Fellowship — In Place of War

BRIAN ENO

One of the most recognisable names in the music industry for the past 4 decades, Brian is also a passionate advocate for social change through artistic creativity, and has added his voice to human rights campaigns around the world.

MARY EVERS

Following a successful career as an Osteopath, Mary increasingly spends her time supporting charities working on issues close to her heart, including the rights of women & girls, and creative art and culture as a tool for change. Mary spent her childhood in the Middle East where her father was a UN field service official. Being exposed to war and its effects on the civilian population influences the causes she is most focused on today.

MAXINE PEAKE

A formidable and celebrated actor, Maxine is an advocate for change, activism, women’s rights & representation of the under-represented at decision making level. As a newly appointed fellow, she is now supporting In Place of War discover new opportunities through her networks in theatre, activism and beyond.

Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson is a performance artist, composer, and writer whose work explores a remarkable range of media and subject matter spanning more than 50 years. She has interacted with political and human rights issues throughout her career.

Run The Jewels

Run The Jewels are an American hip hop duo consisting of rapper / producer El-P and rapper Killer Mike. They use their music to address social change and their lyrics have a sharp social and political commentary. Killer Mike is known as a social and political activist, focusing on subjects including social inequality, police brutality, and systemic racism.

Nitin Sawhney

Nitin Sawhney CBE recipient of the Ivor Novello 2017 Lifetime Achievement award, is one of the most distinctive and versatile musical voices around today. Sawhney has recorded multiple albums, film soundtracks and compilations, encompassing over 60 film and TV scores and is established as a world-class producer, songwriter, touring artist, BBC Radio and club DJ, multi-instrumentalist, theatrical, dance, video game and orchestral composer and cultural/political commentator. Holding 7 honorary doctorates from UK universities, Sawhney is also the Chair of the PRS Foundation, the UK’s funding body for new music and talent development. His latest album, ‘Immigrants’ for Sony Masterworks, was released in March 2021.

Laima Leyton

Laima Leyton is a Brazilian musician, DJ, artist, activist, mother, anti-facist, anti-capitalist, leftist, and one-half of Mixhell with Iggor Cavalera. After many years spent working at the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo, Laima dived fully into music whilst continuing to connect with visual arts and education through producing exhibitions and workshops. In the past 12 years, she has DJed around the globe as Mixhell, producing music, remixing and developing her artistic practice. More recently, Laima has been on tour playing keys and backing vocals with Soulwax. Laima is the Musical Director of GRRRL, and has been an important supporter and collaborator of In Place of War for many years.

TARRAK

Josef Tarrak-Petrussen, also known as Tarrak (shadow in Greenlandic) was born in Nanortalik, Greenland to a Greenlandic mother and Moroccan father. Tarrak is a rapper and exclusively raps in his mother tongue, Kalaallisut. In 2016, he released his first album which caused controversy in Greenland with its track “Tupilak'', which deals with the conformity of language and discrimination, and in which he criticises colonialism.

Tarrak received the In Place of War fellowship in 2025 for his work uplifting Indigenous voices, language and artistic innovation, and engaging with Arctic Indigenous narratives, culture and climate justice.

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel is a musician with a passion for human rights. He is a founder of Womad.org, bringing music and art from around the world to festivals in over 40 countries; WITNESS.org (integrating Human Rights with technology); and The Elders with Richard Branson, bringing together a group of highly respected leaders, launched by Nelson Mandela. Having improvised with bonobo apes, Peter was blown away by their musicality and intelligence, and got the Interspecies Internet project going to explore the possibilities of non-human intelligence, and bringing many other species online. In 2006, in recognition of his human rights work, he received the Man of Peace award from the Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

Iggor Cavalera

Iggor Cavalera is best known as the drummer of Brazilian super-group Sepultura. Having toured heavily around the globe, winning several ’Best Drummer’ accolades and selling over 10 million records, Iggor's incredible ability to project emotion and evoke thought through his percussive talents has been given an outlet in many forms, not only through Sepultura but bands such as Cavalera Conspiracy, Mixhell, Petbrick, and Soulwax. Iggor has supported IPOW’s work through training workshops and mentoring for young people in Uganda, Zanzibar and Palestine.

Martin Atkins

Martin Atkins is a producer, drummer, documentary filmmaker, DJ, university lecturer, father of four and longstanding collaborator and supporter of In Place of War. His 43+ years in the music business spans genres, borders and industries. He was a member of Public Image Ltd and Killing Joke, and he founded industrial supergroup Pigface, The Damage Manual, and Murder Inc., and contributed to Nine Inch Nails, for which he has a Grammy. He is the owner of Invisible Records and Mattress Factory Recording Studios (est. 1988), and the founder of the Museum of Post Punk and Industrial Music in Chicago. Martin has been a continual advocate for the work of In Place of War, supporting through workshops and presentations around his unique approach to entrepreneurship with our change-makers.

