LennonOno Grant for Peace

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^[1]

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]

References

1. The LennonOno Grant For Peace 2010
2. BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Ono launches peace prize
3. Vanunu Receives Lennon Ono Peace Grant Award
4. Lennon Ono Grant For Peace Awarded | Gigwise
5. Iceland Review Online: Daily News from Iceland, Current Affairs, Business, Politics, Sports, Culture
6. Lennon Ono Grant For Peace 2012 awarded to Rachel Corrie, John Perkins, Christopher Hitchens, Pussy Riot and Lady Gaga
7. Yoko Ono to give John Lennon peace award to Pussy Riot | News | NME.COM
8. Lennon-Ono Grant For Peace 2014 awarded to Jann Wenner, Jeremy Gilley, Art Production Fund & Jon Gnarr