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Imagine Peace - A Celebration of Peace

October 9th 2007 on would have been John Lennon's 67th birthday, Yoko Ono unveiled the Imagine Peace Tower on Videy Island in Reykjavik, Iceland as a way of encouraging global peace. The Imagine Peace Tower is dedicated to her late husband, John Lennon and their message of peace.

The Imagine Peace Tower is engraved with the message "Imagine Peace" in 24 languages and filled with nearly 500,000 capsules with messages of peace and hope from people around the world. The Imagine Peace Tower's cylindrical base illuminates to the sky, sending out a "peace light" from the world's northernmost capital.

Yoko Ono was joined by family, friends and other like-minded supporters from all over the world in Reykjavik for the unveiling of John's 67th birthday present.

Plans are to light the tower on John Lennon's Birthday (October 9) until the day of his death (December 8) and on New Year and other special occasions.


Updates October 2009: The Imagine Peace Tower was lit on October 9, 2009 on John's birthday. This year an Imagine Peace Tower was also unveiled in Second Space.

Happy Birthday John

In Memory of John Lennon

Imagine Peace Tower tribute uploaded on October 9, 2009 for John Lennon's birthday.
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Imagine Peace Tower

Image: Eysteinn Guðni Guðnason. Imagine Peace Tower. Creative Commons License.

More Images of the Imagine Peace Tower

Imagine Peace Tower Photographs
More Photographs of the Imagine Peace Tower and the early lightings from the Imagine Peace website.

IMAGINE PEACE TOWER unveiling in Second Life

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Imagine Peace Tower Website

For more information on the IMAGINE PEACE and the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER project, you can visit the links below.
IMAGINE PEACE - Website
The official Imagine Peace website.
IMAGINE PEACE - A Special Message from Yoko Ono
A special message from Yoko Ono written on October 9th 2007 for John Lennon and Sean Lennon's birthdays.
IMAGINE PEACE - Tribute
The Imagine Peace Tribute specially made tribute video.
IMAGINE PEACE Ceremony
Images and the full speech given at the Ceremony.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Second Life
Information on the unveiling ceremony in Second Life on 09 Oct 09
Imagine Peace Tower on Second Life
Join the Imagine Peace Tower within Second Life.

We are Entering the Age of Peace

Affirmation for 2009 and Beyond

Thank you, thank you, thank you
Our planet is healthy and whole
Every part of the planet is revitalized and healed.

We, the people of Earth
See clearly, Hear clearly, Think clearly.
Express and communicate our thoughts clearly
Spiritually, Mentally, and physically.

For the benefit of ours and other planets'
We make the right judgement, right decision, right move
at the right time and the right place
for ourselves and others.

We are now bathing in the light of Dawn
Standing in the Heaven we have created on Earth.
We now wish to share this Age of Joy
With all Lives in the Universe.

We are all one, united with infinite and eternal love.

For the highest good of all concerned, So be it.

Yoko Ono Lennon

Yoko Ono on the Imagine Peace Tower on YouTube

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IMAGINE PEACE Around the World

        Imagine all the people...

Image Source: Kirsti A. Dyer. Modified Microsoft Image. Imagine Peace World.

Creating a Circle of Peace Around the World

On October 9th, the day for the unveiling day for the Imagine Peace Tower, people around the world were asked to join together to creating a circle of peace.

People around the world joined together in their own time zone to celebrate and imagine peace in their own language and create a circle of peace for 24 hours around the world.

    Oct 9th 11.45pm Anchorage
    Oct 9th 12.45pm Los Angeles
    Oct 9th 01.45pm Guatemala
    Oct 9th 02.45pm Chicago
    Oct 9th 03.45pm New York
    Oct 9th 03.45pm Montreal
    Oct 9th 04.45pm Rio de Janeiro
    Oct 9th 07.45pm Reykjavik
    Oct 9th 08.45pm Liverpool
    Oct 9th 09.45pm Europe
    Oct 9th 10.45pm Baghdad
    Oct 9th 11.45pm Moscow
    Oct 10th 12.45am Karachi
    Oct 10th 01.45am Dhaka
    Oct 10th 02.45am Bangkok
    Oct 10th 03.45am Shanghai
    Oct 10th 04.45am Tokyo
    Oct 10th 05.45am Sydney
    Oct 10th 06.45am Vladivostok
    Oct 10th 07.45am Suva
    Oct 10th 08.45am Auckland
    Oct 10th 09.45am Kiritimati
Image: www.imaginepeace.com

Imagine Peace on New Year's Eve

Spend New Year's Eve Wishing for Peace

A message from Yoko sent today is encouraging everyone to wish for peace on this last day of 2008.

