#13: The Global Billboard Campaign for Peace by Lennon and Ono
During the Vietnam War, John Lennon and Yoko Ono erected billboards worldwide declaring, “War is Over! If you want it.” They aimed to galvanize global protest against the war, pressuring leaders to withdraw troops during a peak protest era.
![](https://excellenttown.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-YYJC4Ngup1RUzXvl.jpg)
Initiated in 1969, their peace campaign outlived the war by four years, a conflict that claimed thousands of lives and ravaged many Vietnamese towns and villages, illustrating a prolonged struggle for peace.