LennonOno Grant for Peace

The LennonOno Grant for Peace is an award presented by artist and peace activist Yoko Ono. The grant, a sum of $50,000, has been awarded biennially to people and organisations chosen by Ono herself since 2002, in honour of Ono's late husband John Lennon.[1]

Recipients

2002

  • Zvi Goldstein
  • Khalil Rabah[2]

2004

  • Mordechai Vanunu
  • Seymour Hersh[3]

2006

2008

  • Iceland
  • Vandana Shiva[5]

2010

  • Josh Fox
  • Barbara Kowalcyk
  • Michael Pollan
  • Alice Walker[1]

2012

  • Lady Gaga
  • Rachel Corrie (awarded posthumously)
  • John Perkins
  • Christopher Hitchens (awarded posthumously)
  • Pussy Riot[6][7]

2014

2016 [9]

2018 [10] [11]

References

  1. ^ a b "The LennonOno Grant For Peace 2010 – IMAGINE PEACE". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ^ "BBC NEWS - Entertainment - Ono launches peace prize". 10 October 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. ^ "VANUNU RECEIVES LENNON ONO PEACE GRANT AWARD". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. ^ Colothan, Scott. "Lennon Ono Grant For Peace Awarded - Gigwise". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  5. ^ Review, Iceland (10 October 2008). "Yoko Ono Grants Iceland Peace Award". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Lennon Ono Grant For Peace 2012 awarded to Rachel Corrie, John Perkins, Christopher Hitchens, Pussy Riot and Lady Gaga – IMAGINE PEACE". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Yoko Ono to give John Lennon peace award to Pussy Riot - NME". NME. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Lennon-Ono Grant For Peace 2014 awarded to Jann Wenner, Jeremy Gilley, Art Production Fund & Jon Gnarr – IMAGINE PEACE". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Sculptor Anish Kapoor among winners of Lennon Ono peace prize". News & Star online. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  10. ^ "YOKO ONO ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2018 LENNON ONO GRANT FOR PEACE". 16 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Yoko Ono awards Lennon-Ono Grant For Peace 2018 to Make The Road NY and The Wounded Warrior Fund". Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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