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Ukrainian Protesters Play Lennon's “Imagine” Live to Riot Police

Categories: Ukraine, Arts & Culture, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Music, Protest

On December 18, 2013, American musician and composer Sean Lennon [1] (son of John Lennon [2] and Yoko Ono) shared [3] a photo on his Facebook wall, depicting a pianist playing John Lennon's famous song “Imagine” [4] to the rows of Ukrainian riot police. In a week, the photo has gathered over 16,900 likes and has been shared over 6,100 times.

A screenshot of Sean Lennon's Facebook Mobile uploads. The photo depicts a man playing "Imagine" in front of riot police in Kyiv, Ukraine. [5]

A screenshot of Sean Lennon's Facebook Mobile uploads picture. The photo depicts a man playing “Imagine” in front of riot police in Kyiv, Ukraine.

The artistic action that took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, during ongoing EuroMaidan rallies [6]. It was conceptualised and implemented by non-partisan activists of the group called Euromaidan's Civic Sector [7] [uk].