Tuesday October 9th would have been John Lennon’s 67th birthday. This year holds a special event; the unveiling of the Imagine Peace Tower; a work of art by Yoko Ono in memory of John Lennon. The tower of light bears the inscription “Imagine Peace” in 24 languages, and will light up between Lennon’s birthday on October 9th and the day he was killed, December 8th. Also VH1 Classic will have a “Day of Peace” by broadcasting messages from John and Yoko.
The following press release is from the official website http://www.imaginepeace.com
On October 9th 2007, Yoko Ono will unveil the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER on Videy Island, Reykjavik, Iceland. Dedicated to the memory of her late husband John Lennon on what would have been his 67th birthday, the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER will shine as a beacon for World Peace.
Sponsored by the City of Reykjavik, the Reykjavik Art Museum and Reykjavik Energy, the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER will be surrounded by more than 495,000 PEACE WISHES from people worldwide that the artist has collected since 1981 as part of her interactive Wish Tree exhibits. The wishes will be stored in capsules and buried surrounding the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER.
Yoko Ono invites you to join her and thousands of others by sending your PEACE WISHES to the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER for October 9th.
A dream you dream alone is only a dream
A dream you dream together is reality
-Yoko OnoImagine all the people living life in peace.
-John Lennon
Link : ImaginePeace.com
