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.
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
View the Imagine Peace Tower Dedication on YouTube
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 on Flickr
Fans of John Lennon joined his widow, Yoko Ono, in Iceland to mark what would have been his 67th birthday by unveiling a tower of light in his name.
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!
Imagine Peace Tower Website
- 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.
Yoko Ono on the Imagine Peace Tower on YouTube
Yoko Ono: About The IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
Yoko Ono talks about the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Reykjavik, Iceland, which she will unveil and dedicate to John Lennon on his birthday, October 9th 2007. www.IMAGINEPEACE.com
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Ways to IMAGINE PEACE
- Tell your friends!
- Spread the word send email messages.
- Put IMAGINE PEACE banners on your websites.
- Put IMAGINE PEACE on your work and home computer desktops.
- Put up posters in your window.
- Put up posters on your noticeboard at work or at school.
- Send postcards.
- Put up flyers in your neighborhood.
- Make T-Shirts.
- Make a Wish Tree.
Dream the Dream of Peace...Together
A dream you dream together is reality
Yoko Ono
Dream the Dream Together on YouTube
A dream you dream
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
- Print out a copy and hang it in a window of your house.
- Make postcards and send to friends.
- Create a large banner to display.
- Print copies and display around the office.
- Make a T-shirt with IMAGINE PEACE.
- Create a large billboard sign.
- Print up smaller copies of the logo and turn into holiday decorations for your tree, home or any local decorated trees.
- Let your children create artwork based on the IMAGINE PEACE logo.
- Make your own IMAGINE PEACE artwork to display in your home as an every day reminder to IMAGINE PEACE.
- Put IMAGINE PEACE banners on your websites.
- Put IMAGINE PEACE on your work computer as your desktop background.
- Put posters on your wall.
- Print up flyers and put them on your noticeboard at work, at school or in your community.
- Create a Keychain to keep the message with you.
- 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
Dedication of the Light Tower - the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER
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.
Published Views about the Imagine Peace Tower
- 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.
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 Location
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
We Cherish, We Laugh, We Heal, We Breathe and We Survive
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
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
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
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
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.
IMAGINE PEACE Wish Trees
- 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.
IMAGINE PEACE Map - A Unique Art Exhibit for Peace
In the IMAGINE PEACE Map Room contains several maps of the world's trouble spots including Iraq, the Middle East and Afghanistan.
Viewers to use rubber stamps to stamp a wish of "Imagine Peace" on the maps where they want peace to break out.
IMAGINE PEACE Map Room Exhibition on YouTube
The IMAGINE PEACE Map Room
Yoko Ono describes the IMAGINE PEACE Map Room, often a part of her exhibitions. Seen here as part of her 'Odyssey of a Cockroach' show in Moscow, 2007 for www.IMAGINEPEACE.com
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A Squidoo Lens for the Song Imagine
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Dennis Kucinich: About The IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
Dennis Kucinich talks about the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Reykjavik, Iceland, which Yoko Ono will unveil and dedicate to John Lennon on his birthday, October 9th 2007. www.IMAGINEPEACE.com Video by Chad Ely .
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Yoko on Dennis Kucinich's Video
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
Imagine by John Lennon and Yoko Ono on YouTube
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Give Peace A Chance
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
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.
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