Spontaneity is Key
One of the Dirty Hands Caravan bio-diesel buses
Coachella seemed like it was another good time this year, what with Prince, Roger Waters, My Morning Jacket, Serj Tankian and a hundred more acts turning in quality sets over the three days, so I texted a friend on Monday to get the lowdown from an actual attendee. To my amazement, he responded that he was on a bus from the Coachella grounds to New Orleans for Jazzfest, a road trip organized by celebrity activist Sean Penn. In what is being dubbed the Dirty Hands Caravan , 150 people recruited during Coachella are traveling cross-country on three bio-diesel buses and assisting with a host of noble causes in various cities along the way. In exchange for their energy and action, all the living expenses such as food, camping, and transportation are being paid for until the return to Los Angeles on May 7th. The caravan participated in an AIDS march in Tucson on Monday before heading into New Mexico. Today the group traveled to Texas where they will work for environmental conservation, rally for immigrant’s rights, and repair neighborhoods while clearing trash. Once they arrive in New Orleans, the focus shifts on health care and rehabilitation of areas still damaged nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina. I hope the Dirty Hands workers are also rewarded with tickets to the Jazzfest fairgrounds, because it seems like they’re definitely being kept busy enough on this trip to earn a reward when they reach the final destination. I have to give credit to Sean Penn because this project has nothing but good intentions and is fostering the concepts of helping the less fortunate to a generation who might not be exposed otherwise. We’re all looking forward to more reports from the road and will gladly pass them along to you, the readers of My Wear & Tear.
Dirty Hands Caravan on the open road
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