| The
Japan Times (October 2006)
"Imagine Peace Tower, as
planned by the 73-year-old artist, will be 20 to 30 meters high with a radius
of about a meter, and will have the lyrics of Lennon's song "Imagine"
engraved on it once completed by his 67th birthday next year. The illuminated
column, constructed over a base with a radius of about 10 meters, will be filled
with messages of wishes and hopes from more than 900,000 people that have been
collected so far. A special mailbox
for the monument will be set up in the city to continue accepting more letters
to go into the monument."
Visit Reykjavik
(October 9th 2006)
"Yoko Ono has sent out a message
for this day: "It was no coincidence that we were born at this time. We were
meant for a certain project, and that project is not finished. I know that John
(Lennon) will be with us that day, 9th October, in Reykjavik, and I look forward
to seeing you and celebrating with you on this exciting day. War is over, if you
want it. I love you. Yoko Ono." IcelandReview (October
9th 2006): "Today, Beatle legend John Lennon would have turned 66 years old.
To celebrate her late husband’s birthday, Ono will bless the spot where she
plans to erect a peace pole, a pillar of light filled with people’s hopes
and wishes. On this day next year the obelisk will cast its light of peace for
the first time from the island of Videy off the coast of Reykjavík. The
pole will be 20 meters high and shine 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The renowned
artist and peace activist first got the idea for the peace pole 40 years ago.
This is reported in all the main media. In a press conference
held yesterday, Yoko Ono said: “The timing could not be more appropriate.
Right now, light is what the world so desperately needs. We all live in the darkness
and confusion of a polluted world. This column of light in Iceland will not be
extinguished.”  The
full report of the Imagine Peace Tower ceremony
www.IMAGINEPEACE.com Yoko
Ono's speeches in Iceland & the special mailbox address
Yoko
Ono with the LennonOno Grant for Peace 2006 award winners |
imagine
peace tower
