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07 December 2006
Peter Gabriel on TEDTalks
Musician and activist Peter Gabriel explains the personal motivation behind his work with human-rights organization Witness, which gives video cameras to ordinary citizens to document human-rights abuses, so the perpetrators may be brought to justice. He shares stories of citizen journalists in action, and poses the question: if injustice happens and a camera is there to capture it, can it be ignored? Gabriel first took the musical stage by storm with the band Genesis, but has enjoyed a successful solo career with hits like “In Your Eyes.” In 1989 he founded the Real World label for global music and the Real World Studios in Bath, England. In 1992 he co-founded Witness. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 14:50)
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