    Dear Friends

    This last day of the year 2008
    All of us can come together at www.IMAGINEPEACE.com
    To enjoy spectacular images from the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Earthcam - LIVE - from Reykjavik, Iceland

    - a special program made for this day.

    On New Year's Eve, The IMAGINE PEACE TOWER will be lit from:

    Reykjavik: 5pm to 10am
    New York : midday to 5am
    Los Angeles: 9am to 2am

    View the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Earthcam at the link below.

    As we enter the New Year, we will be watching the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER and its warm light together.

    Know that our light will be sending the light of love to all planets of the Universe as well.
    On this day, I wish to express my love for all of us, including other beings on Earth.

    Yoko Ono Lennon
    31 Dec 2008
    New Years Eve

Watch the Imagine Peace Tower Live from Iceland

Imagine Peace Tower LIVE: New Year's Eve 2008 | IMAGINE PEACE
Watch The IMAGINE PEACE TOWER live from Viðey Island, Reykjavík, Iceland. 

The tower will be lit in Reykjavik from 5pm to 10am

The IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Earthcam takes 30 sec exposures every 5 mins.
EarthCam for IMAGINE PEACE TOWER
EarthCam Control Center 7 direct link.

View the Imagine Peace Tower Dedication on YouTube

Present at the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Dedication Ceremony with Yoko Ono were Sean Lennon, Ringo Starr, Olivia Harrison & Vilhjalmur Vilhjalmsson, the Mayor of Reykjavik.
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Watch the Dedication on Google Video

You can watch the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Dedication Ceremony at Google Video.

Present at the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Dedication Ceremony with Yoko Ono were Sean Lennon, Ringo Starr, Olivia Harrison & Vilhjalmur Vilhjalmsson, the Mayor of Reykjavik.

IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Dedication Speech

Given by Yoko Ono

All spirits of goodness of this magical land, of the planet, and of the universe, thank you, thank you, thank you, for witnessing our humble gathering for the unveiling of IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.

They say, if all the people in China were to jump up and down at the same time, the axis of the globe would shift. Well, we are here together. Billions of us. Standing at the dawn of a new age determined to shift the axis of the world to health, peace and joy by loving and caring for all lives on Earth.

Some of us are here physically, some are joining us in spirit. Some of us are imprisoned, tortured, maimed and silenced, but they are also here today with us. Some of us have passed away before being able to enjoy a new age of love and peace. But we are all here today standing together with hope.

The light is the light of wisdom, healing and empowerment. Even in the moments of confusion, fear and the darkness of your souls, hold the light in your hearts, and you will know that you are not alone, that we are all together in seeing the light of peace.

I thank the people of Iceland, for having given so much love to this tower from it's inception. IMAGINE PEACE TOWER was visualized with love, and realized by love. It is a gift from the people of Iceland and me to the world.

I know that John is with us, too, in this land of Nutopia, happy that the light tower is finally a reality after 40 years.

Let's, make a wish as the light goes on.

Let's send light to each other and say I love you! i ii iii

Speaking of love, I have a great surprise for you. John's old mates have made a special trip to join us today for this celebration. Here they are!

Thank you for being here..

John, we love you!

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Ways to IMAGINE PEACE

Suggestions from Yoko on Ways to Imagine Peace:
  1. Tell your friends!
  2. Spread the word send email messages.
  3. Put IMAGINE PEACE banners on your websites.
  4. Put IMAGINE PEACE on your work and home computer desktops.
  5. Put up posters in your window.
  6. Put up posters on your noticeboard at work or at school.
  7. Send postcards.
  8. Put up flyers in your neighborhood.
  9. Make T-Shirts.
  10. Make a Wish Tree.

Dream the Dream of Peace...Together

A dream you dream alone is only a dream

A dream you dream together is reality

Yoko Ono

Dream the Dream Together on YouTube

A dream you dream alone is only a dream A dream you dream together is reality Yoko Ono
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IMAGINE PEACE Logo

Join the biggest online peace demonstration

These are just some of the suggestions that Yoko has made along with others that I came up with for what you can do with the IMAGINE PEACE logo.
  1. Print out a copy and hang it in a window of your house.
  2. Make postcards and send to friends.
  3. Create a large banner to display.
  4. Print copies and display around the office.
  5. Make a T-shirt with IMAGINE PEACE.
  6. Create a large billboard sign.
  7. Print up smaller copies of the logo and turn into holiday decorations for your tree, home or any local decorated trees.
  8. Let your children create artwork based on the IMAGINE PEACE logo.
  9. Make your own IMAGINE PEACE artwork to display in your home as an every day reminder to IMAGINE PEACE.
  10. Put IMAGINE PEACE banners on your websites.
  11. Put IMAGINE PEACE on your work computer as your desktop background.
  12. Put posters on your wall.
  13. Print up flyers and put them on your noticeboard at work, at school or in your community.
  14. Create a Keychain to keep the message with you.
  15. Create your own variations. (I have created two versions--one with the earth, one with a peace sign--for this lens page) and start all over again with a new design.