AURORA

Aurora Aksnes, known simply as AURORA, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and producer who has captivated global audiences with her ethereal voice and unique blend of electronic pop and folk influences. She is also an advocate for environmental and social issues, using her platform to raise awareness about climate change, mental health, and equality.

She received a Fellowship Award in 2025 for her support of In Place of War's work and tangible initiatives to raise awareness and fund conservation efforts.

KATARINA BARRUK

Katarina Barruk is known as one of Norway’s most esteemed live artists. Barruk's unique voice and indigenous vocal techniques, in combination with a steadfast presence on stage creates a space of vulnerability and strength that is unlike anything else. She delivers a fierce, yet deeply down-to-earth, mix of pop music, traditional joik and improvisational elements. Katarina sings in her father tongue, Ume Sámi language. The language is on UNESCO's red list of critically endangered languages, but many Umesámis are taking the language back.

Katarina received the In Place of War fellowship in 2025 for her work uplifting Indigenous voices, language and artistic innovation, and engaging with Arctic Indigenous narratives, culture and climate justice.

CHARLOTTE CHURCH

Artist and activist Charlotte Church became a global sensation as a child, selling over 10 million records and performing for popes and presidents. Driven by her passion for change, she founded The Awen Project, a free, nature-based school focused on creative, democratic education. In 2022, she launched The Dreaming, a wellness retreat in Wales where guests can reconnect with nature and themselves. Charlotte’s Late Night Pop Dungeon project concluded at Eurovision 2023, and in 2024, she introduced her podcast Kicking Back with The Cardiffians, showcasing the working-class wisdom of her community.

Sama’ Abdulhadi

Sama’ Abdulhadi is the first Palestinian DJ to gain international recognition. Her career began when she left home for Beirut’s burgeoning techno scene. Plunging into Lebanon’s nightlife, Abdulhadi gigged, practised, and got inspired by the many local and international DJs gigging on the scene, while refining her trademark set: high-octane full-bodied techno with a distinct arc, a spectrum of moods, or as she says: “Berlin techno, but I perceive it in a Lebanese way.” Abdulhadi now stands as one of the world's most exciting DJs (and fearless cultural activists). She has played all over the world including Coachella, Glastonbury, Fusion, Circoloco, Lost Village, Primavera and Brazil’s Warung Festival.

2023 saw Abdulhadi launch Resilience, a platform for artists and creatives to share their stories and artworks that depict experiences of marginalisation, displacement and oppression. The platform creates a space for expression and advocacy, and amplifies the voices of individuals and communities often ignored in mainstream narratives. Sama’s goal has always been to put Palestine on the musical map and in doing so she continues to garner international solidarity and a new level of understanding of the Middle East as a whole.

KNEECAP

Kneecap are an Irish hip-hop trio from Belfast, Northern Ireland, composed of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí, whose electrifying rap music merges Irish and English.

They were awarded the In Place of War Fellowship in 2025 for their work redefining what activism in music can look like, being outspoken advocates for Palestine, aligning their message of resistance and self-determination with global struggles for freedom.

ED O’BRIEN

Ed O’Brien is a guitarist, songwriter and member of the rock band Radiohead. His first solo album, Earth, was released in 2020. Rolling Stone named O'Brien among the greatest guitarists of all time in 2010 and 2023. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Radiohead in 2019.

O'Brien is a founding director of the Featured Artists Coalition, a nonprofit organisation set up to protect the rights of featured musical artists, particularly in the digital age. In 2018, he became an informal patron for the environmental pressure group Extinction Rebellion, which he described as "incredibly enlightened".

BICEP

Belfast-born/London-based duo Bicep (Andy Ferguson and Matthew McBriar) are childhood friends who bonded over a shared love of dance music. In the decades since first meeting, aged 8, Bicep have become one of the world’s most avidly appreciated curators and producers of electronic music.

They received our Fellowship Award in recognition of their exceptional creativity and commitment to using music as a force for connection and change in our EarthSonic project TAKKUUK.

MARTYN WARE

Martyn Ware was born in 1956 in Sheffield. In 1978 he formed the Human League, and in 1980 he formed the multimillion selling act Heaven 17 and British Electric Foundation (BEF). As a record producer and artist he has featured on recordings totalling over 50 million sales worldwide, during a 43 year career to date. Heaven 17 and BEF continue to tour and thrive. Martyn founded Illustrious Co. Ltd. with Vince Clarke in 2000 to exploit the creative and commercial possibilities of their unique 3DAudioScape immersive sound technology in collaboration with fine artists, the performing arts, and corporate clients around the world. He also lectures extensively and curates, produces and presents a wide range of world-class arts events.

Martyn hosts the podcast Electronically Yours, and is a published author. He is also a Visiting Professor at Queen Mary College, University of London; a member of BAFTA; and an Honorary DSc at the University of London. Martyn was the first ambassador for In Place of War and is proud to be a socialist, a humanitarian and an activist, helping to fight for the rights of creators and under-represented people worldwide.