Wenner, who founded the influential rock bible in the 1960s, will
be handed the honour at the annual ceremony in Reykjavik, Iceland on 9
October (14), what would have been Lennon's 74th birthday.
The other recipients of the 2014 awards are Jeremy Gilley, founder of
the Peace One Day organisation, bosses of New York art promoters the
Art Production Fund, and Jon Gnarr, former Mayor of Reykjavik.
Yoko Ono, who will present the honours, says, "In the
'60s Jann made rock 'n' roll a household name single-handedly promoting
it within the press. Jeremy Gilley, with Peace One Day, made it easy for
all people to join the Peace movement.
"Art Production Fund is an ambitious public arts project created by
Doreen Remen and Yvonne Force Villareal, whilst Jon Gnarr showed the
world that governmental politics are for the people and by the people.
"I am very happy to honour each of these four recipients this year
with the award that, for me, symbolises much of the work that John
Lennon and I tried to do together and which I now continue to do."
The Lennon Ono Grant For Peace awards are handed out annually to key
figures in the battle for world harmony. Previous recipients include
Doctors Without Borders, The Centre for Constitutional Rights, and
Russian protest band Pussy Riot.
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