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.

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.

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 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 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 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.

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.

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

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 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.