LennonOno Grant for Peace explained

The LennonOno Grant for Peace is an award presented by artist and peace activist Yoko Ono. The grant, a sum of $50,000, has been awarded biennially to people and organisations chosen by Ono herself since 2002, in honour of Ono's late husband John Lennon.^[1]

Recipients

2002

• Zvi Goldstein
• Khalil Rabah^[2]

2004

• Mordechai Vanunu
• Seymour Hersh^[3]

2006

• Center for Constitutional Rights
• Médecins Sans Frontières^[4]

2008

• Iceland
• Vandana Shiva^[5]

2010

• Josh Fox
• Barbara Kowalcyk
• Michael Pollan
• Alice Walker

2012

• Lady Gaga
• Rachel Corrie (awarded posthumously)
• John Perkins
• Christopher Hitchens (awarded posthumously)
• Pussy Riot^{[6] [7]}

2014

• Jann Wenner
• Jeremy Gilley
• Art Production Fund
• Jón Gnarr^[8]

2016 ^[9]

• Olafur Eliasson
• Sir Anish Kapoor
• Katalin Ladik
• Ai Weiwei

2018 ^{[10] [11]}

• Make the Road New York
• Wounded Warrior Fund at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Notes and References

1. Web site: The LennonOno Grant For Peace 2010 – IMAGINE PEACE. 7 December 2016.
2. News: BBC NEWS - Entertainment - Ono launches peace prize. 10 October 2002 . 7 December 2016.
3. Web site: VANUNU RECEIVES LENNON ONO PEACE GRANT AWARD. 7 December 2016.
4. Web site: Lennon Ono Grant For Peace Awarded - Gigwise. Scott. Colothan. 7 December 2016.
5. Web site: Yoko Ono Grants Iceland Peace Award. Iceland. Review. 10 October 2008. 7 December 2016.
6. Web site: Lennon Ono Grant For Peace 2012 awarded to Rachel Corrie, John Perkins, Christopher Hitchens, Pussy Riot and Lady Gaga – IMAGINE PEACE. 7 December 2016.
7. Web site: Yoko Ono to give John Lennon peace award to Pussy Riot - NME. . 19 September 2012. 7 December 2016.
8. Web site: Lennon-Ono Grant For Peace 2014 awarded to Jann Wenner, Jeremy Gilley, Art Production Fund & Jon Gnarr – IMAGINE PEACE. 7 December 2016.
9. News: Sculptor Anish Kapoor among winners of Lennon Ono peace prize. 25 August 2016. News & Star online. 17 August 2016.
10. Web site: YOKO ONO ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2018 LENNON ONO GRANT FOR PEACE. 16 October 2018. 19 January 2020.
11. Web site: Yoko Ono awards Lennon-Ono Grant For Peace 2018 to Make The Road NY and The Wounded Warrior Fund. 19 October 2021.