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
edit2002
- Zvi Goldstein
- Khalil Rabah[2]
2004
2006
2008
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]
- Make the Road New York
- Wounded Warrior Fund at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
References
edit- ^ a b "The LennonOno Grant For Peace 2010 – IMAGINE PEACE". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - Entertainment - Ono launches peace prize". 10 October 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "VANUNU RECEIVES LENNON ONO PEACE GRANT AWARD". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Colothan, Scott (October 2006). "Lennon Ono Grant For Peace Awarded - Gigwise". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Review, Iceland (10 October 2008). "Yoko Ono Grants Iceland Peace Award". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Yoko Ono to give John Lennon peace award to Pussy Riot - NME". NME. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Lennon-Ono Grant For Peace 2014 awarded to Jann Wenner, Jeremy Gilley, Art Production Fund & Jon Gnarr – IMAGINE PEACE". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Sculptor Anish Kapoor among winners of Lennon Ono peace prize". News & Star online. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "YOKO ONO ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2018 LENNON ONO GRANT FOR PEACE". 16 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "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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