A longtime activist in the human rights community, Peter Gabriel founded WITNESS (www.witness.org) after becoming moved by video footage of Rodney King’s brutal beating by Los Angeles Police Department officers. WITNESS, based in Brooklyn, was created to empower people to use video and online technologies to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change.
Gabriel has combined his involvement in social activism with his love for cultural exchange in the arts through WOMAD. The WOMAD festival was founded by Gabriel to celebrate diversity in music. For their 13th year, WOMAD will bring together a wide variety of musicians, artists and dancers from across the globe.
WOMAD’s lineup can be found at http://womad.org/festivals/charlton-park/lineup/