Peter Gabriel Is Given A Human Rights Awards
Amnesty International has named Peter Gabriel as a Ambassador of Consciene. The award was given to him by U2’s The Edge at the launch of the organizations Small Places Tour. The tour is for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. “The Small Places Tour will reach more people than the Conspiracy of Hope, Human Rights Now! and UDHR 50 concerts combined,” said Art For Amnesty’s Bill Shipsey. “This shows how alive and vibrant the cause of human rights still is to artists and their fans. The Declaration may be 60 years old, but it is still inspiring the next generation of activists to get involved.” Peter Gabriel was very excited about the reward. “I hope that the Small Places Tour on the 60th anniversary of the UDHR will really help to reinforce and underpin this extraordinary document that has been crucial to the lives of so many citizens of the world, and to be a similar source of inspiration to all those who take part.”
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I really admire Peter, I was hoping he would tour again with Genesis.
I really admire Peter, I was hoping he would tour again with Genesis.