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  • Rated by EvolutionRules on Oct 10 2008, 12:24am

    John Lennon Peace Tower John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 - 8 December 1980) From the page: To the People of Iceland, Today, on the birthday of John Lennon, please join me in praying for peace and stability for our planet. At 8:00 pm, as IMAGINE PEACE TOWER becomes illuminated on Višey, let's come together in thought and in action, letting the power of light and our prayer make darkness and confusion disappear. As my gift to the people of Iceland, for the week starting on October 9, I would like to offer free boat trips to the island of Višey so that as many people as possible can experience IMAGINE PEACE TOWER. with love, yoko Yoko Ono 9 Oct 2008 ........................................................................ ................................................................................ ....................................... The IMAGINE PEACE TOWER on Višey Island The IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is an outdoor work of art conceived by Yoko Ono in memory of John Lennon. The artwork was dedicated on October 9th 2007, Lennon's 67th birthday. The Peace Tower symbolizes Lennon's and Ono's struggle for world peace which began in the sixties. The words IMAGINE PEACE are inscribed on the Well in 24 different languages. The Peace Tower is composed of a tall and strong tower of light that will appear every year and be visible from October 9th until December 8th, the day of Lennon's death. In addition the Tower will appear on some special occasions. The Peace Tower artwork is closely connected to Ono's interactive work of art, Wish Tree from 1981. The Wish Tree has been a part of many exhibitions by Yoko Ono around the world in museums and cultural centers where people have been invited to write their personal wishes for peace and tie them to a tree branch. These wishes are to be housed in time capsules surrounding the Imagine Peace Tower. The Peace Tower stands on a platform 17m in diameter. Around the cylindrical Wishing Well, which is the frame for the column of light, there is a platform faced with three types of native Icelandic stone - hyalite, dolerite and basalt- in a striped mosaic pattern. At the centre of the platform the light emerges from a cylindrical Wishing Well, 4m in diameter and 2m high. The strength, intensity and brilliance of the light tower continually changes with the prevailing weather and atmospheric conditions unique to Iceland. [Photo by TetsuRo Hamada] The electricity for the light comes entirely from the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant. The island of Višey just outside Reykjavik Harbour is a historic place. Archaeological investigations on the island in recent years have revealed evidence of settlement as early as the 10th century. The "father of Reykjavik" Skśli Magnśsson built the mansion and the church on the island in the late 18th century. The Icelandic Government presented the City of Reykjavik with Višey on the city's 200th Anniversary on August 18th, 1986.

  • Rated by moritherapy on Oct 09 2008, 2:22pm

    THE 2008 LENONO GRANT FOR PEACE Today, October 9th, Yoko Ono will announce the recipients of the bi-annual LennonOno Grant For Peace 2008, which was created by her in 2002 to honour John's dedication to peace and commitment to the preservation of human rights. This year's recipients are: THE COUNTRY OF ICELAND, for their commitment to clean energy and pioneering use of geothermal power since the 1930's. They are now making an effort to share their vast expertise with other countries of the world to make it a cleaner world. The President of Iceland, Mr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, will be accepting the award on behalf of the country. DR. VANDANA SHIVA, renowned scientist and one of the world's biggest environmental heroes. Dr. Shiva has pioneered the organic movement in India and established the country's biggest network of organic producers, which has had a vast effect on how the world thinks about food. She has written many books including `Soil Not Oil' and serves on the boards of numerous organizations, including the World Future Council.

  • Rated by Colbyn on Aug 02 2008, 7:49am

    Imagine peace - the world needs it more now than maybe ever before.

  • Rated by solarjohn on Jun 24 2008, 10:22pm

    It's never too late to give peace a chance

  • Reviewed by Susanpi on Jan 23 2008, 4:08pm

    Such a great time:)

  • Rated by snaphappy2006 on Jan 09 2008, 6:33pm

    All we are saying is give peace a chance John Lennon This is as valid today as it was then. Give Peace a Chance.

  • Reviewed by KCMontana on Jan 01 2008, 7:01pm

    imagine peace