Imagine Peace on Flickr

Imagine Peace images under Creative Commons License.

Yoko Ono's "Imagine Peace" Campaign by dbking
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Imagine by Jamie Guimond Productions
Imagine Peace by AndrewVDill
Imagine... by Diego3336
Trumpeting : Imagine Peace by :mrMark:
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IMAGINE PEACE

Dedication of the Light Tower - the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER

I dedicate this light tower to John Lennon

my love for you is forever

Yoko Ono
October 9th 2007

About the Imagine Peace Tower

The Imagine Peace Tower is an artwork conceived by Yoko Ono in memory of her husband John Lennon, fulfilling a dream to create a peace tower.

The construction and installation of the tower has been a collaboration between Yoko Ono, the City of Reykjavik, the Reykjavik Art Museum and Reykjavik Energy.

The work is in the form of a wishing well from which a very strong and tall tower of light emerges. The strength, intensity and brilliance of the light tower continually changes as the particles in the air fluctuate with the prevailing weather and atmospheric conditions unique to Iceland.

The Imagine Peace Tower is dedicated to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's message of peace and bears the inscription of "IMAGINE PEACE" displayed in 24 languages.

Every year the Imagine Peace Tower will light up between October 9th (Lennon's birthday) and December 8th (the day of his death). In addition the tower will be lit on New Year's Eve, during the first week of spring and other special occasions determined by the City and Yoko Ono.

Dennis Kucinich: About The IMAGINE PEACE TOWER

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Yoko on Dennis Kucinich's Video

I watched Dennis Kucinich's video and was choked up listening to his sincere and eloquent words. I was so impressed by a professional politician being on the same page as us.

All my life, I have believed only in grassroots efforts. I still do. But, today, clearly, we are together. That is nice to know.

I have decided to put this on www.IMAGINEPEACE.com and share it with you, knowing that it will be taken in the right spirit.

I thank Dennis and I congratulate Ohio citizens for having such a remarkable representative in the senate.

Sending my love to all of you.
Yoko Ono Lennon
7th October 2007

Published Views about the Imagine Peace Tower

John Lennon would have turned 67 years old last week had he not been murdered in 1980 by a mentally disturbed fan. On his birthday, Oct. 9, his widow, peace activist and artist Yoko Ono, realized a dream they shared.
Imagine Peace - A Ray of Light in Dark Times
From Truthdig Reports an article by Amy Goodman.
War on Iraq: Yoko Ono's Iceland Peace Tower
The Amy Goodman article published on AlterNet.

Think Peace to Change the World

If one billion people in the world think peace, we'll get peace.

You may think:
"Well, how are we going to get one billion people in the world to think PEACE?"

Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world.

Power works in mysterious ways.
You don't have to do much.

Visualise the domino effect and just start thinking PEACE.
Thoughts are infectious.
Send it out.

The message will circulate faster than you think.
It's time for action.
The action is PEACE.
Spread the WORD.
Spread PEACE.

Remember: A dream we dream together is reality.
So stand up, speak out, and come together.

Imagine all the people living life in peace.

love
yoko

Creating a Circle of Peace

Personally and professionally, I have long had the belief that there is a healing power in holding a person or a thing in one's thoughts-whether through saying prayers or blessings, lighting candles or visualizing healing.

With the Imagine Peace Tower that Yoko Ono is creating a circle of peace around the world. We are all together in seeing the light of peace. As she has said:

    Each one of us has the power to change the world.

    Power works in mysterious ways.
    You don't have to do much.

    Visualise...and just start thinking PEACE.
    Thoughts are infectious.
    Send it out.

    The message will circulate faster than you think.

Keep imagining all the people, living life in peace and perhaps one of these days soon, the world will live as one.

Imagine by John Lennon and Yoko Ono on YouTube

1971 imagine music video-john lennon(plastic ono band)
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Dedicated to John Lennon's anthem of peace and hope.
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Make an Imagine Peace Wish Tree

You can make an Imagine Peace Wish Tree in your your school, workplace or community.

