Peter Gabriel on NOW

I meant to mention this earlier because I saw the tease from last week's episode, but then it snuck up on me. I think NOW appears on many PBS stations on Friday nights, but we don't get it until Sunday at 11:30 or noon, depending on what else our local PBS outlet wants to squeeze onto the Sunday afternoon schedule. This week, David Brancaccio talks with Peter Gabriel about Gabriel's activist group, WITNESS, which provides video cameras to people around the world to document human rights abuses. Although much of WITNESS's focus is on third-world countries, the organization was also involved in publicizing abuse in the California Youth Authority. Their tag line, "See it, film it, change it," pretty effectively sums up their mission.

Gabriel talks mostly about his career as an activist, although his musical career is also touched on. It's an interesting half-hour. I'm sorry for the late notice, but it's worth trying to catch if you still can. The NOW Website offers a few extras, including an audio podcast of the episode. Or, if you just want more Peter Gabriel, you can got to his own site.