John Lennon’s plea for world peace “Imagine” chimes across Liverpool
John Lennon’s song “Imagine” the unofficial anthem for World Peace, will be heard in Liverpool this Saturday May 16th, 2009, as chimes from the Liverpool Cathedral are played to that tune.
In this post we want to celebrate this event for Peace, in Liverpool where John Lennon and the Beatles first started on their road to world-wide fame.
In a world full news of events and forces arrayed against Peace, it is refreshing to hear about some of the events and activities that people organize for Peace. This event is an example of people for Peace extending the call for World Peace using different creative ways.
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