorrow (October 9), on John Lennon‘s birthday. At the same time, Lennon’s widow, the artist Yoko Ono will illuminate the light installation on Viðey, the Imagine Peace Tower, which will remain lit until December 8, the date of Lennon's death.
The Lennon Ono Grant For Peace Award has been handed out every two years since 2002 and is awarded to individuals who, according to Ono, symbolize the continuing campaign for world peace that Lennon and Ono initiated and Ono still promotes. This year, comedian and former mayor of Reykjavík, Jón Gnarr, is among the award‘s four recipients. On her website, Ono describes Jón as a person who has demonstrated “that governmental politics are for the people and by the people.”
Ono was made an honorary citizen of Reykjavík in 2013 for her efforts to bring peace to the city and the rest of the world. “Yoko's contribution to peace and human rights issues in the world is unique,” Jón said at the time.
The Imagine Peace Tower was momentarily lit on August 7 in hopes of bringing peace to the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict in Gaza.
