Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon placed a full-page ad in the December 10th edition of The New York Times, calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to “Imagine There’s No Fracking… and give clean energy a chance.” The ad illustrates and describes how cement in wells at such great depths leaks, poisoning drinking water with gases and [...]
Give Peace A Chance love, yoko
Message from Yoko Ono Hats off to Barbara and Pat for creating CFI. They went through the most excruciating personal pain to decide on making this advisory board for the people. It is amazing that they did. Thank you. I thank you on behalf of all of the people who need your guidance to heal [...]
Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon & Jimmy Fallon perform 'Don't Frack My Mother' on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Find out more about Artists Against Fracking at http://ArtistsAgainstFracking.com.
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MY MOMMY IS BEAUTIFUL is a tribute to all Mothers of the World from each of your children; a celebration of the love that nurtures us all.
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Dear Friends, Tonight is the night we turn our lights off for an hour at 8:30 pm for Earth Hour. From the Empire State Building in New York, to the Eiffel Tower in France, to Wat Arun Buddhist temple in Thailand, cities, businesses, governments and millions of people are standing together in a collective display of commitment to protect our planet. Will you be among them?
This year, over 13 million American kids will be bullied, making it the most common form of violence young people in the U.S. experience. Directed by Sundance & Emmy award winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, Bully is a beautifully cinematic, character-driven documentary. At its heart are those with the most at stake and whose stories each [...]
Yoko Ono Lennon is on the Honorary Host Committee for Christie’s 2012 Green Auction on April 11 in NYC. Last year $2.4m was raised for four of the world's leading science-based environmental nonprofits: Oceana, National Resources Defense Council, Central Park Conservancy and Conservation International.
"We are all together in spirit, and we have to start bringing out our super power which is the energy, resilience and wisdom that we have." Yoko Ono on 'Piers Morgan Tonight', CNN Yoko Ono: Japan has to bring out "the energy, resilience and wisdom that we have" Yoko Ono was an exclusive guest on [...]
Recorded on 1 June 1969, in Room 1742 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, after the recording of 'Give Peace A Chance'. REMEMBER LOVE Remember love, remember love, Love is what it takes to sing. Remember love, remember love, Love is what it takes to meet. Remember love, remember love, Love is what it [...]
National Candlelit vigil, January 8, 2012 Yoko Ono joins Too Many Victims Campaign The Brady Campaign announces today that Yoko Ono Lennon has joined the Too Many Victims Campaign and has issued a simple message of peace to all standing up to light a candle on Sunday, the first anniversary of the tragic mass shooting [...]
Hi Yoko, I had this crazy idea ... let's see how far we can take this.... the thing is when you and John started this all those years ago we didn't all have computers and our own printers... now, one by one we can make a statement from our own front window... I printed out [...]
Dear Ms. Ono Yoko, Hello! We are students at Hukuoka Senior High School in Iwate, Japan. Our school just celebrated its 110th anniversary this year! There are 521 students in our school at present. Some notable graduates of our school include graphic artist Fukuda Shigeo and physicist Tanakadate Aikitsu, who also invented [...]
Dear Yoko (and John), Today, your WAR IS OVER message has a very special meaning. In papers and on TV they are saying that this global economic crisis is our World War III, and maybe they are right because there’s a lot of people suffering due to the cuts in the welfare systems, the increasing [...]
The Globe of Goodwill is a beautiful work of art and a delightful collector’s piece, but its contents give it its true value - love and friendship. All proceeds will be donated to work for the benefit of children and other young people with disabilities. The name of The Globe is therefore symbolic of what it represents.
Beatles legend Ringo Starr unveiled his self-designed replica “Knotted Gun” statue for the Non-Violence Foundation in the Gibson Guitar Studio in Central London today. He urged others to back the Non-Violence Project campaign. Thursday, December 8 marks 31 years since John Lennon was murdered and Ringo Starr is aiming to spread Lennon’s famous message [...]
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Exclusive Stream: Patti Smith and Tony Shanahan's 'Oh Yoko' Listen to a live track from the annual John Lennon tribute concert in New York By Rolling Stone November 8, 2011 10:50 AM ET Click to listen to Patti Smith & Tony Shanahan's 'Oh Yoko' The 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute, Live from the Beacon [...]
The opening of the 15th annual John Lennon Scholarship program has been announced by the BMI Foundation, Inc. The 2012 program will award three scholarships to U.S. college student songwriters. Prizes totaling $20,000 will be given for the best original songs submitted to the competition. Established by Yoko Ono in 1997 in conjunction with the [...]