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Imagine Peace Tower: a light for peace
The Associated Press: "The tower is a beam of light, radiating from a wishing well bearing the words "imagine peace" in 24 languages. The plan is for it to be lit each year between his birthday, Oct. 9, and the anniversary of his death on Dec. 8. Ono, an artist, said she had gathered hundreds of thousands of wishes for world peace at gallery shows around the world. The wishes will be stored in capsules and buried on the island, each topped with a tree."
Yoko Ono will also award the biannual LennonOno Grant for Peace at the site.
LennonOno Grant for Peace recipients for 2008
 This year’s recipients are: , for their commitment to clean energy and pioneering use of geothermal power since the 1930’s. They are now making an effort to share their vast expertise with other countries of the world to make it a cleaner world. The President of Iceland, Mr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, will be accepting the award on behalf of the country.
The Iceland Review (October 10th 2008): "To my knowledge an entire nation has not been granted such an award before. I’m therefore rather proud of this idea of mine,” Ono said during the award ceremony yesterday, (local paper) Fréttabladid reports."
IceNews (October 9th 2008): "Local media reporters joked that it was a rare and golden opportunity to get get hard foreign currency. But in reality, the USD 50,000 will go straight to the Icelandic Red Cross."
, renowned scientist and one of the world’s biggest environmental heroes. Dr. Shiva has pioneered the organic movement in India and established the country’s biggest network of organic producers, which has had a vast effect on how the world thinks about food. She has written many books including ‘Soil Not Oil’ and serves on the boards of numerous organizations, including the World Future Council.
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Dr. Vandana Shiva