You will need:
    *Tree (or bush)
    * Pencils
    * Wish tags
    * IMAGINE PEACE sign
    * Wish Tree Instructions - next section
For wish tags you can just use paper and string.

Let people write their wishes and add them to the tree by tying or hanging the wish tags. When the tree is full of wishes, you can put all the wishes in an envelope and send them to:
    IMAGINE PEACE TOWER
    PO Box 1009,
    121 Reykjavík, Iceland

Image Source:
MJ*laflaca. Imagine Peace Tree - Should we?. Some Rights Reserved. Creative Commons.

A Wish for Peace

WISH PIECE

Make a wish.
Write it down on a piece of paper.
Fold it and tie it around a branch of a wish tree.
Ask your friends to do the same.
Keep wishing
Until the branches are covered with wishes.

Yoko Ono, 2007
Make an Imagine Peace Wish Tree
Instructions for Making an Imagine Peace wish tree from the Imagine Peace website.
Wish Trees - A Recent Acquisitions of the The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Wish Tree for Washington D.C. Wish Trees are also located near the Jefferson and Vietnam memorials as well as at The ARC in Anacostia. Ono will exhibit 10 trees around Washington, D.C. for the 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.
IMAGINE PEACE - Send Wishes
More Information for send your wishes to the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is available from this page.

IMAGINE PEACE Wish Tree Washington, DC

Inscription and Instructions

Live tree and mixed media, 2007
Gift of the artist, Yoko Ono

Instructions:

Please use the paper and string provided to write a wish and tie it to the tree. When the tree is full, the wishes will be collected and sent to the artist.
Eventually, they will be sent to the Imagine Peace Tower that Ono is creating in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Wish Trees for Pasadena on YouTube

Wish Trees for Pasadena is an art installation that consists of 21 living crape myrtle trees installed amongst the cafe tables and chairs in the Courtyard of One Colorado. Visitors are invited to write their wishes on pieces of paper and hang them on the tree branches. Yoko Onos Wish Tree for Pasadena is free and open to the public.

Wishes from Wish Trees for Pasadena will be joined with others from all over the world and placed in specially constructed capsules to be installed in the area surrounding Yoko Onos Imagine Peace Tower on Videy Island, off the coast of Reykjavik, Iceland.

The artwork is dedicated to the memory of John Lennon.
Yoko Ono: WIsh Trees for Pasadena (2008)
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IMAGINE PEACE Wish Trees

Wish Tree for Washington D.C. Wish Trees are also located near the Jefferson and Vietnam memorials as well as at The ARC in Anacostia. Ono will exhibit 10 trees around Washington, D.C. for the 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival.
Wish Trees - A Recent Acquisitions of the The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Website with information from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.

Give Peace A Chance

John & Yoko's 'Give Peace A Chance' said it all.
It was the perfect statement.
John was always ahead of his time,
now is the time to give peace a chance.
It's always time to give peace a chance.

Alice Cooper

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We Cherish, We Laugh, We Heal, We Breathe and We Survive

We cherish the moment of peace and quiet
We cherish the moment of having fun
We cherish every moment of warmth and love
We laugh, we heal, and we embrace

We breathe for life
We'll survive
Remember: we are one

Yoko Ono
October 9, 2007

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    paulbarton Oct 10, 2011 @ 10:43 am | delete
    thats fantastic - the videos were inspiring
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    crosscreations Oct 10, 2011 @ 10:34 am | delete
    Absolutely beautiful work here, Doc! I was inspired to learn about the imagine peace tower on FB and wondered if anyone had ever built a lens about it. What an amazing tribute you have created here, love it! I might link this lens to a blog I'm working on called Silver Lining, about finding the silver lining amidst a world that has gone haywire...maybe I started that partly for my own sanity, I do enjoy fining such inspiration as this, we all need it, good for the soul. Imagine PEACE! *Blessed by a Squid Angel*
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    katdaddy Oct 10, 2009 @ 8:41 am | delete
    The tower has been lit again for John's birthday. Peace.
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    Pastiche May 28, 2009 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    Peace, Love, Hope - another inspirational and powerful lens from the doctor. Lensrolled to my peace lenses (clip art, crafts, coloring books) - make peace not war.
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    lollyj Jan 2, 2009 @ 7:57 am | delete
    Your lenses always inspire and enlighten and this one is no exception. What a wonderful concept!! Thank you for sharing it with us. I've always wanted to visit Iceland and the Imagine Peace Memorial is one more enticement.
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