Dear Friends: Unfortunately, it looks as if President Obama just jumped on the fracking bandwagon. The state of the Union address featured an explicit endorsement of shale gas and fracking. There needs to be a massive outcry from us. Perhaps we can talk him down off the ledge. He needs to know that we [...]
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 Nihon-shiki Romanization. [...]
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 Theatre, NYC, [...]
Yoko traveled to Fukushima today to visit a small elementary school. All 58 students of the school, including 30 children who transferred there after evacuating from their homes, greeted her upon arrival. After delivering a speech to give them hope, she invited them on to the stage one by one to give them a hug, [...]
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 [...]
Yoko Ono inspires locally produced cartoon For Jerry Levitan, meeting John Lennon and Yoko Ono when he was 14 was a life-altering experience that continues to enrich his life. That’s one reason why he continues to spread their message through art. Now 57, Levitan, a local lawyer, children’s entertainer and Emmy Award-winning producer of the [...]
‘Youthful’ Queen meets Yoko Ono at Museum of Liverpool Yoko Ono, who had flown in from New York for the occasion, said she was struck by how youthful the Queen was looking and was impressed by her choice of colours. The Queen wore a burgundy wool coat and dress by Karl Ludvig with a matching hat by [...]
by Jorge Artajo Yesterday Getafe, a working class populated city at the South of Madrid, wanted to pay homage to the victims of domestic violence and prepared several acts during the whole evening and night to people aware about this social problem and as a way of telling to the victims that they are not [...]
by Nick Hallam, Positive Posters. Photos: John Deer Okay, so I can finally explain to you what all the mentions of Yoko Ono were around the exhibition last week… Back in 2009, in an attempt to get some images we could use to lure sponsors and gain interest in Positive Posters, we sent a bunch of A0 posters with [...]
Dear Friends
Many lives will be saved by Mayor Bloomberg’s sensible proposal to improve background checks for the purchase of guns.
I fully support Mayor Bloomberg’s wise proposal. Thank you, Mayor.
We New Yorkers are all very proud of you for your wisdom and courage.
With deep respect and love,
Yoko Ono Lennon
24 January 2011
Senate Debating USIP next week
Last February the House voted to essentially eliminate USIP. Now the Senate takes on debate and we must help steer the course in a more positive direction. After you sign and share the petition, please call both your Senators’ offices, reachable via the Congressional switchboard at: 1-202-224-3121.
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Imagine There’s No Hunger.
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“This is a beautiful step towards World Peace. By imagining there’s no hunger, like John sang in his song, we express our strong desire to bring a world in which children will never again suffer from hunger or poverty. Let’s come together and help spread this message around the world.”
Yoko Ono Lennon
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Yes, I’m A Witch Yes, I’m a witch I’m a bitch I don’t care what you say, My voice is real, my words speaks truth, I don’t fit in your ways. I’m not gonna die for you, you might as well face the truth I’m gonna stick around for quite a while. We’re gonna say [...]
Collateral Damage by Wolfgang P. May As a former Intelligence Operations Officer of our 4th US Armored Division in Goeppingen, Germany and Advisory Team Leader in Vietnam, I firmly believe that we must stop the wars in our world before they put an end to what remains of humanity. After completing my service in Vietnam, [...]
